@samdemand.bsky.social
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A native plant enthusiast, singer, guitarist, and avid fantasy book reader. ☀️🌳🎸
All flower photos taken by me! Most will be in the state of Georgia.
A native plant enthusiast, singer, guitarist, and avid fantasy book reader. ☀️🌳🎸
All flower photos taken by me! Most will be in the state of Georgia.
Pretending that "habitat modification" doesn't affect endangered species is insane. Shame so many voted in ignorance.
April 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pretending that "habitat modification" doesn't affect endangered species is insane. Shame so many voted in ignorance.
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Native Plant Nerd Alert! 🌿🌱
Let's talk about spring ephemerals. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.
Spring ephemerals are flowers that appear in spring and then go dormant. They usually grow under deciduous trees and shrubs and complete their lifecycle before the trees and shrubs leaf out. 1/10
Let's talk about spring ephemerals. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.
Spring ephemerals are flowers that appear in spring and then go dormant. They usually grow under deciduous trees and shrubs and complete their lifecycle before the trees and shrubs leaf out. 1/10
March 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Native Plant Nerd Alert! 🌿🌱
Let's talk about spring ephemerals. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.
Spring ephemerals are flowers that appear in spring and then go dormant. They usually grow under deciduous trees and shrubs and complete their lifecycle before the trees and shrubs leaf out. 1/10
Let's talk about spring ephemerals. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.
Spring ephemerals are flowers that appear in spring and then go dormant. They usually grow under deciduous trees and shrubs and complete their lifecycle before the trees and shrubs leaf out. 1/10
In my opinion, a high-quality rain jacket is necessary to really enjoy nature :)
March 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In my opinion, a high-quality rain jacket is necessary to really enjoy nature :)
This little girl and her parents are organizing a petition to get Monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act! With the current administration, it might be a little difficult- but it's just a bit of good news to look at, even if it's small now. #nativeplants
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Protect Monarch Butterflies by Designating them a Threatened Species
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March 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This little girl and her parents are organizing a petition to get Monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act! With the current administration, it might be a little difficult- but it's just a bit of good news to look at, even if it's small now. #nativeplants
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Almost native flower season where I love! Hikes incoming for sure.
March 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Almost native flower season where I love! Hikes incoming for sure.
I took a pretty significant break from social media due to all the political chaos, but I think Bluesky is a good place to return and escape from that with some native plants!
March 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I took a pretty significant break from social media due to all the political chaos, but I think Bluesky is a good place to return and escape from that with some native plants!
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Florida fall colors, Virginia creeper
🌿📷 #nativeplants
🌿📷 #nativeplants
December 17, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Florida fall colors, Virginia creeper
🌿📷 #nativeplants
🌿📷 #nativeplants
Yup. It's tragic that it's necessary but clearly is. Plant native and do your part to protect these beautiful creatures! :)
HARD AGREE.
Some of my earliest childhood memories were of this plentiful, remarkable monarch species.
They fly from a meadow in Pennsylvania to Mexico and are truly miraculous—they are deserving of our protection. I want my future grandchildren to see this marvel.
Some of my earliest childhood memories were of this plentiful, remarkable monarch species.
They fly from a meadow in Pennsylvania to Mexico and are truly miraculous—they are deserving of our protection. I want my future grandchildren to see this marvel.
December 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Yup. It's tragic that it's necessary but clearly is. Plant native and do your part to protect these beautiful creatures! :)
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It's the very end of November and most vegetation has senesced, but there are still orchids to be found along the Appalachian Trail, including:
Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
Putty root (Aplectrum hyemale)
Crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)
Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
Putty root (Aplectrum hyemale)
Crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)
November 30, 2024 at 9:46 PM
It's the very end of November and most vegetation has senesced, but there are still orchids to be found along the Appalachian Trail, including:
Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
Putty root (Aplectrum hyemale)
Crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)
Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
Putty root (Aplectrum hyemale)
Crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)
Anyone on the east coast seen more than a few Monarch butterflies this year? Feels like even at Monarch waystation gardens there are only a few stragglers. Seeing the decline in real time.
December 2, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Anyone on the east coast seen more than a few Monarch butterflies this year? Feels like even at Monarch waystation gardens there are only a few stragglers. Seeing the decline in real time.
Native plant of the day: Common yucca, or yucca filamentosa. This is a popular landscaping plant as is much of its genus- it also grows wild through the Southeastern US, used by indigenous populations for cordage by stripping its leaves. Pictured is a very small yucca plant!
November 30, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Native plant of the day: Common yucca, or yucca filamentosa. This is a popular landscaping plant as is much of its genus- it also grows wild through the Southeastern US, used by indigenous populations for cordage by stripping its leaves. Pictured is a very small yucca plant!
Native plant of the day: Mayberry, or Elliot's Blueberry, is an understory shrub growing in the southeast US. Similar to much of the Vaccinium genus (Blueberries!), its fruit is edible. Native Americans often dried the fruit out in the sun- fun project to try next summer!
November 29, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Native plant of the day: Mayberry, or Elliot's Blueberry, is an understory shrub growing in the southeast US. Similar to much of the Vaccinium genus (Blueberries!), its fruit is edible. Native Americans often dried the fruit out in the sun- fun project to try next summer!
Native plant of the day: Little Brown Jug! This plant grows throughout the southeastern United States. In addition to its mottled heart-shaped leaves, it also has small green-brown flowers that appear close to the ground, shaped like a jug. These give it the name, "Little Brown Jug."
