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 [...]

European holly (Ilex aquifolium), family Aquifoliaceae Mistletoe (Viscum album), family Santalaceae Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), family Pinaceae Article by Jeanne Gozigian What all of these “Christmas Greens” have in common is that they are evergreens, retaining their green leaves throughout the [...]

Scientific name: Eragrostis trichodes Common name: sand lovegrass Plant family: Poaceae Article by Susan Bruneni Visitors to Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill this time of year are treated to the airy purplish flowers and slender delicate foliage [...]