Plant Sightings

Although originally native to Australia, the Black Wattle (aka. Early Green Wattle; Acacia decurrens) has naturalized and found now in […]

You think you all know Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum & cultivars), but did you know?… · When first introduced to European

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) is a herbaceous perennial native to North America that grows a few feet tall with dense clusters

The Weeping Paperbark (aka. Cajeput; Melaleuca leucadendra) is a medium-large tree forest tree widespread from Australia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea

Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis), a biennial member of the cabbage family sends up purple or white flowering stems that can

Old Man Weed (aka. Common Sneezeweed; Centipeda cunninghamii) is a plant native to Australia and New Zealand which is widely

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is thought to be the plant that Socrates took when he was condemned to death to

Goji Berries (aka. Wolfberries (Lycium barbarum & L. chinense) are the fruits that are harvested from one of two similar

A symbol of long life and love, the Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis and W. floribunda) are vines that can twine up

Known as the “Elixir of Life” or the “gold remedy for eternal youth and longevity” among the Japanese Ainu aborigines,