Welcome to Awesome Native Plants
A Close Up View
Common Milkweed - Asclepias syriaca
This page common milkweed page has been updated with detailed photos of its flower structure. The structure is representative of all milkweeds. Dissections and micrographs are presented. Read more and see photos:
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Red Milkweed - Asclepias rubra
Although the common name is red milkweed, the flowers are actually pink to lavender. The plant is S2 - imperiled in NJ. Read more Click Here.
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Whorled Milkweed- Asclepias verticillata
These milkweeds are distinguished by their whorled needle-like leaves. In NJ, they are S2 - imperiled. Read more: Click Here.
Bluets Can't Count
Bluet - Houstonia caerulea
In our planter, the bluet leaves are flourishing and we still have a few flowers. One flower had only 3 petals while normally all the flowers have 4. We have come across other varieties. Read more: Click Here.
About AWESOME NATIVE PLANTS
This is the website of Millie & Hubert Ling. This site was created in September 2021 and is is dedicated to Native Plants mainly of New Jersey with a focus on the Plant Profiles & Photos pages. The goal here is to continue these. Also, we will be adding trip reports of our many hikes in NJ. Hubert is a regular writer for the Gardener News and we will be republishing some of his articles. Continued in 'About Us': Click Here
WHY all the FUSS about NATIVE PLANTS?
What are they and why they are important? Get the definitions and why they are important and how to find out if a plant is native or not. Also, NEW, added information on rarity in NJ. Click Here
in our 'Resources" section.
Looking around in NATURE: HIKES
Start planning where to hike for next year. NEW: Added: a list of conservation organizations that have preserves which are great places to see native plants. Click Here
BEAUTY and BEYOND
Get to know your native plants. Visit our Plant Profiles & Photos section for photos of not only the beautiful flowers but also their parts and what makes them work.
'GARDENERS NEWS' reprints
Hubert Ling as NPSNJ horticulture has been writing articles for 'Gardener News' since 2015. Some of his articles are being reprinted here. See them at Resources .
Spring with Redbuds
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
(Anglican hymn)
Study and photography unfolds a whole new dimension of intricacies and interdependencies that commands deference and awe.
"The Lord God made them all"