SEPTEMBER : swainsonpea: Sphaerophysa salsula
Scientific name: Sphaerophysa salsula Suggesting pronunciation: S-fair-ee-o-FY-sa sal-SU-la Common names: swainsonpea, Austrian pea, red bladder-vetch Family: Fabaceae (pea family) By Jeanne Gozigian Last spring was the first time I saw this pretty, deep red/orange/maroon flower growing along the walking path [...]
AUGUST : Origin of Roses in New Mexico : Rosa species
Article by Donita L. Frazier, DVM, PhD Roses – native or naturalized wild roses, old roses (dating prior to the development of hybrid tea roses in 1867), and modern cultivars- grow well in New Mexico. Perhaps you’ve admired them blooming [...]
JULY : honeysuckle : Lonicera japonica
Scientific name: Lonicera japonica Suggested pronunciation: luh-NIS-er-a juh-PON-ih-kuh Cultivar: Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ (hall-lee-AY-na) Common names: honeysuckle, Japanese honeysuckle, Hall’s honeysuckle, Hall’s Japanese honeysuckle, woodbine Family: Caprifoliaceae - honeysuckle. Suggested pronounciation: cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee USDA Zone: 4 - 9 (Santa Fe is in Zone [...]
JUNE : Pear species and cultivars : genus Pyrus
Scientific name: Pyrus communis Cultivars: ‘Harrow Delight’ and ‘Summercrisp’ Common names: ‘Harrow Delight’ pear and 'Summercrisp' pear Scientific name: Pyrus calleryana Common name: Callery pear Cultivar: ‘Bradford' Common name: 'Bradford' pear Family: Rosaceae Article by Jeanne Gozigian Pyrus communis 'Harrow [...]
MAY : James’ beardtongue : Penstemon jamesii
Scientific name: Penstemon jamesii Benth. Common names: James' penstemon, James' beardtongue Plant Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain) A native evergreen perennial, Penstemon jamesii, will begin to bloom in May with medium to large, tube shaped, broad lavender or lavender-blue flowers with five lobes, or [...]
APRIL : golden bell : Forsythia species
Scientific name: Forsythia species, Forsythia x intermedia Suggested pronunciation: for-SITH-ee-aa in-ter-MEE-dee-uh Common names: Forsythia, golden bell, Easter tree Family: Oleaceae - olive (suggested pronunciation: oh-lee-AY-see-ee) Forsythia in bloom. Photo by Janice Tucker. USDA Plant Zones 5-8 Text by [...]
MARCH : scarlet bugler : Penstemon barbatus
Scientific name: Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Suggested pronunciation: "PEN-stem-on" "bar-BAY-tus" Family: Plantaginaceae (formerly Scrophulariaceae) Common names: scarlet bugler, St. Joseph’s staff, beard lip penstemon, plantain, figwort, twizzle scarlet Article by Jeanne Gozigian Photo by Joy Mandelbaum The Penstemon [...]
FEBRUARY : ‘Indian Magic’ crabapple : Malus × ‘Indian Magic’
Scientific Name: Malus × 'Indian Magic' Common name: 'Indian Magic' crabapple Family: Rosaceae (rose) Article by Susan Bruneni 'Indian Magic' crabapple (Photo by Cristina Salvador) The plant collections of Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill include two [...]
JANUARY : Jupiter’s beard : Centranthus ruber
Scientific name: Centranthus ruber (pronounced sen-TRAN-thus ROO-ber) Common names: Jupiter’s beard, red valerian, keys-to-heaven, kiss-me-quick Family name: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) (pronounced cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee) Jupiter's Beard in full bloom. Photo by Janice Tucker. Article by Janice Tucker. Photos by: Janice [...]
DECEMBER : Siberian elm : Ulmus pumila
Scientific name: Ulmus pumila Pronunciation: UL-mus pu-MIL-a Common names: Siberian elm, Asiatic elm, dwarf elm, but not Chinese elm (they are Ulmus parviflora) Family: Ulmaceae Article by Jeanne Gozigian Photo by John Hilty, Illinois Wildflowers Ah, Siberian elms, [...]
NOVEMBER : big sagebrush : Artemisia tridentata
Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Common Name: big sagebrush, Great Basin sagebrush Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family) Article by Susan Bruneni The vast landscape of the American West is often portrayed in art forms with seas of big sagebrush. Artemsia tridentata has [...]
