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Library & Archive
The Library & Archive maintains a database of the original Wildflower Newsletter published quarterly from 1984 to 1998. The newsletters track the history of the Wildflower Center and include letters from Lady Bird Johnson and other stories of cultural and historical significance.
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| 1993 VOL. 10, NO.6 | Saving Trees and Plants at New Center Site a Big Job, Director's Report, Wildflower Center News, Native Plants and Historical Wintertime Medicianl Treatments, Native Beauty of America Photo Contest Winners, Erysimum asperum, Stanleya pinnata | Phlox roemeriana (Goldeneye phlox) Yucca rupicola (Twistleaf yucca) Muhlenbergia lindheimeri (Lindheimer's muhly) Quercus fusiformis (Escarpment live oak) Ulmus crassifolia (Cedar elm) Carya illinoinensis (Pecan) Vitis mustangensis (Mustang grape) Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper) Mahonia trifoliolata (Agarita) Diospyros texana (Texas persimmon) Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon) Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. lanuginosum (Gum bully) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Morella cerifera (Wax myrtle ) Achillea millefolium (Common yarrow) Rhus aromatica (Fragrant sumac) Erysimum asperum (Western wallflower) Stanleya pinnata (Desert princes' plume) | Marcia Hermann David Northington Angela Barton | |
| 1994 VOL. 11, NO.1 | Winter Botanizing Using Stems, Director's Report, Welcome New Education Director Julie Barrett Heffington, Center Teams with Garden Clubs to Develop and Distribute Wildflower Curriculum, Plant Conservation and Landscape Design Symposium, Cleome lutea, Cleome serrulata | Betula papyrifera (Paper birch) () () | John Slider David Northington | |
| 1994 VOL. 11, NO.2 | Celebrate Spring With the National Wildflower Research Center, National Hotlines, Education Director\'s Report, Unlocking Keys to Learn the Secrets of Plants, Definitions of Plant Parts | Agastache foeniculum (Blue giant hyssop) | Julie Barrett Heffington Dyanne Cortez | |
| 1994 VOL. 11, NO.3 | Preparation for Spring Gardening, Director\'s Report, How the Length of Day and Night Affect Flowering | Aconitum columbianum (Columbian monkshood) Salvia azurea (Pitcher sage) | Denise Delaney David Northington John Slider | |
| 1994 VOL. 11, NO.4 | Night of the Wildflowers Fundraising Event, New Site Preview Featured at Membership Open House, Director\'s Report, Containerize Native Summer Color | Filipendula rubra (Queen of the prairie) Rosa arkansana (Prairie rose) | David Northington Denise Delaney | |
| 1994 VOL. 11, NO.5 | Sowing Seeds in Fall for a Spectacular Spring Season, Education Director's Report, Fall Foliage, Creating Leaf Prints, Wildflower Center Building Update, Oenothera deltoides, Verbesina virginica | Oenothera deltoides (Birdcage evening-primrose) Verbesina virginica (Frostweed) | Angela Barton Julie Barrett Heffington Flo Oxley David Northington | |
| 1994 VOL. 11, NO.6 | Wildflower Center Featured Non-Profit in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, Dana Leavitt Honored by Board of Directors, Executive Director\\\'s Report, Wildflower Center News, A Rose By Any Other Name Common and Botanical Plant Names, Pioneer Wild Plant Recipes, Cornus drummondii, Cornus florida | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick) Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed susan) Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot) Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk cabbage) Actaea racemosa var. racemosa (Black cohosh) Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood) Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf dogwood) Fagus grandifolia (American beech) Juglans nigra (Black walnut) Morus rubra (Red mulberry) Rubus hispidus (Bristly dewberry) () Allium tricoccum (Wild leek) Mitchella repens (Partridgeberry) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke) Lepidium virginicum (Virginia peppergrass) Sagittaria latifolia (Broadleaf arrowhead) Vicia americana (American vetch) Smilax rotundifolia (Roundleaf greenbriar) | Katherine Guckenheimer David Northington Flo Oxley | |
| 1995 VOL. 12, NO.1 | Night of the Wildflowers a Tremendous Success, Congressmen Pickle and Andrews Honored at Wildflower Garden Party, Education Director\'s Report, The Prairie and Major Grasslands of the United States, Liatris punctata, Solidago rigida | Liatris punctata (Dotted blazing star) Oligoneuron rigidum (Stiff goldenrod) | Julie Barrett Heffington Flo Oxley | |
| 1995 VOL. 12, NO.2 | Wildflower Center Opens April 8th through 9th, Grand Opening Schedule of Events, On Building a New Wildflower Center, Restoring the Future, Looking Back and Moving Forward a Review by Lady Bird Johnson, An Open Letter to Wildflower Center Members, Spring and Summer Programs, The Gardens of the Wildflower Center, Wildflower Center Gifts, The New Wildflower Center and Facilities Rental, Clearinghouse Notes, Volunteer Recognition, Staff Photo | Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed susan) Platanthera grandiflora (Greater purple fringed orchid) Nymphaea odorata (American white water-lily) | J.C. Blumenfeld David Northington Marcia Hermann Lady Bird Johnson Julie Barrett Heffington Denise Delaney Joseph Hammer Pamme Mickelson Angela Barton Peggy Budd | |
| 1995 VOL. 12, NO.3 | Explore the Big Bend With the Wildflower Center, Education Director\'s Report, The Secret Life of Deserts, The Power of Teamwork, Baileya multiradiata, Calochortus nuttallii | Baileya multiradiata (Desert marigold) Calochortus nuttallii (Sego lily) Leymus cinereus (Basin wildrye) Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree) Larrea tridentata (Creosote bush) Ambrosia dumosa (Burrobush) Psorothamnus schottii (Schott's dalea) Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro) Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida (Jumping cholla) Peniocereus greggii var. greggii (Nightblooming cereus) Calliandra eriophylla (Pink fairyduster) Flourensia cernua (American tarwort) Baileya multiradiata (Desert marigold) Zinnia acerosa (Desert zinnia) | Julie Barrett Heffington Angela Barton David Northington | |
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