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Plant Profile: Eastern Red Cedar Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) The Eastern red cedar is the most widely-distributed eastern conifer in the United States. This fragrant, native tree is incredibly resistant to drought, salt, heat, and cold and is tolerant in a wide range of soils such as alkaline soil; dry, rocky soil; or wet, swampy land. Eastern red cedars are dioecious, which means that male and female trees are separate plants and both sexes need to be planted in close approximation for fruit production. When in bloom, the female trees produce green flowers, while the males produce yellow flowers. This tree is known for its attractive bark and beautiful berries during the fall and winter months. Female plants produce berry-like cones that, if pollinated, ripen to a blue-gray color. These trees produce fruit that persists throughout winter, which attracts a variety of wildlife, including birds, butterflies, and Cedar Waxwings (which were named for this tree). Pine Warblers, Northern Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, and Carolina Chickadees, are only a few of the other bird species that will eat the fruits from Eastern red cedar. American Robin on Eastern Red Cedar. Photo by Larry Reis. #PlantsforBirds #NativePlants

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a deciduous, riparian shrub that attracts lots of wildlife: hummingbirds and butterflies love the flowers, birds love the seeds, and sphinx moth larvae love the foliage. Deciduous, riparian shrub growing 6-12’ tall or sometimes even taller in favorable conditions. Leaves turn bright colors (yellow, orange, scarlet) in the fall. Large fuzzy ball flowers (usually white but rarely pink) that attract numerous species of pollinators (butterflies, bees, etc) bloom from June into fall. They’re very fragrant and permeate a good area. Full sun to shade, regular water, hardy to -20°F. Larval food plant for the Titan sphinx (Aellopos titan) and Hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versicolor) moths. Found along the margins of streams, often in canyons in rocky soils to marshy land from 1,500-4,500 ft. widespread throughout the United States, southeastern Canada, and into Mexico. We also see plants in relatively dry washes, but where water collects when it rains.

What is chaos, really? Forests, grasslands, coral reefs, they’re all complex ecosystems with countless links and connections. Life supports life, from the extensive fungal networks in the soil to the ancient canopy giants that shade the forest floor. It’s interesting to contrast these complex natural systems with the intensive human-mediated natural systems that we see as being harmonious. Disorder in the suburbs can to some people look like a lawn left unmowed, dandelions sprouting on the edge of a path, or last season’s lettuce plants setting flowers and seeds in your veggie beds. Let’s throw away our notions of what order and chaos are meant to look like, and instead embrace the mulch, the flowers, the seeds, the insects and the long grass. A ‘perfect’ garden isn’t necessarily as harmonious as it seems, and a bit of chaos invites those many connections between the elements of the system that nurture each other. What do you think? Order? Chaos? What do they mean to you? #artasactivism #permacultureillustrator #brennaquinlan

Baby's Breath is one of our favourite flowers that we use in some of our seed balls 💚 Latin Name: “Gypsophila” from the Greek gypsos ("gypsum") and philios ("loving"), a reference to the gypsum-rich ground in which some species grow. Where it thrives: in dry, sandy and stony places, often in chalk-rich soils. Why we love it: The seeds are often shaped like a snail shell, and we have noticed these seeds when making seed balls, and which resemble fossilised ammonites! These plants are also have many practical uses, including production of photographic film, soap and shampoo, as well as to absorb toxic elements from polluted soils. #seeds #seedswap #seedballs #sussexseedballs #ashestoblooms #giftguides #worthing #sunnyworthing #independentworthing #worthingsmallbusiness #sussexgifts #familybusiness #sendwithlove #botanicalgift #worthingbotanicals #giftsforgardeners #plantlovers #giftsforher #giftsforhim #giftguide

There are around 2600 different types of palm trees, the most of which are found in tropical, subtropical, and mild climates. One of the most majestic species, royal palms (Roystonea spp.) can grow up to 70 feet tall. They are renowned for their neatly arranged leaves and the lovely, smooth green area of their trunk that is directly beneath the canopy. Any environment is made stately by date palms. The palm that produces luscious, sweet dates is this one. There are many various types of palms, and one might be shocked to learn that the wrong term for one of them is actually the following tree rather than the word palm, as palms are actually huge grasses similar to bamboo, corn and sugar cane rather than actual trees.

Southern Yellow Ladyslipper ❀ Rare and highly prized 🏆 The most unique of all orchids 🪷 Blooms late spring/summer ☀️ Blooms like a musky rose 🌬️ Leaves 🍃 It produces up to five stem leaves; both the stem and leaves are covered in thin hairs. It grows in dry to mesic forests, woodlands, fens, prairies, and meadows. It produces a natural hybrid with C. candidum, C. Habitat ⛰️ Cypripedium parviflorum grows in a variety of habitats from shady, damp forest understory of mixed deciduous and coniferous forests to open meadows and along streams in acidic soils. Both varieties of Cypripedium parviflorum grow in multi-stemmed clumps. How long do lady slippers live? 👵🏽 In its first year, this orchid grows only as tall as a pencil point. Each year, the lady's slipper may produce a half-million seeds, which are as fine as flour dust. This flower has a long life span; some may be 100 years old!! We now offer this RARE AND EXOTIC FLOWER!!! 🌸🌸🌸 https://lnkd.in/gsaazPmQ #rareplant #plant