Photos courtesy MISC In 2003, Lori Buchanan, manager of the Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee, investigated a glossy-leaved plant with pinkish-purple flowers. She had seen it growing as a ...

Phlox stolonifera and Phlox subulata Common name(s): Creeping phlox, moss phlox, moss pink, rock pink Hardiness zones: 2 to 9 ...

Purple deadnettle is considered a weed by some, but new cultivated species make this "weed" a beautiful ground cover tolerant ...

It allows creeping oxalis to spread out through turf to form quite dense mats at times. It is helped by its tolerance of many commonly used selective turf herbicides. It has little yellow flowers ...

There are many invasive plant species on Vancouver Island, but a few stand out as the worst culprits when it comes to ...

Spilling from a pot, or strung along a shelf or wall, these long-stretching vining plants add true joy to a space.

Creeping speedwell has small, kidney-shaped leaves which are quite hairy. Another speedwell species with stolons is turf speedwell, but the leaf shape is different in this, and it tends not to be ...

Although bugleweed is a beautiful option for ground cover in your yard, there are several other options you may want to ...

In the summer, this plant produces purple flower heads that range from 3.8 ... such as purple wintercreeper euonymus, Taiwan creeping raspberry and privet honeysuckle. “Not all non-native ...

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Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from ... His interest includes plant genetics, epigenetics and evolution. He received the Ray Wu Prize in 2013. A long time ago, in ...