Why Native Plants - Native Garden Designs
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Over thousands of years, wild plants have grown naturally, adapting to each region’s unique environmental conditions. When grown in your garden, native plants bring beauty and excitement to your yard, creating a welcoming sanctuary that can be enjoyed at home along with many other benefits. Connecting with native plant communities in your area can prove … Why Native Plants Read More »

Here’s another link to Wild Ones explaining why to choose native plants over non natives.

What natives do you have growing?

  • mercurly@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Just got my hands on a swamp milkweed this week. Very excited to see what ends up on it next year.

    Also bee balm, phlox, western sunflowers, a variety of coneflowers, eastern Prickly pear, and an ostrich fern all hidden in my tiny backyard.

  • The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    A while ago I was trying to look up what plants were native to my area; I tried searching several different ways, even in my own language, but somehow every result ended up being about the USA or a specific state in the USA. Eventually I found one, but it took a while.

    So if you’re reading this, and you’re a botanist (or just someone who knows a lot about plants), and not an American, I’d encourage you to maybe create some kind of site that lets the people in your area know which plants there are native. It could be extremely useful for someone one day!