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My Plant of the Month series.
    Every month I choose a plant or group of related plants to feature. Then I write about it and illustrate it. The goal is to share what I know. There is no plan to limit the content to a narrow focus, so the articles will include both garden or cultivated species and wild ones.
    If any reader desires to suggest that I treat a certain plant, feel free to contact me. Also, should I write anything that is in need of clarification, or is thought incorrect, please let me know.
    NOTE: While updating my Trees of Seattle book, I had no time for additional Plant of the Month articles. Hence the gap in 2005. Also July 2008 is skipped because I used that month to write a newsletter. June 2011 found me too busy. The absence of November 2011 has no excuse.


February 2024; Amaryllis and kin

January 2024; Smelling Trees

December 2023; Dischidia Plants ; Dischidia spp.

November 2023; Taiwan Rice-paper Plant ; Tetrapanax papyrifer

October 2023; Sunflower relatives in gardens

September 2023; Green Hawthorn ; Cratægus viridis

August 2023; Vineleaf Pelargonium ; Pelargonium lobatum

July 2023; Nests

June 2023; Medinilla ; Medinilla

May 2023; Birdnest or Tamarisk Cypress ; Chamæcyparis Lawsoniana 'Tamariscifolia'

April 2023; 20 plants wild in cracks of Seattle photographed

March 2023; Tobacco ; Nicotiana

February 2023; Parsnip ; Pastinaca sativa

January 2023; Salad Peperomia ; Peperomia pellucida

December 2022; My 2022 year as shown in 12 photographs by ALJ

November 2022; Knobcone Pine ; Pinus attenuata

October 2022; Buckeye trees in Seattle ; Æsculus

September 2022; Giant Chain-fern ; Woodwardia fimbriata

August 2022; Rabbit's-foot Fern ; Phlebodium aureum

July 2022; Chinese Toon ; Toona sinensis

June 2022; Ghost Dogwood ; Cornus Wilsoniana

May 2022; Potato ; Solanum tuberosum

April 2022; Chinese Ground-Orchid ; Bletilla striata

March 2022; Sorting Seattle Willow trees

February 2022; Seattle native Thistle mixup ; Cirsium brevistylum and Cirsium edule

January 2022; Cabbage on a Stick ; Brighamia insignis

December 2021; Neotropical Sorrel ; Monolena primuliflora (primulæflora)

November 2021; Edible Hibiscus ; Hibiscus Manihot

October 2021; Montezuma Pine ; Pinus Montezumæ

September 2021; Seasonal changes in a Seattle garden

August 2021; Crêpe Myrtle; Lagerstrœmia

July 2021; Pacific Crabapple ; Malus fusca

June 2021; Black Poplar ; Populus nigra

May 2021; Goldenchain Tree ; Laburnum anagyroides

April 2021; Water-Celery ; Œnanthe

March 2021; An extremely rare Hawthorn in Seattle ; Cratægus lævigata

February 2021; Hebe ; Hebe

January 2021; Lettuce Tree ; Pisonia grandis 'Alba'

December 2020; Asian Spindletree ; Euonymus Hamiltonianus

November 2020; Chinaberry Tree ; Melia Azedarach

October 2020; White Chilean Myrtle ; Luma Chequen

September 2020; Variegated Birdcatcher Tree ; Pisonia Brunoniana 'Variegata'

August 2020; Mayten Tree ; Maytenus Boaria

July 2020; The original Himalaya Blackberry ; Rubus armeniacus

June 2020; Marsh Bedstraw ; Galium palustre

May 2020; Snake Plant ; Sansevieria trifasciata

April 2020; Western Mayhaw ; Cratægus opaca

March 2020; Wax Plant ; Hoya

February 2020; Chinese Evergreen ; Aglaonema

January 2020; African Violet ; Saintpaulia ionantha

December 2019; Pellitory-of-the-Wall ; Parietaria judaica

November 2019; Seattle epiphytic plant photos by ALJ

October 2019; Katuk ; Sauropus androgynus

September 2019; Red Lantern-tree ; Crinodendron Hookerianum

August 2019; plant disease and insect photos by ALJ

July 2019; My Three Favorite Thymes

June 2019; 70 plants in ALJ apartment

May 2019; Cotoneaster

April 2019; 20 Montlake Trees

March 2019; Sissoo Spinach ; Alternanthera ficoidea 'Sissoo'

