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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 | |
| 1995 VOL. 12, NO.4 | The Natural Landscape Movement Comes of Age, Information and Clearinghouse, Executive Director\'s Report, Wetlands, Book Recommendations, Taxodium distichum, Typha latifolia | Taxodium distichum (Bald cypress) Typha latifolia (Broadleaf cattail) | Bret Rappaport David Northington Flo Oxley Joseph Hammer | |
| 1995 VOL. 12, NO.5 | Water Recycling Utilizing Architecture at the Wildflower Center, Education Director\'s Report, Alpine Plants and Harsh Environmental Conditions, Review of National Membership, Erythronium grandiflorum, Polygonum bistortoides | Erythronium grandiflorum (Yellow avalanche-lily) Polygonum bistortoides (American bistort) | J.C. Blumenfeld Julie Barrett Heffington | |
| 1995 VOL. 12, NO.6 | Mission in Review, Fire and Landscape Ecology, The Little House, Essays on the Boreal Coniferous Forests of Northwest United States, Pinus palustris, Pinus strobus | Pinus palustris (Longleaf pine) Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) | David Northington J.C. Blumenfeld Flo Oxley | |
| 1996 VOL. 13, NO.1 | Conservation in Garden Maintenance, To Prune or Not to Prune, Education Director\'s Report, Children\'s Educational Activity Five Layer Flower, Recommended Reading, Eustoma grandiflorum - Liriodendron tulipifera | Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum (Texas bluebells) Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree) | Denise Delaney Flo Oxley Julie Barrett Heffington Margaret Russell | |
| 1996 VOL. 13, NO.2 | Annual Wildflower Days Festival, Wildflower Center Hotline, The Visitor Experience, Wildflower Center Sponsored Tours, Carniverous Plants, The Native Landscape Design Institute at the Wildflower Center, Victory Garden Host Jim Wilson to Speak at the Wildflower Center, Dionaea muscipula, Drosera capillaris, Pinguicula pumila, Sarracenia purpurea, Utricularia inflata | Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap) Drosera capillaris (Pink sundew) Pinguicula pumila (Small butterwort) Sarracenia purpurea (Purple pitcherplant) Utricularia inflata (Swollen bladderwort) Penstemon tubaeflorus (White wand penstemon) Echinacea pallida (Pale purple coneflower) Echinacea paradoxa (Yellow coneflower) Callirhoe digitata (Winecup) Callirhoe involucrata (Winecup) Silene regia (Royal catchfly) | Patricia Alholm Joseph Hammer Flo Oxley | |
| 1996 VOL. 13, NO.3 | Hummingbird Gardening, Blooms Beget Butterflies, Butterflies and Hummingbirds Focus of Speaker\\\'s Series, Executive Director\\\'s Report, Wildflower Center News, Wildflower Center Patrons, Aquilegia canadensis, Asclepias tuberosa, Eupatorium fistulosum, Lobelia cardinalis, Monarda didyma, Passiflora species | Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern red columbine) Salvia greggii (Autumn sage) Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed) () Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower) Monarda didyma (Scarlet beebalm) Campsis radicans (Trumpet creeper) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium (Fireweed) | Flo Oxley David Northington | |
| 1996 VOL. 13, NO.4 | The Worth of a Native Plant, Pros and Cons of Using Rare Native Plants, Education Director\'s Report | Mimulus primuloides (Primrose monkeyflower) Lilium occidentale (Western lily) Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's root) Silene regia (Royal catchfly) | Julie Barrett Heffington Maria Urice Joseph Hammer | |
| 1996 VOL. 13, NO.5 | Bats as Cacti Pollinators, Fall Foliage Hotlines, Creating Fall Foliage Leafprints, Executive Director\\\\\\\'s Report, Agave lecheguilla, Datura wrightii, Cereus thurberi, Oenothera deltoides, Yucca brevifolia | Agave lechuguilla (Lechuguilla) Datura wrightii (Jimsonweed) Oenothera deltoides (Birdcage evening-primrose) Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree) Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro) Stenocereus thurberi (Organpipe cactus) Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro) | Joan Ivy David Northington | |
| 1996 VOL. 13, NO.6 | Winter Wonderland, Origins of the Christmas Tree, Development Director\\\'s Report, State Sponsored Native Plant License Plates, Cornus florida, Ilex decidua, Liquidamber styraciflua, Sorghastrum nutans | Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood) Ilex decidua (Possumhaw) Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel) | Flo Oxley Mae Daniller | |
| 1997 VOL. 14, NO.1 | Why Use Native Plants, Wildflower Days Festival, A Salute to Hard Working Volunteers, Tree Talk and Winter Walk, Exercise Your Mind, Mae Daniller Leaving | () | J.C. Blumenfeld Peggy Budd | |
| 1997 VOL. 14, NO.2 | Southwest and American Airlines Official Air Carriers for Wildflower Days, Wildflower Days Keynote Speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Executive Director's Report, Interim Executive Director Martha Farmer, Annual Black-Tie Celebration Honors Mrs. Johnson's Vision, Native Landscape Design Institute, National Wildflower Sightings Hotlines | () | Patricia Alholm David Northington Martha Farmer J.C. Blumenfeld | |
| 1997 VOL. 14, NO.3 | Beneficial Insects, Beneficial Bug Basics, Education Director's Report, Wildflower Center News, New Wildflower Center Website | () | Flo Oxley J.C. Blumenfeld Julie Barrett Heffington | |
| 1997 VOL. 14, NO.4 | Pollination and Pollinators, Big Bugs Exhibit, A Taste of Honey, Executive Director\'s Report, Commemorative Bench Offer | Monarda citriodora (Lemon beebalm) Gaillardia pulchella (Indian blanket) | Flo Oxley Kim Lehman Martha Farmer | |
| 1997 VOL. 14, NO.5 | National Fall Foliage Hotlines, Spiders Nature's Webmasters, Director of Finance and Operations Report, Spider Facts, Wildflower Center News, Big Bug's Children's Page, Help the Wildflower Center Through Earth Share, Big Bug's Sculpture Exhibit Continues | () | J.C. Blumenfel Ruth Buskirk Greg Grace Max Woodfin | |
| 1997 VOL. 14, NO.6 | Attracting Native Bees to Pollinate Backyard Gardens, Message from Wildflower Center President, Message from Our New Executive Director, Donor Recognition, Bee Attracting Genera for Your Garden | () | Dr. Stephen Buchmann Ellen Temple Dr. Robert Breunig | |
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