Plant Profile: Pigmy Stonecrop (Crassula connata)
Karen Also known as pigmy weed, this annual succulent is native to western North America from British Columbia to Mexico and parts of Central and South America where it prefers open,…
Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Karen Meyers Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…
Plant Profile: Menzies’Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii)
This semi evergreen subshrub is native to sandy soils of California, Baja California, and Baha California Sur where it grows in areas such as coastal strand and coastal sage scrub.…
Plant Profile: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto)
Also known as cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, Caroline palmetto, Garfield’s tree and swamp cabbage, this evergreen tree is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and the coastal plain of the East…
Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to New England
Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…
Wildflowers: Boltonia Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
Boltonia is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sunflower and lettuce. The leaves are lance-like and the daisy-like flowerhead are small, carried…
Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…
Wildflowers: Boltonia Native to New England
Boltonia is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sunflower and lettuce. The leaves are lance-like and the daisy-like flowerhead are small, carried…
Plant Profile: Crisp Dune Mint (Monardella crispa)
This rare herbaceous perennial is endemic to California where it grows on unstable sand dunes along the coastline of San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties. It is a…
WildFlowers: Erythronium (Trout Lillies/Fawnlilies) Native to the the Southwest
Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…