Content tagged with "Wildflowers, Grasses and Other Nonwoody Plants"

This plant is named for its bold, branching, plumelike clusters of flowers. Look for it growing in rich soils in low woods and north-facing slopes, bases of bluffs and other moist places in the southeastern half of our state.

Large, crinkled, palmately 5-lobed leaves distinguish this plant, which occurs in moist woods in the Ozarks and Central Missouri. Populations have been declining due to root diggers.

One of Missouri's beautiful native honeysuckles, grape honeysuckle is found mainly in the northern two-thirds of the state. In the native plant garden, it is easy to grow, but it is not aggressive like the introduced invasive Japanese honeysuckle.

A herald of the coming abundance of springtime, harbinger of spring can begin blooming as early as January in our state. You will probably have to look closely for them, because they can be quite small. But after a long winter, what a welcome sight they are!