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A beacon of Autumn: Red Maple, October’s Native of the Month

The Red Maple, or Acer rubrum, Wellfield’s October native plant highlight, is one of the most widespread trees in the country. ‘Acer’ is...

Cody Hoff

Oct 1, 20232 min read

The Pawpaw tree ( Asimina triloba ) is the native of the month for September here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Pawpaw trees are native...

Ariana Guerrero

Sep 2, 20232 min read

For our August native plant, we are highlighting Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus Moscheutos). If you have ever seen this plant with its...

Cody Hoff

Aug 5, 20232 min read

Here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, we have two gardens with vegetable beds: one in the Sensory Garden, and the other in the Children’s...

Ariana Guerrero

Jul 23, 20232 min read

There are roughly 50 species of Liatris native to North America, but today I’m going to talk about one in particular. Liatris spicata,...

Kyle Strain

Jul 4, 20232 min read