With bell-shaped purple blooms, creeping bellflower is pretty, but it chokes out wanted plants — and it’s all over the place in Minnesota.

Creating a wildlife-friendly garden is one of the most rewarding ways to contribute to local biodiversity. Native flowers are particularly valuable because they have evolved alongside local ...

That all changed, Mr. Diboll said, around 1989. “Purple coneflower was elevated from wildflower to quote-unquote perennial, and it was allowed inside the garden gate,” he said.

These 20 drought-tolerant California native plants will help the state's residents create beautiful gardens, preserve water, and foster local wildlife ...

Diervilla lonicera is native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. A closely related species, the southern bush honeysuckle (D. sessilifolia) grows in the southeastern U.S. These ...

At Las Piletas Ranch Preserve in San Luis Obispo County, a surprising botanical discovery may alter the conservation future of a rare purple California wildflower. Researchers there uncovered a ...

Purple poppy mallow grows in mounds 6 to 9 inches tall, with gorgeous, cup-shaped flowers resembling poppies. They will produce flowers from mid-spring through early fall.

Opinion This spring, plant native flowers for their beauty, and the bees and butterflies: Martha E. Truby Published: Apr. 28, 2021, 5:46 a.m.

“It was a real mess.” That was 1990. Inspired in part by the property’s oaks and his own experiences in nature as a fly fisherman and hiker, Anderson chose mostly native plants.

The flowers look similar to daisies and bloom throughout the autumn months beginning in September. They are a great substitute for mums. The purple and lavender flowers from New York and New ...