Drosera » nyc http://www.drosera-x.com NYC Native Plant Gardens, Green Roofs and Landscapes Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:24:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 In NY Times today http://www.drosera-x.com/2010/04/03/in-ny-times-today/ http://www.drosera-x.com/2010/04/03/in-ny-times-today/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:41:20 +0000 Marielle http://www.drosera-x.com/?p=633 Hello New York Times readers!  I think they did a great job framing the issues and not downplaying the issues around local native plant conservation in the urban context.  What do you think?

“Today, that shadbush and dozens of other flora native to the New York region face extinction, a result of urban development and the encroachment of invasive plants from foreign lands…”

]]> http://www.drosera-x.com/2010/04/03/in-ny-times-today/feed/ 0 In Bloom Now http://www.drosera-x.com/2009/09/21/in-bloom-now/ http://www.drosera-x.com/2009/09/21/in-bloom-now/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:10:39 +0000 Marielle http://www.drosera-x.com/?p=534

Wild bean (Apios americana). Herbaceous, perennial, twining vine in the pea family (Fabaceae) found occasionally in the city (so a NYC rarity).  This one was found in a canopy opening in a moist forest.  I wonder why this isn’t available horticulturally?  Pelham Bay Park, Bronx.

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