November 27, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Native plant of the day: Little Brown Jug! This plant grows throughout the southeastern United States. In addition to its mottled heart-shaped leaves, it also has small green-brown flowers that appear close to the ground, shaped like a jug. These give it the name, "Little Brown Jug."
Fall may not be crazy here but it's still pretty!
November 27, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Fall may not be crazy here but it's still pretty!
Native plant of the day: partridge pea! This plant is often a pioneer in disturbed areas, with bright yellow flowers. It is one of the less common native annuals, and is also a legume. While great decoration, it isn't recommended to eat it as it can be toxic in some amounts.
November 26, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Native plant of the day: partridge pea! This plant is often a pioneer in disturbed areas, with bright yellow flowers. It is one of the less common native annuals, and is also a legume. While great decoration, it isn't recommended to eat it as it can be toxic in some amounts.
Native plant of the day: American Holly! This spiky shrub is a very popular landscaping plant, with bright red berries we all know and love. This plant's wood was often used by Native Americans for carving, its berries for dying, and also used for poultices for sore eyes.
November 25, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Native plant of the day: American Holly! This spiky shrub is a very popular landscaping plant, with bright red berries we all know and love. This plant's wood was often used by Native Americans for carving, its berries for dying, and also used for poultices for sore eyes.
Native plant of the day: Cutleaf coneflower! This flower grows in wet areas throughout much of North America, and interestingly, has many different varieties. Pictured is Rudbeckia Lacinata var. humilis, from the southern Appalachians. This flower's young leaves were traditionally cooked and eaten.
November 23, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Native plant of the day: Cutleaf coneflower! This flower grows in wet areas throughout much of North America, and interestingly, has many different varieties. Pictured is Rudbeckia Lacinata var. humilis, from the southern Appalachians. This flower's young leaves were traditionally cooked and eaten.
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Seed pod from Stylophorum diphyllum (Wood Poppy). This one can be challenging to propogate from seed as it needs double-stratification (warm/cold). The seeds are covered with a substance that attracts ants who carry them off to their nests. I believe warm/cold mimics those conditions. #nativePlants
November 22, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Seed pod from Stylophorum diphyllum (Wood Poppy). This one can be challenging to propogate from seed as it needs double-stratification (warm/cold). The seeds are covered with a substance that attracts ants who carry them off to their nests. I believe warm/cold mimics those conditions. #nativePlants
Native plant of the day: sparkleberry,or farkleberry! This shrub in the blueberry family native to the Southeast US has beautiful flowers in spring and purple berries that are edible but not tasty. A great shrub for bird-watchers because the berries are very popular among our native birds!
November 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Native plant of the day: sparkleberry,or farkleberry! This shrub in the blueberry family native to the Southeast US has beautiful flowers in spring and purple berries that are edible but not tasty. A great shrub for bird-watchers because the berries are very popular among our native birds!
Native plant of the day: Partridgeberry! A ground cover native to much of the Eastern US that provides a pop of white color as it sends up flowers and red as it produces edible but unpalatable berries. This plant was used by indigenous populations as a diuretic, for childbirth, or to cure insomnia.
November 21, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Native plant of the day: Partridgeberry! A ground cover native to much of the Eastern US that provides a pop of white color as it sends up flowers and red as it produces edible but unpalatable berries. This plant was used by indigenous populations as a diuretic, for childbirth, or to cure insomnia.
Native plant of the day today: striped wintergreen, or spotted pipsissewa, is a small plant growing across much of North America. This plant, known as pipsisikweu by the Muscogee, was used to treat kidney stones and assist with rheumatism!
November 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Native plant of the day today: striped wintergreen, or spotted pipsissewa, is a small plant growing across much of North America. This plant, known as pipsisikweu by the Muscogee, was used to treat kidney stones and assist with rheumatism!
Leave the leaves whenever you can so you can support the ecosystem and have those starry fireflies in your yard this summer!
Hey pal, it looks like you’re about to *checks notes* wipe out all the pollinators who have been hard at work in your yard all summer!? Whoa. Let’s try another way.
Read on for pollinator-friendly tips for tidying up (or not), and meet some of the bugs you’ll be saving ⤵️
xerces.org/blog/put-dow...
Read on for pollinator-friendly tips for tidying up (or not), and meet some of the bugs you’ll be saving ⤵️
xerces.org/blog/put-dow...
Put Down Those Pruners: Pollinators Need Your ‘Garden Garbage!’
When you "tidy up" at the end of the season, you're destroying much-needed winter cover for bees, butterflies, birds, and tons of other wildlife.
xerces.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Leave the leaves whenever you can so you can support the ecosystem and have those starry fireflies in your yard this summer!
Today's native plant post- enjoy some trees! These also all produce edible fruit!
November 19, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Today's native plant post- enjoy some trees! These also all produce edible fruit!
If you aren't already, follow and check out Native Habitat Project on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube! They're an awesome reference and the reason this account exists.
November 18, 2024 at 11:52 PM
If you aren't already, follow and check out Native Habitat Project on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube! They're an awesome reference and the reason this account exists.
Bermuda grass is the bane of my existence. I doubt I'll ever be able to get it fully out of my garden!
November 18, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Bermuda grass is the bane of my existence. I doubt I'll ever be able to get it fully out of my garden!