sweet bay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Sweet Bay comes from a cooler, northern range and blooms later avoiding late frost damage … Continued
Local butterfly expert Lenora Larson has created these informational handouts. You can download them here!
• Butterflies: Flying Flowers in your Garden!
• A Vital Connection: Native Plants and Butterflies
• Long Lips Farm Caterpillar Foodplants
• Butterfly Bartending: Nectar Flowers
• Long Lips Farm: Selected Butterfly Nectar Flowers
Magnolia virginiana
Sweet Bay comes from a cooler, northern range and blooms later avoiding late frost damage … Continued
Malus hybrids
A genus of about 35 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia and … Continued
Malus ioensis
This small native tree has spreading branches and a broad, open crown and sometimes grows … Continued
Morus rubra
A medium sized, upright spreading to rounded, deciduous tree native to woodlands, bottomlands and woodland … Continued
Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'
Both fruitless and thornless, this tough Midwest native was found in western Oklahoma by plantsman … Continued
Cornus alternifolia
An excellent native plant with four-season interest, these beautiful trees have unique horizontal branching and … Continued
Petroselinum crispum/Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
High in Vitamins A and C, and iron. In addition to having a distinctive fresh … Continued
Parthenium integrifolium
This heat-loving native blooms June through September and prefers a sunny location. White flower clusters … Continued
Passiflora incarnata
This perennial vine grows up to 25′ long and climbs with tendrils. 3″ lavender flowers … Continued
Penstemon digitalis
This clump-forming native perennial typically grows in prairies, fields, and woodland edges. White, two-lipped, tubular … Continued
Penstemon hirsutus
Open clusters of trumpet-shaped, lavender flowers. Early bloom time and hairy stems distinguish it from … Continued
Asclepias exaltata
A shade-loving milkweed actually exists! Found in woodland openings, poke milkweed thrives in dappled to … Continued