UCRBG Newsletter

The University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens

Volume 33, Number 4, Winter 2013

UCRBG Newsletter

INTRODUCING THE MONARCH

BUTTERFLY

Arcle and Photos by Ann Platzer

he Monarch butter-

fly, Danaus plexippus,

is a widespread North

American insect that

ranges from Mexico to

as far north as Canada.

It has a wing span of

about 4 inches and is

colored bright orange

with black veins and

white spots on a black

border (photo 1).

The females lay tiny, cream-colored,

dome-shaped, eggs on various species

of milkweed host plants. Each female

may lay up to 500 eggs over a period

of three to four weeks. Eggs hatch in

about three to four days. The newly

emerged caterpillar first eats its egg

shell and then becomes a voracious

munching machine, molting

(shedding its skin) four times and

growing from 1/16 inch to two whole

inches over 10-14 days (photo 2); a 25

fold increase in length and 2,000 fold

increase in mass! After reaching full

size, the caterpillar stops eating and

enters what is called a “wandering

phase”. During this phase, the cater-

pillar moves, sometimes long

distances from its host plant, to select

a place to attach onto with a silken

hold fast, upside down in a “J”

position. In about a day it molts one

last time to become a pupa (photo 3:

Monarch pupa with shed larval skin).

The pupal stage is the so-called

quiescent or quiet period, but quiet it

is not. For inside, a major transforma-

tion takes place where organs change

and wings appear. In just ten to

fourteen days, an adult Monarch

emerges with crumpled wings and a

fat abdomen full of hemolymph fluid

(insect blood). This is a very vulner-

able stage for the butterfly since it

can’t fly and thus is susceptible to

predation. Now it must quickly pump

fluid from its fat abdomen into the

veins of the wings that expand and

harden in about one to two hours. And

‘voila’, off flies our magnificent

Monarch to live for two to five weeks,

unless it is migrating south and then

the Monarch survives over winter.

There are many (75-100) species of

milkweed, Asclepias spp, which can

serve as host plants for Monarchs, a

number of which are native to Califor-

nia. Milkweeds also serve as impor-

tant nectar plants for Monarchs as

well as for many other species of

butterflies. Milkweeds contain cardiac

glycosides (heart poisons) that are

poisonous to many animals such as

livestock, chickens, humans, and most

Monarch predators. However, the

Monarch larva is insensitive to the

chemical effects and the poison is

sequestered in its tissues building up

concentrations higher than that found

in the milkweed plants. Most impor-

tantly, the poison remains in the

Monarch’s body through pupation and

emergence to adulthood. Thus, the

bright colors and markings of the

larva and adult warn expectant

Photo 2. Monarch larvae

Photo 1. Adult male Monarch

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predators to stay away, “I don’t taste

good”.

I remember in l966 that my young

Ecology Professor, Dr. Lincoln

Brower (whom butterfly enthusiasts

may know became a world famous

Monarch researcher) showed me a

new experiment he was conducting on

Monarchs. He discovered that when

he fed Monarch adults to Jays the

birds vomited and would never touch

another Monarch. Naturally, there are

some predators that are immune to

Monarch poison; two examples are

the Black-headed Grosbeak and the

Black-eared Mouse. Together these

predators consume ten percent of the

winter Monarch population at the

overwintering roosts in Mexico.You

may also refer to my

article “Butterfly

Enemies” in the

UCRBG News-

letter, Spring, 2012.

The vast majority

of Monarchs in North

America are migratory.

They are split into two

geographical popula-

tions by the Rocky

Mountain Range, with

eastern Monarchs out-

numbering western

ones by at least 100 to one.

Early spring signals the Monarchs to

start migrating north. However, it

takes three-four generations to reach

their northern destinations that are

limited by host plant availability. It is

the southern migration that is

incredibly spectacular since these

Monarchs, which may live 6-9

months, stop only to feed and rest,

flying 2,500 miles to reach their

overwintering sites. They may travel

60-200 miles per day (9-27 miles per

hour depending on wind direction)

and fly as high as 10,000 feet. Mon-

archs fly leisurely, making use of

thermal updrafts to soar like hawks

and other birds. Like many birds, they

use a gliding system, holding their

strong wings extended

rigidly and when wind

and updrafts lessen they

flutter their wings to

continue advancing.

