Plant Profile: Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix aka Hystixa patula)
Karen This cool season perennial grass is native to North America where it grows in woods and open clearings from Nova Scotia and Quebec to North Dakota and south to Virginia…
Wildflowers: Monarda of the Pacific Coast.
Karen Meyers Also called bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, Monarda is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennials belonging to the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes mint, lavender and…
Plant Profile: Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)
Also called beard grass and whiskey grass, broomsedge is a warm-season perennial grass native to southeastern US but has expanded its native range and can be found in abandon sites…
Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp.) Native to the Pacific Coast
Species of buckeye native to North America and Eurasia are deciduous large shrubs or small trees. They are in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae , that also includes maple and lychee.…
Plant Profile: Side Oats Grass (Bouteloua curtipendula)
This clump perennial warm-season grass is native to the area from Canada to South America and grows throughout most of the US where it can be found on plains, prairies,…
Wildflowers: Monarda Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
Also called bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, Monarda is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennials belonging to the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes mint, lavender and…
Wildflowers: Monardas Native to New England
Also called bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, Monarda is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennials belonging to the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes mint, lavender and…
Plant Profile: Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)
Growing to 3-8′ tall, beach plum is a deciduous suckering shrub or small tree native to Northeastern US from Maine south to Maryland where it grows in sand dunes. It…
Wildflowers: Monardas Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Also called bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, Monarda is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennials belonging to the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes mint, lavender and…
Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.)Native to the Southeast
Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…