Plant of The Week

Corn silk (Stigma maydis) is the thread-like fibers that grow under the husks of ears of corn. Interestingly, for every kernel of corn, there is one corn silk. This is because each individual shiny hair is an elongated style, used…

Cramp Bark of the genus Viburnum, is an upright, flowering shrub that goes by many names. There is an American species known botanically as Viburnum trilobum, which is a synonym for Viburnum opulus var Americanum. This species is often referred…

Dill (Anethum graveolens) has many names as it is known for its culinary and medicinal uses in many parts of the world. It grows as an annual herb of the celery family, Apiaceae. Originating in the Mediterranean, dill is found…

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus), formerly known as Rosmarinus officinalis, was originally named in the 1700s. In 2017, rosemary joined the genus Salvia. The Mediterranean woody shrub commonly known as rosemary has many culinary and medicinal qualities. The Latin, ros-marinus, translates to…

Saskatoon, (Amelanchier alnifolia) has many names. Famously, the berry is responsible for naming the beautiful prairie city of Saskatoon in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is also known as serviceberry, Juneberry, shadbush, Pacific serviceberry, and chuckley pear among many…

Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) are bulbous vegetables with a leafy green top and white fleshy stalk. It is a member of the onion family, slightly bigger than a scallion – and more expensive. Leeks are cultivated mainly for their…

White pines (Pinus strobus) are native trees well known for their distinctive needle-like leaves. They can grow as high as 70 to 90 ft and are common in temperate and broadleaf forests of North and Northeast America. These coniferous trees…

Hawthorn (Crataegus), is also known as quickthorn, thornapple, May-tree, or hawberry. The Crataegus genus holds several hundred species of small trees or shrubs that are native throughout temperate regions of Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America. Crataegus belong to…

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca), commonly known as lion’s tail, belongs to the mint family. This plant normally grows 4 to 5 feet on areas where soils have been previously used for growing other plants or on those artificially placed-over soils. It…