This is a necessary

adaptation during their

long, strenuous, migra-

tory flight. How does a

Monarch migrate so far

and how do they know

when to start and which

direction to go? First,

decreasing daylight sig-

nals the approach of

winter, so nutritional

changes occur in the

northern Monarchs.

These migrants from the fall genera-

tion go into reproductive diapause

(stop reproducing) to conserve food

resources and enhance longevity (their

abdomen becomes fat with stored

lipid). They use their antennae to

calculate seasonal migration relative to

the sun’s position, in combination with

their eyes and brain. If antennae are

damaged they cannot migrate (refer to

Grace, 1997 for details). Scientists

believe that they rely on the earths’

magnetic field, the position of the sun,

and also polarization of the sun’s rays

to reach their destination.

Adult Monarchs, like most other

butterflies, cannot withstand freezing

winter temperatures. To survive,

Monarchs must

migrate to safe

overwintering

sites that are

neither cold

enough to kill

them or so warm

that they waste

precious energy

through too much

activity. The

southern mass

migration east of

the Rocky

Mountains from

Southern Canada

to Central

Mexico is said to

be an awesome sight (and

on my “to do” wish list). These

Monarchs spend winters (about four

months) roosting in a few concentrated

Oyamel fir forests, Abies religosa, at

the 8-12,000 foot level, where there

are winter blooming wild flowers for

nectar and streams for drinking.

However, our Monarchs west of the

Rockies overwinter along California’s

coastal groves away from the cold

interior (although recently Derham

Giuliani found them overwintering in

canyons of the Panamint Mountains of

Death Valley). There are more than

200 wintering coastal sites from

Mendocino County in the north to San

Diego in the south. The western

Monarchs roost in native Monterey

Pine, Pinus radiata, Monterey

Cypress, Hesperocyparis (Cupressus)

macrocarpa, and Coastal Redwood,

Sequoia sempevirens. In addition, they

often use introduced Australian

Eucalyptus that produces precious

winter nectar. A few sites to visit from

mid October through end of March

include: Monarch Grove Sanctuary,

Pacific Grove; Point Lobos State Park,

near Carmel; Morro Bay State Park;

and Pismo State Beach, near San Luis

Obispo (photo 4). Witnessing these

migrations, and seeing the Monarch

roosts, is quite awe-inspiring.

Photo 4. Monarchs roosting at Pismo Beach

Photo 3. Monarch Pupa with shed larval

skin (white arrow)

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Monarchs, like many other animals,

are threatened due to human activities.

Their natural habitat and food

resources have been greatly altered by

the pressures of urbanization, agricul-

ture, pesticides and deforestation. You

may think that Monarchs and other

butterflies are only pretty to look at,

but they are second only to bees as

pollinators and help pollinate our

crops. The earth’s ecosystem is com-

plex and certain components are

fragile. If you break one relationship in

the food chain it has the potential to

affect the rest of the ecosystem. Do

you know that if all the butterflies were

to become extinct the damages to us

would be disastrous?

You may not know this, but many

common ornamental flowers are useless

as a nectar source for butterflies! You

can help Monarchs by creating,

conserving and protecting

milkweed/Monarch habitats. Plant

milkweeds as a source of food and

nectar and also add other colorful nectar

plants. If each one of us just planted

one milkweed and another nectar plant,

we can help ensure strong, healthy

populations of the magnificent Mon-

arch. So, let’s plant! Better still, create a

Monarch Waystation

(monarchwatch.org/waystation). Seeds

of a number of Asclepias species are

available from the Friends Annual

Seedlist for 2013 (see pages 4-6).

Happy Butterfly Gardening! AP

Thanks to Marco Metzger, Gordon Pratt

& Edward Platzer for reviewing this

article.

Selected references:

Schappert, Scott. 2004. The Last Mon-

arch Butterfly, Firefly Books Inc. 113pp.

Grace, Eric, S. 1997. The World of the

Monarch Butterfly, University of Toronto

Press. 114pp.

