Name That Native Plant

~Spring Shoots Edition~

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To welcome in the spring season, we are putting your native plant knowledge to the test! Can you identify these plants, based only on their spring shoots? 

Click on the image to enlarge it, and then match the plant name (a, b, c, or d) with the photo (1, 2, 3, or 4). How many do you recognize? 

Make your guesses, and then hover over the image to the right to see the correct answers!

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*EXPERT LEVEL*

Was that first set a walk in the park? Let’s kick things up a notch with some plants that might be less commonly used in the average garden.

Click on the image to the left to enlarge it and have a closer look, and then match the plant name with the photo. No peaking! 

Make your guesses, and then hover over the image to the right to see the correct answers.

Hover Over This Image for the Answers

How many of these plants were you able to identify? More importantly, how many have you incorporated into your own garden? Head over to our Facebook or Instagram pages, find this post, and let us know in the comments!

If you need help incorporating more native plants into your garden, you can download a copy of our Pollinator Garden Landscaping Guide, which will help you select the best native plants to support pollinators! You can also check out any of the upcoming local native plant sales. We have a new blog post sharing dates and locations, Check it out HERE!

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