SUMMIT COUNTY ” It may seem like a never-ending battle, but that doesn’t mean local weed warriors will be giving up any time soon. Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the National Forest Foundation ...

Attractive plants that were probably introduced from Europe as ornamentals, Dalmatian and yellow toadflax are aggressive invasive species known to crowd out desirable plants along roadways, railroad ...

A number of my many different worlds converged recently around a tiny plant, blue toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis). What is remarkable is that anyone noticed them. This is an easily overlooked ...

ControlBecause of its extensive root system, Yellow toadflax is very hard to control hard to control. The roots have small “hairs” on them that if left in the soil can produce new plants.The most ...

I was up at a farmers’ market in Lewiston and, in the midst of a veritable concrete desert, there at the juncture of an old concrete building foundation and a concrete-asphalt parking lot was a burst ...

Most plants get chosen; some, however, choose you. Or at least this is how I feel about toadflax. It's the kind of plant that turns up and tucks itself into a corner you weren't much interested in.

No wildflower season would be complete without spending a day in the wildflower cornucopia that is Marble. The size, variety, and sheer volume of wildflowers there are unmatched in the greater Roaring ...

Other flowers fall in and out of favor in my garden, but I never grow tired of toadflax. The multicolored small blooms are irresistibly charming; and despite their delicate appearance, are easy to ...

This escaped garden perennial, once sold under the trade name “Butter and Eggs” is currently in bloom around Eagle County. It’s highly invasive manner is devastating native ecosystems and is very ...