Native Plants
Hasty, Louise
Louise Hasty has been a docent at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for just over 10 year (as of summer 2014). She volunteers in the Visitors' Gallery, leads tours, chooses flowers for the bloom cart display in the Visitors' Gallery and helps with the “What’s in Season” webpage each week.Louise was a mathematics teacher at Austin Community College for 22 years and an administrator there for just over 4 years. She has always been interested in photography and working with Texas native plants has heightened her interest in photographing them. Louise is also taking courses in contemplative photography at the Austin Shambhala Meditation Center which has enhanced her skills.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is committed to developing the premier resource for native plant images in North America through continued growth of the Plant Image Gallery. You can help us achieve our mission ...to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants, and landscapes... by becoming a contributor.
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Agave havardiana | Havard's Century Plant Havard Agave | |
Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana | Hinckley's Golden Columbine Yellow Columbine Hinckley Columbine Capote Columbine | |
Arbutus xalapensis | Texas Madrone Madrone Texas Arbutus Manzanita Xoxocote Amazaquitl | |
Arbutus xalapensis | Texas Madrone Madrone Texas Arbutus Manzanita Xoxocote Amazaquitl | |
Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier's Sundrops Square-bud Primrose Sundrops | |
Dasylirion texanum | Texas Sotol Sotol | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Echinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus | Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus Claret Cup | |
Echinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus | Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus Claret Cup | |
Echinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus | Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus Claret Cup | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |