SHOP DIRTY BLOOMS NATIVE PLANTS

Most of my plants are species plants that are native specifically to Ohio and feed and sustain Ohio wildlife.

Host plants are native plants, trees, or shrubs that are a food source for larval caterpillars of butterflies and moths. Host plants can also be annual herbs! Feeding larval caterpillars requires STRAIGHT species native plants. Cultivars, that are listed as "native" won't feed larval caterpillars.

Annual plants are seasonal plants that are usually naturally growing in places outside of the United States. Annuals are beloved by pollinators and fill the void of transitioning native plants and can extend the blooming season and food sources by weeks!

Adult bees and insects rely on nectar as their primary food source - not pollen. These plants rate high on the nectar scale.

Annual plants in Ohio but a native perennials to other parts of North America. Extend your blooming season with Native Annual Plants!

There are many native plants like Grey-headed Coneflower that are over 5ft tall. Bring the glory to the back of your flowers or create a tall prairie!

Create beautiful bird landscapes with our native perennials and heirloom annuals that feed Ohio birds and provide shelter for them all year round

Hummingbird favorites are plants easily be identified by their shapes! Long tubular flowers have throats are deep enough for a hummingbird to access.

Butterfly favorites and Moth favorites are plants that are high in nectar!

Bee favorite plants for bee lovers. Attract bees to the veg garden by inter-mixing high nectar annual bee favorite plants!

Ohio has many straight species native vines! Some are fragrant as well as host plants and they feed a plethora of wildlife as well pollinators.