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Category: Native Plants

October 24October 23 Donna L. Long

Sassafras Trees for Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Moths

Sensitive Fern in the Smoky Mountains
October 16September 30 Donna L. Long

Canada’s forgotten rainforest — Discover

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 24October 3 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Flowers

Spring starts on the forest floor.
March 23September 24 Donna L. Long

Spring Starts from the Ground Up

Eastern Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia). Photo by Donna L. Long
March 6March 19 Donna L. Long

Plant Sales and Festivals – Featuring Natives – PA Native Plant Society

Trout Lilies Flowers in Bloom in Early Spring. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 2March 19 Donna L. Long

Trout Lilies are Early Spring Ephemerals

January 12January 12 Donna L. Long

The Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis Project is saving old plants, one upload at a time

October 6November 12 Donna L. Long

Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.)

Aster and Large Carpenter Bee (Xylcopa spp.) with new blossoms, fertiilized and blossoms going to seed of a New England Aster (Symphyotricum novae-angliae) in my garden.
September 29November 17 Donna L. Long

New England Asters, a Pollinator Magnet for Your Garden.

Bee sipping nectar from a Sienna
April 7September 24 Donna L. Long

Pollinator Syndromes: How to Predict Which Flowers Insects Will Like

white oak twig from my winter nature journal
January 31September 24 Donna L. Long

Studying Twigs: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

Colorful red-orange tree buds. Photo by Donna L. Long.
January 21September 24 Donna L. Long

Studying Buds: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

Northern Blue Flag
May 27November 11 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Native Plants Photo Gallery

Northern Blue Flag
May 24February 15 Donna L. Long

Northern Blue Flag in full bloom. 

Eastern Red Cedar (juniperus virginiana). Photo by Famartin on Wikimedia Commons.
December 19February 15 Donna L. Long

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.)

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