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Through the Grapevine The history, folklore, and uses of the grape. grape history • grape folklore • vitis vinifera • vitis vulpina • vitis cordifolia
Peppermint Shrimp Imposters If you want to purchase a Peppermint Shrimp to take care of aiptasia in your tropical reef tank, make sure you are actually getting L. wurdemanni. peppermint shrimp • lysmata wurdemanni • marine aquaria • aiptasia eater • reef-safe shrimp
Early Season Primroses Phloxes aren’t alone as they spread across another season of wildflowers in places like southern California; chances are you’re going to run into a nice variety of Evening Primroses. early season primroses • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Dorothy's Poppies All across North America, poppies are unfolding their petals, some white, some yellow, some reddish, and of course some orange. dorothy's poppies • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Photos, Field Guides and My First California Spring Here, in California, where the land ranges from below sea level to more then 2 miles up, it’s an opportunity to cram several weeks’ progression of wildflowers into a single day. My wife and I did just that, for 4 days. photos field guides and my first california spring • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Western Poppies … western Poppies seem a little less subtle, a lot more anxious for attention. They come on trees. They are brightly colored. They cover hundreds and hundreds of acres. The have flowers as big as saucers. And they are out in the open, covering hillsides, filling in roadsides, daring you to not see them. They are as loud and brash as their eastern cousins are quiet and somewhat bashful. western poppies • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Chuparosa and Ocotillo March is the month for desert wildflowers ... if there has been sufficient winter moisture. It's a big deal, a wildflower lover's delight, a tourist's dream. chuparosa and ocotillo • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
September Flower Gallery Plants with seasonal interest in September, together with colour photographs and cultivation information. anemone 'honorine jobert' • fuchsia magellenica • calendula officinalis • hyssopus officinalis • cosmos bipinnatus
A Couple Wet-loving Wildflowers Yerba Mansa and Golden-club, a couple of aquatic plants... a couple wet-loving wildflowers • gregg m. pasterick • wildfowers of north america • botany • ecology
Plant Families: Acanthus and Water Plantain Acanthaceae, or the Acanthus family This family of herbs and shrubs consists of about 2,600 species in about 250 genera. They are native to temperate and tropical regions, and many are cultivated as ornamentals. Alismataceae, or the Water Plantain family. This family includes 90 species in about 13 genera. They are widely distributed in shallow freshwater or muddy habitats, and grow in warm temperate regions. plant families: acanthus and water plantain • wildflowrs of north america • gregg m. pasterick • ecology • environment
Really Big (and a little weird) Coreopsis Two March-blooming species of Coreopsis are exceptionally eye-catching, not just for their yellow explosions of blossoms, but for their size. These are Giant Coreopsis and Sea Dahlia, and they are really big Coreopsis. really big (and a little weird) coreopsis • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Royal Catchfly When July rolls around, and my mind turns to wildflowers, I think ‘prairies,’ and Royal Catchfly nudges its way to the front row. royal catchfly • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Scarlet Stars in a Green Cosmos Whether subtle or obvious, small or large, most wildflowers don’t have to do much work to get seen. Some require you at least be paying attention, but most find a way to get themselves noticed. Every now and then, something can be truly breathtaking, even if you’ve seen it before. Hiking a path through the woods in California this spring, I had my first encounter with such a wildflower. My wife saw it first, but rather than call my attention to it, she allowed me to discover it for myself. To do otherwise would have been a bit like her opening my birthday presents for me. scarlet stars in a green cosmos • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • ecology • environment
Sunflower Bushes and Moral Dilemmas Southern California in the middle of the winter takes a little getting used to. With all the sunshine, blue skies, and Bush Sunflowers it <I>is</I> sinfully pleasurable, and creates a kind of moral dilemma. But that’s the kind of a moral dilemma I can live with. sunflower bushes and moral dilemmas • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • biology
