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Morning Songs
My made up morning melodies are not nearly as amazing as the songs of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the...
Cool Vine in a Shady Woodland
The specific epithet ligusticifolia for this Clematis means that the plant has leaves like Ligusticum or lovage. I used the name Levisticum for lovage...
Threadleaf Groundsel
I meant to mention in this ramble that in old range plant books and even in some floras, it’s noted that this plant is...
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The Desert Tree of Life
I started my career in horticulture spring of 1980 when I got a job as a laborer at a wholesale nursery northwest of Tucson....
Thank you, Grandmother Nature
I can’t seem to get a handle on how many species of Heuchera are found North America, and there’s gotta be some in Northern...
Our Nodding Onion
The genus Allium has had quite a taxonomic journey and is at this time (stay tuned!) in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, where it had...