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  • Texas lantana

    By Marilyn Sallee
    Texas lantana

    Texas Lantana laughs at hazards that can wipe out lesser plants; it resists drought, heat, deer, and salt.

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    Nominations open for annual awards

    By Bill Hopkins
    Nominations open for annual awards

    Know of someone who deserves recognition for work on native plants and their environments? Nominate them for one of our annual awards.

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    Quilt project will benefit scholarship fund

    By editor
    Quilt project will benefit scholarship fund

    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.

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    Call for papers

    By Bill Hopkins
    Call for papers

    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.

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    National Wildflower Week

    By Bill Hopkins
    National Wildflower Week

    National Wildflower Week, May 4 through May 12, celebrates nature’s bounty of wildflowers all across the nation.

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    Two plants considered for endangered list

    By Bill Hopkins
    Two plants considered for endangered list

    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
    Grants help bring back the Monarch

    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 »