Sunday, February 23, 2014

Visiting Tierra del Fuego -- the end of the Pan American Highway

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spring wildflower, perhaps Caltha sagittata buttercup family, Ranunculaceae On a sunny day in November, 2008, I visited Tierra del Fue...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Visiting Tierra del Fuego - forests at the end of the Americas

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Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Everyone has different places on their “must see” lists. One of mine was the Southern Hemisphere. I wanted t...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Growing a Happy Christmas Cactus -- Lessons from Junior

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Christmas cactus flower I've been growing a plant of  Schlumbergera xbuckleyi "Rollinsonii", a Christmas cactus, since 1...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

First Anniversary of A Wandering Botanist Blog

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It was a year ago that I started this blog. It has been great fun and I've learned a LOT! dandelion, Taraxacum officinale , from H...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Plant Story — a Christmas Cactus Named Junior

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Flower of Christmas cactus "Junior" I have grown the same Christmas cactus for over 50 years. Here's how it happened: As ...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Botany Rules: How Can Some Plants Have Two Scientific Names?!

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Buchloë dactyloides  or  Bouteloua dactyloides ??? Botanists routinely assert that each plant has only one scientific name. When you lo...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Visiting Northern California--Secret Garden Cottage, Inverness

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View of Tomales Bay out the window The word garden lured us to stay at a bed and breakfast in Inverness, California. The Inverness Secr...