Archives: Native Plants

American Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana)

American pasqueflower with its hairy stems and pale flowers in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. Photo: Cephas — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. American pasqueflower (Pulsatilla

Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii)

Pink turtlehead flowers at the North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville; cultivated plant. Photo: Photo by David J. Stang — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Pink turtlehead

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)

Hoary vervain flower spikes at Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota. Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) brings a

Purple-headed Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum)

Purple-headed sneezeweed flowering in Wayne County, Kentucky. Photo: Roseanna Denton — Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Purple-headed sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) is a native daisy-family perennial with an

Idaho Fescue (Festuca idahoensis)

Idaho fescue with fine basal foliage and tall seed stalks in Montana sagebrush steppe. Photo: Matt Lavin — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Idaho fescue

Whipple’s Penstemon (Penstemon whippleanus)

Dusky purple Whipple’s penstemon flowers in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Photo: Marek https://www.inaturalist.org/people/marek — Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Whipple’s penstemon brings a different palette to

Lovely Penstemon (Penstemon venustus)

Lovely penstemon flowering in cultivation, showing leafy upright stems. Photo: peganum from Henfield, England — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Lovely penstemon has the substance

Showy Penstemon (Penstemon speciosus)

Royal penstemon flowering on an open rocky site in Humboldt County, Nevada. Photo: Joshua Zupan https://www.inaturalist.org/people/jzupan — Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Showy penstemon, also called royal

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