A Wandering Botanist

Maroon Bells, three bell-shaped mountains near Aspen, Colorado, are ranked as one of the best places to see wildflowers and bright aspen...

castor, Ricinis communis When I was a child, castor oil was a tonic commonly given to children. It was oily and we resisted. In those ...

In 2016 I took a late summer garden tour of Philiadelphia and nearby areas with Road Scholar tours. I was born in New Jersey and spent m...

Lantana, Lantana camara ( in the verbena family, Verbenaceae) is a common ornamental and an easy plant to recognize. It is a tropical A...

elderberry, Sambucus , with unripe berries Finding out whether a plant you want to gather and eat is safe to eat can be confusing. For...

Rosemary is a sun-loving plant of the rocky areas along the Mediterranean Sea, from the south of Spain into the Middle East. Her leaves a...

I took a field trip to Forestville/ Mystery Cave State Park during the Botanical Society of America meetings (meeting post ). It is a r...