A Good Season Winds Down
Colorful fall leaves on red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) With autumn weather (rain!) and colors upon us it’s good to take some time…
Tag: Tweedy’s lewisia
2016 – Up and Growing Again!
Derby Canyon Natives is now open for business. Through March we open by appointment Monday through Friday. Beginning Friday, April 1 (no joke!),…
Derby Canyon Natives opens for 2013
The snow has melted away, the greenhouses are covered and seedlings are pushing up, so it’s time to get the growing season underway! …
What’s in a name? Or, who keeps changing these scientific names?!
The binomial (Genus + species) used for identifying all species, including plants, is very useful and clear. Each species can have only one scientific…
The Queen of the Wildflowers
For me, that has got to be Tweedy’s lewisia. Known for years as Lewisia tweedyi, it was recently changed to Cistanthe tweedyi, which…