Scientific names: Echinocereus triglochidiatus and Echinocereus coccineus Common names: claret cup cactus Plant family: Cactaceae In Memory of Our Great Friend John (Obie) Oberhausen John "Obie" Oberhausen. Photo: Cactus Rescue Project Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/cactusrescueproject/ Tribute by Wendell S. (Woody) [...]

Scientific name: Datura wrightii Regel Common names: sacred datura, sacred thornapple, jimson weed Family: Solanaceae Article by Peggy Rudberg One of the largest wildflowers in the Southwest, the showy white flowers of the Datura wrightii can spread as wide as eight [...]

Scientific name: Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow' Common name: Rocky Mountain juniper, cultivar 'Moonglow' Family: Cupressaceae By Claudia Karll I am writing to you today in early November from my apartment in Seattle, WA. Needless to say, the contrast with Santa Fe is [...]

Scientific name: Bouteloua × 'Zig Zag' Common name: 'Zig Zag' blue grama grass Plant family: Poaceae Article by Susan Bruneni The late David Salman described himself as “an off-the-wall plant nerd” and “a plant explorer with a gift for talking [...]

Scientific name: Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) Small Common names: pink-flower hedgehog cactus, Fendler's hedgehog cactus Plant family: Cactaceae (Cactus) By Monica Harmon Echinocereus fendleri in Garden, late May. A native cactus in New Mexico, pink-flower hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus fendleri) grows [...]

Scientific name: Allium cernuum Hort. ex Schult.f. Common names: nodding onion, ajo-cebolla (Spanish) Family name: Amaryllidaceae  (Amaryllis) Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber) Bloom time: June to August Water conditions: Dry to medium, elevations from 2000  - 10 000 [...]

August 2022 Article by Suzanne Burstall Cross I have been a gardener for more than 50 years, and I’ve loved Shakespeare’s plays about that long. All the places I’ve lived, I’ve planted flowers Shakespeare’s plays show he loved, and most [...]

Scientific name: Ratibida columnifera Common names: prairie coneflower, Mexican Hat Family: Asteraceae Article by Peggy Rudberg In July 2021, after a month of abundant rain, we came upon a field resplendent with wildflowers in Arroyo Chamisa, about two miles south [...]

Scientific name: Cynoglossum officinale Common names: houndstongue, beggar’s lice, dog’s tongue, sheep bur, dog bur, glovewort, wool mat, gypsy-flower Family: Boraginaceae Article by Jeanne Gozigian I still remember how excited we, the docents at the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve (LCWP), all were [...]

Scientific names: Prunus avium 'White Gold’ Prunus avium ‘Black Gold’ Prunus cerasus 'Surefire' Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Article by Susan Bruneni Prunus cerasus 'Surefire' Cherries were already a diet staple in the Iron Age (1200 B.C. to 600 B.C.) [...]

Scientific name: Ribes cereum Suggested pronunciation: RYE-bees Kee-ee-rum or SER-ee-um Common name: wax currant Family: Grossulariaceae Article from writings of Janice Tucker (1946-2021) The enduring promise of spring is here in full force. Trees are bursting with catkins, leaves and [...]