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Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Species Spotlight: Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)

Species Spotlight: Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)

Lance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)

Interesting facts: The genus name honors Nicholas Monardes (1493-1588), a physician and botanist of Seville, Spain. Individual spotted...

Interesting facts: The genus name Symphyotrichum comes from the Greek symph meaning coming together and trich meaning hair, possibly in...

Interesting Facts: Genus name honors the Greek god Asklepios the god of medicine. Butterfly weed does not contain the characteristic...

Interesting Facts: The genus name, Ceanothus, comes from the ancient Greek “keanothos” relating to some plants in the Buckthorn family...

Interesting Facts: Genus name comes from the Greek words "hyper" meaning above and "eikon" meaning picture, a reference to the practice...

Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) Species Spotlight

Interesting facts: The genus name, Echinacea, is derived from the Greek “echinos”, which means sea urchin or hedgehog and is a reference...

Whether you want to save the Monarchs by planting milkweed, want to help save native bee species by planting natives or just want to...