Verbena bonariensis, tall verbena, is a long-flowering perennial native to South America. It has become a favorite of North American summer gardens with its tall,…
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Goldenseal, Hydrastis canadensis, is a native perennial under duress due to loss of habitat and illegal harvesting. I’ve appreciated the colony of goldenseal photographed herein…
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Himalayan cobra lily, Arisaema consanguineum, is mysterious, brooding, lovely. It’s tall, Himalayan cobra lily, sending up leaf stalks up to six feet tall they say. I’ve only…
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Joe Pye weed, native to the eastern United States and Canada, is one of the great herbaceous perennials of late summer and early fall. It…
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I didn’t steal any of the Euphorbia, but the Mariana ferns over at the Institute of Ecology were in constant danger of being purloined.
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Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) is a native perennial with the coolest name in gardening. As the name implies, rattlesnake master is a tough customer, at…
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Trillium luteum, common name yellow trillium or yellow wakerobin, is native to the forests of the Great Smoky Mountains. Yellow trillium grows in shade. It…
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Introduction to winter hardiness zones. You can enter your ZIP code to find your hardiness zone.
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Scheherazade’ is spectacular. Bred by Judith Freeman, ‘Scheherazade’ is considered an Orienpet hybrid, a cross between a trumpet lily and oriental lily. The original goal…
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Barrie’s images have been published in the U.S. and internationally. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia. Barrie is based in Athens, Ga.
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Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ has larger flowers and leaves than the species. The only other sweetshrub I’ve seen that compares to Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ is Hartlage Wine, developed in…
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