A Comprehensive Guide to Eastwood’s Milkweed (Asclepias eastwoodiana)
Eastwood’s Milkweed (Asclepias eastwoodiana) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and rare in the state of Nevada in the United States. This plant is…
Nectar Plants
A Comprehensive Guide to Cutler’s Milkweed (Asclepias cutleri)
Cutler’s Milkweed (Asclepias cutleri) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and rare in the southwestern United States. This plant is a host to the…
A Comprehensive Guide to Curtiss’s Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii)
Curtiss’s Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and endemic to the state of Florida in the United States. This plant is…
A Comprehensive Guide to Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri)
Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the states of Texas and Arkansas and adjacent areas of Mexico. This plant…
A Comprehensive Guide to Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the midwestern and Great Plains of the United States and the province of Manitoba. This plant is a host to the American Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis). Growing from 2 to 4 feet tall, this species grows in moist prairies and has pink to purple flowers that bloom from July to September. This plant is hardy in zones 4-9.
A Comprehensive Guide to Western Ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii)
Western Ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the midwestern United States. This plant is a host to the American Lady…
A Comprehensive Guide to Michaux’s Milkweed (Asclepias michauxii)
s Michaux’s Milkweed (Asclepias michauxii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the southeastern United States. This plant is a host to the Queen…
A Comprehensive Guide to Wheel Milkweed (Asclepias uncialis)
Wheel Milkweed (Asclepias uncialis) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the south-central and southwest United States. This plant is a host to the…
A Comprehensive Guide to Canadian Plum (Prunus nigra)
Canadian Plum (Prunus nigra) is a large shrub to small tree that is native to the northern mid-west, New York, and New England in the…
A Comprehensive Guide to Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum)
Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum) is a deciduous shrub that is native to the eastern United States, west to the Mississippi River. This plant is a…