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Joe Pye Weed: Native Plant that Attracts Bees & Butterflies

Garden Experiments — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:15:52 +0000

Despite the name, you’ll find this ‘weed’ in more and more gardens. Joe Pye Weed is a good garden staple for attracting pollinators from bees to butterflies. I planted it last fall and this summer the blooms have been prolific and I have seen all sorts of bees, wasps, and flies feeding on the nectar. […]

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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)

Garden Experiments — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:40:20 +0000

The little purple-blue flowers of common blue violet are blooming all over my grass under the trees, where it stays moist for long periods of time. I always try to mow around them as much as I can so that I can enjoy the wildflowers. They bloom in early spring into early summer, from April […]

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Rosepink (Sabatia angularis)

Garden Experiments — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:13:35 +0000

This beauty can be found growing in the majority of the United States. It is native to the eastern U.S. – as far east as Kansas and Illinois, down to New Mexico, and north to Wisconsin. It is also native to Ontario, Canada. It is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. Its vibrant pink […]

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Bear’s Foot or Hairy Leafcup

Garden Experiments — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:55:59 +0000

Native to the eastern United States, up to Michigan, and across to Texas and Kansas (see the distribution map), this perennial plant can be found in forest gaps, along the edges of fields and forests, in thickets, bottomlands, and grasslands. It can grow in full sun or part shade and tolerates a wide range of […]

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Butterweed – Early Spring Wildflower

Garden Experiments — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:48:01 +0000

Every spring, a patch of butterweed, a common Mississippi wildflower, shows up in my lawn. They come up in the same spot every year, and I mow around them until they are done blooming. Combined with Philadelphia fleabane, which also blooms at this time, they make a pretty landscape. Plant Description Butterweed is in the […]

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Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus coccineus): Hardy Native for Wet Soils

Garden Experiments — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:24:14 +0000

Have you got swampy soil? Then this is the perfect flowering plant solution for your garden. Native to the marshes and swamps of the southeastern states – from Louisiana to North Carolina –swamp mallows (Hibiscus coccineus) prefer wet soil and even standing water. Swamp Mallow is Perfect for Wet Soil I had one spot in […]

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Giant Coneflower – Rudbeckia maxima

Garden Experiments — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:15:19 +0000

Rudbeckia maxima, otherwise known as the giant coneflower, is in the Asteracea family. The flower resembles a brown-eyed Susan, but the petals hang down, and the center is much taller. This plant can grow up to 7 feet tall. Planted in a large group, it makes a nice visual impact. Other common names for this […]

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