Archives: Native Plants

Red Bay (Persea borbonia)

A labeled red bay in cultivation at the United States Botanic Garden, Washington, DC; this garden location is not a native-range record. Photo: James Steakley

Splitbeard Bluestem (Anatherum ternarium)

Splitbeard bluestem with silvery paired flowering branches Photo: DouglasGoldman — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Splitbeard bluestem earns its place in a native garden when

Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)

Purple passionflower and three-lobed leaves in Gainesville, Florida Photo: E.nielsen — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Purple passionflower looks tropical, but this elaborate-flowered vine is

Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Yellow jessamine flowers and opposite leaves, cultivated in Osaka, Japan Photo: KENPEI — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Yellow jessamine can turn a late-winter fence

Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa)

Swamp leatherflower bell with recurved purple sepals in Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana Photo: Judy Gallagher — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Swamp leatherflower is

Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)

Crossvine flowers with red tubes and yellow throats, cultivated in Périgueux, France Photo: Père Igor — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Crossvine brings a curtain

Poverty Oatgrass (Danthonia spicata)

Poverty oatgrass with slender stems above a basal tuft in a rocky Ontario habitat. Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)

Yellow seaside goldenrod flower heads at Parc national du Bic, Québec. Photo: Cephas — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) combines substantial,

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

A white mayapple flower beneath the umbrella-like leaves. Photo: Willthomas — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) announces spring with folded shoots that

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