Spurge
Spurge

 Euphorbia, or the various types of Spurge are found in tropical, temperate and subtropical regions of Africa, North America and South America. Over two thousand species exist and they are considered... 

Prickly Pear Cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus

The prickly pear cactus are actually members of the Opuntia genus and grow in the deserts of North America and can be found in South America deserts as far south as the southern part of Argentina. The... 

Rosemary
Rosemary

The rosemary plant in native to the Mediterranean and the Latin name means dew of the sea. It is a member of the mint family and rosemary is also known as the polar weed and compass plant. The flowers... 

Milkweed
Milkweed

(Asclepias L.) Milkweed is part of the herbal family of perennials, in this case the  dicotyledonous plants  which is a fairly BIG family that has over 140 member species. It as been recently reclassed... 

White Clover
White Clover

(Trifolium repens) White clover is a type of clover that is native to most of Europe, Great Britain, North Africa as well as North America. White Clover is a perennial, self seeding. It grows low to the... 

Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel

The witch hazel plant is a unique shrub due to the fact that the leaves, flowers and fruit all appear on the plant at the same time. The time of blooming is September to January. The habitat is in the... 

Cat Tails
Cat Tails

 (bullrush)   Typha latifolia The typha is known as cattail in the United States and bulrush in the United Kingdom, is a marshy perennial growing to a height of two and a half meters tall, with light... 

Heartsease (Viola Tricolor)
Heartsease (Viola Tricolor)

Before the cultivated pansy was developed the wild pansy was the progenitor for the domesticated flowers that we know and plant today. . Known also as the Johnny-jump-up; love-lies-bleeding; banwort and... 

Yarrow
Yarrow

(Achillea millefolium) Yarrow is a perennial herb that grows up to one meter tall or about three feet tall, having an angular, rough stem and has hairy leaves with an almost feathery type of appearance. The... 

Common Chicory
Common Chicory

Cichorium intybus The chicory plant originally came from the Mediterranean and traveled from Europe to spread across North America with the colonists. The color is usually blue or lavender and the flower... 

Fireweed
Fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium The fireweed also known as the rosebay willow herb in the British Isles, in Ireland fireweed is called Blooming Sally. Thought to be introduced from China by the early Victorians,... 

Big Sagebrush
Big Sagebrush

Big Sagebrush, or the Sagebrush plant ranges from California into Nebraska and then south to Mexico. It is a dry area plant which will grow in rocky areas with deep soil. Plants are found as high as... 

DogBane Plant
DogBane Plant

This plant is poisonous in nature. Dogbane has also been called Indian hemp, bitter root and rheumatism weed. It is a perennial plant, with long red colored stems that rise up in a sort of cluster to...