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Low-maintenance Plants for Your Garden

For an easy, enjoyable garden, select low-maintenance plants for your garden.

False Garlic - Nothoscordum bivalve

False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)

Drought-tolerant, Flowers, Low maintenance, Native Plants, Shade Areas

I love the flowers of false garlic, which bloom in large numbers, but as the blooms fade, the grass-like leaves are quite abundant. I prefer not to have them in my flower beds, but I leave them blooming in the lawn and will not cut the grass until the blooms are done. It blooms in early spring in sunny locations with well-drained soil. It can …

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Echinacea species – Flowering plants for bees, butterflies, and birds

Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Flowers, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants, Wildlife Habitat

Butterflies and bees love coneflowers in the genus Echinacea. You are probably familiar with purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), but many cultivars are now available in various colors: red, pink, white, orange, yellow, cream, green, and gold. There are even Echinacea flowers with double blooms. Natives vs Cultivars Echinacea is native …

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Purple bee balm

Bee Balm Attracts Hummingbirds and Butterflies

Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Flowers, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants, Shade Areas, Wet Soils

If you’re looking for a native, perennial plant to add to your garden that will be easy to care for, add great color to your garden, and attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, bee balm (Monarda sp.) is a good choice. Bee balm is in the mint family; its leaves are aromatic and both leaves and flowers can be made into a tea. There are …

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Butterweed – Early Spring Wildflower

Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Flowers, Low maintenance, Native Plants, Wet Soils

Every spring, a patch of butterweed, a common southeastern U.S. wildflower, shows up in my lawn. They come up in the same spot every year, and I mow around them until they are done blooming. Combined with Philadelphia fleabane, which also blooms at this time, they make a pretty landscape. Plant Description Butterweed is in the Aster family, …

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Dianthus: Pinks, Carnations, and Sweet Williams

Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Flowers, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance

The Dianthus in my garden are one of the first flowers to bloom in early spring, just after the daffodils are done. These are the low-growing variety with pink, red, or white flowers. The plants are covered in blooms and come back every year. Many Dianthus are perennial and range in height from a low ground cover (4-5 inches) to tall …

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How to Grow Purple Passionflower – Native Vine for Butterflies

Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Flowers, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants, Shade Areas, Vines

Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), also known as maypop, is a relatively quick-growing, perennial, herbaceous vine in the Passifloraceae family. You can find this native vine growing throughout the Southeast from Texas to Kansas, up to Pennsylvania, and down to Florida. In the southeastern U.S., I’ve often seen it growing naturally in …

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