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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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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 | |
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