Category Archives: Plant profile

More on the hellebore

Posted on 2022-03-13 by Karin Kiontke

It is March now, and we had a small taste of spring last week when the temperatures reached unbelievable 74ºF. Since then, there was more wind and rain and even snow. The plants are taking it slow. At this time … Continue reading →

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Plant Profile: Milkweed

Posted on 2017-10-03 by Karin Kiontke

Some of our beloved summer flowers are those from the milkweed family. We like them for their pretty flowers and because they are the exclusive food for America’s most popular butterfly, the monarch. We grow a couple of native species … Continue reading →

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Plant profile: Stanwell Perpetual

Posted on 2017-05-17 by Karin Kiontke

Our first roses are blooming. One that has never been prettier is Stanwell Perpetual. Stanwell Perpetual is an unusual rose. It was supposedly discovered in 1838 as a seedling that resulted from a cross of a Scot Rose with an Autumn Damask Rose. Scot Roses are … Continue reading →

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Plant profile: Italian arum

Posted on 2017-02-05 by Karin Kiontke

Most plants from temperate regions die back in fall and grow again in spring. Not so the Italian arum (Arum italicum). This plant is currently nice and green. If it does not get too cold, these attractive leaves will survive … Continue reading →

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Daylily

Posted on 2016-06-29 by Karin Kiontke

Who, besides me, thought that daylilies are native American woodland plants? Daylilies are actually from Asia and the ones that we see in woods and forests are invasive escapers from gardens! Daylilies are clearly very vigorous plants that spread easily (often … Continue reading →

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