Tara Heibel, 05.23.2012
Ok, so the name of the Nong Nooch vine is a little bit of a tongue twister. This tropical vine is a rare one to find at your local nursery but if you ...
Tara Heibel, 05.30.2012
In the Wizard of Oz, the classic team of characters came across a field of poppies. You might have been surrounded by them in your gardens growing up,...
Tara Heibel, 05.09.2012
When you're talking about bringing color into your home with plants, the options can sometimes be slim. Blooms can be small and on the feeble side an...
Tara Heibel, 05.02.2012
Many of us have childhood memories of huge hydrangeas lining the neighborhood. When you're young their giant mop head blooms seem almost Alice-In-Wond...
Tara Heibel, 03.11.2012
Okay, so it doesn't really look like an orchid but it sure acts like one. Rhipsalis contains well over 40 species of mostly epiphytic cactus native to...
Tara Heibel, 03.18.2012
Part fiesta, part innocent looking muse, the bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America that has a cheerful and showy dispos...
Tara Heibel, 04.01.2012
The Kalanchoe Blossfelckiana Cultivar 'Magic Bells', originally from Madagascar, is indeed magic and albeit quite alien when compared to most of its b...
Tara Heibel, 04.18.2012
Growing up, my grandmother's backyard was full of peonies. And, visiting her in the spring and early summer the first thing I wanted to do was pick th...
Tara Heibel, 01.16.2012
Flickr photo by micklpickl
A very diverse genus identified in 1802, Hoya are native to SE Asia through Australia. Most are somewhat epiphytic with s...
Tara Heibel, 02.20.2012
Flickr Photo by Hafiz Issadeen
Easily able to join the line up in Barnum's circus freak show is the sensitive plant, but unlike the FeeJee mermaid a...
Tara Heibel, 04.16.2012
There are many occasions when a plant's leaf is more intriguing than its flower -- introducing the Copperleaf. The Acalypha Wilkesiana, or Copperleaf,...
Tara Heibel, 02.26.2012
Flickr Photo by Leonora Enking
There is a Cyperus plant that has been gracing my living room for about five years now and not only does it different...
Tara Heibel, 01.29.2012
Flickr photo by Andre Benedito
Need a holiday plant to take to a dinner party but tired of the traditional Poinsettia? The Mistletoe Ficus is an int...
Tara Heibel, 12.19.2011
Photo by Tara Heibel
Part plant, part sea creature, part zombie?? The cryptanthus is the creepiest beauty in the genus of the plant family Bromelia...
Tara Heibel | Posted 05.30.2012