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Paeonia obovata

2024

  1. Woodland Peonies for Great Seasonal Drama - May
  2. A Flowering Ode to Jefferson - April
  3. Adonis - No Mere Mortal of a Flower! - March
  4. A Colorful and Cohesive Tan for the Winter Garden - February
  5. Exfoliating Bark for the Winter Garden - January

2023

  1. A Seasonably Fashionable Maple for the Holidays - December
  2. Ceratostigma—Practical and Beautiful - November
  3. Blackberry Lily—an Iris for Many Seasons - October
  4. Buttonbush—A Plant in Need of Respect - September
  5. Jack-in-the-Pulpit, a Flower Insects Would Die For! - August
  6. Gladiolus murielae—Without Doubt a Beautiful Flower - July
  7. Spigelia marilandica—a Plant with Tropical Flair - June
  8. Antiquity in Our Midst - May
  9. Subtle Bells Peal the Beauty of Spring - April
  10. By Any Name, Ipheion Brings Welcome Spring Color - March
  11. The Tree of Life for the Winter Garden! - February
  12. An Evergreen for Winter Structure and Beauty - January

2022

  1. A Holiday Plant for Many Seasons to Come - December
  2. Itea—A 'Late Bloomer' Most Worthy of Rediscovery - November
  3. Cyclamens—Dancing in the Woodland Garden - October
  4. The Mighty Onion—A Gardeners Friend in Fall - September
  5. Coreopsis—The Preferred Name for a Preferred Plant - August
  6. Bugbane—A Plant of Great Depth - July
  7. Diervilla–No Coddling Required - June
  8. Solomon's Seal–'Knee Deep' in Garden Worth Forms - May
  9. Nothing Substandard about this Subshrub - April
  10. Endearing Flowers for a Fickle Month - March
  11. Air Plants—A Trendy Plant with a Long Story! - February
  12. An Evergreen Shrub that Speaks to You - January

2021

  1. A Colorful Bromeliad for the Holiday Season, December
  2. An Aster to be More Widely Distributed, November
  3. Yellowroot—a Curious and Great Groundcover! - October
  4. Nasturtiums—Great for the Garden and Table, September
  5. When a Petunia Is Not a Petunia, August
  6. The Culver's Root Fan Club, July
  7. Mountain Mint—Truly, a Gardeners Mint, June
  8. A Delicious Ornamental for Your Garden, May
  9. Chionanthus—A Tree of Eloquence and Grace, April
  10. Snowdrops—The Start of the Garden Symphony, March
  11. Arum italicum subspecies italicum: One Hot Flower! - February
  12. Haworthiopsis: A Plant for Many Generations, January

2020

  1. Peperomia: Foliage for the Holidays
  2. Aster Tataricus: A Floral Star in the November Garden
  3. Salvia: A Sensational Plant for Autumn Color, October
  4. Helianthus: A Plant with a Sunny Disposition, September