Scientific name: Cercocarpus montanus Common name: mountain mahogany Plant family: Rosaceae Article by Susan Bruneni Mountain mahogany is a delightful feature of the new ethnobotanical gardens, Ojos y Manos: Eyes and Hands, and has been a useful plant in this [...]

Scientific name: Muhlenbergia reverchonii ‘Autumn Embers’ Common name: ‘Autumn Embers’ muhly grass Plant Family:  Poaceae - Grass Article and photos by Janice Tucker Muhlenbergia reverchonii 'Autumn Embers' (Photo credit: Janice Tucker) The ‘Autumn Embers’ muhly grass (Muhlenbergia reverchonii ‘Autumn [...]

Scientific name: Rosa ‘Pat Austin’ Common name: 'Pat Austin' rose Family: Rosaceae Cultivar: AUSmum Trademark name: Pat Austin™ Article by Jeanne Gozigian One of the spectacular roses at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill is the 'Pat Austin' rose.  It is [...]

Scientific Name: Convolvulus arvensis Convolvulus arvensis photo by Patrick J. Alexander, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Common name: Field bindweed Family:  Convolvulaceae - morning glory Article by Susan Bruneni The delicate pink and white flowers along the [...]

Scientific names (common names) Salvia species (salvia, sage) Salvia greggii ‘Furman’s Red’ (Furman’s red autumn sage) Salvia darcyi ‘Pscarl’ VERMILION BLUFFS (Vermilion Bluffs Mexican sage) Plant family:  Lamiaceae – mint Sphinx moth on Mojave sage (Photo by Janice [...]

Scientific name: Rosa × ‘New Dawn’ Rosa x 'New Dawn' (Photo: Janice Tucker) Common name: ‘New Dawn’ climbing rose Family: Rosaceae by Jeanne Gozigian The story of ‘New Dawn’ and other rose cultivars is as interesting as the biographies of [...]

Scientific Name: Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ Common Name: Heavy Metal Switch Grass Family: Poaceae Article by Susan Bruneni One of the showiest switch grass cultivars is 'Heavy Metal' switch grass, named for its distinct metallic blue foliage when mature. Heavy [...]

Scientific name: Aquilegia species Common Name: Columbine Plant Family: Ranunculaceae (buttercup) Article and photos by Janice Tucker Blue columbine (Photo: Janice Tucker) The Aquilegia, commonly known as the columbine, is one of Mother Nature’s highest artistic achievements. The [...]

Scientific name: Rhus trilobata var. trilobata Common names: three-leaf sumac, skunk bush, squaw bush, lemonade bush, basket bush Family: Anacardiaceae - Sumac by Jeanne Gozigian Shape and changing colors of leaves. Photo: Janice Tucker Rhus trilobata, or three-leaf [...]

Scientific name: Cupressus arizonica var. glabra ‘Blue Ice’ Common name: Arizona cypress ‘Blue Ice’ Cupressus arizonica var. glabra 'Blue Ice' (Photo: Cristina Salvador) Family: Cupressaceae Article by Susan Bruneni In the winter landscape in Santa Fe, a highlight of the Botanical [...]

Scientific name: Ephedra equisetina Common names: bluestem ephedra, bluestem joint fir Scientific name: Ephedra torreyana Common names: Mormon tea, joint fir Plant Family:  Ephedraceae (joint fir) Article and photos by Janice Tucker Ephedra equisetina (bluestem joint fir) growth habit early [...]