Ornamental blooms

Native to south-central USA in states such as Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, with a few records from South Carolina and North Carolina. A striking native perennial known for its towering flower stalks topped with 3 inch long golden-yellow petals that droop from a tall, dark central cone. Often reaching heights of…

This is an easily identified small to occasionally medium deciduous tree, growing at times to 50 feet high, but usually smaller. It can be found in old fields, fencerows, mesic to upland woods, and forests of many types. It is somewhat of a pioneer woody species, frequently growing in dense stands…