wildflower

Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve), a wildflower and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, is a lovely addition to a full-sun perennial garden. At maturity, smooth blue aster can […]

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Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a species of milkweed that has both extremely attractive flowers as well as important ecological values. As a larval host for the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) and […]

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Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is more than a popular perennial.  This prominent member of the Aster family inhabits meadows across a majority of the eastern half of the United States.  Being […]

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Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is a climbing, semi-evergreen vine with beautiful, bright red flowers. This woody vine has a native range from Connecticut to Nebraska and south to Florida and […]

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The largeflower heartleaf (Hexastylis shuttleworthii) is a small evergreen plant that is prized for its variegated evergreen foliage. Native to the southern Appalachian Mountains, this small woodland plant can grow […]

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