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PERENNIAL: Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebell, Virginia Cowslip )

Posted on March 26, 2021 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Spring has finally sprung when the pink buds of Mertensia virginica show themselves in late winter and early spring, evolving from being coiled up like a scorpion’s tail to opening to deep pink or blue … Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Phlox paniculata, (Fall Phlox, Garden Phlox)

Posted on August 7, 2020 by MGNV Webmaster

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 →

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PERENNIAL: Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly-weed)

Posted on June 26, 2020 by MGNV Webmaster

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 →

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PERENNIAL: Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed)

Posted on November 8, 2019 by MGNV Webmaster

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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