Missoulian

Native plants: Paintbrush colors the Montana landscape

The genus Castilleja, known as paintbrushes or Indian paintbrushes, is a large group with many species in Montana. The genus is named for the Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo. Paintbrushes belong ...
NBC Montana

Community invited to help restore Butte Hill with native plants

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Tech’s Native Plant Program is inviting the public to take part in a community planting on Sunday, Sept. 28, from noon to 4:30 p.m. The event will be held at Buffalo Street ...
Independent Record

Gaillardia: Native plant and garden favorite

Almost 200 years have passed since Meriwether Lewis collected Gaillardia aristata, a brightly colored native wildflower that also is a favorite garden plant. Perhaps you were lucky enough to see the ...
Billings Gazette

Blooming with ideas: Water-wise garden uses native plants

DONNA HEALY Of The Gazette Staff Apr 11, 2009 Apr 11, 2009 0 In what was once an asphalt parking lot on Billings' South Side, a wildflower with a faintly chocolate fragrance blooms in midsummer. The ...
Missoulian

Native plants: Stars step forward in late summer

Asters are the "stars" of summer and fall in Montana meadows, open forests and gardens. Aster actually means star in Latin, and is both the scientific and the common name of the group. Asters belong ...