Archives: Native Plants

Koa (Acacia koa)

Cream-colored koa flower heads and curved phyllodes. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Acacia koa, or koa, is a Hawaiian native

Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum)

Melampodium leucanthum flowers Photo: Sue in az — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Blackfoot daisy brings a bright white flower display to dry, sunny ground without

Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida)

Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth! — CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia Commons. Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida) brings glossy evergreen leaves and hanging

Antelope Horns (Asclepias asperula)

Asclepias asperula flowers Photo: Stan Shebs — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Antelope horns is a milkweed for gardeners who like to look closely. Its

Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)

Photo: Plant Image Library — CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia Commons. Bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) is a broad, deciduous southeastern shrub whose white summer flower plumes

Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

A spring colony of Celandine Poppy in bloom on a leafy woodland floor. Photo: Cbaile19, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Stylophorum diphyllum, known as Celandine Poppy, Wood

Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)

Allegheny spurge flower spikes opening in early spring, before the new leaves expand. Photo: Salicyna, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Pachysandra procumbens, commonly known as

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

Virginia Bluebells in full bloom: pink-tinged buds opening to sky-blue trumpets. Photo: Cbaile19, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Mertensia virginica, known as Virginia Bluebells, Virginia cowslip, Roanoke

Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia)

Oconee Bells in bloom over last year’s bronzed leaves, photographed in Oconee County, South Carolina. Photo: KudzuVine, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Shortia galacifolia, commonly

Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

A single Fire Pink flower, its five scarlet petals notched as if cut with pinking shears. Photo: Judy Gallagher, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Wikimedia

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