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Critters: Animals in the Garden

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: Laceflower (Ammi majus)

Karen December 10, 2020 0 Comments

Also called false Queen Anne’s lace, bishop’s flower, and bullwort, this annual is native to parts of Europe and the Middle East. It is a member of the carrot family…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)

Karen September 10, 2020 0 Comments

A native of Europe and southwest Asia, this tough biennial has naturalized in Canada and US where it grows in disturbed sites and has become invasive in many areas and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mountain Heliotrope(Valeriana sitchensis)

Karen May 27, 2020 0 Comments

In spite of its common name, mountain heliotrope is not a true heliotrope and is not even in the same family. It is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)

Karen April 29, 2020 0 Comments

Also called common horsemint and narrow mountain mint, this herbaceous clump-forming perennial is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes rosemary, beebalm, and ajuga. It is native…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Large Flowered Aster (Aster grandiflorus aka Symphyotrichum grandiflorumum)

Karen November 13, 2019 0 Comments

Native to North Carolina and Virginia this herbaceous perennial grows in dry woodlands, forest edges, and abandoned fields as well as was areas such as roadsides. It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Karen February 27, 2019 0 Comments

Also called snakehead and balmony, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes foxglove, snapdragon, and angelonia. It is native to North America from…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: American Liverwort (Hepatica americana aka Anemone americana)

Karen December 10, 2018 0 Comments

Known as one of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring, American liverwort is a herbaceous perennial and member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes columbine, hellebore,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Karen December 13, 2017 0 Comments

Showy milkweed is a herbaceous perennial native to Northwest and north central US where it can be found in sunny moist to dry sites including savannas, prairies, roadsides, abandon fields,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Karen November 22, 2017 0 Comments

Swamp milkweed is a herbaceous perennial native to North America where it grows in moist to wet soils including swamps, ditches, and the edges of ponds, lakes, and streams. It…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Eastern Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana var salicifolia)

Karen November 30, 2016 0 Comments

Native to eastern US from New Jersey to Florida and west to the Mississippi River , this herbaceous perennial is a member of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that also includes…

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