If you live in the United States, you should know about the USDA Plants Database! (plants.usda.gov)
Identifying what plants are actually native to your area can be surprisingly tricky. A lot of info out there is state- (or even less helpfully, region-) specific, but if you live in a large and/or geographically diverse state what’s native in one corner may be completely foreign in another. There’s also a lot of information...
My favorite little Oregon native corner 🥰 with wood sorrel, pacific bleeding heart, and sword fern (lemmy.ca)
[Northeast U.S.A.] Aronia melanocarpa doing well in its second year (assets.pxlmo.com)
I got these as bare-root saplings a couple years old, and planted them last year. One actually bloomed and produced some berries the same year I planted it! These things sure are prolific. This year, they’re all already blooming....
Blue Vervain from last year (lemmy.world)
Pic from a fen restoration I help with. Prettiest one I’ve seen.
Milkweed Regions & Seed Needs | Bring Back The Monarchs (monarchwatch.org)
Butterfly gardening - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
6b evergreen ideas
I’m in southeast Michigan, hardiness zone 6b, and I’d like to add a small or mid size evergreen to my yard for some winter interest, any suggestions?...
What to do with strip of land between driveway and neighbor?
I own this 1 ft wide, 30 ft long strip between my driveway and the neighbor’s property. It’s steeply angled the whole length due to my pavement being higher than the neighbor’s yard. Grass turf would be difficult and awkward to trim in this location. I would prefer to plant something native and perennial that won’t...
Swamp Sunflowers in bloom (sh.itjust.works)
No hurricanes this year means that my swamp sunflowers didn’t get knocked over! Also something about the lighting made this bee look silver even though it’s really metallic green. Florida, Zone 9b
Cleome serrulata are beautiful and plentiful this year! (assets.pxlmo.com)
I post a lot of edible plants native to (roughly) the Northeast U.S. on my Pixelfed account.
OC We've got monarchs on our A. tuberosa!
Anybody need help with establishing more diverse grassy areas? I'm a grassland restoration expert and I'm happy to answer questions if you have them
Most of my experience is in temperate climates in Northern/Western Europe (for specific plant species info), but I’m happy to help answer management questions in general....
What Got You Into Native Plants?
Basically the title. Despite being interested in plants as a teen and trying to germinate exotics under my first grow light, I didn’t get into natives until much later…completely on accident....
NWF's Keystone Plants by Ecoregion - a great resource for selecting plants for your garden/habitat (North America focused)
Link - https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/keystone-plants-by-ecoregion...
Favorite Plants For Bees?
I rent, so I got a limited space to work with. That said, I counted 12 bees buzzing my 3 anise hyssop plants (Two are 2 years old in the ground, 1 in a container from seed this year) and my (Monarda Citriodora) lemon bee balm! This is the most I have seen in my yard so far!...
What I am pretty sure is prairie rose (lemmy.world)
I have ~1000 native plants in pots that I've grown from seed. Any ideas on the best way to either sell them or get rid of them? Collaborations with organizations, etc.?
All seeds harvested within 100 miles and in same ecoregion. I have a nursery license and have sold some (at cost) at a few yard sales, but am looking to sell more or do a plant giveaway before winter. Have been looking for examples of others doing this and haven’t found much. Want to ensure people buying them/taking them...
Poison Ivy sucks (lemmy.world)
Rash Treatment and prevention...
Tinder Profile for Joe Pye Weed (lemmy.world)
A couple of photos from my garden. (USA, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic; Zone 6) (imgur.com)
Coneflowers and beebalm....
My yard is full of fireflies!
Hope this is an acceptable contribution here. I've been converting areas of my Midwestern yard to native plant habitat for the past 2+ years. It's sparkling with fireflies tonight while the surrounding grass yards are dark. Gives me a bit of a boost to get ready for tackling the sprouts of pokeweed and thistle tomorrow.
Anyone have experience with wild bergamot? (North America, East Coast/Mid-Atlantic. USDA region 6)
This is the second year I’ve had them (Monarda fistulosa). I think they were already a season old by the time I planted them in my flower bed. I had also planted red beebalm (Monarda didyma) and spotted beebalm (Monarda punctata) in the same flower bed. Both of the latter flowered the first year and the red beebalm is already...
Cornwall, UK - Any tips for my little sandy plot?
Love this community, very excited....