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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)

Karen August 8, 2022 0 Comments

Native to marshes, swamps, and wetlands of North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, this herbaceous aquatic perennial is known by many names including bulrush, cat-o’-nine-tail’s and cooper’s reed.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Lizard’s Tail (Saururus cernuus)

Karen August 1, 2022 0 Comments

Native to swamps and shallow water of eastern North America, this perennial emergent water plant is also known as water dragon and swamp lily. It is a member of the…

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Plants of the Bible: Common Rush (Juncus effusus)

Karen July 29, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as soft rush and mat rush, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the rush family, Juncaceae, that includes plants resembling sedges and grasses. Common rush is native…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants of the Bible: Plant Profile: Eelgrass (Zostera marina)

Karen June 24, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as seawrack and tapegrass, eelgrass is a submerged perennial native to shallow marine environments from subtropical to subpolar regions of North America and Eurasia. It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Leopard Plant (Farfugium japonicum aka Ligularia tussilaginea)

Karen June 21, 2022 0 Comments

For a real WOW factor in a shady moist area, the leopard plant, Farfugium japonicum, is sure to please. There are many plants with the common name, leopard plant, so…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Eastern Mosquito Fern (Azolla caroliniana)

Karen May 25, 2022 0 Comments

Native to North America, this annual aquatic fern is also known as fairy moss and is a member of the Salviniaceae, a small family of about 20 ferns. The plants…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants of the Bible: Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus)

Karen May 20, 2022 0 Comments

Also called grass rush, this aquatic perennial is native to in Eurasia and Africa where it grows in the margins of still and slowly moving water. It is a member…

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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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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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Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp) Native to the Pacific Coast

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