Plants for a Plant Zoo: Cardinal Vine (Ipomoea multifida)
Karen If you like dainty red flowers on a lacy, fern-like vine, you will love cardinal vine. But watch out; if you plant it in a spot that it likes you…
Plant Profile: Toad Flax (Linaria vulgaris)
Also called butter-and-eggs, and wild snapdragon, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, foxglove, and turtlehead. It is native to Europe and…
Plant Profile: Snail Vine ( Cochliasanthus caracalla aka Vigna caracalla)
Native to southern Mexico, Central America and tropical South America this tender perennial, twining vine is also known as corkscrew vine, snail creeper, snailflower and snail bean. It is a…
Plant Profile: Sage-leaved Rockrose (Cistus salviifolius)
Also known as salvia cistus and Gallipoli rose, this bushy evergreen shrub is native to the Mediterranean region, including southern Europe, parts of Western Asia and North Africa. It is…
Plant Profile: Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Native to southern Europe, central and western Asia, and North Africa, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes basil, rosemary, and beebalm. Plants…
Plant Profile: English Ivy (Hedera helix)
This evergreen climbing vine is a member of the Aralia family, Araliaceae, that also includes Fatsia and Schefflera. It is native to most of Europe and western Asia where it…
Plant Profile: Apple (Malus domestica aka M. pumila)
The domestic apple is a deciduous tree native to central Asia and has been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe. It is a member of the rose…
Plant Profile: Silver Vein Creeper (Parthenocissus henryana)
Also called Chinese Virginia creeper, this deciduous climber is native to China where it grows on moist rocks, clifts, and hillsides. It is a member of the grape family, Vitaceae,…
Plant Profile: Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
This vigorous deciduous woody vine, also known as woodbine, is native to eastern and central North America south to Mexico where it grows in a variety of habitats including forests,…
Plant Profile: Sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata)
This evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the western US and Canada where it grows in arid and semi-arid conditions in cold desert, steppe, amd mountain habitats. It…