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Native plants and natives drive Iowa garden passion
The Gazette explores how to identify native Iowa plants and why residents value them in home gardens. It explains natives, cultivars, nativars, and sports, with examples like purple coneflower, plus how plant tags reveal native versus cultivated status. It highlights prairie diversity, habitat loss, and efforts by the Monarch Research Project in Marion to restore milkweed host plants and raise monarchs through backyards and community events.
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Iowa
Government Land Office
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Gazette
Marion
Monarch
Monarch Research Station
August “Augie” Bergstrom
U.S
Bergstrom
Monarch Research
Augie Bergstrom
Nick Rohiman
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