Senna (or Cassia) hebecarpa, commonly known as wild senna, is a striking plant with bright green foliage and buttery yellow blooms in July and August. It’s a member of the Fabaceae (pea) family. This ...

For decades, native plants were relegated to the “weed” section of many American gardeners’ minds. Most nurseries didn’t stock them. But that’s slowly changing. Native plants provide food and shelter ...

Writes Steve Conway: "Looking forward to 2026, I’m excited to see new ways gardeners are exploring the potential of a local ...

Native plants have a symbiotic relationship with native wildlife and evolved within local environment. Here, a monarch rests on a blazing star, a native wildflower. Native plant species are better ...

The recent boom in native-plant interest focuses mainly on trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennial flowers – by far the main workhorse plants of Pennsylvania landscapes. But even with the diversity ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. Senna (or Cassia) hebecarpa, commonly known as wild ...