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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Red Calico Plant (Alternanthera bettzickiana,)

Karen December 2, 2020 0 Comments

Red calico plant is an evergreen tender perennial and a member of the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, that also includes beets, spinach, celosia, and gomphrena. It is native to Brazil but…

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Plant Profile: Beefsteak Plant (Acalypha godseffiana)

Karen November 30, 2020 0 Comments

Beefsteak plant is a clump-forming broadleaf evergreen shrub native to Polynesia and is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbaceae, that also includes poinsettia, croton, and caster oil plant. It…

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Plant Profile: Wavy Alocasia (Alocasia micholitziana)

Karen October 28, 2020 0 Comments

Native to the Phillippines, this tender herbaceous perennial is a member of the arum family (Arceae) that also includes jack in the pulpit, skunk cabbage, caladium, and peace lily. Like…

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Plant Profile: Copper Alocasia (Alocasia cuprea)

Karen October 22, 2020 0 Comments

Native to the Borneo and Malaya, this tender herbaceous perennial is a member of the arum family (Arceae) that also includes jack in the pulpit, skunk cabbage, caladium, and peace…

Herbaceous Perennials

Genus Cannas for the Garden

Karen October 8, 2019 0 Comments

Canna is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to plants such as banana, ginger, and bird of paradise. It is native to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Indian Shot (Canna indica)

Karen June 5, 2019 0 Comments

Indian shot is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the Cannaeceae family that is most closely related to ginger, banana, and bird of paradise. It is native to the…

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Plant Profile: Canna warscewiczii

Karen May 8, 2019 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is a member of the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to banana, ginger, and bird of paradise. A native of Brazil and Costa Rica, it…

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Plant Profile: Peruvian Canna (Canna iridiflora)

Karen April 20, 2019 0 Comments

Peruvian canna is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to ginger, banana, and bird of paradise. Native to high elevations in…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Canna Hybrids (Canna x generalis aka C. hortensis)

Karen March 20, 2019 0 Comments

Canna hybrids are the most commonly grown garden plants. They are herbaceous perennials in the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to ginger, banana, and bird of paradise. The…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Canna glauca

Karen February 20, 2019 0 Comments

Canna glauca is a herbaceous perennial in the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to ginger, bird of paradise, and banana. It is native to the West indies and…

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