I wish to thank Friends, Volunteers,

and Master Gardeners who helped

at the Plant Sale, Fiftieth Anniver-

sary Celebration, and Art in the

Gardens this Fall.

PLANTS TO SEE: Winter flower-

ing Buddleja cultivars in the Butter-

fly Garden with a host of other

winter-flowering species. Endan-

gered native Otay Mesa rose in the

Rancho Rose garden and the

California desert garden. Endan-

gered native Nevin’s barberry from

San Timoteo Canyon, Redlands,

near the Chancellor’s Gate along

lilac loop. Several Mediterranean

plants flower in winter in the Herb

Garden. Several native California

plants flower throughout the winter

in the desert gardens. Aloes and

iceplants on the South African

slope. Roses until pruned in Janu-

ary. Scarlet-flowered Salvia

microphylla from Arizona on the

salvia knoll.

SUBTROPICAL FRUIT

ORCHARD - A memorial to

Robert Pla:

In September,

trees in the orchard, which are used

for teaching, were pruned and the

irrigation system repaired by

Agricultural Operations, paid for with

funds from the Memorial Endowment.

ALDER CANYON: One week

before the plant sale, six dead trees in

Alder Canyon were removed and their

stumps ground down. At present the

canyon looks bare. We plan to plant

new trees this coming winter with

funds from the Memorial Endowment.

Ira J. Condit Ficus Collecon:

One unique area in the UCR Botanic

Gardens is a group of 30 trees of Ficus

species, which are part of a collection

made in the 1920-1960s by Dr. Condit,

who was a fig breeder in the Depart-

ment of Horticultural Science. Dr.

Condit also wrote a monograph, The

Fig, published by Chronica Botanica

in 1947. A few cold-sensitive species,

such as Ficus sycamorus from Egypt,

have died, but most trees have

survived. The collection is badly in

need of pruning and general care. The

cold-sensitive species may have

survived at the South Coast Botanic

Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos

Verde Peninsula, CA 90274. A dupli-

cate collection was planted there in the

1960s.

Nancy Beckage: A memorial

bench in memory of Professor Nancy

Beckage, from the Department of

Entomology, was placed along the ADA

wheelchair pathway that climbs out of

Alder Canyon towards the Botanic

Gardens’ garage and greenhouse.

GREENHOUSE REPAIR: The

fiberglass roof and siding of the green-

house was installed in the late 1970s

and is in need of replacement. Light

intensity inside the structure is very low

and plants do not grow well. Funds to

replace all or part of the fiberglass

sheeting are available from the Depart-

ment of Botany and Plant Sciences and

an anonymous donor.

UCR HERBARIUM NEWS: A

recent paper, “Population genetics and

ethnobotany of cultivated Diospyros

riojae Gomez-Pompa (Ebenaceae) an

endangered fruit crop (persimmon)

from Mexico” by Mitchell Provance,

Ignacio Garcia-Ruiz, Caspar Thommes,

and Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra. 2013, was

published in Genetic Resources and

Crop Evolution 60:2171-2182.

Kerry Knudsen, Lichen curator in

the UCR herbarium, and collaborators

have published five papers on lichens

and lichenicolous fungi at sites includ-

ing Yosemite National Park, Oregon,

and the Galapagos Islands.

State of the Gardens

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DONATIONS: I wish to thank

donors to the following funds:

Botanic Gardens General Fund:

James & Susan Dieterich, Brian &

Claire Federici, Ray & Marilyn

Harris, Dianne Miller, Jeffrey

Simons, Barry & Desmyrna Taylor,

G. Waines, and James & Mary Curtis

Ward.

For the ADA Restrooms: Merial

Everett, Monika Ittig, Harold Snyder

& William Kleese, Edward Traynor.

Botanic Gardens Endowment: Lewis

Cohen

Botanic Gardens Children’s Fund:

Anonymous (3), ArtPlantae LLC,

Carla Bender, Brightie Dunn, James

& Gayle Gehrmann, Bruce & Lisa

Hale, Barbara Heublien, Inland

Region Iris Society, Jennifer Katz,

Jewels by Jen, Tracy Khan & Norman

Ellstrand, Wilma Printy, Connie &

Roger Ransom, S&CG Inc., Karl

Stewart, Various Donors, Wild Birds

Unlimited, Dianne Williamson.

