Plants You Need
Take a closer look at plants you would like to know better and some you haven’t met, from regional plant communities to a genus of favorites to rare native species.
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Lately, I’ve been experimenting with some of the newer, hardier selections of begonia in my Sacramento garden (USDA zone 9,...
California buckeye (Aesculus californica) recalls the foothills, valley margins, oak savannah and forest, and chaparral openings. It is a true...
There is something captivating about a cyclamen. Perhaps the daintiness of the reflexed petals or the bright clean colors of...
The sheer diversity, beauty, and all-season appeal of witch hazels have put them near the top of the list of...
Lotusland Orchard Cultivars In the October 2008 issue of Pacific Horticulture, Virginia Hayes shared with readers the program underway at...
Among the most beautiful and charming perennials in the woodland is the epimedium. The delicate early spring bloom and the...
Selections from interspecific and intersectional hellebore crosses are widely available in a range of sizes, leaf shapes, and flower colors,...
The rosette shaped succulents known as Echeveria, native to Mexico, have colors as red as salsa, as opalescent as a...
While used in recent years for perfumes, biocosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and medical research, the plants of the maquis are deeply ingrained...