The First Wave Early in the season the botanical tides wash ashore as Baby Blue-eyes and Cream Cups and Popcorn flowers. But the first big wave that sends us scurrying for higher ground usually drenches us in sunshiny Goldfields and somewhat darker Fiddlenecks. the first wave • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Uh Oh, Plant Families: Brassicaceae and Bromliaceae Last year, during the slow dark months of winter, I wrote about plant families. It wasn't a pretty sight. Readers gnawed off legs for boredom. Eyedrop sales soared. Optometrists were inexplicably busy. Let's start with something peppery, the Mustard Family. uh oh • plant families: brassicaceae and bromliaceae • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany
Wildflower Safaris: California and More Early Blooms I yanked the Jeep onto the side of the road, jammed on the emergency brake, leapt from the vehicle, raced to the patch of lupine and dropped to my knees, tears welling up in my eyes. Lupine … in California … the land of my dreams … I was home. wildflower safaris: california and more early bloo • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Yellow Coneflowers Yellow Coneflowers are happy, bright splashes of sunshine in prairies, open spaces, light woodlands, and along roadsides, just where you’d expect late-summer bloomers to be. Oh, and they are popular with gardeners. yellow coneflowers • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
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Official Designated State Flowers Each state in the United States of America has a formal flower. Some blooms are claimed by more than one place. Check this complete state by state listing. state flower • list of state flowers • official state flower • flower for every state • united states flowers
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June Garden Questions and Answers Dealing with volunteer suckers, types of California poppies and sunflowers. dealing with volunteer suckers • types of california poppies and sunflowers.
Birds Remember Locations of Food Caches Some birds can hide thousands of seeds and go right to them five or six months later. This is important because their survival may depend on finding the seeds again. clark's nutcracker • whitebark pine • mutualism • caching food • jays
Florence Coast Vacation Activities From sandboarding at the dunes, to browsing Old Town shops, enjoying a bowl of Mo's clam chowder to horseback riding at the beach, visit the top Florence, OR attractions. oregon coast vacation • sandboarding florence • oregon sand dunes • mo's clam chowder • old town florence
After the Daffodils . . . What Then? Plants that flower after the daffodils have gone. bulbs • daffodils • perennials • annuals
Hot Colours in the Country Garden Do the hot colours - red, yellow and orange - have a place in the country garden? design • country gardens • english country garden • cottage gardening • planting
Illegal Poppies Illegal opium poppies (Papaver somniferum)are worth the risk from the DEA. illegal opium poppies (papaver somniferum) are wor
What About Indian Pink? Ya know, ya just don’t hear much about Indian Pink (<I>Spigelia merilandica</I>). what about indian pink? • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Poppy, Lupine and Wildflower Seeds Save money by planting seeds rather than seedlings. Wildflowers, Lupine, and California Poppy seeds can be an inexpensive start to a beautiful garden. flower garden • flower seeds • plant seeds • garden seed • lupine
July Gardening In The Low Desert 2000 Some good ideas on keeping rabbits out of the low desert garden, including some plants they may not like as well as others. rabbits • rabbit resistant plants • deer • formulas for animal repellants
Junipers, not just the same old boring evergreens Junipers are often thought of as boring plants. Well...often they are when they are hedged and made to mimick the neighbor's yard. Be wild! Grow them like they belong there! juniper • arizona • ceders • gin • monkey brains
The Art of Bonsai A brief introduction to the art of bonsai bonsai • penjing • national collection • japanese • national arboretum
The Changing Behaviour of Plants Are plants evolving and adapting as the seasons get warmer? plants • gardening • evolution • mild winters
Watch Out for Flesh Eating Plants! The Savage Garden, a book by Peter D'Amato, recently won the American Horticulture Society's Book Award. This book is an outstanding introduction to growing carnivorous plants. carnivorous plants • book • book review • horticulture therapy
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Of Weeds And Thugs, Part1 Wouldn't it be nice if our gardens only held the plants we like? No one loves to weed, especially when they get out of hand. And have you ever planted something you regreted later? Find out what you are up against and what you can do about it in this two part article. weed seeds • seed dormancy • bindweed • mulch and weeds • friable soil and weeds
Clearing Woods - Shrubs - Part 2 - Rose Who does not love the rose? For thousands of years, roses have been entwined with humankind, permeating song, myth and story. I love roses as well as the next gardener, but the second most numerous shrub in the understory of my USDA zone 7 woodland leaves me with very mixed emotions. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials |
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