Plant Profiles & Stories

Camellias and Their Animal Visitors: Matching Observation Methods to the Plant

Camellias and Their Animal Visitors: Matching O...

Learn how camellias interact with bees, birds and insects, and how to match observation methods to sasanqua, japonica and tea camellias by season, flower form and garden position.

Camellias and Their Animal Visitors: Matching O...

Learn how camellias interact with bees, birds and insects, and how to match observation methods to sasanqua, japonica and tea camellias by season, flower form and garden position.

Reading Violet Catalog Listings: Species, Cultivars and Seed Strains

Reading Violet Catalog Listings: Species, Culti...

Violet catalogs blur species, cultivars and seed strains. Learn to read botanical names, habit, fragrance and hardiness notes so you choose the right violet for scent, color or ground cover.

Reading Violet Catalog Listings: Species, Culti...

Violet catalogs blur species, cultivars and seed strains. Learn to read botanical names, habit, fragrance and hardiness notes so you choose the right violet for scent, color or ground cover.

Camellias in Cultivated Collections: Why Better Records Make Better Conservation

Camellias in Cultivated Collections: Why Better...

Why documented camellia collections matter for conservation, and how durable labels, provenance records and recorded propagation make cultivated camellia diversity usable and shareable.

Camellias in Cultivated Collections: Why Better...

Why documented camellia collections matter for conservation, and how durable labels, provenance records and recorded propagation make cultivated camellia diversity usable and shareable.

Basil's Native Range: Why the Same Herb Grows Differently Across Regions

Basil's Native Range: Why the Same Herb Grows D...

Basil is native to tropical Asia, not the Mediterranean. Learn how its origins explain regional differences in flowering, growth and leaf quality, and how to adjust for them.

Basil's Native Range: Why the Same Herb Grows D...

Basil is native to tropical Asia, not the Mediterranean. Learn how its origins explain regional differences in flowering, growth and leaf quality, and how to adjust for them.

Carnivorous Plants: Growth Habits, Mature Size, and Handling Them Well

Carnivorous Plants: Growth Habits, Mature Size,...

Learn how the growth habits of pitcher plants, Venus flytraps, sundews and butterworts determine their mature size, and choose pots, saucers and tools that make handling mature plants easier.

Carnivorous Plants: Growth Habits, Mature Size,...

Learn how the growth habits of pitcher plants, Venus flytraps, sundews and butterworts determine their mature size, and choose pots, saucers and tools that make handling mature plants easier.

How to Judge Chamomile Quality Before You Buy or Brew

How to Judge Chamomile Quality Before You Buy o...

Learn how to judge chamomile quality at each stage, from living plants and harvest timing to drying, storing and buying loose flower heads.

How to Judge Chamomile Quality Before You Buy o...

Learn how to judge chamomile quality at each stage, from living plants and harvest timing to drying, storing and buying loose flower heads.