Monday, February 24, 2014

Plant of the Week: Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)

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Is it a shrub or a wildflower?  This common species of eastern Kentucky and the Appalchians is one of the very first things to flower in t...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Plant of the Week: Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)

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This is one of the first trees to leaf out in the spring and as the leaves just unfurl they have this 3 - 6" in length and they appea...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Plant of the Pinxter Flower Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides)

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I don't know about you, but I am just about sick and tired of winter.  So to brighten up this week, I have decided to discuss one of...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Plant of the Week: Field Chickweed (Cerastrum arvense)

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Field chickweed or Field Mouse-ear has to be one of my favorite native ground covers for full sun to part-sun locations.It loves dry, of...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Plant of the Week: Dwarf Juniper (Siberian Juniper): Juniperus communis

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This is one of those believe it or not situations, but this is the most widely distributed conifer in the world, although it is rare in Ke...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Plant of the Week: Winged or Shining Sumac (Rhus copallina)

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Kentucky has four species of sumac in the state, three are common, and one is rare.  The smooth sumac ( Rhus aromatica ) and winged suma...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Plant of the Week Wild Leeks or ramps (Allium tricoccum)

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Yummy.  This native spring perennial is one of the first plants to show their oval leaves that are 4 to 9" long and 1 to 3" ...
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