GROW NATIVE!
We want to help you select local plants that thrive in our natural habitat but are also both beautiful and economical. This will result in plants that are easier to care for and better support our local ecosystem. Our Grow Native initiative is here to help show you the way!
News and Blog Items
Here are some recent and interesting items. Click the link for the full article.
- 2022 Arizona Botany Meeting – Call for Abstracts
The Arizona Native Plant Society is excited to announce the 19th Annual Arizona Botany Meeting! This year’s theme is Native Plants of Arizona: Exploring the Unique Plants and Ecosystems of our Botanically Diverse State. We […] - Happenings – Fall 2022 newsletter
The Fall edition of Happenings is now available! Read to learn more about activities of AZNPS chapters around the state. - Dear Plant Nerd,
Help! We are Tucson homeowners and want to know of a nice tall, non toxic, bush we can plant for shade on the SW side of our home. The previous owners planted Oleander, which we […] - Wear gloves when you tackle those weeds.
Spurge aka Euphorbia/Chamaesyce is a common weed that can be an irritant. - DEAR PLANT GEEK, Tell me about a really cool plant for the Sonoran Desert.
The coral bean (Erythrina flabelliformis) is one of the coolest plants in southern Arizona. Deciduous shrub (in our region) usually growing to about 4’ high and wide. This is actually a tropical tree—our region used […] - A New Chapter Proposed for Tonto Basin RegionAZNP Society has approved an interim chapter in Tonto Basin, AZ with meetings beginning in October. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Becky Settje at beckysettje@hotmail.com or on her Instagram account wild_rhody. Our meetings will include […]
- Trailing Grama Grass (Bouteloua diversispicula) in Arizona: Recent Learnings
Trailing Grama is a perennial native grass that in wet summers forms prolific solons that knit desert soils together in shallow rooted turf-like stands. And good news: this year for the first time there is clear evidence that Trailing Grama is outcompeting Bermudagrass along moist roadsides. - Late Summer in the Chiricahua Mountains
September 17, 18, and 19, 2022
Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Cochise CountyAll members are invited to enjoy this weekend with us. Whatever the weather, there will be botanical treats and great company. - Dear Plant Nerd – Is there a native plant like Giant Bamboo for my Sonoran Desert yard?
Yes! Let me tell you about a native grass that looks like a tiny bamboo. Meet bamboo muhly (Muhlenbergia dumosa) native to Arizona, south into Mexico. This graceful plant grows to about 3 feet tall […] - The Return of the Tucson Monsoon Mixer and Plant Swap on August 12!
Hello AZNPS Tucson Chapter members. I hope you are having a fantastic summer and that you all have received some rain from this early but somewhat elusive monsoon season. I am happy to inform you […]
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