The Plant Native

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06/06/2026

Happiest Pride Month to all who celebrate! And if you’re not celebrating…why not? It’s a celebration of love, progress, and inclusion! Which we need now more than ever.

The colors of the pride flag signify life (red), healing (orange), sunlight (yellow), nature, (green), harmony (blue), spirit (violet) alongside progress for marginalized, transgender, and nonbinary communities. Could there be a more perfect alignment with native plants?! 🌱 🌈

06/05/2026

Nurseries — drop your location in the comments.
Do you carry serviceberry?

This tree deserves way more attention. There are around 30 species of serviceberry (Amelanchier) native to North America — at least one grows in every U.S. state except Hawaii.
So chances are there's a variety that belongs in your region.

One of our recent posts about Serviceberry reached a lot of people and many need to know where they can find one native to their area.

Here's why: Native Serviceberries provide clouds of white flowers in early spring (before almost anything else blooms), edible berries in summer that taste like a blueberry crossed with a cherry, fiery orange-red fall color, and food for 35+ bird species and 124 species of moth and butterfly caterpillars.

It's genuinely one of the most underplanted native trees out there.

If you carry serviceberry — or know a nursery that does — leave your location below.

Help us build a list🙌

06/05/2026

Friday feels! Get out there and plant something this weekend 🌱

06/04/2026

Butterfly Bush is pure candy. 🍬🍭
Great for a quick hit. Zero nutritional value. Cannot sustain a single caterpillar.
It's not a pollinator garden. It's a vending machine with good lighting.
Swamp Milkweed is the whole meal!

Learn more about which milkweed to plant in comments!

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