Sunday, August 30, 2026

Plant Story--Reasons to Like Primroses, Primula species, reposted

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Plant Story -- Reasons to Like Primroses, Primula species reposted and slightly edited from 2014 post.  common primrose, Primula vulgaris I ...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

Monophyly and Plant Name Changes

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Plant names keep changing. Some changes are based on studies that show previously unknown relationships. Plants are moved to reflect that an...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

Plant Story--Silky-leaved Lamb's Ears, Stachys byzantina

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Lamb's ears, Stachys byzantina , is a mint brought from Tuirkey, Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan in western Asia, to be a garden plant. la...
Sunday, August 9, 2026

Indigenous Knowledge and Problematic Common Names

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Language steadily changes. Words are added because we have new things to describe. Meanings shift. I just read Moult’s Relation, a record of...
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Monday, August 3, 2026

Plant Story--Red Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora, a Very Handsome Plant

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I saw red yucca in bud or flower all over the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas in April. A handsome plant, it was easy to learn to recognize...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Plant Story--Sorghastrum nutans, Indiangrass, Yellow Indian Grass

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Sorghastrum nutans was one of the three most common grasses of the tallgrass prairie. Its range spanned the U.S. from the Atlantic to the R...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Growing Native Wildflowers on the Colorado Front Range

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When people grow native plants, the plants are domesticated or becoming domesticated, whether we intend it or not. The conditions in yards a...