This black, two-spotted abdomen bee (as the name “bimaculata” indicates) is a long-horned bee. The video includes a female gathering pollen from Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) on the scopa, or hair, of her hind legs.Continue Reading

Meet our first featured herbaceous perennial: Silphium terebinthinaceum, or Prairie Dock. This plant loves full sun and can handle drought to somewhat moist soil conditions. Soil does not need to be amended as Prairie Dock does just fine in poor soil. The basal foliage gets to about three feet tall (sometimes the leaves themselves get...Continue Reading

Welcome to St. Louis Native Plants! Since I began using native plants back in 2010, not only have I barely watered and never fertilized, I have also noticed more bugs, birds, and bats in and around my yard. These are not things to be afraid of and I would like this site to be source...Continue Reading