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Southwest Plant of the Month – Hill Country Penstemon – Penstemon triflorus
General Information Plant Form Flower Plant Size 2' x 1' Plant Type...
Beneficial of the Month – Big-eyed Bugs – (Order: Hemiptera; Family: Geocoris species)
Small, inconspicuous insects (approximately 5 mm ng) that are very common...
Southwest Plant of the Month – Blue Star – Amsonia spp.
Plant Form: FlowerPlant Size : 2' x 1'Plant Type : PerennialWater Usage:...
Southwest Plant of the Month – Big Bend Silverleaf
Southwest Plant of the Month Big Bend Silverleaf Leucophyllum candidum...
Southwest Plant of the Month – Blue Flax – Linum lewisii
Plant Form: FlowerPlant Size: 1' x 2'Plant Type: PerennialWater Usage:...
Southwest Plant of the Month – Blue Ranger – Leucophyllum zygophyllum
Plant Form: ShrubPlant Type: EvergreenSunlight: SunPlant Size: 3' x...
Beneficial of the Month – Rove Beetles (Order: Coleoptera; Family: Staphylinidae)
These insects are unique among the beetles in having very short wing...
Landscapes Need Irrigation in Winter
From Southwest Yard and Garden, November 5, 2005 by Dr. Curtis Smith,...
Beneficial of the Month
In our first inaugural column, we start off with a general discussion of...