February 2019; Sugar Cane houseplant ; Saccharum officinarum

January 2019; Cottonwoods in Seattle

December 2018; Gerbera Daisy ; Gerbera

November 2018; Brief notes on Viburnum ; Viburnum

October 2018; Blue Angel's-Trumpet. Miniature Angel's-Trumpet ; Iochroma australe

September 2018; Handflower Tree ; Chiranthodendron pentadactylon

August 2018; Jacqueline Hillier Elm

July 2018; "trunk" photos by ALJ

June 2018; Robinson Crusoe Tree Cabbage ; Sonchus brassicifolius = Dendroseris litoralis

May 2018; Chilean Bridal Wreath or Wedding Flower ; Francoa sonchifolia

April 2018; Heaths and Heather ; Calluna and Erica

March 2018; Jewel Orchid ; Ludisia discolor

February 2018; "urban ecology" photos by ALJ

January 2018; beyond the common peanut ; Arachis spp.

December 2017; Chaste Tree ; Vitex Agnus-castus

November 2017; Shoo-Fly Plant or Apple of Peru; Nicandra physalodes

October 2017; Seattle fall color in 10 photographs

September 2017; Tropical Giant Salvia or Sage; Brillantaisia owariensis

August 2017; Mitre Vine; Mitraria coccinea

July 2017; 18 fruits in my garden in July, photographed

June 2017; Rose of Jericho; Anastatica hierochuntica

May 2017; Hosta Sieboldiana

April 2017; Prunus seedlings photographed

March 2017; My March in 10 photographs

February 2017; Dumb Cane; Dieffenbachia Sequine

January 2017; June Plum; Spondias dulcis

December 2016; Mexican Orange; Choisya ternata

November 2016; Floriferous November in Seattle

October 2016; Red Oak; Quercus rubra

September 2016; Dwarf Cardamom; Alpinia Zerumbet

August 2016; Ephedra; Ephedra distachya

July 2016; South American Iris; Phalocallis cœlestis

June 2016; Snail-Flower Vines

May 2016; Shoebutton; Ardisia elliptica

April 2016; Polka-dot Plant; Hypoëstes phyllostachya

March 2016; Catalina Ironwood; Lyonothamnus floribundus

February 2016; Snowdrops; Galanthus

January 2016; Australian Sarsaparilla; Hardenbergia violacea

December 2015; Spiny Hibiscus; Wercklea ferox

November 2015; the true identity of Schefflera "brevipedunculata"

October 2015; edible Clematis spp.

September 2015; Chili Peppers in Seattle; Capsicum spp.

August 2015; Firecracker Vine; Manettia

July 2015; Crimson Flag; Hesperantha coccinea

June 2015; Parasol-leaf Tree; Macaranga grandifolia

May 2015; Caricature Plant; Graptophyllum pictum

April 2015; Lily of the Valley; Convallaria

March 2015; Winged Spindletree; Euonymus alatus

February 2015; Periwinkle; Vinca

January 2015; Solanum Nightshades in general

December 2014; Edible Poinsettia

November 2014; Garlic Vines; Mansoa

October 2014; hybrid Black Walnut trees; Juglans

September 2014; Jaborosa; Jaborosa sativa

August 2014; Italian Arum; Arum italicum

July 2014; Sea Rocket; Cakile species

June 2014; edible Mahonia

May 2014; edible Ficus leaves

April 2014; Japan Laurel; Aucuba japonica

March 2014; Schmidt's Begonia; Begonia subvillosa

February 2014; Mulberry Weed; Fatoua villosa

January 2014; Yellow Oleander; Thevetia peruviana

December 2013; Bougainvillea houseplant usage and edibility

November 2013; Pleione houseplant usage and edibility

October 2013; Crimson or Sun Bromeliad; Fascicularia bicolor

September 2013; Croton; Codiæum variegatum

August 2013; Hibiscus; Hibiscus species

July 2013; edible Bellflowers; Campanula species

June 2013; Ellwood Lawson-Cypress; Chamæcyaris Lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'

