The Plant Ecologist's Blog
Native Plants for Coastal Erosion Control in No...
The native plants that hold NC's coast together: Sea Oats, Wax Myrtle, Yaupon Holly, Switchgrass, Pink Muhly Grass, and Dwarf Palmetto. A practical guide for coastal property owners and gardeners...
Native Plants for Coastal Erosion Control in No...
The native plants that hold NC's coast together: Sea Oats, Wax Myrtle, Yaupon Holly, Switchgrass, Pink Muhly Grass, and Dwarf Palmetto. A practical guide for coastal property owners and gardeners...
The Zebra Swallowtail's Only Host Plant: Why Pa...
The Zebra Swallowtail butterfly has one host plant in North Carolina — Pawpaw (Asimina triloba). This native understory tree supports the butterfly's entire life cycle, produces wildlife-sustaining fruit, and belongs...
The Zebra Swallowtail's Only Host Plant: Why Pa...
The Zebra Swallowtail butterfly has one host plant in North Carolina — Pawpaw (Asimina triloba). This native understory tree supports the butterfly's entire life cycle, produces wildlife-sustaining fruit, and belongs...
Black-Eyed Susan and the Bee That Can't Live Wi...
Rudbeckia hirta is more than a roadside wildflower. One native bee can only raise its young on Rudbeckia pollen — and Black-eyed Susan is one of the most accessible ways...
Black-Eyed Susan and the Bee That Can't Live Wi...
Rudbeckia hirta is more than a roadside wildflower. One native bee can only raise its young on Rudbeckia pollen — and Black-eyed Susan is one of the most accessible ways...
Butterfly Bush Doesn't Feed Butterflies: Five N...
Butterfly bush attracts adult butterflies with nectar but provides zero ecological support for caterpillars or native bees. These five NC native alternatives bloom at the same time and do far...
Butterfly Bush Doesn't Feed Butterflies: Five N...
Butterfly bush attracts adult butterflies with nectar but provides zero ecological support for caterpillars or native bees. These five NC native alternatives bloom at the same time and do far...
Eastern Cicada Killers in NC: What They Are and...
That giant striped wasp hovering over your garden is an Eastern cicada killer — and it's more beneficial than alarming. Here's what it needs, how it behaves, and which NC...
Eastern Cicada Killers in NC: What They Are and...
That giant striped wasp hovering over your garden is an Eastern cicada killer — and it's more beneficial than alarming. Here's what it needs, how it behaves, and which NC...