What Are Native Plants Anyway?
Episode Introduction
In today's episode we break down what makes a plant native, why to grow them, where to source them for your garden, and where you can learn more about planting native.
Host Stephanie Barelman
Stephanie Barelman is the founder of the Bellevue Native Plant Society, a midwest motivational speaker, and host of the Plant Native Nebraska Podcast.
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Episode Content
What makes a plant native?
http://bonap.net/fieldmaps Biota of North America North American Plant Atlas database-select Nebraska
https://bellevuenativeplants.org Bellevue Native Plant Society
https://www.prairienursery.com
https://www.prairiemoonnursery.com
native (wild type) vs. nativar/native cultivar (cultivated by humans for desirable characteristics)
On the Web
BONAP aforementioned
BNPS aforementioned
http://www.facebook.com/groups/bellevuenativeplantsociety- BNPS on Facebook
Books & Authors
Rick Darke- The Living Landscape
Douglas Tallamy- Professor and Chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Entomology at the University of Delaware, author of The Living Landscape, Nature's Best Hope, naturalist, and curator of "Homegrown National Park".
Enrique Salmon- Iwigara
Daniel Moerman -Native American Ethnobotany
Heather Holm- https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com
Native Plants of the Midwest
Planting in a Post-Wild World
Jon Farrar's Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska
Local Plant Suppliers
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum- Spring Affair event in Lincoln
Midwest Natives Nursery- Lincoln
Great Plains Nursery
Prairie Legacy Nursery
Online Plant Suppliers
Prairie Moon Nursery
Prairie Nursery
Places to Visit for Inspiration
https://bellevuenativeplants.org/places-to-visit/
Additional Resources
Other Local Organizations
- Green Bellevue
- PATH
- Nebraska Native Plant Society
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