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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: India Physic (Porteranthus trifoliatus aka Gillenia trifoliata)

Karen March 18, 2020 0 Comments

Also called fawn’s breath, bowman’s root and American ipecac, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes apple, lady’s mantle, and pyracantha. It…

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Plant Profile: Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Karen February 10, 2020 0 Comments

Also called lady’s glove, fairy gloves, and fairy bells, this herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes penstemon, turtlehead, and speedwell.…

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Plant Profile: Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)

Karen February 5, 2020 0 Comments

Golden Alexander is a short lived herbaceous perennial and a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae, that also includes parsley, celery, and poison hemlock. It is a native native to…

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Plant Profile: Hairy Angelica (Angelica venenosa)

Karen December 4, 2019 0 Comments

Hairy angelica is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the parsley family, Apiaceae, that also includes celery, Queen Anne’s lace, and poison hemlock. It is native to Eastern US…

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Plant Profile: Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (Erigeron compositus)

Karen September 18, 2019 0 Comments

Also known as cutleaf daisy and trifid mountain fleabane, this herbaceous rhizomatous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sunflower and lettuce. It is…

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Plant Profile: Large Flowered Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)

Karen June 12, 2019 0 Comments

Large flowered tickseed is a clump forming herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, daisy, and lettuce. It is native to southeastern US…

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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…

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Plant Profile: Cornish Bellflower (Campanula alliariifolia)

Karen February 6, 2019 0 Comments

Also known as spurred bellflower, this herbaceous perennial is in the Campanulaceae family that also includes ladybell (Adenophora), Lobelia, and balloon flower. It is native to the Caucasus and Turkey…

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Plant Profile: Striped Cobra Lily (Arisaema candidissimum)

Karen January 16, 2019 0 Comments

Also called striped Jack-in-the pulpit, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the arum family, Araceae, that also includes skunk cabbage, calla lily, and elephant ear. It is native to…

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Plant Profile: Stiff Aster (Aster liniarifolius aka Ionactis linariifolia )

Karen September 24, 2018 0 Comments

Stiff aster, also known by other names including bristle aster, flaxleaf whitetop, and savory leaf aster, is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial native to eastern and central US where it grows…

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