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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Burning Bush (Kochia scoparia tricophylla aka Brassia scoparia tricophylla)

Karen April 14, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as summer cypress, this this half-hardy annual often grown as a shrub is native to central and southern Europe and Asia and was introduced into the US in…

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Plant Profile: Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)

Karen April 12, 2021 0 Comments

Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Also called mosquito grass, this warm-season tufted perennial is native to southern and western US where it was the dominant grass in the short grass prairie…

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Plant Profile: Cherrystone Juniper (Juniperus monosperma)

Karen March 31, 2021 0 Comments

Also called one-seeded juniper, this evergreen coniferous shrub or small tree is native to the mountains of southwestern US including Arizona, New Mexico, southern Colordo, panhandle of Oklahoma, and western…

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Plant Profile: Wild Plum (Prunus americana)

Karen March 29, 2021 0 Comments

This suckering deciduous tree is also known as American plum and yellow plum and is native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and East to…

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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…

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Plant Profile: Bottle Tree (Brachychiton populneus)

Karen March 17, 2021 0 Comments

Commonly known as the kurrajong, this small to medium-sized evergreen tree is native to Australia where it grows in diverse habitats. It is member of the mallow family, Malveaceae, that…

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Plant Profile: Scrub Oak (Quercus gambelii)

Karen March 15, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as gambe oak, oak brush, and Rocky Mountain white oak, this deciduous small tree or large shrub is native to the foothills and lower mountains elevations of western…

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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…

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Plant Profile: Western Sand Cherry (Prunus besseyi)

Karen March 8, 2021 0 Comments

This deciduous suckering, spreading shrub is native to the Northern Great Plains from Manitoba to Wyoming and Colorado, east to Minnesota and Kansas where it grows on sandy hills, rocky…

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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.…

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