Native Plant Pickup Yard™ (NPPY)
Address: 104 Main Avenue, Lake Grove, NY 11755. It's a red house in a residential area, and the NPPY is on the north side of the house...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Nov 26
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Path Rush
Family: Juncaceae Name: Juncus tenuis Bloom Time: July Flower: Green Soil Condition: Dry to wet Light: Sun to shade Height: 6" (without...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Oct 30
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Sneezeweed
Family: Asteraceae Name: Helenium autumnale Bloom Time: September - October Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist, Wet Light: Sun,...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Oct 23
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Eastern White Oak
Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus alba - Eastern White Oak Bloom Time: April, May Flower: Catkins are Yellowish Green, 2-4" long (male),...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Oct 17
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: River Birch
Family: Betulaceae (Birch) Name: Betula nigra - River Birch or Black Birch Pictures: Male Catkins (University of Wisconsin-Madison),...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Oct 16
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Amelanchier canadensis
Family: Rosaceae Name: Amelanchier canadensis - Serviceberry Bloom Time: April - May Flower: White Fruit: June, dark purple Soil...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Oct 9
- 2 min
Native Plant of the Week: Sweetgum
Family: Hamamelidaceae Name: Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum Pictures: flower (NCSU), fall foliage detail (NCSU), fall color (NCSU),...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Oct 2
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Sweet Black-eyed Susan
Family: Asteraceae Name: Rudbeckia hirta - Sweet Black-eyed Susan Pictures: Top Row: Overwintered Foliage (Cyn Slaughter CC BY-NC-ND...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Sep 25
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Switchgrass
Family: Poaceae Name: Panicum virgatum Bloom Time: August - October 'Flower': Airy Panicles Soil Condition: Dry, Moist, Adaptable Light:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Virgin's Bower
Family: Ranunculaceae Name: Clematis virginiana - Virgin's Bower Bloom Time: July - September Flower: White Soil Condition: Dry, Average,...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Native Plant of the Week: American Cranberry Bush
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) Name: Viburnum opulus var. americanum (syn. trilobum) - American Cranberry Bush Pictures: Flower...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Sep 5
- 1 min
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
- Aug 28
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Zig Zag Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae Name: Solidago flexicaulis - Zig Zag Goldenrod Bloom Time: August - September Flower: Yellow Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Aug 21
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: American Beautyberry
Family: Verbenaceae Name: Callicarpa americana - American Beautyberry Bloom Time: Flower: Pale Pink Soil Condition: Average, Moist Light:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Sweet Fern
Family: Myriaceae Name: Comptonia peregrina - Sweet Fern Bloom Time: April - May Flower: male: brown catkins, female: greenish yellow...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Aug 7
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Swamp Milkweed
Family: Apocynaceae Name: Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed Bloom Time: June-July Flower: Mauve Pink and White bicolor Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Native Plant of the Week: Sweet Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae Name: Solidago odora (chilensis) - Sweet Goldenrod Pictures: Locust Borer beetle feeding on pollen. Yes, the larvae of...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Golden Alexanders
Family: Apiaceae Name: Zizia aurea - Golden Alexanders Bloom Time: May - June Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist, well drained Light:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: White Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae Name: Solidago bicolor - White Goldenrod Bloom Time: July - October Flower: White Soil Condition: Dry-Average-Moist,...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Nodding Onion
Family: Name: Allium cernuum Pictures: early foliage, 'nodding' bud, early 'nodding; buds and form, white flower with bumble bee, pale...
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