Garden & Nature, Southwest

Ep. 21 - Summer Garden - Native Plants & Wildlife. Evolution of Garden and Gardener.

• Vani Shukla • Episode 21

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Native plant garden in harsh summer seasons in southwest can be full of life and color. A summer native garden becomes more enjoyable as the garden matures and as the perspective of the gardener grows with the garden. 


Native plants mentioned in this episode

  • Flame Acanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii)
  • Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)
  • Gregg's Dalea (Dalea greggii)
  • Hairy Five Eyes (Chamaesaracha sordida )
  • Rock Penstemon (Penstemon baccharifolius)
  • Blanketflower (Gaillardia )
  • Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
  • Chocolate Daisy (Berlandiera lyrata)
  • Scarlet Hedgenettle (Stachys coccinea)
  • Woolly Butterfly Bush (Buddleja marrubiifolia)
  • Mexican Elder/Mexican Elderberry (Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea)
  • Wild Tobacco (Nicotiana )
  • Damianita (Chrysactinia mexicana)

Wildlife mentioned in this episode

  • Tarantula Hawk Wasps (Pepsis spp. and Hemipepsis spp.)
  • Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
  • Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
  • Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
  • Tiger Whiptail lizard /Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)

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