Plant of the Month

Plant of the Month2022-09-07T12:07:25-06:00
2502, 2024

MARCH : ‘Panchito’ manzanita : Arctostaphylos × coloradensis ‘Panchito’

February 25, 2024|Plant of the Month|

Scientific name: Arctostaphylos × coloradensis 'Panchito' Common name: 'Panchito' manzanita Family: Ericaceae (Heath) Distribution: Cultivar discovered in Colorado Hardiness: USDA Zones 4b -8 Life form: Shrub/sub-shrub Article by Eva Maria Räpple Description Arctostaphylos × coloradensis 'Panchito'. Photo: Cristina Salvador Little pink-white [...]

2710, 2023

NOVEMBER : mullein : Verbascum thapsus

October 27, 2023|Plant of the Month|

Scientific name: Verbascum thapsus L. Common name: mullein, common mullein, wooly mullein, barbasco Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) Verbascum thapsus flowers. Photo credit: Suzanne CadwellCC BY-NC 4.0. N.C. Cooperative Extension. Native distribution:  Eurasia, North Africa Habitat: Disturbed areas, plains, hillsides, [...]

2507, 2023

AUGUST : tumbleweed : Salsola tragus

July 25, 2023|Plant of the Month|

Scientific name: Salsola tragus L. Common names: tumbleweed, Russian thistle, tumbling thistle Photo by Max Licher. SEINet Portal Network. 2023. http//:swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php. Accessed on July 25. Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) Life form: Annual plant, reproducing by seed, stems are [...]

3105, 2023

JUNE : blue flax : Linum spp.

May 31, 2023|Plant of the Month|

Scientific name: Linum lewisii and Linum perenne Common name: blue flax Plant family: Linaceae (flax) Article by Peggy Rudberg "Primary Blue" Photo by Peggy Rudberg What could be more delightful than a field of cheerful swaying flowers matching [...]

3004, 2023

MAY : red twig dogwood : Cornus sericea

April 30, 2023|Plant of the Month|

Scientific name: Cornus sericea Common names:  red twig dogwood, red osier dogwood, red osier, red brush, red willow, redstem dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood, creek dogwood, western dogwood Botanical name: Cornus sericea Family: Cornaceae Life form: Deciduous shrub By Claudia Karll Background [...]

3103, 2023

APRIL : Apache plume : Fallugia paradoxa

March 31, 2023|Plant of the Month|

Scientific name: Fallugia paradoxa Common name: Apache plume Family name: Rosaceae Article from writings of Janice Tucker (1946-2021) Every year from spring through fall in and around Santa Fe, the Apache plume returns for an encore performance with its “bloom and [...]

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