Helictotrichon sempervirens, commonly known as Blue oat grass, belongs to the Poaceae family (monocotyledonous grasses) and is native to the grasslands of Southwest and central Europe. This bunchgrass that is often used in garden design and landscaping as an ornamental grass. One of its main features are its attractive blue foliage. Blue oat grass has …

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Rhaphiolepis indica is commonly known as the Indian hawthorn. It is a slow-growing evergreen shrub from the Rosaceae (rose) family. It blooms with attractive colorful white and/or pink flowers in the spring. These are fragrant and showy. It is perhaps the most popularly grown member of the Rhaphiolepus genus, and belongs to the Maleae (or …

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Cotinus obovatus, commonly called the American Smoketree, is native to Northern America. Other common names include Chittamwood and American smokewood. Cotinus obovatus belongs to the genus Cotinus in the Anacardiaceae Family, and it is a rare flowering plant for the genus. The American Smoketree gets the name from the clusters of its tiny blossoms, which …

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Paeonia officinalis, or Common peony, is a long-lived garden perennial. It is prized for its lavish and carefully scented blooms. It has a shrubby nature and is native to mountainous woodlands of Europe. It blooms in late summer and sets seed in the middle of summer. It is a fairly easy to grow perennial, coming …

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Callirhoe involucrata is a type of perennial plant better known by the common name of Purple poppy mallow. It is a member of the mallow family (Malvaceae). This plant is indigenous to the USA and northern Mexico. Where they are found in abundance in sunbaked stony terrains in grasslands, meadows, on the shoulder of roads. …

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