Botanical Name: Matricaria recutita (German chamomile), Chamaemelum nobile (Roman) | Family: Compositae Common name(s): Chamomile, German chamomile, Roman chamomile (a.k.a garden chamomile) GROWING German chamomile (annual, to 24″), Roman
Botanical Name: Larrea Tridenta | Family: Zygophyllaceae Common name(s): Chaparral, Creosote bush, Greasewood, Hediondilla, Governadora, Guamis GROWING Perennial; Evergreen shrub | dessert areas of the Southwest | 3-6 feet | yellow flowers
Botanical Name: Stillaria media | Family: Caryophyllaceae Common name(s): Chickweed, Starweed, Starwort, Stitchwort (and more!) GROWING Annual; considered a weed | Zones 3-8 | Grows along ground, 6-15 inches | Very
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum / verum | Family: Lauraceae Common name(s): Cinnamon, Cinnamon Tree GROWING Tree | Zones 9-11| 32-49 feet tall (may be kept trimmed to 3-8 feet in
Botanical Name: Galium aparine | Family: Rubiaceae Common name(s): Cleavers, Clivers, Clives, Goose Grass, Bedstraw GROWING Annual; wild, considered a weed | Zones 4-7 | Creeping/climbing plant that can
Botanical Name: Eugenia caryophyllus | Family: Myrtaceae Common name(s): Clove GROWING Tree, evergreen | Tropics | 30+ feet tall | Large, leathery, oval, glossy paired leaves, bell-shaped red flowers twice a season.
Dandelion Forest is physically a little corner of the world in central Massachusetts, nestled in the woods, where dandelions and other miracles of nature abound. But it’s more than the physical. It’s the idea of living connected to the natural world and all it provides us.
