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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…

Poisinous Plants

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Karen September 13, 2023 0 Comments

Native to moist habitats of Canada, the US, Europe and northern temperate Asia, this deciduous tree-like shrub is a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae, that also includes viburnum. The…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Teddy Bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)

Karen July 3, 2023 0 Comments

Native to hot desert areas of northwestern Mexico, California, Arizona, and Nevada, the teddy bear cholla is a shrub or small tree in the cactus family, Cactaceae, and closely related…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: American Basketflower (Centurea americana)

Karen June 21, 2023 0 Comments

Also called American starthistle, this annual is native to the southern central US and northeastern Mexico. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow,…

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: 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: Purple Needle Grass (Stipa pulchra aka Nassella pulchra)

Karen April 10, 2023 0 Comments

This perennial bunch grass is native to California where it grows in a variety of habitats including grassland, chaparral and oak woodland. It is a member of the grass family…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spiny Redberry (Rhamnus crocea)

Karen March 29, 2023 0 Comments

Also called hollyleaf buckthorn, this evergreen shrub is native to Baja California, California and Arizona, where it grows in dry washes and canyons in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and various…

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