Tag: Larval host
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Plant Profile: Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
While Northern Bush Honeysuckle is primarily native to the Northeast and Midwest United States, parts of its range do extend into Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. This small shrub has good fall color and and looks particularly stunning when grouped in masses or used as a shrub border. Read more
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Plant Profile: American Senna (Senna hebecarpa)
American Senna is a large shrub-like plant that is perfect for rain gardens due to its resistance to occasional flooding and preference for moist soil. It’s also a great choice for windy areas or for use as a hedge because its horizontal root system makes it resistant to being blown over. Read more
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Plant Profile: Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
Pale Purple Coneflower has thinner petals, grows shorter, and is much paler in color than Purple Coneflower. It is highly adaptable to most soils as long as they are well drained, and tolerates heat, drought, and humidity. This is a prairie plant and looks good when allowed to spread and planted among grasses. Read more
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Plant Profile: Dwarf Sumac (Rhus copallinum)
Dwarf Sumac is also known as Winged Sumac due to its unique winged leaf axis. It makes a great ornamental plant due to its bright red leaves in fall and berries that persist into winter. The flowers are popular with bees and butterflies, and the berries are popular with birds. Read more
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Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Purple Coneflower is undoubtedly one of the most popular and most frequently sold native plants. Purple Coneflower is drought-, heat-, humidity-, and deer-resistant and even has some tolerance to salt. It’s extremely easy to grow from seed and is a profuse bloomer, making it a great plant for beginners. Read more
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Monarchs in Crisis: 9 Native Milkweeds You Can Plant to Help
Monarchs had their second worst year on record this past fall. As their population declines due to habitat loss, increased pesticide use, and climate change, the best thing we can do to help is plant native milkweeds in our yard. Here are 9 milkweed species native to the Southeast that you can plant right now. Read more
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