A Wandering Botanist

The bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae , is so commonly planted in tropical and subtropical climates--southern California, Florida,...

Australian plants are justly famous for being diverse and often unique. On a trip to eastern Australia in 2015, we hiked between ov...

If you live in the central United States, especially in cattle country, you can’t miss red cedars, the one evergreen native to the plains. ...

Hibiscus rosa-sinesis , Hawaii I really like hibiscus. They have big showy flowers. They are also easy to recognize.

Happy New Year! I had great fun publishing plant jokes last in the New Year post last year, so here are some more:  1) Why couldn't ...

Amaryllis, the big bulbs that are often given as holiday gifts because the flowers that emerge are so glorious, are in the genus Hippeastrum...

pansies, December 16 Its mid-December at about 5000' on the east side of the Rocky Mountains. Often we have mild temperatures this l...