Tennessee’s State Wildflower Photo credit: Janet Dowlen If the exotic blooms of Passiflora incarnata don’t intrigue you, the plant lore will. Passion flower is perhaps the most…
Photo by C. Scott, courtesy UTIA. Acmella oleracea (previously classified as Spilanthes acmella), known by the common names toothache plant, buzz buttons, jambu, Schezuan button…
Submitted by Holly Jones, horticulturist and kitchen garden manager, UT Gardens, Knoxville The vigorous vines of the Tetsukabuto winter squash grow on a trellis and…
Photo by UT Gardens staff Itea virginica is commonly called Virginia sweetspire for its fragrant white, arching blooms that appear in late spring to early summer.…
Poison? No, Sumac Is the Antidote for Hot Parched Sites. The red berried spears salute the female colonies of sumac, and their deliciously lemony tartness…
American Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) shines in all its spring glory. This native tree is a showy plant in spring, transitions to a graceful green presence…