Article by Jeanne Gozigian Common name Botanical name Plant family Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula Droseraceae American pitcher plant Sarracenia spp. Sarraceniaceae Bladderworts Utricularia spp. Lentibulariaceae Sundews Drosera spp. Droseraceae This Plant of the Month article should probably have [...]

Scientific Name: Elaeagnus angustifolia Common name:Russian olive Plant Family: Elaeagnaceae Article by Susan Bruneni Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve in winter (photo by Carl Troy). On February 17, 2017, when Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve (LCWP) is included in the Great [...]

Scientific Name: Yucca baccata and the Yucca species Common Names:  banana yucca, Spanish dagger Plant Family:  Asparagaceae – asparagus (recently in the Agavaceae family, which is now the sub-family Agavoideae of the Asparagaceae plant family) Article by Janice Tucker [...]

This month's article features two plants: Scientific name: Hippeastrum Common name: amaryllis Family: Amaryllidaceae Scientific name: Narcissus papyraceus Common name:  paperwhite Family: Amaryllidaceae Article by Jeanne Gozigian “Forcing” bulbs for winter indoor floral beauty can be a fun and easy project when [...]

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 [...]