Botanic Gardens Memorial Fund in

Memory of Daisy Mitchell: Elizabeth

Dossa, Sharon Gustafsson, G.Waines.

Friends Botanic Gardens Projects

Fund: Western Municipal Water

District of Riverside County (for the

50th Anniversary Celebration).

Helen & Ortho Camp – Rancho

Rose Garden Endowment: Rochelle

Campbell

UCR Herbarium Fund in Memory

of Oscar Clarke: John Ekhoff

END-OF-YEAR, TAX-

DEDUCTABLE DONATIONS:

Friends who wish to make end-of-

year donations to a Botanic Gardens

fund, listed above, or to the Butterfly

Garden Endowment, may do so by

sending a check to the UCR Founda-

tion, or by going online at

www.gardens.ucr.edu, and entering

the account they wish to support.

May the UCR Botanic Gardens’ staff

wish you all the best for this holiday

season. GW

he Annual Seed List is just one of

the many benefits of being a Friend of

UCRBG. Circle the number of any

three varieties of seed on the tear-off

form, list possible substitutes, and send

it to Steve Morgan/Annual Seed List,

Botanic Gardens, University of

California, Riverside, CA 92521-

0124. You may also e-mail your

choices to ucrbg@ucr.edu but be sure

to include substitutes and your postal

address. The seed packets include

instructions for growing. Thank you to

Theresa Arial, Michael Fugate,

Barbara Hayes, Amy Kwiecien, Ann

Platzer, Bernice Tank, Katie Shea and

Julie Slis who collected, donated

and/or processed seeds for the list.

Enjoy! SM

1. Aquilegia eximea, "Serpentine

columbine," "Van Houtte's colum-

bine" - California native perennial

with handsome, much divided, gray

green leaves and tall, branching sprays

of nodding, orange-red, spurred

flowers adored by hummingbirds. In

moist areas it spreads readily by seed,

sometimes to the point of irritation.

Sow any time.

2. Asclepias curassavica, "Blood-

flower" - A favorite larval host plant

for monarch butterflies. Bloodflower

is an easy-to-grow, shrubby, four-foot

perennial with clusters of red and

orange-yellow, crown-shaped flowers

throughout warm weather. Sow in

spring.

FRIENDS ANNUAL SEED LIST FOR 2013

FRIENDS ANNUAL SEED LIST 2013 ORDER FORM

Circle the number of any three varieties of seed on the cut-off form, list possible substi-

tutes, and send it to Steve Morgan/Annual Seed List, Botanic Gardens, University of

California, Riverside, CA 92521-0124. Since we must use a special envelope to return

your order, DO NOT enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. You may also e-mail

your choices to ucrbg@ucr.edu but be sure to include substitutes and your postal address.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

NAME:

Please list substitute numbers here:

ADDRESS:

List continued on page 5

Aquilegia eximea, serpentine columbine,

USDA Forest Service photo by Brad Kelly

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Asclepias speciosa, showy

milkweed, photo by

Matt Lavin

Eschscholzia caespitosa, foothill poppy,

photo by Curtis Clark

Gilia capitata, globe gilia,

photo by Amada44

Asclepias physocarpa, swan plant, photo by

Tau’olunga

3. Asclepias curassavica 'Silky

Gold', "Bloodflower" - This is a

golden yellow flowered form of a

favorite larval host plant for Mon-

arch butterflies. Bloodflower is an

easy-to-grow, shrubby, four-foot

perennial with clusters of distinctive,

crown-shaped

flowers

throughout

warm weather.

Sow in spring.

4. Asclepias

physocarpa,

"Swan plant"

- Summer annual

or short-lived,

evergreen perennial with wand-like

stems lined with narrow leaves and

clusters of waxy white flowers

followed by bristly, inflated pods

prized for flower arrangements. A

favorite larval host plant for Mon-

arch butterflies. Sow in spring.

5. Asclepias speciosa, "Showy

milkweed" - A hardy, California

native perennial growing two to four

feet tall with bold, gray, furry leaves

and tight clusters of fragrant, pink,

star-shaped flowers in summer.

