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Bromeliad Plants
String Them on the Breeze: Growing Air Plants Outside on Trees, Fences, and Rocks
String Them on the Breeze: Growing Air Plants Outside on Trees, Fences, and Rocks If you garden where winters are mild and the air…
Family & Genus
Henbit Dead-nettle
About Henbit Dead-nettle Scientific Name: Lamium amplexicaule Family / Genus:Lamiaceae / Lamium Origin:Recorded in China across the Northeast, Northwest, East, Central and Southwest regions; commonly…
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Bulb Flowers
Cool-Season Dream Team: Pair Ranunculus with Anemones, Pansies, and Stock for a Pro-Level Display
Cool-Season Dream Team: Pair Ranunculus with Anemones, Pansies, and Stock for a Pro-Level Display Imagine a spring bed or container where every bloom arrives…
Autumn
Birchleaf Pear
About Birchleaf Pear Scientific Name: Pyrus betulifolia Family / Genus:Rosaceae / Pyrus Origin:Native to northern and central China; recorded from areas such as Liaoning, Hebei,…
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Flowering Plants
Beauty or Bully? The Lupine Naturalization Debate and How to Plant Responsibly
Beauty or Bully? The Lupine Naturalization Debate and How to Plant Responsibly A cottage-garden icon that can make bees hum and gardeners swoon, Lupinus…
Autumn
Mile-a-minute Weed
About Mile-a-minute Weed Scientific Name: Persicaria perfoliata Family / Genus:Polygonaceae / Persicaria Origin:Widespread across much of China in humid to semi-humid areas; typically found along…
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Bulb Flowers
Deer-Resistant Drama: Designing Cottage Borders with Lupine Color Stacks and Spring Succession
Deer-Resistant Drama: Designing Cottage Borders with Lupine Color Stacks and Spring Succession Think of Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) as the exclamation point your spring border…
Child Safe
Asian Sage
About Asian Sage Scientific Name: Salvia plebeia Family / Genus:Lamiaceae / Salvia Origin:Widely distributed across most of China (absent from Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, and Tibet);…
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Fertilizing
Companions for Color and Soil Health: Pairing Lupines with Roses, Grasses, and Pollinator Magnets
Companions for Color and Soil Health: Pairing Lupines with Roses, Grasses, and Pollinator Magnets Imagine a border full of color and movement—tall, candle-like spires…
Autumn
Glossy Abelia
About Glossy Abelia Scientific Name: Abelia × grandiflora Family / Genus:Caprifoliaceae / Abelia Origin:Commonly grown across eastern, northern, and southwestern China; widely cultivated in temperate…
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Autumn
Seed to Spire: Scarification, Basal Cuttings, and the Taproot Rules for Propagating Lupines
Seed to Spire: Scarification, Basal Cuttings, and the Taproot Rules for Propagating Lupines If you’ve ever fallen for those stately, candle-like spires of color…
Autumn
Hemp Sesbania
About Hemp Sesbania Scientific Name: Sesbania cannabina Family / Genus:Fabaceae / Sesbania Origin:Cultivated or naturalized in parts of China including Hainan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian,…
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Flower Language
Lupine Meanings Explained: From ‘Wolfish’ Myths to a Language of Imagination and Generous Love
Lupine Meanings Explained: From ‘Wolfish’ Myths to a Language of Imagination and Generous Love Stand in front of a blooming clump of Lupinus polyphyllus…
Autumn
Goosegrass
About Goosegrass Scientific Name: Eleusine indica Family / Genus:Poaceae / Eleusine Origin:Widely distributed across China (north to south), commonly found on wasteland and along roadsides.…
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Fertilizing
Why Do Lupine Spires Bloom Bottom-to-Top? 7 Quirks That Make Them Garden Showstoppers
Why Do Lupine Spires Bloom Bottom-to-Top? 7 Quirks That Make Them Garden Showstoppers What makes those lupine spires so dramatic? Start with a rocket…
Air Purifying
Chinese Ash
About Chinese Ash Scientific Name: Fraxinus chinensis Family / Genus:Oleaceae / Fraxinus Origin:Native across much of China (north to south) and widely cultivated; typically found…
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Flowering Plants
From Pacific Northwest Wildling to Russell’s Rainbow: The Makeover of Lupinus polyphyllus
From Pacific Northwest Wildling to Russell’s Rainbow: The Makeover of Lupinus polyphyllus Imagine the misty edges of a Pacific Northwest stream in late spring:…
Autumn
Sulfur Cosmos
About Sulfur Cosmos Scientific Name: Cosmos sulphureus Family / Genus:Asteraceae / Cosmos Origin:Native from Mexico south through much of tropical America (often cited from Mexico…
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Flowering Plants
Small Flower, Big Impact: How French Marigolds Power Pollinators and Backyard Biodiversity
Small Flower, Big Impact: How French Marigolds Power Pollinators and Backyard Biodiversity French marigold (Tagetes patula) may be compact, but it plays an outsized…
Child Safe
Greenstem Forsythia
About Greenstem Forsythia Scientific Name: Forsythia viridissima Family / Genus:Oleaceae / Forsythia Origin:Native to eastern and south-central China (including Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei,…
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Autumn
Meet the Marigold All‑Stars: Bonanza vs. Durango vs. Super Hero—Which Tagetes patula Wins?
Meet the Marigold All‑Stars: Bonanza vs. Durango vs. Super Hero—Which Tagetes patula Wins? If you love a flower that works as hard as it…
Autumn
Wild Grape Vine
About Wild Grape Vine Scientific Name: Vitis bryoniifolia Family / Genus:Vitaceae / Vitis Origin:Native to China, recorded from Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang,…
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Balcony
Pocket‑Sized Fireworks: Design Stunning Balcony Boxes and Path Edges with French Marigolds
Pocket‑Sized Fireworks: Design Stunning Balcony Boxes and Path Edges with French Marigolds French marigolds (Tagetes patula) are the little dynamos that can turn a…
Air Purifying
Shantung Maple
About Shantung Maple Scientific Name: Acer truncatum Family / Genus:Sapindaceae / Acer Origin:Native to China; widely distributed from Northeast and North China west to Shaanxi,…
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