Monday, June 24, 2013

Unrelated Plants: The Strange Case of Nasturtium and Watercress

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watercress, Nasturtium officinale nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus           If you have ever looked for nasturt...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Plant Story: small soapweed, Yucca glauca

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Yucca glauca in flower      Standing like candles in the prairie, flowering soapweed yuccas make a handsome display. A young Yucca ...
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Plant Story: Common Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum, Folklore

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Sempervivum tectorum , hens-and-chickens, aka Jupiter's  beard stonecrop family, Crassulaceae    One widely-planted succulent (see ...
Monday, June 3, 2013

Visiting Northern California: A Garden of Succulents

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Cactus in bloom, and a variety of other succulents, Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA small succulent, flowering    Succul...
Monday, May 27, 2013

Visiting Northern California: Flowering Agaves!

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Variegated Agave americana sending up flowering stalk, Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California    Agaves (asparagus famil...
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Monday, May 20, 2013

Plant Photo Album: Plants High Above Honolulu

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Hiking the hills above Honolulu     Plants from around the world have been introduced into Hawaii, hundreds of them.  Visitors, walkin...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Plants of the World: Every Plant is Native Somewhere

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California poppy in California grasslands Tortuguero National Park Costa Rica       Every plant is native somewhere! That is a t...
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