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The Root’s Plant of the Month Feature Article

The Plant of the Month article in our monthly e-magazine is a go-to source for detailed information about a featured plant or type of plant. Enjoy reviewing past columns here. And signup to receive The Root if you haven’t already — it’s free.

This Month — Rock Rose

Gayfeather

August 2026

We love plants that love our Texas heat, and rock rose doesn’t disappoint. With its abundance of pink flowers that bloom from spring to autumn frost, rock rose is an easy-to-grow showstopper. Give this native Superstar a try in your garden!

Read all about it in The Root

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Plant of the Month Archives

2026

PDF icon(January 2026) — On vacation this month.
PDF iconSalvia Coccinea (February 2026)
PDF iconAbelia x grandiflora (March 2026)
PDF iconTexas Sage (April 2026)
PDF iconZinnias (May 2026)
PDF iconRose of Sharon (June 2026)
PDF iconCrinums & Spider Lily (July 2026)

2025

PDF icon(January 2025) — On vacation this month.

PDF iconFlowering Quince (February 2025)

PDF iconRain Lilies (March 2025)

PDF iconBorage (April 2025)

PDF iconCherry Tomatoes (May 2025)

PDF iconLantana (June 2025)

PDF iconMeyer Lemon (July 2025)

PDF iconLittle Bluestem (August 2025)

PDF iconHoya (September 2025)

PDF iconGayfeather (October 2025)

PDF iconValerian(November 2025)

PDF icon(December 2025) — On vacation this month.

 

2024

PDF iconThe Seedy Truth — Seed Starting (February 2024)

PDF iconPlumaria (March 2024)

PDF iconBouganivillea (April 2024)

PDF icon Champanel Grapes (May 2024)

PDF icon The Versatile Zinnia (June 2024)

PDF icon Mexican Plum (July 2024)

PDF iconGomphrena (August 2024)

PDF iconAgarita Shrub (September 2024)

PDF icon Lamb’s Ear (October 2024)

PDF iconPansies (November 2024)

PDF icon(December 2024) — On vacation this month.

2023

PDF iconLeafy Greens (November 2023)

PDF iconChrysanthemums (October 2023)

PDF iconMexican Oregano (September 2023)

PDF iconClematis: Pruning and Feeding (August 2023)

PDF iconClematis: Right Plant, Right Place (July 2023)

PDF iconHummingbird Feeder Plants (May 2023)

PDF iconSundrops (April 2023)

PDF iconNative Ground Covers (March 2023)

PDF iconTexas SuperStar Plant Program Overview (February 2023)

2022

PDF iconMy Friend Dahlia (February 2022)

PDF iconMilkweed: The Good and the Problematic (March 2022)

PDF iconMexican Mint Marigold (April 2022)

PDF iconLeopard Plant (April 2022)

PDF iconPolar Bear Zinnia (May 2022)

PDF iconVitex (May 2022)

PDF iconSalvia ‘Henry Duelberg’ (June 2022)

PDF iconTexas Star Hibiscus (July 2022)

PDF iconMoss Rose (August 2022)

PDF iconCoral Bells (September 2022)

PDF iconPurple Fountain Grass (November 2022)

2021

PDF iconSoft Leaf Yuccas vs. Red Yuccas (January 2021)

PDF iconRoses (February 2021)

PDF iconPrivet (March 2021)

PDF iconFour-Nerve Daisy (May 2021)

PDF iconFeverfew (June 2021)

PDF iconDakota Gold Helenium (July 2021)

PDF iconChile Pequin (August 2021)

PDF iconWhat Not to Plant – Redtip Photinia (September 2021)

PDF iconMuhly Grasses (October 2021)

PDF iconWhat Not to Plant – Nandina (November 2021)

2020

PDF iconWoolly Stemodia (January 2020)

PDF iconPine Muhly Grass (February 2020)

PDF iconMexican Buckeye (March 2020)

PDF iconSkeleton-leaf Goldeneye Daisy (April 2020)

PDF iconCantalope (May 2020)

PDF iconPumpkins (June 2020)

PDF iconGrowing Tomatoes in the Fall (July 2020)

PDF iconMeet the Abelias – Rose Creek and Kaleidoscope (August 2020)

PDF iconWeeping Redbud and Smoketree (September 2020)

PDF iconLeatherleaf Mahonia (October 2020)

PDF iconFrostweed (November 2020)

PDF iconLenten Rose (December 2020)

2019

PDF iconChristmas Cactus (January 2019))

PDF iconMarvel Mahonia (February 2019)

PDF iconTexas Mountain Laurel (March 2019)

PDF iconRedbud Tree (April 2019)

PDF iconHummingbird Feeder Plants (May 2019)

PDF iconWater-Wise Plants (June 2019)

PDF iconRain Garden Plants (July 2019)

PDF iconCeleriac (August 2019)

PDF iconViticulture in Your Backyard (September 2019)

PDF iconPecan Trees (October 2019)

PDF iconSucculents (November 2019)

2018

The Denton County Master Gardeners Association published the first issue of The Root, the free monthly gardening magazine, in April, 2018!

PDF iconLuffa (April 2018)

PDF iconCrinum Lily (May 2018)

PDF iconFerns (August 2018)

PDF iconBrassica oleracea ‘Romanesco’ (September 2018)

PDF iconAfghan or Eldarica Pine Tree (October 2018)

PDF iconSweet Woodruff (November 2018)

PDF iconPossumhaw Holly (December 2018)

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