Devil’s Trumpet, also known as Black Datura, was mainly used culturally, medicinally, and as an ornamental plant in India. With its complex blossoms that remind one of upright-growing angel trumpet blossoms, it’s a very beautiful pot plant that grows fast and even reaches an impressive size in annual growth. Its blossoms emit an intense scent […]

The Dianthus genus includes over 27,000 registered cultivar names. They are grown as annuals, biennials, and evergreen perennials. Flowers are 5-parted, fragrant, pink-lilac, pink-purple, or white, often with picotee margins.  Dianthus should be planted in full sun, but it can tolerate some shade. Well-drained soil and good air circulation are necessary to avoid root rot […]

Dittany of Crete is also referred to as Eronda, Diktamo, and by other various names. Dittany of Crete is an herbaceous perennial that grows wild on the rocky faces and gorges that make up the island of Crete, a multi-branched, 6 to 12 inch herb with round, soft, fuzzy, grey leaves emanating from slender arching […]

Botanically known as Dictamnus albus, White Dittany is a species of floering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to warm, open woodland habitats in southern Europe, north Africa and much of Asia. This plant grows about 40 cm to 100 cm in height. Its flower form a loose pyramidal spike and vary in […]

Rumex crispus, also called curly dock, is a robust tap-rooted perennial growing two to five feet tall. Stems are erect, reddish, and slightly ridged. The elongated, basal leaves grow from 4 to 12 inches long and have wavy margins and lack hairs. Small flowers emerge in dense, green, spike-like, terminal clusters. Entire plants may turn […]

Dodder is an annual seed-bearing parasitic vine in the dodder family. It’s thin, thread-like, yellow or orange stems grow rapidly, entwining and covering their host plants. Dodder seeds germinate in soil and can live on their own for 5 to 10 days until they are about a foot tall.  In temperate areas, Dodder is an […]

The Dog Rose is a scrambling shrub, found in hedgerows, woodland edges, on dunes, and grasslands. It is the most abundant of our native, wild roses, with sweet-scented pink or white flowers that appear in June and July. In the autumn, it produces bright red rosehips that are often eaten by birds and small mammals, […]

Flowering Dogwood is a beautiful shrub to small tree with a straggling, spreading crown. It presents lovely boughs of white inflorescences in springtime forests. In the fall, it is ornamental with bright fruits and deep red, purple, and orange foliage.  Its leaves are opposite, simple, egg-shaped, 3-5 inches long, dark green, with slightly wavy edges. […]

Dutchman’s Breeches is a native perennial wildflower occurring in rich or rocky deciduous moist woods and ravines, and in the mountains. This woodland perennial can spread to cover considerable areas. It prefers humus-rich, acid to neutral soils and tolerates clay soils.   In spring, the basal ferny leaves appear along with a leafless arching stem […]