Larval host plant for Monarch

butterflies. The seeds will need to be

planted and kept in the refrigerator

for two months to aid germination.

Sow in spring.

6. Asclepias subulata, "Rush

milkweed" - Desert native, shrubby

perennial with slender, wand-like,

smaller) and its relatively shallow

roots make it an excellent bulb cover.

Globe gilia is especially nice planted

closely en masse or planted among

other wild flowers. Sow in winter or

early spring.

12. Gladiolus tristis , "Winter

gladiolus" - Perennial from corms;

easy relative of hybrid glads with

spikes of creamy yellow, funnel-

shaped, flowers in winter; exqui-

sitely night fragrant and fine for

cutting. Sow in winter or early

spring.

13. Melica imperfecta, "California

melic" - A California native, fine-

bladed, perennial grass, that grows to

two feet high and is especially

effective planted under trees. Can be

given limited water in summer to

keep it green or it can be allowed to

go dormant. Sow in winter or early

spring.

14. Nassella lepida,

Foothill needle grass" -

Drought tolerant, Califor-

nia native grass. forming

open clumps of narrow,

blue green leaves and tall,

long-awned, graceful

flower heads that emerge

purple, age to silvery gold;

can be summer dry. Sow

in fall or early winter.

15. Peritoma (Isomeris)

arborea, "Bladderpod" -

California native, drought-

tolerant shrub with gray-

green leaves, dainty yellow flowers

nearly leafless, waxy-white branches

and clusters of curiously shaped,

creamy-yellow, waxy flowers in

summer; needs good drainage.

Larval host plant for Monarch

butterflies. Sow in spring.

7. Bouteloua gracilis, "Blue

gramma grass" - A small, Califor-

nia native, clumping grass with

slender, light gray green leaves and

distinctive, comb-like flower heads

that emerge silvery and turn purple.

Winter dormant. Sow in spring.

8. Cassia leptophylla, "Gold medal-

lion tree" - This is a fast-growing,

medium-sized tree with divided

leaves and spectacular clusters of

dark yellow flowers in summer,

followed by long, dark, woody pods.

Sow in spring or early summer.

9. Chilopsis linearis (burgundy),

"Desert willow" - Dark-flowered

form of this California native,

fast-growing, small tree or large

shrub. Grows to 25 feet tall, with

airy appearance; willow-like leaves

and trumpet-shaped, burgundy-

colored flowers over long spring

/summer season. Deciduous. Sow in

spring.

10. Eschscholzia caespitosa, "Foot-

hill poppy" - Quite different from

the regular California poppy, foothill

poppy is a smaller plant with

spritely, 1-inch, lemon yellow

flowers. The foliage is

ferny and silvery-green

in color. This showy

annual is excellent for

naturalizing- readily

reseeding itself. Sow

in fall or early winter.

11. Gilia capitata,

"Globe gilia" -

Globe gilia is a late

season native California

wildflower that produces

globe-shaped clusters of

violet-blue flowers with

blue pollen. It grows to

about 2 feet tall (though it is usually

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Peritoma (Isomeris) arborea, bladderpod,

photo by P.D. Tillman

Salvia spathacea, pitcher sage

Volunteer News

by Karen Fleisher

through warm weather, followed by

conspicuous, bright green seed pods.

Sow in spring.

16. Plantago coronopus, "Buck's

horn plantain" - A cool season,

annual or biennial plant that forms

rosettes of long, lobed leaves and

bears interesting, but not showy,

spikes of minute flowers. The foliage

and these seeds were collected from

the Gardens’ especially deliciously

scented plants. It usually blooms the

first year from seed. Sow in spring

or summer.

is eaten as a salad green.

Sow in fall or early winter.

17. Salvia spathacea, "Pitcher

sage" - Spreading California

native perennial with bold,

deliciously aromatic, textured

leaves and fat, shish-kabob

spikes of large, tubular, rosy-

purple flowers; hummingbird

favorite. Sow in fall or early

winter.

