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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora aka Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)

Karen September 20, 2023 0 Comments

Also called mescal bean, this evergreen multi-trunked shrub or small tree is native to brushy slopes and open plains of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Karen September 18, 2023 0 Comments

Native to moist rich woodlands of eastern North America and the Columbia Basin in the Pacific Northwest, this herbaceous perennial is a spring ephemeral and a member of the fumitory…

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Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

Karen August 29, 2023 0 Comments

This herbaceous biennial is native to damp grassland and woodland areas in Eurasia and North Africa and is a member of the honey suckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigela,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: California Goldfields (Lasthenia californica)

Karen May 22, 2023 0 Comments

Native to a variety of habitats in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Baja California, this herbaceous annual is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Stinging Lupine (Lupinus hirsutissimus)

Karen May 15, 2023 0 Comments

Native to dry rocky slopes of the coastal mountains of California and Baja California, this herbaceous annual is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae, that also includes beans, mimosa,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus)

Karen May 8, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as field lupine, dwarf lupine, ocean-blue lupine and Douglas’ annual lupine, this native of western US grows on slopes and open or disturbed areas of California, Nevada, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Greenbark Ceanothus (Ceanothus spinosus)

Karen May 1, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as redheart, this evergreen shrub is native to the scrub and chaparral of the coastal strip of southern California south of San Luis Obispo County to northern Baja…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sticky Phacelia (Phacelia viscida)

Karen April 24, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as tacky phacelia and scorpion weed, this annual is native to the coastal hills and mountains of central and southern California and northern Baja California where it grows…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)

Karen April 19, 2023 0 Comments

This evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the desert chaparral areas of the Mohave desert, coastal California, Baja California and Baja California Sur and is a member of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chaparral Currant (Ribes malvaceum)

Karen April 17, 2023 0 Comments

Endemic to California and Baja California where it grows in chaparral, foothill oak woodlands, and closed-cone pine forests, this deciduous shrub is a member of the gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae, that…

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