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2014 ArcheWild - Monarda clinopodia 'Heusian' closeup
Species Spotlight

Species Spotlight – Monarda clinopodia

Species Spotlight – Monarda clinopodia Today’s spotlight is an undescribed Monarda species that keys out to Monarda clinopodia but whose morphology and preferred habitat differ

Typha_angustifolia (Narrow Leaved Cattail)
Designing with Natives

Cattail Use in the Landscape

Cattail Use in the Landscape Introduction Historically, the cattail was viewed and used as an everyday source of food and construction materials.  During the last

2014 Ilex laevigata- Calyx lobes
Species Spotlight

How to identify Ilex verticillata and Ilex laevigata

How to identify Ilex verticillata and Ilex laevigata Field guides and websites make differentiation between Ilex verticillata and Ilex laevigata much more difficult than it really

Species Spotlight

A “Perfect Pink” Phlox paniculata

Starting in 2015, ArcheWild will release a new Phlox into the market.  Someone recently asked, “do we really need another Phlox?”  Our propagators replied, “Yes,