Sunday, August 16, 2026

Plant Story--Silky-leaved Lamb's Ears, Stachys byzantina

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Lamb's ears, Stachys byzantina , is a mint brought from Tuirkey, Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan in western Asia, to be a garden plant. la...
Sunday, August 9, 2026

Indigenous Knowledge and Problematic Common Names

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Language steadily changes. Words are added because we have new things to describe. Meanings shift. I just read Moult’s Relation, a record of...
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Monday, August 3, 2026

Plant Story--Red Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora, a Very Handsome Plant

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I saw red yucca in bud or flower all over the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas in April. A handsome plant, it was easy to learn to recognize...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Plant Story--Sorghastrum nutans, Indiangrass, Yellow Indian Grass

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Sorghastrum nutans was one of the three most common grasses of the tallgrass prairie. Its range spanned the U.S. from the Atlantic to the R...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Growing Native Wildflowers on the Colorado Front Range

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When people grow native plants, the plants are domesticated or becoming domesticated, whether we intend it or not. The conditions in yards a...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

Plant Story--Balloon-Flower, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ornamental, Food, and Medicine

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  Balloon-flower is a pretty ornamental from Asia.  balloon-flower, Platycodon grandiflorus Balloon-flower is sufficiently unique that there...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Travel Story--Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park, Dallas, Texas

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Visiting Dallas, Texas, we stopped into the George W. Bush Presidential Center, to find a gem of a garden I had never heard of, the Laura W....