Seminar 2026 - Save the Date!
Herb of the Month - Mexican Mint Marigold
Mexican Mint Marigold, Tagetes lucida, is native to Central America and Mexico. It has become popular in North America as a substitute for French tarragon because the leaves have a licorice or anise flavor. Also known as anise marigold, Mexican tarragon, Spanish tarragon, or sweet mace, this culinary herb is commonly used to season fish, chicken, egg dishes, salads and dips.
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Focus on a Native - Tropical Sage
Tropical Sage, Salvia coccinea, is a showy Texas Hill Country perennial native that grows abundantly in sandy, clay, caliche and loam soils in woody thickets, chaparral, stream edges and floodplains. Also known as Scarlet Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage and Indian Fire, it produces bright red flowers from February through October. The cultivated Scarlet Sage was introduced from Brazil. Tropical Sage blooms are about 1” long with 5 petals in clusters of 2-6 flowers at regular intervals along long, square stems that grow to about 30” tall.
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Creepy Crawler - Walking Stick
Walkingsticks, stickbugs, and stick insects all are names given to insects in the order Phasmatodea. The order also includes leaf insects, but those are not found in Texas. Phasmids are found all over the world with the exception of Antarctica. They tend to be most abundant in tropical and subtropical areas. These insects have body design that provides natural camouflage which can protect against predators by disguising their form to blend with plants they live on. Some species have secondary defense mechanisms such as startle responses, unpalatable excretions, or spines.
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