18. Senna (Cassia) didymobotrya,

"Popcorn cassia" - Popcorn cassia

is always one of our most popular

offerings, whether as plants at the sales

or as seed in the seedlist. It is a bold,

evergreen shrub with divided leaves

and candelabra-like spikes of black

buds that open to large, yellow flowers

over a long winter to spring season.

The flower buds and new growth have

a distinctive buttered popcorn scent

ur volunteers have been busy

this fall! Besides the dedicated

volunteers who help out in the

Gardens on a regular basis with

weeding, deadheading, watering

and propagation, we have many

volunteers who support the Gardens

by volunteering for our events. This

fall we had three large events, the

Garden Festival, the Fall Plant Sale

and Keep Our Gardens Clean and

Beautiful. About 20 volunteers

helped with Garden Fest on October

6, helping with set up and take

down, talking with people about

plants which would be available at

the plant sale, and giving talks.

Volunteers also took part in making

the Fall Plant Sale a success on

October 26th and 27th. For a month

prior to the plant sale, volunteers,

including Master Gardeners, were up at

the gardens grooming and labeling

plants. On the Thursday and Friday

prior to the plant sale, the volunteers

loaded plants in trucks and brought

them down to be set up. By Friday at

noon, all the plants were in place with

the signage up and we were ready for

Saturday - all done in record time due

to the seasoned volunteers who have

been doing the set up for the last 4-5

years, including Theresa Wassman,

Hillary Brown, Cindy Peterson, and

Chad Young, just to name a few. On

Saturday and Sunday of the plant sale,

volunteers greeted visitors, wrote

receipts, helped customers with the

selection of plants, made boxes, orga-

nized the lunches for other volunteers

(thank you Cathy Konyn and Pauline

Pedigo) and just made sure that

everything ran smoothly. Many

thanks to all our volunteers who

contribute so much in support of the

Gardens.

We continue to hold monthly

volunteer orientations on the second

Tuesday of the month, meeting at 9

a.m. at the entrance to the Gardens.

We are also looking to add some

new members to our team of Visitor

Information volunteers who greet

visitors on Saturdays and Sundays

and introduce them to our beautiful

Gardens!

If you are interested in volun-

teering at the Gardens, please

contact me at 951-682-3795 or

[email protected].

KF

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Around the Gardens

Fall Plant Sale

October 26-27

Our recent Fall Plant Sale was our

most successful in many years. Thank

you to all of the many volunteers and

shoppers that helped in generating

funds for our many projects, as well as

the maintenance of the Gardens.

On Sunday our children enjoyed a

hands-on class taught by Master

Gardener Dona Jenkins, entitled

‘Creating a Fairy Garden’. Dona is the

owner of Garden Moolight, a source

for all the materials needed for these

special gardens. Twenty four children

participated, and there were many

proud and smiling faces, and magical

gardens going to new homes!

Art in the Gardens

November 10

Our second annual Art in the Gardens

on November 10, 2013, drew over 400

visitors to the Gardens. It was a

beautiful fall day, a perfect setting for

strolling through Alder Canyon and

enjoying the beautiful art pieces

showcased by the 15 participating

California artists, including fused

glass, mosaics, jewelry, glass garden

art, watercolors, gourds, and even

guitars made from colorful cigar

boxes! Along with the unique artwork

available, delicious bakery treats by

Mien Van de Ven and hand-made

chocolates by Irma Tandingan De Ley

were savored by all.

The proceeds donated by the

participants in this event will help

fund future Gardens’ projects.KF

Keep Our Gardens Clean &

Beauful

November 16

At our 8th Keep Our Gardens Clean

and Beautiful event we had 77 student

volunteers. In addition there were 15

Master Gardeners present, which led

the 9 teams in their assigned areas.

UCR student groups were Omega Zeta

Chi, Phi Delta Epsilon, National

Society of Collegiate Scholars, Sigma

Kappa, and a few individual students.

The areas worked in were the Rose

Garden, Heritage Rose Garden,

Northern California Coast, Iris

Garden, Mediterranean slope,

Subtropical Fruit Orchard, bench sites,

Chaparral, and the lilac collection. At

the close of the day, many of the

an interest in future volunteer opportu-

nities in the Gardens. The participants

all generated visible results in these

areas, and they also triggered a

perceptible sense of community.

