Native Plant of the Week: Little Bluestem
Family: Poaceae Name: Schizachyrium scoparium Bloom Time: September Flower: Purplish bronze fading to a dried silver tuft Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Common Violet
Family: Violaceae Name: Viola sororia - Common Violet Bloom Time: March - May Flower: Violet Purple Soil Condition: Moist, Average,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 27, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Oak Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae Name: Carex pensylvanica - Oak Sedge 'Bloom Time': May 'Flower': White/Brown Soil Condition: Dry, Average Light:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 20, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Lowbush Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae Name: Vaccinium angustifolium aka Lowbush Blueberry Bloom Time: May-June Soil Condition: prefers moist to dry,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 13, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: White-tinged Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae Name: Carex albicans - White-tinged Sedge Bloom Time: May Flower: Insignificant Soil Condition: Dry, Average, Moist,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Wafer Ash
Name: Ptelea trifoliata - Wafer Ash or Hop Tree Family: Rutaceae Bloom Time: June Flower: Greenish Yellow Soil Condition: Dry-Moist...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Anise Hyssop
Family: Lamiaceae Name: Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop Bloom Time: July - Frost Flower: Lavender Blue Soil Condition: Dry, Average,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Black Chokeberry
Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Name: Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa - Black Chokeberry Pictures: Flower with Sphecodes - Sweat Bee (KMS Native...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 14, 20222 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Cardinal Flower
Family: Campanulaceae Name: Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower Bloom Time: July - August Flower: Scarlet Red Soil Condition: moist to...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Blue Flag Iris
Family: Iridaceae Name: Iris versicolor - Blue Flag Iris Bloom Time: June Flowers: Purple, Lavender, Violet Soil Condition: Average-wet,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Red Chokeberry
Family: Rosaceae Name: Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry Bloom Time: March - May Flowers: White with red anthers Fruit: Red Soil...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 23, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Wild Columbine
Family: Ranunculaceae Name: Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Columbine Bloom Time: May-June Flowers: bicolor red and yellow Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 17, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week - Short-Toothed Mountain Mint
Name: Pycnanthemum muticum - Short Toothed Mountain Mint Family: Lamiaceae Bloom Time: July - September Flowers: white to blush pink with...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week - Blue Wood Aster
Native Plant of the Week - Symphyotrichum cordifolium Family: Asteraceae Name: Symphyotrichum cordifolium - Blue Wood Aster Bloom Time:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 3, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week - American Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae Name: Gaultheria procumbens - American Wintergreen Bloom Time: June-August Soil Condition: dry-moist, well drained,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Dec 28, 20211 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Threadleaf Mountain Mint
Family: Lamiaceae Name: Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Common Name: Threadleaf Mountain Mint Bloom Time: June-September Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Dec 19, 20211 min read
Native Plant of the Week - Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana - Common Witch Hazel Family: Hamamelidaceae Name: Hamamelis virginiana - Common Witch Hazel Bloom Time: October -...
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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Native Plant of the week: Blue Mistflower
Name: Conoclinium coelestinum aka Eupatorium coelestinum - Hardy Ageratum Family: Asteraceae Bloom Time: late summer - fall Soil...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 16, 20212 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Kinnikinnick or Bearberry
Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi aka Kinnikinnick or Bearberry Family: Ericaceae Native Region: North America Hardiness: Zones 2-7 Soil...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Christmas Fern
Name: Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas Fern Family: Dryopteridaceae Bloom Time: Fern, non-flowering Soil Condition: Dry to...
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