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SaxifragaceaeAlternate-leaf golden saxifrage: complete guide
Chrysosplenium alternifolium
How to grow Chrysosplenium alternifolium in damp, shady spots. Ideal soil, watering needs, maintenance, and companion plants included.
AsteraceaeMelancholy thistle: complete guide
Cirsium heterophyllum
A full care guide for Cirsium heterophyllum: ideal conditions, soil, watering, and companion plants for this tall, purple-flowering perennial.
Leafless hawk's-beard: complete guide to Crepis praemorsa
Crepis praemorsa
Full guide to Crepis praemorsa, leafless hawk's-beard: habitat, soil, bloom season, hardiness and wildlife value.
PolygonaceaeThymeleaf buckwheat: complete guide
Eriogonum thymoides
Full growing guide for Eriogonum thymoides - soil, watering, pruning, winter hardiness and companion plants for this Pacific Northwest native.
ApiaceaeWater eryngo: complete guide
Eryngium aquaticum
Everything about Eryngium aquaticum, the water eryngo or marsh rattlesnake master: location, soil, watering and year-round care.
ApiaceaeRattlesnake master: complete guide
Eryngium yuccifolium
Everything about Eryngium yuccifolium, the rattlesnake master or button eryngo: location, soil, watering and care for this bold prairie perennial.
HypericaceaeOrangegrass: complete guide
Hypericum gentianoides
Full guide to Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides): sunny location, poor soil, watering, pruning, and companion plants for a dry naturalistic garden.
FabaceaeHairy bush-clover: complete guide
Lespedeza hirta
Complete guide to Lespedeza hirta, hairy bush-clover: ideal site, soil, watering, pruning, winter hardiness and companion planting.
ApiaceaeFernleaf biscuitroot: complete guide
Lomatium dissectum
Everything about Lomatium dissectum: cultivation, location, soil and care for this impressive fern-leaved desert-parsley.
LythraceaeWinged loosestrife: complete guide
Lythrum alatum
Everything about Lythrum alatum, the winged loosestrife. Care, location, pruning and garden pairings for this native North American wetland perennial.
FabaceaePurple locoweed: complete guide
Oxytropis lambertii
Everything about Oxytropis lambertii: cultivation, location, soil needs and care of this vivid purple prairie perennial from the North American plains.
Orange-tipped dandelion: complete guide
Taraxacum obliquilobum
Full guide to Taraxacum obliquilobum, the orange-tipped dandelion from Northern Europe. Soil, watering, winter hardiness, care and companion planting advice.