Native Plant of the Week: Groundsel Bush
Family: Asteraceae Name: Baccharis halimifolia Bloom Time: September - October Flower: Silvery white Soil Condition: Wet to dry,...
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Kimberly Simmen
- 1 day ago
- 11 min
Available Now in the Native Plant Pickup Yardâ„¢ (NPPY)
Current native plants in stock for browse and purchase.
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Kimberly Simmen
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Garden Obstacles: Why do bees get stuck in milkweed flowers?
This non-native honey bee has found out the hard way what happens when it gets its claw stuck in a milkweed flower's astigmatic chamber....
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 23
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Whorled Milkweed
Family: Apocynaceae Name: Asclepias verticillata - Whorled Milkweed Bloom Time: July - August Flower: White Soil Condition: Dry, Average,...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 16
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Showy Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae Name: Solidago speciosa Bloom Time: August-October Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Dry, Average, Moist Light: Sun...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 9
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Swamp Azalea
Family: Ericaceae Name: Rhododendron viscosum - Swamp Azalea Bloom Time: June - July Flower: White Soil Condition: Moist, well-drained,...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jul 2
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Black Cohosh
Family: Ranunculaceae Name: Actaea racemosa - Black Cohosh Bloom Time: July - August Flower: White Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jun 25
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Stiff Aster
Family: Asteraceae Name: Ionactis linariifolia Bloom Time: August - October Flower: Purple (sometimes white or pink) Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Family: Asteraceae Name: Eutrochium (Eupatorium) fistulosum Bloom Time: July - September Flower: Mauve Soil Condition: Moist - Wet Light:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Eastern Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae Name: Opuntia humifusa - Eastern Prickly Pear Bloom Time: June Flower: Yellow (sometimes with an orange center) Soil...
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Kimberly Simmen
- May 28
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Sundrops
Family: Onagraceae Name: Oenothera fruticosa - Northern Sundrops Bloom Time: May - June Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Dry to Moist...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Heartleaf Alexanders
Family: Apiaceae Name: Zizia aptera Bloom Time: May - July Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist to Dry Light: Sun to Partial Shade...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Virginia Bluebells
Family: Boraginaceae Name: Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Pink buds open to reveal blue flowers...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Apr 9
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Prairie Willow
Family: Salicaceae Name: Salix humilis var humilis Bloom Time: April-May Flower: Greenish-yellow catkins Soil Condition: Dry, Average...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Apr 2
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Marsh Marigold
Family: Ranunculaceae Name: Caltha palustris Bloom Time: April-May Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist, wet Light: Partial shade, shade,...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Blue-eyed Grass
Family: Iridaceae Name: Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue-eyed Grass Bloom Time: May - June Flower: Lavender-Blue Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Mar 19
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Common Hackberry
Family: Cannabaceae Name: Celtis occidentalis - Common Hackberry Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Greenish Yellow Fruit: Fall Color:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Pin Oak
Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus palustris - Pin Oak Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Yellow-green Soil Condition: Average, Wet, Acidic...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Mar 5
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Sweetbay
Family: Magnoliaceae Name: Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Soil Condition: Moist, Wet, Acidic Light:...
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Kimberly Simmen
- Feb 26
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Week: Pussy Willow
Family: Salicaceae Name: Salix discolor - Pussy Willow Bloom Time: March - April Flower: Silver white Soil Condition: Average, Moist,...
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