Purple flowers can bring a pop of color to any garden, and it may be tempting to allow any purple flowering volunteer plants to take up residence. Unfortunately, if that purple flower is comfrey ...

How can Hoosiers plant a certified wildlife garden? Indiana’s risk of frost will soon be past, and itchy green thumbs are ready to start organizing and planting gardens. To help everyone hit the soil ...

Indiana's current state flower, the peony, is not native to the state and lacks historical significance. Advocacy groups propose replacing the peony with native plants like butterfly milkweed or fire ...

Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...

Honeyvine milkweed, a native Indiana plant related to the common milkweed, is considered a weed due to its aggressive growth. While the vine's roots are hardy and difficult to kill, regular trimming ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...