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Grazing North Texas – Cobaea Penstemon
By Tony Dean
When I found this plant growing on a rocky bluff during the spring last year, I immediately pictured a pioneer homestead nearby and this beautiful plant being part of the family’s landscaping. Taking a closer look, I realized it is one of the penstemons, part of the snapdragon family.
This particular plant is Cobaea penstemon and is the largest-flowering native Texas penstemon. It is also known by many other names, including foxglove, fairy thimbles, dewflower and showy beardtongue. Cobaea penstemon grows on open prairies but prefers eroded hillsides, slopes and bluffs. It can be found throughout the south central U.S. from the Gulf of Mexico to Nebraska.
This plant could very well have been used to landscape a pioneer home as it today has a definite presence in home gardens and landscaping. There are several penstemons and they all have attractive flowers.
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Cobaea penstemon plant. (Photo by Tony Dean)
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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