Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
The bright flowers of this compact, native shrub lack nectar, but its showy, pollen-covered stamens draw numerous native bees. This easy-to-grow species is attractive to gardeners due to its adaptability and tolerance of heat, drought, soil compaction, flooding, Black Walnut, and deer predation.
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Starting a houseplant collection is an exciting step toward creating a more vibrant, peaceful, and healthy home environment. Whether you're looking to add a natural aesthetic to your space, improve indoor air quality, or simply enjoy a fun new hobby, choosing the right plants at the beginning can make all the difference.
Happy #PollinatorWeek! Support native pollinators by growing #nativeplants. #Lepidopterans require both nectar plants, which provide energy for adults to mate and reproduce, and host plants on which caterpillars can eat and grow. Watch an azure butterfly deposit an egg (visible in the photo above) at the base of a bud of host Hypericum prolificum.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Although tiny, the flowers of Golden-alexanders serve an out-sized role in spring and early summer as a nectar source for short-tongued beneficial insects when other flowers may be in short supply. This dainty, carefree native creates colonies in moist fields and drier habitats.
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Racemes and panicles occur widely across plant families. Even casual observers are likely acquainted with some examples. But what of an umbel? Those who grow herbs, like dill and fennel, and vegetables, like carrots, can recognize umbels. These plants belong to the Apiaceae, also known as the Umbelliferae (the umbel-bearing family).
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Wild Hydrangea is a fast-growing shrub with large handsome leaves and large, flat to dome-shaped heads, comprising hundreds of small fertile flowers, sometimes edged with showy, sterile flowers. It is common throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic Region except for the Coastal Plain.
