Nearly all of the Northland wild flowers of summer are perennials and last for many years. It is likely that a patch of roadside plants that now are in bloom, such as the goldenrods and milkweeds, are ...

Identification of the plant was easy: jewelweed (a species in the Impatiens genus), also known as touch-me-not, for obvious reasons. My host raised an eyebrow when I said “jewelweed,’’ then shook his ...

At a recent dinner party, my host launched into a monologue about a plant he had discovered in his garden and was delighted with. It had, he said, green leaves (what a clue!) and large, yellow flowers ...