Texas lantana
By Marilyn Sallee
Texas Lantana laughs at hazards that can wipe out lesser plants; it resists drought, heat, deer, and salt.
Nominations open for annual awards
By Bill Hopkins
Know of someone who deserves recognition for work on native plants and their environments? Nominate them for one of our annual awards.
Quilt project will benefit scholarship fund
By editor
For a third year, Tricia Hopkins is challenging members to help raise money for the Kate Hillhouse Scholarship Fund by creating a quilt to be auctioned off.
Call for papers
By Bill Hopkins
Writers are invited to submit research papers, general papers on topics of interest, and “how to” articles related to themes of the 2013 Texas Native Plants Symposium.
National Wildflower Week
By Bill Hopkins
National Wildflower Week, May 4 through May 12, celebrates nature’s bounty of wildflowers all across the nation.
Two plants considered for endangered list
By Bill Hopkins
The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking protection for the Texas Golden Gladecress (Levenworthea texana) as endangered and the Neches River Rosemallow (Hibiscus dasycalyx) as threatened. read more »
Grants help bring back the Monarch
By Bill Hopkins
Almost $4,000 in grant money has been provided by the Native Plant Society of Texas and Monarch Watch to fund planting of new Monarch habitat in 18 different community gardens around the state. read more »
