Kentucky Native Plant and Wildlife

This early spring blooming woodland flower is not that showy for the garden, although I do like the texture and leaf/stem color and the bl...

The foliage of this early spring wildflower is easily mistaken with the foliage of its close cousin, Dutchman's Breeches ( D. cucullar...

Some folks consider these delicate spring wildflowers to be weeds because they flourish in older, established neighborhoods and carpet the...

I absolutely love this tiny, dainty early spring wildflower.  It is sometimes called "pepper and salt" plant because of the w...

Perhaps one of the most loved small flowering trees planted throughout Kentucky is the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).  It is a qui...

Don't let this delicate and dainty plant fool you because it is one tough native woodland wildflower that will survive almost an...

Many folks are surprised that we have a native cactus in Kentucky and that it is actually quite common pretty much across the state.  I...