Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) Deer Resistant Photo 1 By: By Frank

Photo 1 By: By Frank Mayfield (Flickr: Coreopsis palmata PRAIRIE COREOPSIS) [CC BY-SA 2

One of the most interesting plants in the prairie landscape is the Compass Plant

This milkweed is much less common than common milkweed but works well in native landscapes

Prune soon after flowering since buds form immediately after flowering

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Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) Deer Resistant Photo 1 By: By FrankWild Strawberry can be a naturalistic groundcover in almost situation. Its low growing trifoliate leaves spread by runners. Pretty white flowers appear in April followed by small, delicious edible red fruits. This plant is exceptionally valuable to wildlife as innumerable insects pollinate it, many moths and skippers use it as a larval host and all types of mammals eat the foliage and fruit. It may go dormant in an exceptionally dry summer, but