Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the northern tier of the United States and the eastern part of Canada. This plant is an important nectar source for many insects…
Sullivant’s Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the midwestern United States and Ontario in Canada. This milkweed is a host plant to the Monarch Butterfly and a nectar plant to…
Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the mid-west and eastern United States and in Canada. This milkweed is a host plant to the Monarch Butterfly and a nectar…
Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the southeastern United States. This milkweed is a host plant to the Monarch Butterfly and a nectar plant to others. It can grow…
Why do we continuously assume that all desert-adapted milkweeds require bone-dry, starved sand sheets to survive, when some of the finest evolutionary specialists actually demand the subterranean moisture of hidden mountain canyons? Are you ready…
Why do modern horticulturists routinely fail to establish this sand-barren relic in standard, organically rich garden soils? Is it a fundamental refusal to accept that some roots demand nutritional starvation and absolute hydrological stress to…
Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to most of the continental United States and the southern provinces of Canada. This plant is a known host plant to three species of…
Halberd-leaf Yellow Violet (Viola hastata) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to most of the eastern United States. This plant is a host plant to fritillaries and a number of bees. It is part…
How does a plant completely abandon its leaves to survive the brutal xeric extremes of the Sonoran Desert while remaining an elite larval host for native pollinators? We look at the breathtaking architecture and survival…