Plant Profile: Hypericum kalmianum



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Plant Profile: Hypericum kalmianum
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plant profile: Penstemon hirsutus
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Plant Profile: Silphium integrifolium
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plant profile: Ratibida pinnata
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plant profile: Geum triflorum
Prairie Smoke is a very unusual flower. It grows low to the ground and is a member of the Geum genus. It thrives in partial shade, but can be quickly overrun by more vigorous plants.
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plant profile: Helianthus mollis
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plant profile: Solidago ptarmicoides
A plant of many common names: Prairie Goldenrod, Prairie Flat-top-goldenrod, Upland White Aster, Stiff Aster, Sneezewort Aster
And a plant of many different botanical names as well: Aster ptarmicoides, Aster ptarmicoides var. georgianus, Doellingeria ptarmicoides, Inula alba, Solidago asteroides, Solidago ptarmicoides, Unamia alba
Whatever you call it – upland white goldenrod looks very different from other goldenrods. Inconspicuous when first emerging, it blooms in clouds of little white aster-like flowers in late summer.
plant profile: Asclepias tuberosa
Our plants were tiny seedlings when we began the garden. Pictures often show native plants in their established glory. Young plants can be hard to recognize. Many do not bloom in their first season but can prolifically set seed in following years. Baby plants often lack the distinctive blooms and leaf structures of more mature specimens.
Butterfly weed has distinctive orange blooms in July. Plants can be slow to establish but are very sturdy and drought tolerant. Asclepias tuberosa is one of the native milkweeds that Monarch caterpillars rely on for food during their development.
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Skyridge Wildlife Garden weaves a tapestry of colors, shapes and textures throughout the seasons.
A variety of pollinators visit the Skyridge Wildlife Garden both for food and shelter. Regal Monarch butterflies forage on the rosin weed. Leatherback beetles feast and mate. Bumble bees investigate every bloom on the native hypericum shrubs. The garden hums with pollinators all through the season, but especially in late summer when goldenrods and asters are in full glory.
Downy Sunflower treats a bumble bee to a buffet of late summer pollen.
Several varieties of milkweed provide a nursery for Monarch caterpillars in the garden.