Last time on Backyard Botanist, many people on Earth made plans for their new alien friends. Meanwhile in other news, dummies on a dock get dealt with in Alabama. As if that wasn't entertaining enough, this weeks plan involves…

Previously on Backyard Botanist, seawater along the tip of Florida has exceeded hot tub temperatures of 37.8C (100F) in recent days, making it potentially the hottest ever measured, and we discovered the Orange Daylily. This week the false…

Previously, on Backyard Botanist, zoologist called pandas “lazy”, and we discovered the wonders of Echinacea. This installment will be just as exciting as we are covering the ditch lily!

More specifically Hemerocallis fulva, the orange daylily or ditch…

Purple Coneflower, also known as Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea), belongs to the plant family Asteraceae. It's pretty. It's pokey. But what else is there to learn about it? Well, a lot actually.

Echinacea grows abundantly in both…

Hello again and welcome to the (belated) fourth volume of Backyard Botanist!  We are gathered here today to learn all about a plant called Amaranth (Amaranthus). But first, I have to tell you a funny (not really)…

Here we go, with the third volume of Backyard Botanist! Eating foraged foods can feel great. As with any harvest, I would imagine. It's wild once you realize how many edible plants grow all around you. And that's what…

Welcome to the second edition of Backyard Botanist! Each week I will introducing you to a new edible plant that can be plucked from your own backyard, roadside, or forest. As I share with you how to properly identify…

Welcome to the first edition of Backyard Botanist. Each week I will be introducing you to a new edible plant that can be plucked from your own backyard, roadside, or forest. I feel like this might be a Wednesday…