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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: African Sheepbush (Pentzia incana aka ​​​​​Chrysanthemum incanum)

Karen May 18, 2022 0 Comments

Native to South Africa and Namibia, this aromatic subshrub is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, yarrow, and lettuce. The plants form dense bushy mounds…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Shrubby Deer Vetch (Lotus rigidus)

Karen December 7, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as wiry lotus, broom bird’s-foot trefoil, and desert rockpea, this twiggy perennial is a subshrub native to southwestern US and Mexico from Utah and California, south to northwestern…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus aka  S. incana)

Karen October 16, 2020 0 Comments

This semi-woody sub-shrub up to 2′ tall is native to the western and central Mediterranean area and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae that also includes daisy, yarrow,…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum aka Leucanthemum vulgare)

Karen August 4, 2020 0 Comments

Oxeye daisy is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial native to Europe and Asia but was introduced to North America and is now found throughout the US where it grows in lawns,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Hoary Blackfoot (Melampodium cinereum)

Karen April 22, 2020 0 Comments

Hoary blackfoot is a herbaceous perennial or subshrub native to Texas. Arkansas, and Colorado where it grows in open sites on sand, gravel, loam, or clay limstone soils. It is…

Perennials

Artemesia for the Garden

Karen June 4, 2019 0 Comments

Artemesia is a genus of woody and herbaceous perennials and includes several well known plants such as tarragon, sagebrush, mugwort, and wormwood. It is a member of the aster family,…

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  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)
  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)
  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the New England
  • Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
  • Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Pacific Coast
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  • Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens)

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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Southeast

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