Archives: Native Plants

Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum bipinnatum)

Lake Huron Tansy in bloom, showing its finely divided foliage and yellow button-shaped flower heads. Photo: Ghislain118, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Tanacetum bipinnatum, commonly

Florida Yew (Taxus floridana)

Florida Yew foliage, photographed in Gadsden County, Florida. Photo: Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org (CC BY 3.0 US) Taxus floridana, the Florida Yew, is

Georgia Aster (Symphyotrichum georgianum)

Georgia aster’s richly colored, outsized flower heads set it apart from other native asters. Photo: James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org (CC BY 3.0 US)

Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum)

Douglas aster’s violet ray florets and bright yellow disk, a familiar sight in Pacific Northwest wetlands each fall. Photo: Walter Siegmund, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA

Pacific Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)

A wild Pacific aster stem photographed growing among coastal grasses in California. Photo: Scott Loarie / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Symphyotrichum chilense, commonly called Pacific Aster

Mountain Camellia (Stewartia ovata)

A mature mountain camellia shrub showing its layered, open branching habit and autumn foliage. Photo: David J. Stang / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Stewartia

Eve’s Necklace (Styphnolobium affine)

A flowering Eve’s necklace tree showing its arching, open growth habit. Photo: sonnia hill / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Styphnolobium affine, commonly called Eve’s

Blue Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)

Blue porterweed’s low, sprawling growth habit under seagrapes near Sarasota Bay, Florida. Photo: Swflhort / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, known as Blue

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