Archives: Native Plants

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Wild Venus flytraps with open traps in the Green Swamp Preserve near Supply, North Carolina, in October. Photo: Judy Gallagher, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)

A mature, many-armed saguaro on the slopes of Picacho Peak State Park, between Tucson and Phoenix. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek (Kenraiz), Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Plains coreopsis with yellow and maroon flower heads in Salina, Oklahoma. Photo: OKJaguar — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Plains coreopsis fills open sunny ground

Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)

White and pink-tinged common ninebark flowers photographed in Québec, Canada. Photo: Nichole Ouellette — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Common ninebark is an adaptable deciduous

Eastern Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa)

Savanna blazing star photographed at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Photo: Andrew C — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Eastern blazing star brings a different texture

Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)

Giant ironweed flowers and toothed leaves in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: Cbaile19 — Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Giant ironweed makes a late-season statement with purple flower clusters

Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)

Blue-and-white columbine on the Arapaho Pass Trail in Boulder County, Colorado. Photo: Ejohnsonboulder — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Colorado Blue Columbine (<em>Aquilegia coerulea</em>) is a

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