#GrowNative

Genus Bar Podcast

@genusbarpod.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) cyme: an inflorescence that blooms from the center (terminal flower) out, otherwise like an umbel (umbrella-shaped inflorescence at the end of a stem). Flowers have 5 little white petals and 5 stamens with little yellow round balls of pollen on top

Side and bottom views of Elderberry inflorescences. They begin with a flat top like an umbel, then the cyme blooms from the center, curling back at the edges.

Elderberry Sawfly larva on Sambucas canadensis. Sawflies are welcome guests here. They nibble the foliage, and are found by finches as they work their way up the plants. I have yet to see them do any significant damage. They're just trying to live their lives, and cycling some of those plant sugars and proteins up into the food chain.

Elderberry, 9-12' tall in a habitat behind a path crowded by Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca).

Our third episode is out! Genus Sambucus: Elder/Elderberry. Elder is a gateway to foraging, to permaculture, to herbalism, to the Fey. Please step through!

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#podcast #plantpodcast #newpodcast #nativeplants #ecoregion59 #foraging #grownative #permaculture #herbalism

Glass Rooster Cannery

@glassrooster.bsky.social

1 month ago

If you’re dreaming about sunshine and pollinators while staring at gray February skies, let me introduce you to a native beauty that earns its keep in the garden: Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-Eyed Susan).

#NativePlants #OhioGardening #Zone6Garden #PollinatorFriendly #BrownEyedSusan #grownative

GardenWild Guy

@gardenwild.bsky.social

1 month ago

What's in our yard, shapes our wild spaces; Reframing the fight against Invasives What's In Your Yard Is What's In Our Wild Spaces

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Our yards may be the problem, and the reason our parks are overrun, but they could be solution too💚

#gardening #ecology #nativeplants #rewilding #HomegrownNationalPark #tallamy #grownative #rva #Virginia #nativeplantgardening

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Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

1 month ago

Yellow-orange blooms on mostly leafless stems. A bee helping itself

Profile of blooming small tree in backyard garden

Yellow-orange blooms on mostly leafless stems at sunset.

Free smells!! Ozark Witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis) now blooming in the backyard.
Flies and bees all over it on this sunny and unreasonably warm day. #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn

Spark & Twig

@sparkandtwig.bsky.social

2 months ago

I understand. Keep asking around. Someone will know someone. Or worst case, maybe you'll get others thinking about native plants and start a movement! It's happening almost everywhere, in pockets #nativegardening #grownative #polinatorgarden #habitatgarden #permaculture #foodforest #northwesttn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

3 months ago

Frost ribbons at base of dormant perennial in a garden

Frost ribbons at base of dormant perennial in a garden

More Dittany (Cunila origanoides). More frost ribbons!! #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

3 months ago

Icy ribbons extruding from perennial stems in a garden

Icy ribbons extruding from perennial stems in a garden

Frost Flower Friday!
Frost ribbons on Dittany (Cunila origanoides). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

The Soggy Boggy Witch 🪻🌱🧹 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸♿🏳️‍⚧️

@antidramallama.bsky.social

3 months ago

Birth of the Alliance Sprouted from the collective dreams of Victoria Persinger Ferguson, Dwayne Painter from the Monacan nation, Beth Roach of the Nottoway Tribe of Virginia, and Fix of the Skarù·ręʔ, the Alliance of Na...

Many people will say something trite about the Natives of New England next Thursday.
I prefer actionable support and gratitude.
Today's seed store is owned and operated by indigenous people preserving their food and plant heritage.
#gardening #gardensky #indigenous #decolonization #GrowNative

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Liatris fluffy seeds and Ratibida seed heads

Prairie garden in evening light and fall color...browns, Pale greens, yellows

New garden connecting red oak and 2 pawpaws

This South KC native landscape is about ready to rest for the season. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Dried allium flower heads with black seeds, in evening light

Dried allium flower heads with black seeds, in evening light

Fall Glade Onion (Allium stellatum) going to seed. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Trilobed and mitten leaves in reddish orange fall color

Small tree in reddish orange fall color

Fall for it. Sassafras albidum. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Reddish orange fall color of sassafras.

