April 2025 is New Mexico Native Plant Month!
April 1, 2025 Due to an initiative by the Garden Club of America and the Santa Fe Garden Club, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a [...]
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02, 2025
MARCH : silver buffaloberry : Shepherdia argentea
Scientific name: Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. Common names: Silver buffaloberry, buffaloberry, bull berry, thorny buffaloberry Family: Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) Life Form: Deciduous, dioecious, nitrogen-fixing [...]
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02, 2025
Santa Fe Botanical Garden Receives Grant to Publish Grassland Conservation Booklet
February 22, 2025 Santa Fe Botanical Garden (SFBG) is honored to receive a grant from the Native Plant Society of New Mexico (NPSNM) to support [...]
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12, 2024
JANUARY : Arizona rosewood : Vauquelinia californica
Scientific name: Vauquelinia californica (Torr.) Sarg. Common name: wild crabapple Family: Rosaceae (rose) Life form: Perennial, small tree/large shrub Bloom time: May-July Article by Eva [...]
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10, 2024
NOVEMBER: wild crabapple : Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Scientific name: Peraphyllum ramosissimum Common name: wild crabapple Family: Rosaceae (rose) Article by Noah Gapsis, SFBG Horticulture Assistant Before this summer, a widespread but [...]
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08, 2024
SEPTEMBER : ‘Arp’ rosemary : Salvia rosmarinus ‘Arp’
Scientific name: Salvia rosmarinus 'Arp' Common name: 'Arp' rosemary, 'Arp' rosmarinus, romero 'Arp' Family: Lamiaceae (Mint) Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 (-10 to 0 °F) Life [...]
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06, 2024
JULY : apricot : Prunus armeniaca
Scientific name: Prunus armeniaca Common name: apricot Family: Roseace (rose) Life form: Herbaceous perennial plants or annual plants (depending on species) Article by Linda Churchill, [...]
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06, 2024
Revitalizing Our Garden Paths: A Spring 2024 Project Update
2024 marks a significant milestone in our efforts to enhance the Garden's pathways, which have endured extensive wear from pedestrian traffic, weather, and seasonal maintenance. [...]
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04, 2024
MAY : cosmos : Cosmos species
Genus: Cosmos Common name: cosmos Family: Asteraceae Life form: Herbaceous perennial plants or annual plants (depending on species) Article by Peggy Rudberg The word cosmos [...]
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02, 2024
MARCH : ‘Panchito’ manzanita : Arctostaphylos × coloradensis ‘Panchito’
Scientific name: Arctostaphylos × coloradensis 'Panchito' Common name: 'Panchito' manzanita Family: Ericaceae (Heath) Distribution: Cultivar discovered in Colorado Hardiness: USDA Zones 4b -8 Life form: Shrub/sub-shrub Article by [...]
