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Native Plant of the Week: Eastern Red Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae Name: Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar Bloom Time: January - March Flower/Cone: The pollen cones are small...
Kimberly Simmen
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Striped Maple
Family: Aceraceae Name: Acer pensylvanicum - Striped Maple or Snakebark Maple or Goosefoot Maple Bloom Time: April - May Flower:...
Kimberly Simmen
Feb 5, 20231 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Wild Black Cherry
Family: Rosaceae Name: Prunus serotina - Wild Cherry Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Dark Purple Fruit Time: August -...
Kimberly Simmen
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Red Twig Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae Name: Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Summer Fruit Color: White Soil...
Kimberly Simmen
Jan 22, 20231 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Scrub Oak
Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus ilicifolia - Scrub Oak Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Red/yellow/green Soil Condition: Dry, Acidic Light: Sun...
Kimberly Simmen
Jan 15, 20231 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Northern Bayberry
Family: Myriaceae Name: Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Yellowish green catkins Soil Condition: Dry -...
Kimberly Simmen
Jan 8, 20231 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Blackhaw
Family: Adoxaceae Name: Viburnum prunifolium - Blackhaw Bloom Time: April - May Flower: White Fruit: September - October Fruit Color:...
Kimberly Simmen
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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Garden Obstacles: Picking the Right Milkweed
I know it sounds weird calling milkweed a garden obstacle but many of you come to me looking for Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)...
Kimberly Simmen
Dec 30, 20225 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: American Holly
Family: Aquifoliacae Name: Ilex opaca - American Holly Flower: White Bloom Time: May-June Fruit: Red Fruit Time: Fall - Winter Soil...
Kimberly Simmen
Dec 25, 20221 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: New England Aster
Family: Asteraceae Name: Symphyotrichum nova-angliae - New England Aster Bloom Time: September-October Flower: Purple Soil Condition:...
Kimberly Simmen
Dec 18, 20221 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Common Winterberry
Family: Aquifoliaceae Name: Ilex verticillata - Winterberry Bloom Time: June - July Flower: White to light green Fruit: Red in late fall...
Kimberly Simmen
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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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...
Kimberly Simmen
Nov 26, 20221 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Switchgrass
Family: Poaceae Name: Panicum virgatum Bloom Time: August - October 'Flower': Airy Panicles Soil Condition: Dry, Moist, Adaptable Light:...
Kimberly Simmen
Sep 25, 20221 min read
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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:...
Kimberly Simmen
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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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,...
Kimberly Simmen
Apr 3, 20222 min read
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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:...
Kimberly Simmen
Mar 27, 20221 min read
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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,...
Kimberly Simmen
Mar 20, 20221 min read
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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...
Kimberly Simmen
Mar 7, 20222 min read
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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,...
Kimberly Simmen
Feb 28, 20221 min read
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Native Plant of the Week: Black Chokeberry
Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Name: Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa - Black Chokeberry Pictures: Flower with Sphecodes - Sweat Bee (KMS Native...
Kimberly Simmen
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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