A Wandering Botanist

Sometimes you look right through it  slimflower scurfpea, Pediomelum tenuiflorum Sometimes its the green  clump in the brown grass slimflowe...

I just returned from a tour of part of Texas with the American Horticultural Society. We went to public and private gardens, museums, and pa...

Velvetweed is a very widespread plant, found all across the United States except the Northeast. It stands up to 9' tall and yet has a ve...

When you plant a native plant, you might find it spreads aggressively around the yard, crowding out  other plants in the garden. That isn...

Self-heal ( Prunella vulgaris , mint family, Lamiaceae) is a low creeping mint with pretty purple flowers. It spreads, so it can become an a...

The Naples Botanical Garden is a wonderful place. On 170 acres, it, as their website says,  "conserves the plants and habitats of the t...

Dragonfruits show up occasionally in U.S. grocery stores, big funny-looking tropical fruits. They are staples of fruit markets in the tropic...