Plant Sightings

The Mariposa Lilies (Calochortus spp.) are up in California! I find these are some of the most iconic wildflowers of […]

Waratah  (Telopea spp.) is the common name for a genus of five endemic species  of Australia from the Proteacea which

Opopanax,  (aka. Hercules-all-heal; Opopanax chironium) is a Southern European  herbaceous perennial that grows to about 6 feet tall with a

Known mostly as a drought tolerant ground cover or trailing basket ornamental, this little iceplant, Baby Sun Rose (aka Mesembryanthemum

Lungwort  (Lobaria pulmonaria) is an epiphytiuc lichen that looks like a leaf,  but is made up of three organisms from

Bell  peppers come in green, orange, yellow, red, purple, chocolate, white  and striped—truly making it possible to ‘eat the rainbow’!

Honeybush  (Cyclopia spp.) is the common name for several species of Cyclopia that  are found in South Africa and commonly

You are looking at a true living fossil—one of our most ancient plants on the earth today and still useful!

Native  to a small region in the Western Cape of South Africa, Rooibos  (Aspalathus linearis) is an herb commonly used

Highly favored in horticulture due to their beauty, Fuchsias (Fuchsia spp.) belong to a genus consisting of about 110 species