Name: Rosa ‘Meibenbino’ aka The Petite Knock Out Rose Type of Plant: A miniature shrub rose with red flowers and the same ease and disease...
I Love Chlorophytum Comosum aka Spider Plant
Name: Chlorophytum comosum aka spider plant Type of Plant: A very common houseplant, probably because it’s easy to grow and propagate. Native to...
I Love Impatiens capensis aka jewelweed
Name: Impatiens capensis aka jewelweed Type of Plant: A native annual plant (let’s not call it a weed) that grows 2 to 4 feet tall and flowers in...
I Love Eruca sativa aka Eruca versicaria subsp. sativa, aka arugula or roquette
Name: Eruca sativa aka Eruca versicaria subsp. sativa, aka arugula or roquette Type of Plant: A leafy green annual grown for great taste and...
I Love Calendula Officinalis aka Pot Marigold
Name: Calendula officinalis aka pot marigold Type of Plant: Annual plant that has edible flowers, commonly growing 1 to 2 feet tall. This is not...
Still Loving Capsicum baccatum Mad Hatter F1 hybrid pepper
Name: Capsicum baccatum Mad Hatter F1 hybrid pepper Type of Plant: A vigorous pepper plant that grows well in northern areas and bears lots of...
I Love Nicotiana mutabilis aka Nacotiana ‘Marshmallow’
Name: Nicotiana mutabilis aka Nacotiana ‘Marshmallow’ Type of Plant: An annual in colder climates, a perennial in Zones 8 to 10. Self-seeding,...
I Love, And Ask You To Appreciate, Prunus virginiana aka Choke Cherry
Name: Prunus virginiana aka choke cherry Type of Plant: A tree native to much of North America. It’s one of the most important trees for wildlife,...
I Love Comptonia peregrina aka Sweet Fern.
Name: Comptonia peregrina aka sweet fern. Type of Plant: A woody plant with a fern-like appearance, that’s a short, nitrogen fixing plant in the bay...
I Love Callicarpa Species and Hybrids, aka Beauty Berry
Name: Callicarpa species and hybrids, aka Beauty BerryType of Plant: A shrub that has soft foliage all year but struts its stuff in the fall. There...
I Love Narcissus poeticus aka Poets Narcissus
Name: Narcissus poeticus aka poets narcissus Type of Plant: This hardy, white narcissus aka daffodil is a bulb that gets planted in October on Cape...
I Love Parrot Tulips
Name: Parrot Tulips Type of Plant: Tulips with ruffled petals and often, multicolored flowers. Why I Love This Plant: These tulips have large,...
I Love Basella alba, aka Malabar Spinach
Name: Basella alba, aka Malabar Spinach Type of Plant: A fast growing, soft-stemmed vine that can reach 8 to 10 feet in one summer season. Not a...
I Love Lilium orientalis, aka Oriental Lilies
Name: Lilium orientalis, aka oriental lilies Type of Plant: A summer-flowering bulb, usually hardy in Zones 4-9. There are many named cultivars...
I Love Caryopteris × clandonensis aka Bluebeard or Blue Mist Shrub.
Name: Caryopteris × clandonensis aka bluebeard or blue mist shrub. Type of Plant: A short shrub (typically 20-30” tall and a bit wider) with pale,...
I Love Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPRZEP’ aka Zinfin Doll®
Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'SMNHPRZEP' aka Zinfin Doll® Type of Plant: This is a panicle type hydrangea with large, impressive flowers. It is hardy...
I Love Thunbergia alata, aka Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Name: Thunbergia alata aka black-eyed Susan vine Type of Plant: Annual vines in colder areas (winter hardy in Zones 10-11) that grow quickly and...
I Love Daucus carota aka Queen Anne’s Lace
Name: Daucus carota aka Queen Anne’s Lace Type of Plant: A biennial plant, meaning that it sprouts and grows one year, blooms the next, and then it...