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Native plants are getting a lot of attention - Here's why they're important

Native plants are getting a lot of attention - Here's why they're important

Apr 24, 2022
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Native plants are getting a lot of attention - Here's why they're important
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This image provided by Mt. Cuba Center shows the formal native plant garden blooming at the botanical garden, located in Hockessin, Del. Plantings depicted are: Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud', Asclepias tuberosa, Coreopsis verticillata 'Crazy Cayenne', Gillenia trifoliata 'Pink Profusion', Monarda didyma 'AChall', Penstemon 'Dark Towers', Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMPOTW', Rudbeckia maxima, Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne', Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece' and Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'. (Alessandra N. Stokley/Mt. Cuba Center via AP)
A formal native garden blooming at the Mt. Cuba Center botanical garden in Hockessin, Del. (Alessandra N. Stokley/Mt. Cuba Center via AP)

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