Natives In Harmony

Check out this month's Nature Scoop article written by Toni Stahl, Habitat Ambassador for National Wildlife Federation. She talks about ways to reduce bird collisions with windows as well as some good news about one concerned citizen taking the time to speak up and enact positive change for pollinators.

Nature Scoop July 2026 Prevent window collisions. Enjoy your yard & More!

We've just restocked over 50 native Ohio grasses, sedges, forbs, shrubs, and vines! Check out the list below for all the new species you'll see in the sales area at the nursery!

Happy Wildflower Wednesday! It’s a beautiful, sunny day here in Central Ohio and we’re celebrating by highlighting a “sunny” native perennial for your garden!

Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia lacinata) aka Green-headed Coneflower is a widespread native coneflower that can reach heights of 7-8 feet or more! Although in cultivation it typically only reaches half that size. This woodland denizen is at home in partial or dappled sunlight and moist, fertile loams commonly found in the understories of deciduous forests. A site that is too sunny and dry may cause the leaves to droop excessively and wither away. Otherwise, this plant is easy to cultivate and may spread aggressively by means of its rhizomes. Native habitats include bottomland forests, moist meadows, woodland boarders, moist thickets, margins of poorly drained fields, as well as partially shaded river banks and floodplains. It can tolerate full sun as long as the soils do not dry out. Cutleaf Coneflower blooms from mid-summer to early fall, lasting about 1-2 months. The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract many kinds of insects, including bees, wasps, butterflies, skippers, moths, and various kinds of flies. Larvae of the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly feed on the foliage as well as the larvae of numerous other species of moths, flies, and sawflies. Native bees will hibernate and nest in the dead stems. American Goldfinches eat the seeds and mammalian herbivores will browse the foliage. Cutleaf Coneflower is also referred to by its Cherokee name Sochan. The spring basal leaves are a traditional Cherokee food. Although foliage is slightly toxic, young or dried leaves, stems, and shoots are considered edible. Historically a tea infusion was made from the roots to treat worms and a poultice was made from the flowers to treat burns.
Height: 3-8’
Spread: 1.5-3’
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Color: Yellow
Sun: Full-Partial
Water: Moist