Plant Profile: Giant Fibert (Corylus maxima)
Karen The giant filbert is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia but it widely cultivated for its edible nuts which have a sweet, rich…
Plant Profile: Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
Oakleaf hydrangea is a deciduous stoloniferous shrub native to the Southeast US where it grow in moist woodlands. It is a member of the Hydrangeaceae family that also includes mock-orange…
Clerodenrums for the Garden
Clerodendrums are shrubs, lianas, and small trees growing three to thirty nice feet high/long and native to subtropical and tropical regions in Africa and southern Asia. They belong to the…
Plant Profile: Weeping Butterfly Bush (Buddleja lindleyana)
This deciduous shrub is native to China but has naturalized in southeastern US where it can form substantial thickets by means of stolons. It has cinnamon colored trunks and dark…
Garden Plants for Flower Arranging: Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)
Wintersweet is a vigorous deciduous shrub native to China where it grows in mountainous forests. The small pendent flowers are fragrant and have yellow tepals with purple centers. They appear…
Plant Profile: Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles japonica )
Native to Japan and South Korea, this low growing, long-lived deciduous shrub is a member of the rose family, Roseaceae, that also includes cherry, almond, and lady’s mantle. It grows…
Garden Plants for Flower Arrangements: Japanese Angelica Tree (Aralia elata)
This deciduous small tree or shrub is native to eastern Russia, Japan, China and Korea but is grown in the US where it has become invasive in some areas due…
Edible Flowers: Lilac (Syringa vulagaris)
Syringa vulgaris is a deciduous shrub in the olive family (Oleaceae) and is native to the Balkan Peninsula but is widely grown in Europe and the US. It can grow…
Plant Profile: Yellow Butterflybush (Buddleja x weyeriana) ‘Sungold’
B. weyeriana ‘Sungold’ is the result of a cross between the familiar B. davidii and B. globosa ‘Orange Ball’. It has long arching branches with gra-white stems that bear eight…
Plant Profile: Crucifixion Thorn (Colletia hystrix)
Crucifixion thorn is a deciduous large shrub or small tree native to Chili and Argentina where it grows in poor dry soils. It belongs to the buckthorn family ( Rhamnaceae…