Plant Profiles & Stories

Iris Roots and Rhizomes: Planning a Planting That Lasts

Iris Roots and Rhizomes: Planning a Planting Th...

Learn how iris root types—rhizomes, bulbs and fibrous roots—dictate planting depth, growing medium and spacing, so you can plan for years of flowering.

Iris Roots and Rhizomes: Planning a Planting Th...

Learn how iris root types—rhizomes, bulbs and fibrous roots—dictate planting depth, growing medium and spacing, so you can plan for years of flowering.

Peonies and the Collector's Short Season: Reading the Historical Hunt Through a Working Window

Peonies and the Collector's Short Season: Readi...

How the brief flowering and dormant windows of peonies shaped historical plant collecting, and practical ways to observe, divide and choose peonies within a short season.

Peonies and the Collector's Short Season: Readi...

How the brief flowering and dormant windows of peonies shaped historical plant collecting, and practical ways to observe, divide and choose peonies within a short season.

Daffodil Color Beyond Yellow: Reading Variegation, Pigmentation and Sport Bulbs

Daffodil Color Beyond Yellow: Reading Variegati...

Understand daffodil flower pigmentation, foliar variegation, stable sports and color-focused bulb selection to take your spring display further.

Daffodil Color Beyond Yellow: Reading Variegati...

Understand daffodil flower pigmentation, foliar variegation, stable sports and color-focused bulb selection to take your spring display further.

Reading the Tea Plant: How One Evergreen Shrub Changes Through the Year

Reading the Tea Plant: How One Evergreen Shrub ...

Learn how to read the tea plant's seasonal flush, autumn flowers, and leaf changes to choose and grow Camellia sinensis with better timing and appreciation.

Reading the Tea Plant: How One Evergreen Shrub ...

Learn how to read the tea plant's seasonal flush, autumn flowers, and leaf changes to choose and grow Camellia sinensis with better timing and appreciation.

Columnar Cacti as a Plant Project: Matching Stems, Skin, Spines and Roots to Different Jobs

Columnar Cacti as a Plant Project: Matching Ste...

A guide to columnar cactus projects: stem propagation from callused cuttings, column display, seed raising and dry ornamental uses of spines and tissue, with practical material choices.

Columnar Cacti as a Plant Project: Matching Ste...

A guide to columnar cactus projects: stem propagation from callused cuttings, column display, seed raising and dry ornamental uses of spines and tissue, with practical material choices.

Sage Inflorescences: How Flower Spikes Reveal Plant Identity and Shape a Coherent Collection

Sage Inflorescences: How Flower Spikes Reveal P...

Learn how sage inflorescence structure reveals plant identity and bloom timing, and how to use those features to build a coherent, well-organized sage collection.

Sage Inflorescences: How Flower Spikes Reveal P...

Learn how sage inflorescence structure reveals plant identity and bloom timing, and how to use those features to build a coherent, well-organized sage collection.