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The Sultan of Salvia

Plantsperson Profile  ·  Long-Bloom Salvias The Sultan of Salvia Rich Dufresne, the chemist who taught the Southeast to grow sage, and the network he worked through. By Fiona von Grey...

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The Plants Bartram Saw

Field Guide · Native Flora · The Bartram Trail The Plants Bartram Saw A walk through the southeastern flora documented by William Bartram in Travels (1791) — and a quiet...

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A Field Guide to Hardy Palms

Field Guide · Hardy Palms · Southeastern Natives The Northernmost Palm in the World, and the Seeds Coming Home to Aiken A field guide to the palms that actually grow...

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The Hibiscus That Never Opens: Malvaviscus arboreus and the Slow Seduction of Turk's Cap

15 min · Ethnobotany, hummingbird ecology, and the Southern pass-along plant that blooms when everything else has given up.

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Bayberry, Chinese bayberry, and yangmei: a field guide to the genus that keeps changing its name

  Field Guide  ·  Southeastern Natives  ·  Rare Edibles Bayberry, Chinese bayberry, and yangmei: a field guide to the genus that keeps changing its name The word "bayberry" has been...

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The Long Game: Why Woody Plants Are the True Foundation of a Climate-Resilient Garden

Horticulture & Design  ·  Climate Resilience The Long Game: Why Woody Plants Are the True Foundation of a Climate-Resilient Garden What the next thirty years will demand from the home...

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Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants

From the Nursery  ·  Garden Design Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants A wet spot is not a defect. In much of the Southeast,...

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The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain

The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain | Woodlanders Native Plants  ·  Salix The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain A plant...

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