Archives: Native Plants

Silky Camellia (Stewartia malacodendron)

Silky camellia flower with purple stamens and blue anthers, photographed near Liberty, Mississippi. Photo: Mac H. Alford — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Silky camellia

Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)

Laurel oak with a broad, mature crown. Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) is

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

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