Muhlenbergia capillaris, commonly called pink muhly grass is a clump-forming, warm season, perennial grass that is noted for its show-stopper source of late season color. As an ornamental grass, it is a great complement to those landscape beds with fading summer annuals. Pink muhly grass is best grown in sandy … Read More
Magnolia virginiana, commonly called sweet bay magnolia is in the family Magnoliaceae. It is easily grown in acidic, medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade and prefers moist, rich organic soil, but, unlike most other magnolias, it tolerates wet boggy soils. It is susceptible to chlorosis in … Read More
Sabal minor is also known as dwarf palmetto. It is a fan palm that is native to rich soils, moist forests, ravines, flood plains, and bottom lands from North Carolina to Florida and as far west as Oklahoma and Texas. In a protected location, dwarf palmetto is considered winter hardy … Read More
Rhododendon canescens, commonly called mountain azalea, piedmont azalea, hoary azalea or Florida pinkster, is a large deciduous shrub that is native to moist woods, swamp margins, and along streams from North Carolina to Florida. It can be found growing as far west as Texas. Mountain azalea prefers acidic, humus, organically … Read More
Juniperus virginiana, commonly called eastern red cedar, is native to North America. It can be found growing from eastern Canada south through North Dakota and as far went as Colorado. Red cedar is also found in Texas, as far east as Florida, and as far north as Maine. It also grows … Read More
Don’t Blame Goldenrod for Your Allergies Know the difference between goldenrod (Soldiago species) and ragweed (Ambrosia species). There are over 75 different species of goldenrod and 20 species of ragweed native to the United States. Goldenrod gets the blame for your itchy eyes and runny nose, but the culprit is actually ragweed. … Read More
Ilex opaca or American holly, is an evergreen tree that may grow 40 – 60 feet tall. It is native to eastern and central United States and is most frequently found in moist woods, forest bottom lands, swamp peripheries, and some coastal dunes. It grows on the coast from Cape … Read More
Ilex glabra, commonly called Inkberry, is an up-right evergreen native to North America. This plant grows from Nova Scotia to Florida and west to Louisiana, where it is normally found in sandy woods, swamps, and bogs. Inkberry is in the family Aquifoliales. It prefers rich, moist soil and grows best … Read More
Illicium parviflorum, commonly called Yellow Anise Tree, is a large up-right, suckering evergreen. The genus name comes from the Latin illicium meaning allurement or inducement from the enticing aromatic scent. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org Anise can reach 15-feet tall by 10-feet wide. Native to southeastern U.S., it has been destroyed completely in Georgia … Read More
Aronia melanocarpa, commonly known as Black Chokeberry, is native to eastern North America from Canada to Georgia. Chokeberry is in the family Rosaceae. It is usually found in boggy, low woods, swamps, and moist thickets. Chokeberry is an open, up-right, deciduous bush that becomes leggy with age. Removing root suckers … Read More