Red-Yellow Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem'). This upright evergreen perennial plant is an Australian native. It has 2 ...

Sounds like spells from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, doesn’t it? While these words could come tumbling out of the mouths of Harry Potter and compatriots, wands waving majestically ...

Botanical names might look like a jumble of Latin, but they’re actually more useful (and less scary) than most people think. Unlike common names, which can change from place to place, botanical names ...

The Tradescantia genus has over 75 types of plants. They vary in color from purple, green, striped, solid and variegated. It has many names such as flowering inch plant, Purpurea, purple queen, Purple ...

AUTHORS OF PLANT NAMES : A LIST OF AUTHORS OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS WITH RECOMMENDED STANDARD FORMS OF THEIR NAMES INCLUDING ABBREVIATIONS EDITED BY RK BRUMMITT AND CE POWELL PRINCIPAL COMPILERS: ...

Last year, in an issue of our monthly newsletter for Yakima Master Gardeners, Jenny Mansfield recounted a stroll through her winter garden on the way to refilling the bird feeders. She noted that Lamb ...

Q: Someone told me the other day that rosemary is now a sage. Is this true? If so, when and why did the name change? A: Yes, this is true. The genus and species have changed for the common rosemary: ...

Passiflora incarnata, Nymphaea odorata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Asclepius incarnata! Sounds like spells from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, doesn’t it? While these words could come ...