Archives: Native Plants

Staggerbush (Lyonia mariana)

Staggerbush blooming in the Big Thicket of East Texas, its white urn-shaped flowers hanging in loose clusters along bare stems. Photo: sonnia hill, Wikimedia Commons

Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia)

Bog Laurel’s rose-pink flower clusters open above the leathery, needle-like foliage in late spring. Photo: Superior National Forest (CC BY 2.0) Kalmia polifolia, commonly called

Ashe Juniper (Juniperus ashei)

A mature Ashe Juniper near Austin, Texas, showing its characteristically dense, pyramidal crown. Photo: Bubblesorg / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Juniperus ashei, commonly known

ʻĀkia (Wikstroemia uva-ursi)

ʻĀkia forms a dense, low mound of rounded gray-green leaves, studded with tiny yellow flowers. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY

River Hawthorn (Crataegus rivularis)

River Hawthorn in flower, showing its sharply toothed leaves and clustered white blossoms. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Crataegus rivularis, the River Hawthorn, is a

Geiger Tree (Cordia sebestena)

Geiger Tree flower and leaf cluster, Delray Beach, Florida. Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0 US) Cordia sebestena, commonly called the

Fleshy Hawthorn (Crataegus succulenta)

A mature Fleshy Hawthorn grown as a single-trunked tree, showing its rounded, dense crown. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5) Crataegus succulenta, the Fleshy Hawthorn

California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)

California fuchsia in full fall bloom, its tubular scarlet flowers built for hummingbirds. Photo: Jerry Kirkhart / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Epilobium canum (long

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