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October 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Ferns and Lycophytes of San Diego County, With Jon Rebman, October 17, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., Curator and Chair of Botany, San Diego Natural History Museum. Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., is Curator/Chair of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum (since 1996) and a plant taxonomist who conducts extensive floristic research in Baja California and in San Diego and Imperial counties. He leads field classes and botanical expeditions and directs the San Diego County Plant Atlas project (sdplantatlas.org). Personal scientific collections: 37,000+ plant
Oct 1
Articles
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Bonsai - The Art of Making the Mighty into ‘Miniatures’ Even with Native Plants!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2026. This Coast Live Oak is approximately 100 years old and has small leaves. Typically, bonsais have leaves that are smaller than full size trees of the same species. Photo by Susan Lewitt. Bonsai - The Art of Making the Mighty into ‘Miniatures’ Even with Native Plants! Do you want more native trees, but you have no space for them? How about having ‘miniature’ trees, or Bonsais, instead. There are many native plants that may d
Oct 1
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Native Plant Society’s Fall Plant Sale Coming Next Month! Meanwhile, Want succulents? How About Native Succulents!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2026. Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead. Photo courtesy of the San Dieguito River Park Staff. California Native Plant Society’s Fall Plant Sale Coming Next Month! Meanwhile, Want succulents? How About Native Succulents! Our Native Plant Sale is back this fall with a new format. Choose from more than 350 California native plant species and cultivars from local nurseries and CNPS growers. Pre-order September 1–15. Plant orders are
Sep 1
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Plants in Favorite Flavors: Minty Good!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! August 2026. Yerba buena has many culinary uses including the usual mojito, plus these three ideas. Left photo: "Cranberry Mojito" by esimpraim is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Middle photo: "yerba buena perry pisco mojito" by goodiesfirst is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Right photo: "Mini cupcakes de mojito / Mojito mini cupcakes" by www.littlewonderland.es is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Going Wild with Natives: Native Plants in Fav
Aug 1
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: What you might find with your Great Valley Gumweed and Milkweed plants
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2026. Bordered Patch butterfly. Photos by Christopher Christie, used with permission. What you might find with your Great Valley Gumweed and Milkweed plants Native plants support more than pollinators such as Monarch butterflies and their caterpillars. Here is another part of this web of life: On Tuesday May 5, I rolled out my recycling container, as usual. A few minutes later, when I came back to add to it, I was astonished to f
Jul 1
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Love Butterflies? Plant Natives!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2026. Pipevine Swallowtail by Thomas Elliott. Love Butterflies? Plant Natives! Life cycle of the Pipevine Swallowtail: Chrysalis (upper left), adult (upper right), hungry larva or caterpillar (lower left) and eggs (lower right). Upper Left: "Pipevine Swallowtail Chrysalis" by cotinis is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Upper right: "Pipevine Swallowtail" by DrPhotoMoto is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. Lower left: "Pipevine Swallowtai
Jun 1
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Natives Can Be Very Easy And Attractive Also!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2026. Wix stock photo. Natives Can Be Very Easy and Attractive Also! Western Columbine is easy to grow, has beautiful flowers (left) and the seed pods feed native species (right). Left photo by Neal Kramer. Right photo by Jean Pawek. As an enticement to grow more native plants, I have chosen four beauties that are easy to grow. Some people avoid natives because they may think that they can be difficult, but just like any other gr
Apr 30
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Pollinator Food And Host Plants For Butterflies And More!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2026. What a great color coordination! "Desert Marigold Moth (in a Desert Marigold flower)" by Lon&Queta, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Pollinator Food and Host Plants for Butterflies and More! Native plants in our gardens create a sanctuary for nature that supports the local biodiversity by supporting native pollinators. Some pollinators are generalists and go to many different species of flowers, while others, known as spec
Feb 1
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