Thank you so much to Karen Fleisher,

who organized and coordinated this

event, and Amy Kwicien, who distrib-

uted flyers to campus groups.TA

Note from the Presidents -

Nancy Cullen and Sue Wallace

Dear Friends,

The Garden Festival was a wonderful

event. It brought in many visitors who

did not realize we had a botanic gardens

in the city of Riverside. Thanks are due

to the hard work of our teams, under the

leadership of Margo Chabot and Brightie

Dunn. Also, to their credit we have

established the Children’s Fund to raise

money for future projects in the Gardens

for children. We can all be proud of the

contributions made by volunteers and

University staff, and generous vendors

all their help with our events throughout

the year.

The Fall Plant Sale on October 26-27

was another big draw to the Gardens.

We revised our checkout system to

comply with University policies. We

are still looking for better ways to get

our plants home to our Friends and

visitors and improve your Gardens

experience.

Art in the Gardens was a terrific day.

We had hundreds of visitors to see the

wonderful offerings from fifteen local

artists. Watercolor paintings, jewelry,

ceramics, glass birdbaths were among

the unique gifts. If you missed it,

watch for the next Art in the Gardens in

November 2014.

Wishing you Happy Holidays and

Happy New Year!

Nancy & Sue

U C Riverside Botanic Gardens

The UCR Botanic Gardens Newsleer is a quarterly journal published by the Friends of the UCR Botanic

Gardens, UC Riverside Foundaon, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, and is one of the beneﬁts

of membership. Arcles on various aspects of horculture and its pracce, history, or related subjects,

especially as they apply to inland Southern California are welcomed. The selecon of copy to print is at

the discreon of the editors. Send copy to Steve Morgan, Botanic Gardens, University of California,

Riverside, CA 92521, call 951.784.6962, e-mail Stephen.morgan@ucr.edu or visit our website at

www.gardens.ucr.edu for informaon.

Friends Board of Directors

Oﬃcers: Nancy Cullen and Sue Wallace, Co-Presidents; Amber Jones, Vice-President; Julie Oppen,

Treasurer; Rosemary Neal, Secretary;

Members: Brenda Bowers, Dericksen Brinkerhoﬀ, David Carter, Brenda Cook, Karen Fleisher, Phyllis

Franco, Amy Hao, Amy Kwiecien, Rob Lennox, Dennis Ponsor, Janice Ponsor, Kaa Silvera.

Ex-Oﬃcio Members: Giles Waines, Director; Steve Morgan, Curator; Theresa Arial, Manager; Katherine

Kendrick, Past-President; Jodie Holt, Associate Dean for Agriculture and Natural Resources; Mikeal

Roose, Chair, Department of Botany & Plant Science.

Staﬀ: Giles Waines, Director; Steve Morgan, Curator; Theresa Arial, Manager; Abdurrahman “Abe”

Koksal, Senior Nursery Technician; Lisa Lemoine, Administrave Assistant, Kae Shea, Volunteer

Administrave Assistant. Temporary Workers: Jorge Fregaso, Pamela Roose, Alfredo Sevilla, and Saul

Torres. Student Workers: Jerry Aleman, Alex Gonzales, Amy Kwiecien, and Kelsy Layne

Krisne M. Scarano Intern: Marrisa Bales

Editors: Katherine Kendrick, Steve Morgan, and Lisa Lemoine

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Botanic Gardens

University of California

Riverside, California 92521-0124

Non-Prot Org.

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Riverside, CA

UPCOMING EVENTS

January 12, Sunday ROSE PRUNING (Rain Date January 19)

February 9, Sunday WINTER LUNCHEON

March 15, Saturday BIRD WALK

April 5 & 6, SPRING PLANT SALE

April 19 , Saturday SPRING OUTING to the Theodore Payne Foundaon

May 18, Sunday PRIMAVERA

Calling All Artists

The UCR Botanic Gardens invites artists to participate in the

Primavera in the Gardens

Art Contest

Deadline March 14, 2014

More information can be found at: http://gardens.ucr.edu/events/art.html