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The Best Keystone Plants for Your Region and Zone
Whether we realize it or not, gardeners are at the forefront of the critical fight to repair Earth’s environmental damage being caused by climate change, and habitat and biodiversity loss due to…
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Best Natives for Mid-Atlantic
Top Pick: Wild bee balm is a long-blooming, tough-as-nails stunner Name: Monarda fistulosa Zones: 3-8 Size: 2 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions: Full sun…
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Best Natives for Mountain West
Top Pick: Sulphur flower is an adaptable evergreen that shines in every season Name: Eriogonum umbellatum Zones: 3–8 Size: 6 to 15 inches tall and 15 to 24 inches wide…
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Best Natives for Midwest
Top Pick: Sundrops is a ray of light in summer and an essential pollinator plant Name: Oenothera fruticosa Zones: 4–8 Size: 15 to 30 inches tall and wide Conditions: Full…
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Best Natives for Southern Plains
Top pick: Standing cypress is a reblooming hummingbird magnet Name: Ipomopsis rubra Zones: 6–9 Size: 3 to 6 feet tall and 12 to 18 inches wide Conditions: Full sun to…