Tag Archives: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Bastard cabbage update

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Because I still like saying “bastard cabbage”. There’s a war raging in Texas this spring — between wildflowers and bastard cabbage. Officials say bastard cabbage, also known by its proper name, rapistrum rugosum, poses a threat to the livelihood of … Continue reading →

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LBJ Wildflower Center helping to restore pine trees to Texas

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Very cool. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of The University of Texas at Austin has been selected by the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) to serve as the local grower of loblolly pines to restore wildfire-damaged Bastrop County. The … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Lady Bird

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Lady Bird Johnson would be celebrating her 100th birthday today if she were still with us. Catherine Robb’s eyes blurred with tears and she paused, overcome by the emotion of trying to find the right words to express how much … Continue reading →

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Bastard cabbage

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

All that recent rain benefits good plants and bad plants. With its thick outcropping of leafy green branches topped with small yellow flowers, an invasive weed commonly called bastard cabbage is blotting out large swaths of wildflowers, including the beloved … Continue reading →

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