Plant Profile: Shieldleaf (Astilboides tabularis aka Rogeresia tabularis)
Karen This clump-forming perennial is native to northern China and Korea where it grows in moist shady areas. It has large bright peltate leaves up to three feet across that are…
Plant Profile: Cassiope ‘Edinburgh’
This dwarf alpine shrub is evergreen and native to North America. It has flexible branches that form an attractive clump covered with tiny dark green lance-shaped, overlapping leaves. The white…
Plant Combination: Hosta’ Royal Standard’ and Purple Leaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum’Tamukeyama’
This hosta and Japanese maple combination is lovely for a partially shady spot that depends upon foliage. It combines a contrast in color with a contrast in texture for a…
Plant Profile: Coral Plant (Berberidopsis corallina)
Coral plant is an evergreen vine found native to forest ravines in Chile. It is now an endangered species due to forest clearance for timber production but is available in…
Plant Profile: Hart’s Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
This deciduous perennial fern is a native of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and northern parts of Asia where it grows in moist limestone-rich soils. North America hosts a…
Plant Profile: Lords and Ladies (Arum italicum)
This herbaceous perennial is a native of the Mediterranean region and other parts of Europe and the East, but has naturalized in various parts of the world including scattered places…
Plant Profile: Mouse Plant (Arisaema proboscideum)
Mouse plant is a herbaceous perennial related to Jack in the Pulpit and is a native of Spain and Italy where it grows in shaded woodlands and marshy areas, It’s…
Ajugas for the Garden
Ajugas, also known as bugleweeds, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, are low growing, creeing or clump forming members of the mint family, Lamiaceae. Although there are about forty species…
Plant Profile: Viola labradorica
Native to moist woodlands in Canada, northern United States and Greenland, Labrador violet does well even in much of the South. It is a low growing herbaceous perennial and spreads…
Plant Profile: Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica)
Indian Pink is a clump-forming perennial native to southeastern US and parts of the Midwest where it thrives in moist woodlands. The glossy green leaves are lance-shaped to ovate, one…