Close up of polymorphic leaves in fall color

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is just my favorite tree. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Frost on Coneflower leaf

Frost on Coneflower flower head

Frost on Coneflower leaves

Light frost on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Tree and its shadow in the morning light. Frost disappearing from the yard, except within the shadows

Note the frosty shadow beneath the American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Profile of small tree in fall color with many leaves on the north side missing

I'm guessing the wind blew from the north during this week's rains.
American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus) losing leaves fast. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Purple Coneflower with multiple Skipper butterflies. Captions by the Skippers say, boo, hiss, get off the stage

Don't 'skip' the pollinator patch!
#WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn
Skippers on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). Belton, MO.

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Reddish orange leaves

Reddish orange leaves in the midday light

Small tree with green and Reddish orange leaves with yard, natural gardens, and American Smoke Tree in the background

Sassafras albidum leaves are turning in the front yard. Love this species. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

4 months ago

Yellow and green mottled leaf with greenery and sky in the background

Yellow and green leaves on small tree in midday fall light and blue sky. Get it. Blue. Sky?

American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus) a Fallin'. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Image of Conference banner with dates and image of Monarch butterfly on a blue flower

Plan It Native Conference 2026 is Feb 10 and 11 in KC!
Be there! planitnative.org
Two full days of native plant habitat expertise, research, advice and in-person community. You'll leave energized and inspired.
#WhatYouPlantMatters #grownative #nativeplants #naturallandscape #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Painted Lady and Monarch butterfly on purple Coneflower.

Skipper on purple Coneflower

Skipper on purple Coneflower

Lepidoptera and Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Backyard with gardens and new native plants in evening light

Backyard with gardens and new native plants and trees in evening light

Old and new garden beds in a backyard landscape

Connected the oak and 2 pawpaws with perennials and grasses. Star Tickseed, Shining Blue Star, Eastern Blue Star, Prairie Larkspur, Pussytoes, Rose Verbena, Buffalo Grass. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Lavender and yellow Aster flowers, a welcome sign, Coneflowers in a garden in evening light

WELCOME to yet another Aster whose species escapes me. Notes say Symphiotrichum turbinellum, but i think that refers to another plant just to the left of the picture. #TakeBetterNotes #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Close up of white and yellow flowers

White and yellow flowers with tree trunk behind

Blooming Aster in a garden bed at the base of a sassafras trer

Not 100% sure this is Silky Aster (Symphiotrichum sericeum), given the white flowers vs light lavender, but enjoy it every year. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Looking down at shrub. Red and orange foliage and fruits with green sedge below.

Landscape with sedge, red and orange leaves and fruits of Strawberry Bush

Eu-don't-wanna-mus this! Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americana). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Coneflower flower heads getting mottled, tired, and ready for Finches

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) keeping up the show! #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Landscape with trees, shrubs, and perennials, and a morning partly cloudy sky

Early Fall. American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus) doing surprisingly well in the clay soils...planted about 9 years ago.
Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americana) going to fruit in the foreground. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Backyard with 3 trees separated by grass. Red line drawn on the picture as outline of expansion to connect all 3 in the same garden

Got a couple extra flats of plants given to me, so guess the next garden expansion! Connecting the red oak with a couple pawpaws. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie ##killyourlawn

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Flower remnants and leaves with rock face behind

Plant growing from dolomite bluff.

Flower remnants and leaves with rock face behind

Got to see this Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) growing from a small rocky bluff (dolomite?) Just outside Onondaga Cave in Missouri. #nativeplants #grownative

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

New garden bed with rocks, pine straw, shrubs, and bags of top soil.

Small perennial plant pots placed near their planting spots in a new garden.

Small perennial plant pot and planted plant in a new garden.

Planting some perennials into the new garden. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie

Mark Ostendorf

@green-marko.bsky.social

5 months ago

Close up of purple and yellow Aster flowers and foliage in a garden.

Close up of purple and yellow Aster flowers and foliage in a garden.

Close up of lavender and yellow Aster flowers and foliage in a garden.

Blooming Asters! #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie