Sunday, September 27, 2026

Plant Story -- Beautiful Butterflybush, Buddleja davidii

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 Butterflybush, Buddleja davidii is a shrub from China. It has long clusters of flowers, purple or rose, lavender or white. They attract bu...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

Plants You Meet Everywhere. My New Book

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Plants You Meet Everywhere, Their Stories is the title of my new book, available on Amazon and from me. As a person who notices plants whe...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

New Book! Plants You Meet Everywhere

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 The new book I've been talking about has been published! Tales of cosmopolitan plants, taken from this blog but in print! See it on Ama...
Monday, September 14, 2026

Travel Story--Cornwall, The Far Southwest of England

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Cornwall is the peninsula that runs west and south of the main part of the island of Britain, into the Atlantic. Beautiful and distinctive, ...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

Plant Story--Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, Ancient Healing Herb, repost

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Reposted and slightly edited from 2014 Achillea millefolium  yarrow Yarrow,  Achillea millefolium,  is a familiar wildflower with an interes...
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...