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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Parrot Feather ( Myriophyllum aquaticum)

Karen May 3, 2022 0 Comments

The fluffy blue-green foliage of this emergent perennial aquatic plant resembles parrot feathers to some and miniature fir trees to others so whichever your fancy, this plant may delight. To…

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Plants for a Plants for a Plant Zoo: Chameleon Plant ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, ‘Court Jester” (Houttuynia cordata)

Karen April 5, 2022 0 Comments

Don’t bother with the species if you want a chameleon plant in your garden as it is dull by comparison to the variegated cultivar ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, or ‘Court…

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Plant Profile: Leopard Plant (Farfugium japonicum aka Ligularia tussilaginea)

Karen March 21, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as tractor seat plant, this tender herbaceous perennial is native to moist meadows, stream banks, and coastal areas of Japan and eastern Asia and is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

Karen February 28, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as swamp cabbage, clumpfoot cabbage, foetid pothos and polecat weed, this herbaceous perennial is native to wetlands and moist slopes of eastern North America. It is a member…

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Plants of the Bible: Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacornus)

Karen February 4, 2022 0 Comments

Also called water flag, this herbaceous perennial is a beardless rhizomatous iris native to the wetlands of Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa where it forms large colonies. It is…

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Plant Profile: Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris aka Onoclea struthiopteris)

Karen January 26, 2022 0 Comments

Native to eastern North America, Europe, and eastern Asia, this clump-forming, deciduous fern is a member of the Onocleaceae, a small plant family of ferns distinguished by having two kinds…

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Plant Profile: White Water Lily ( Nymphaea alba)

Karen December 20, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as European white water lily, white water rose, or white nenuphar, this aquatic flowering plant is native to North Africa, temperate and tropical Asia, and Europe where it…

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Plant Profile: Sweet Flag (Acornum calamus)

Karen August 7, 2021 0 Comments

This aquatic perennial goes by many name including beewort, calamus, flag root, gladdon, myrtle flag, pine root, sea sedge and sweet cane. It is native to Asia and Europe where…

Garden History

Plants of the Bible: Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Karen July 30, 2021 0 Comments

The lotus is associated with Job in the Bible and some scholars have identified it as Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred lotus of Egyptian fame. It is an aquatic perennial native…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bulrush (Cyperus papyrus)

Karen July 28, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as paper reed and Nile grass, this tender aquatic herbaceous perennial is native to lakes, rivers and swamps of northern Africa, and was cultivated in the Nile Delta…

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