Resources:
Great Websites:
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https://homegrownnationalpark.org/ |
| North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu |
| Debbie Roos: Pollinator Paradise | https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-pollinatorgarden/ |
| North Carolina Botanical Garden | https://ncbg.unc.edu |
| Illinois Wildflowers | https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/ |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx |
| Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center | https://www.wildflower.org/plants/ |
| Plants for a Future (PFAF) medicinal uses of plants | https://pfaf.org/user/Default.aspx |
| The Carnivorous Plant FAQ | http://www.sarracenia.com/faq.html |
| Wild Seed Project | https://wildseedproject.net |
| Going Native (ideas) | https://projects.ncsu.edu/goingnative/index.html |
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Want to take a deeper dive? Check out these resources. |
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Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) |
https://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ |
| Native Plant Network: (Propagation Protocol Database) | https://npn.rngr.net/npn/propagation |
| USDA NRCS Plants Profiles (geographic distribution; legal status; subordinate taxa (varieties within species); wetland indicator status) | https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/ |
| Virginia Tech Dendrology (anatomy) | http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/factsheets.cfm |
| Weakley (Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States) | https://ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc-herbarium/flora-request/ |
Books:
| Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada by William Cullina, Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, 2000. | Seed & General info |
| Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas by Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles and C. R. Bell, UNC Press 1968!! | Priceless info re: anatomy, flowering, fruiting times |
Other Terrific Nurseries that carry Native plants!
| Rachel’s Native Plants-opening soon | www.rachelsnativeplants.com |
| Dutch Buffalo Farm | https://www.dutchbuffalofarm.com |
| Growing Wild Nursery | https://www.growingwildnursery.com |
| Mellow Marsh Farm | https://mellowmarshfarm.com |
| Dirtbag Gardens | https://dirtbaggardens.com |
| Haw Honey & Native Plants | https://hawhoney.com/pages/native-wildflower-perennials-for-pollinators |
| Field to Cottage Nursery | https://www.fieldtocottage.com |