Kentucky Native Plant and Wildlife

Scaly blazing star is a wonderful species that can handle the hot and dry conditions we are experiencing at the present time.  It is a smal...

Nothing could be finer than sinking your teeth into a nice freshly picked ear of peaches and cream, ambrosia, silver queen, cotton candy or ...

What is not to love about this water plant?   It is large and showy, has a really cool upside down shower head seed pod that works wonders ...

Supposedly the Pennryrile region of western Kentucky was named for this small wildflower that loves dry shade to full sun.   This is a pla...

Stunning when in flower, the royal catchfly gets its name from the sticky flowers and stems that trap small insects. The striking and brill...

This beautiful native, small vine, is only known to occur in four western Virginia counties in dry woods, openings, and rock outcroppings w...

The genus Echinacea, a uniquely North American group of nine species, is named for the center like spiny sea urchin or hedge hog like cent...