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Here's why butterfly bush isn't the best plant for butterflies and pollinators, how it's invasive in many regions, why natives are a preferred choice, and alternative plants to grow.

Butterfly bush may seem like an ideal plant to grow to support butterfly populations, but it's actually not. Here's why.

These low-maintenance native plants boost biodiversity and are pretty on the eye.

Wild hydrangeas, plants native to the U.S., shouldn’t be overlooked.

When Sam Hoadley interviewed at the Mount Cuba Center, he was told that if he was hired, he would be expected to be the worst gardener at that renowned botanical

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These four perennials can be planted once for reliable flowering through many autumns to come.

Three-year study seeks out top-performing coneflower varieties By Adrian Higgins The Washington Post,Updated February 21, 2021, 12:00 a.m. Email to a Friend The long-flowering native purple coneflower emerges in June. Other coneflowers await the curious gardener. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Adrian HigginsAdrian Higgins/The Washington Post Wildflowers have long presented a quandary for gardeners. Their natural purity is sometimes too pure. The stems are weak, the flowers are small and ...

Coneflower, loved by bees and butterflies, is put on trial Adrian Higgins --- Washington Post February 18, 2021 2:58 pm Wildflowers have long presented a quandary for gardeners. Their natural purity is sometimes too pure. The stems are weak, the flowers are small and fleeting, and the plants often melt away with excessive coddling. Enter plant hybridizers, patient and ever ready to fix weaknesses and to appeal to the gardener’s lust for showier flowers in new colors. One sun-loving pr...

A three-year study put dozens of varieties to the test, looking at length and abundance of bloom, general vigor and foliage ornament.