Native plants are more than just part of the scenery. They’re the backbone of functioning ecosystems — especially for native birds and insects. When these plants disappear, so do the species that ...

Native to the southcentral U.S., ranging from Louisiana and Texas to Kentucky and Oklahoma, Wisteria macrostachya is a tough North American vine that can grow almost anywhere. Hardy down to zone 3 ...

About 80% of the plants in our residential landscapes are non-native plants. They don’t have to be invasive to wreck the food web. So that led me in a whole new research direction to find out ...

While not as common in gardens as its red-flowering cousin, Lobelia cardinalis, great blue lobelia is nonetheless available through many garden centers and native plant nurseries. Native Plant ...

The Asiatic (Oriental) bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, was introduced to this country in the late 1800s as an ornamental ...

Introduced trees are becoming more common in the eastern United States, while native diversity declines. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 ...

Native San Diegans showed us how plants can build and heal. Their medicines continue to this day. Search Query Show Search. ... “People know it from the common name of elderberry.