Echinacea purpurea is an iconic meadow classic. It blooms in early summer on the farm and can bloom until September. It reaches up to 4 feet in height and prefers full to partial sun in a range of medium wet to medium dry soil conditions, plus it is drought tolerant. In turn, it is well […]
In this Native Plant Spotlight, we are focused on Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata). Liatris spicata produces striking spikes of purple feathery flowers that are a wonderful addition to home landscaping. It reaches 2-6 feet in height. We have found it to stay closer to 2-4 feet in our gardens here at the farm. The […]
It’s Pollinator Week here in Pennsylvania! Everything is abuzz here on the farm. The milkweeds are stealing the show lately. Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) especially, and did I mention how AH-MAZING the blooms smell?!?! We also spotted the first monarch caterpillar of the season!💃🏻 Mlkweeds are Monarch’s larval host plant. Without milkweed, there would be […]
This highly adaptable native perennial is a host plant for eight species of Lepidoptera larvae, including wavy-lined emerald moths and hermit sphinx moths. It also attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds with its flowers, which provide the perfect landing strip for pollinators! The basal leaves are semi-evergreen and I have personally found them to stay green […]