Posts Tagged ‘Helen Sharsmith’
August 26, 2019 Top Four No-Fail Fall Perennials, Stephen McCormick, Edward Beard Budding, the State Flower of Alabama, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Victor Nekrasov, Rachel Carson by Linda Lear, Peony Sarah Bernhardt, and Helen Sharsmith
If your garden looks a little sad right now, it could probably benefit from the addition of some no-fail fantastic fall perennials. Here are some of my favorites: If you have a sunny, wet area, Joe-Pye weed is a perfect choice. The blooms are super tall and a favorite with pollinators. The Latin name is…
Read MoreRemembering California Botanist Helen Sharsmith and a Glimpse of her Children’s Botanical Namesakes
“Helen’s husband named a stickseed after her called Hackelia Sharsmithii. It’s a pretty little endangered herb in the borage family.” August 26, 1905 On this day, the biologist Helen Sharsmith was born. A native Californian, Helen and her husband received doctorates from the University of California, Berkeley. Helen’s dissertation, The Flora of the Mount Hamilton…
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