May 2013; Yams; Dioscorea species

April 2013; Shrubby Gromwell; Glandora prostrata miscalled: Lithodora diffusa

March 2013; Youth-on-Age; Tolmiea Menziesii

February 2013; edible Crocus; Crocus species

January 2013; Velvet Plants; Gynura species and hybrids

December 2012; Kunming Knotweed; Polygonum microcephalum var. sphaerocephalum 'Kunming'

November 2012; Turkish White Skullcap; Scutellaria albida

October 2012; The notably few Edible Gesneriads

September 2012; Sichuan Arborvitæ or Thuja; Thuja sutchuenensis

August 2012; Love-in-a-Mist and Black Seed; Nigella spp.

July 2012; Japanese Ginger in Seattle; Zingiber Mioga

June 2012; Edible Elephant-Ear Plants; Alocasia species

May 2012; Peanuts in Seattle

April 2012; Vegetables in Seattle

March 2012; three rare Germander species

February 2012; Weedy Violets in Seattle

January 2012; Chaya or Mayan Tree-Spinach; Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

December 2011; Pineapple Guava; Acca Sellowiana

October 2011; Pacific Yew in Seattle; Taxus brevifolia

September 2011; Peruvian Peppertrees in Seattle; Schinus Molle

August 2011; Devil's Club; Oplopanax horridus

July 2011; Mount Ætna Broom; Genista ætnensis

May 2011; Peanut-butter Fruit or Plant; Bunchosia

April 2011; China Doll; Radermachera sinica

March 2011; Autumn Cyclamen; Cyclamen hederifolium

February 2011; Edible succulents in a wheel planter

January 2011; Dudleya in Seattle

December 2010; Pilea houseplants

November 2010; Sweet Potatoes in Seattle; Ipomoea Batatas

October 2010; Pacific Rhododendron; Rhododendron macrophyllum

September 2010; Heartleaf Ice-Plant; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

August 2010; Carolina Hemlock; Tsuga caroliniana

July 2010; Japan's largest trees --Part Two

June 2010; Wild Strawberry; Fragaria vesca

May 2010; Puget Sound Juniper; Juniperus maritima

April 2010; Weeping Hemlock Trees in Seattle; Tsuga canadensis f. pendula

March 2010; Chinese Money Maple; Dipteronia sinensis

February 2010; Flannel Bush; Fremontodendron 'California Glory'

January 2010; South Esk Pine; Callitris oblonga

December 2009; Yellow Lily-Tree; Magnolia Ernestii = Michelia Wilsonii

November 2009; Banyalla; Pittosporum bicolor

October 2009; Yellow-horn Tree; Xanthoceras sorbifolium

September 2009; Hemsley Snowbell-Tree; Styrax Hemsleyanus

August 2009; Seattle native tree hybrids

July 2009; Black Mulberry-Tree; Morus nigra

June 2009; Bottlebrush shrubs; Callistemon in Seattle

May 2009; Mrs. Davidson's Photinia

April 2009; Ferns Gone Wild

March 2009; Chocolate-scented flowers

February 2009; Catalina Currant; Ribes viburnifolium

January 2009; Pipli Tree; Exbucklandia populnea

December 2008; Elephant Bush; Portulacaria afra

November 2008; Incense Cedar; Calocedrus decurrens

October 2008; Hybrid Elms in Seattle; Ulmus cultivars

September 2008; Chilean Fire-tree; Embothrium coccineum

August 2008; Afghan Fig; Ficus Johannis ssp. afghanistanica

June 2008; Old Wood; Leucosidea sericea

May 2008; Zanthoxylum trees and shrubs

April 2008; Japan's largest trees

March 2008; Manzanita; Arctostaphylos Manzanita

February 2008; Beargrass; Xerophyllum tenax

January 2008; Barbujana Laurel; Apollonias Barbujana

December 2007; Parsley; Petroselinum crispum

November 2007; Dog Rose; Rosa canina

October 2007; Grape; Vitis vinifera and hybrids --in Seattle

September 2007; Daphne --in Seattle

August 2007; Geranium; Geranium 'Jolly Bee' and RozanneTM.

