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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Persian Ivy (Hedera colchia)

Karen May 10, 2021 0 Comments

Native to the cloud forests, stream valleys and mountains of the Near and Middle East, this evergreen climbing shrub is a member of ginseng familia, Araliaceae, that also includes Fatsia…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Betony (Stachys officinalis aka Betonica officinalis)

Karen April 2, 2021 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to grasslands, meadows, and open woods of Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa and is also known as common hedgenettle and bishopwort. It is a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Soapwort (Yucca glauca aka Y. angustifolia)

Karen March 24, 2021 0 Comments

Native to dry rocky soils of central US and Canada, this evergreen herbaceous perennial has many common names including beargrass, Great Plains yucca, narrowleaf yucca, and Spanish bayonet. It is…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Silk Tree (Grevillea robusta)

Karen March 10, 2021 0 Comments

Native to the eastern coast of Australia, this fast growing evergreen tree is also called southern silky oak, silver oak, and Australian silver oak. It is a member of the…

Vines

Evergreen Vines for Shady Sites

Karen March 2, 2021 0 Comments

Shady wall often offer cool moist conditions that sites in full sun do not. Some climbers can tolerate sun, some full shade, but few thrive in all three equally. Most…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chenault Coralberry (Symphoricarpos x chenaultii)

Karen March 1, 2021 0 Comments

This suckering deciduus shrub is in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes , Abelia, and pincushion flower. It is the result of a cross between S. microphyllus and S.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)

Karen February 17, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as white sumac, upland sumac, and scarlet sumac, this suckering, deciduous shrub is a member of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that also includes smoke tree, mango, and poison…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Threeleaf Sumac (Rhus trilobata)

Karen February 15, 2021 0 Comments

Native to the grasslands, shrubland, deserts, and forests of Western US from Washington to California, east to the Dakotas and Texas, this suckering deciduous shrub is known by many names…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoza)

Karen February 8, 2021 0 Comments

This twiggy, deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub is native to western US from southern California east to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas where it grows in semidesert foothills, canyons, and arroyos.…

Drought tolerance

Drought Tolerant Plants: Herbaceous Annuals and Perennials Grown for Foliage

Karen February 2, 2021 0 Comments

Foliage can add both texture and color to the landscape to create a mood and enrich the visual quality of the garden. Leaves may be glossy, matte, large, small, leathery,…

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