Category Archives: Plant comparisons

During the fall season you may see small trees with bright red berries. They might look like the tree above or like the next tree . . . As you approach closer to the tree, you begin to think you … Continue reading →

When I saw this post by UBC Botanical Garden as the Botany Photo of the Day, I immediately thought of the Hearts-a-bustin plant which grows in the eastern states of the U.S.  However, the BOPD post was of the Korean … Continue reading →

This lush evergreen plant is Japanese spurge which some people simply refer to as “pachysandra.”  More specifically, it is Pachysandra terminalis — an import to North America. It spreads via rhizomes. The mature leaves have interesting margins — deeply serrated … Continue reading →