July 2007; Ehretia Trees; Ehretia spp.

June 2007; Madeira Vine; Anredera cordifolia

May 2007; Trevo Tree; Dasyphyllum diacanthoides

April 2007; Fringecups (& kin in Seattle); Tellima grandiflora

March 2007; Cuckoo Flower; Cardamine pratensis

February 2007; Italian Buckthorn; Rhamnus Alaternus

January 2007; Douglas Fir; Pseudotsuga Menziesii

December 2006; Orange-bark Myrtle; Luma apiculata

November 2006; 'Golden Treasure' Sweetgum; Liquidambar Styraciflua 'Golden Treasure'

October 2006; Torrey Pine; Pinus Torreyana

September 2006; Chilean Wineberry; Aristotelia chilensis

August 2006; Sesame; Sesamum indicum

July 2006; Eucalyptus Dalrympleana; Eucalyptus Dalrympleana

June 2006; Scarlet Runner Bean; Phaseolus coccineus

May 2006; Alexanders; Smyrnium Olusatrum

April 2006; Azara; Azara spp.

March 2006; South African Persimmon Shrub; Diospyros austro-africana

February 2006; Black Hawthorn; Cratægus Douglasii

January 2006; Soapbark Tree; Quillaja Saponaria

July 2005; Wattle; Acacia

June 2005; Tamarisk; Tamarix

May 2005; Spindle Tree; Euonymus europæus

April 2005; Japanese Flowering Cherries in Seattle; Prunus cultivars

March 2005; Japanese Apricot; Prunus Mume

February 2005; Tall Trees in Seattle

January 2005; Yew Pine; Podocarpus macrophyllus

December 2004; Summer Holly; Comarostaphylis diversifolia

November 2004; Nut-sedge; Cyperus esculentus

October 2004; Hopbush; Dodonæa viscosa

September 2004; Canyon Live Oak; Quercus chrysolepis

August 2004; Mexican Plum; Prunus mexicana

July 2004; Cat Thyme; Teucrium Marum

June 2004; Evergreen Dogwood; Cornus capitata

May 2004; Savory-Scented Thyme; Thymus pannonicus

April 2004; Chilean Hazel; Gevuina Avellana

March 2004; Forget Me Not; Myosotis spp.

February 2004; Cutleaf Tanoak; Lithocarpus densiflorus f. attenuato-dentatus

January 2004; Wintergreen; Gaultheria procumbens

December 2003; 'Gibbs' Golden Gage' Crabapple; Malus 'Gibbs' Golden Gage'

November 2003; Urbanite Ash®; Fraxinus americana Urbanite®

October 2003; Water Pepper; Polygonum Hydropiper

September 2003; Briançon Apricot; Prunus brigantina

August 2003; Toothache Plant; Acmella oleracea

July 2003; Hummingbird Mints; Agastache

June 2003; Fairy Crassula; Crassula multicava

May 2003; Coast Redwood; Sequoia sempervirens

April 2003; Yellow Archangel; Lamium Galeobdolon

March 2003; Celery; Apium graveolens

February 2003; Sweetbay; Magnolia virginiana

January 2003; Evergreen Huckleberry; Vaccinium ovatum

December 2002; Oca; Oxalis tuberosa

November 2002; Ornamental Crabapples; genus Malus

October 2002; Cascara; Rhamnus Purshiana

September 2002; Rocket

August 2002; Oregon Grape; Mahonia Aquifolium

July 2002; Hardy Ice Plants

June 2002; Banana Shrub; Michelia Figo

May 2002; Sorrel

April 2002; Bigleaf Maple; Acer macrophyllum

March 2002; Bittercress

February 2002; Cold-hardy Eucalyptus

January 2002; Scented Geraniums

December 2001; Osmanthus x Fortunei 'San José'



   
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