Butterfly Weed is an Unusual, Useful Type of Milkweed discusses butterfly weed, both as an attractor of pollinators and as a medicinal plant. It also tells how the author found this particular bunch of butterfly weed on her way home from work.
Beautiful Showy Rattlebox is Non-native but Has Many Uses relays both the good and bad features of this potentially invasive, but very useful wildflower. It also gives readers some of the interesting facts about this plant.
Groundseltree Has Some Unique and Interesting Characteristics describes how the groundseltree plant differs from most other members of the aster family. It also discusses the pros and cons of using groundseltree for ornamental purposes.
American Black Nightshade: Beautiful, Great for Wildlife and Possibly Toxic discusses the controversy over the toxicity of this plant. It also tells readers about the many kinds of wildlife that use this plant for food and shelter..
White Prickly Poppy: A Beautiful Plant with Two Sides tells about the two faces of this interesting plant. On the one hand it is beautiful, provides nutrition for some types of wildlife, and has many medicinal uses. On the other hand, it is covered in many sharp prickly spines, and is highly toxic if used incorrectly.
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