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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)

Karen October 12, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as showy beardtongue this herbaceous perennial is native to southern California and Baja California where it grows in the chaparral, scrub, and woodlands of the coastal mountain ranges.…

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Plant Profile: Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)

Karen October 7, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sugar sumac, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to chaparral in dry canyons and slopes in Southern California, Arizona and Baja California and is a…

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Plant Profile: Yellow Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)

Karen June 24, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sea poppy, this short-lived herbaceous perennial is native to coastal habitats on shingle banks and beaches in temperate regions of North Africa, Europe and parts of Western…

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Plant Profile: Deerweed (Acmispon glaber)

Karen January 28, 2026 0 Comments

Also called deervetch, California broom, and western bird’s-foil, this deciduous perennial subshrub is native to California and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa,…

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Plant Profile: Hoaryleaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus crassifolius)

Karen January 5, 2026 0 Comments

Native to the chaparral of coastal mountains and valleys of Southern California and northern Baja, this evergreen shrub is a member of the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, that also includes jujube…

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Plant Profile: Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum)

Karen October 13, 2025 0 Comments

Known as rush broom and weaver’s broom, this flowering deciduous shrub is native to southwestern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Azores where it grows on dry, sandy, sunny sites. It…

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Plant Profile: Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis)

Karen October 6, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as Indian tea and green ephedra, this evergreen coniferous shrub is native to western US from the Arizona deserts to California, east of the Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin…

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Plant Profile: Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida)

Karen September 24, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as bristly acacia, this flowering deciduous shrub is native to eastern and central US and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes mimosa, lupine,…

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Plant Profile: Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus aka Ericameria nauseosus)

Karen August 25, 2025 0 Comments

Rubber rabbitbrush is a deciduous shrub and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies, yarrow, and lettuce. It is naive to the western third of the…

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Plant Profile: Pineleaf Beardtongue (Penstemon pinifolius)

Karen August 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to southern New Mexico and Arizona, this long-lived evergreen perennial or subshrub is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, turtlehead, and foxglove. The compact…

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  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchids (Cypripedium sp) native to the Midwest
  • Plant Profile: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)
  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)
  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)
  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the New England
  • Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
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Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchids (Cypripedium sp) native to the Midwest

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Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

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