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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. October 2024; Hybrid Planetrees in Seattle ; Platanus September 2024; Chinese Hawthorn ; Cratægus pinnatifida August 2024; Turmeric ; Curcuma longa July 2024; Salal ; Gaultheria Shallon June 2024; Daimyo Oak ; Quercus dentata May 2024; Climbing Fern ; Stenochlæna palustris April 2024; The real Deadly Nightshade ; Atropa Bella-donna March 2024; Hackberry trees in Seattle ; Celtis 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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