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Tag Archives: perennial
PERENNIAL: Phlox paniculata, (Fall Phlox, Garden Phlox)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Fall phlox has large trusses of fragrant, showy flowers in a range of pinks, purples, reds, and white. Despite its somewhat finicky disposition, it is a popular garden plant. Its native status ranges … Continue reading
PERENNIAL: Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly-weed)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Butterfly Weed is one of the showiest native wildflowers. Summer waves of orange blossoms brighten open fields, woods, and waysides. Later, spindle-shaped seed pods pierce the air in shades of green, yellow, brown. When pods split open, the seeds’ silky threads glisten in the sun. Continue reading
PERENNIAL: Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Fluffy deep purple blooms atop 8-foot tall sturdy stalks draw bees and butterflies from mid-summer into fall. Continue reading
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VINE: Clematis virginiana (Virgin’s-bower)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
New fact-sheet! Learn more about this beautiful vine – Clematis virginiana, also known as Virgin’s Bower, a great plant for pollinators. Continue reading
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