Category: Plant Profiles

Submitted by Mary Marks, Wild Ones Appalachian Foothills Member and OSU Master Gardener Volunteer Mid-summer is the time when Buttonbush begins to blossom in Ohio, something I eagerly anticipate. Even from a distance of more than six feet, I can hear the buzzing of bees and other pollinators covering the blossoms. Skippers, monarchs and most […] Continue reading "The Iconic Buttonbush"

By Mary Marks, OSU Master Gardener Volunteer and Appalachian Foothills member A spring trip to Arizona once coincided with a spectacular desert spring bloom of wildflowers following a rainy winter. Seeing a landscape of cacti – saguaro, barrel, staghorn cholla, and prickly pear – covered in blossoms was a magnificent and hard to describe sight. […] Continue reading "Blooming Soon: The Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus"