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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Winter beauty
Few landscape plants make more impact in winter than camellias. The sasanqua types bloom in late fall and early winter, while the common or japonica types bloom from mid-winter to early spring. I have several at school that are blooming … Continue reading
Posted in foraging
Tagged Camellia sassanqua, Camellia sinensis, Common cammellia Camellia japonica, mochi, showy blooms, tea, winter flowers
16 Comments
A true geranium
Few people realize that those summer bedding plants with the round lily pad looking leaves and clusters of red, pink, salmon or white flowers are not actually true geraniums. They are more properly called Pelargoniums. We have a wild species … Continue reading
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Tagged alum root, Carolina Cranesbill, Geranium carolinianum), Geranium maculatum, medicinal tea, styptic, weed, Wild geranium, winter annual
18 Comments
Birdeye Speedwell
Winter is not a time for growing crops, but some plants thrive in it. If you take a walk around your neighborhood in winter you’ll see a delicate creeping vine with fuzzy leaves and stems and small blue flowers. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Birdeye Speedwell, creeping vine, fuzzy leaves, light blue petals, medicinal uses, Veronica persica, winter annual
10 Comments
A good Thistle
Don’t be turned off by the word thistle. I don’t think there is a more interesting perennial for your garden than the Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus). A veterinarian friend of mine has beautiful specimens in her yard. She gave me some … Continue reading
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Tagged arid climates, artichoke, cardoon, full sun, large purple flowers, leaf stalk, perennial, petiole, prolific seed producer, thistle
8 Comments
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