Plants to Know & Grow

Lyre-leaved Sage is blooming this week! We first discovered it growing in our pastures a few years ago. Then we realized we…

Let’s be honest… most of us plant Common Milkweed for the Monarchs, and that’s a great reason! But once those fragrant pink…

Some native plants specialize in supporting a particular butterfly, bee, or moth. Carolina elephant’s foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) is different. It welcomes everybody!…

When we think about helping pollinators, we usually think about flowers. But some of the most important host plants in our landscapes…

Some plants don’t need much of an introduction. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) dazzles with brilliant red blooms, while Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)…

One of the questions we get asked most often is, “What do you mean by a straight species or a local ecotype?”…