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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Podophyllum is an odd genus of herbs in the barberry family (Berberidaceae), with one species from North America and five...
Stop a minute and think about the beautiful marigold. There is nothing more joyous and life enhancing than yellow, golden,...
I saw my first tree dahlia a few years ago, as I was walking down a street in the north...
As a companion to the article by Paul Bonine in the July 2010 issue of Pacific Horticulture, we offer his...
Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) offer the powerful triple allure of brilliant flowers (late in the season), beautiful bark, and vivid fall...
Western azalea (Rhododendron occidentale) is a plant of great beauty and captivating fragrance that appeals to virtually everyone who comes...
The ancient araucaria family (Araucariaceae) contains three genera (Araucaria, Agathis, and Wollemia) and forty-one species of cone-bearing trees native to...
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...