Photo of a juniper with blue-gray needles.

Photo of a creeping juniper with purplish blue foliage.

Many Juniper cultivars take on more intense color in winter. Here are two beauties: Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ (photo 1) and Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Glauca' (photo 2). Both look amazing! #wintercolor #Cupressaceae #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪

Maybe #wintercolor defends against herbivores at a time when food is scarce. The color may hide foliage (from animals that don’t see color) or make it look unappealing. Is that why seedlings of Juniperus virginiana have color & adults don’t? bit.ly/48vq1hD #Cupressaceae #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪

Day 40 of #JRBPVirtualTour! The iconic #CoastRedwood. The #Sequoia #sempervirens is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family #Cupressaceae (formerly treated in #Taxodiaceae). Other common names include (#CoastalRedwood or #California #redwood). 1/6