Allison supports the citizens of South Dakota in her role as an SDSU Extension Native Plant Field Specialist at McCrory Gardens in Brookings.
Allison Dollen
SDSU Extension Native Plant Field Specialist
Also by Allison Dollen
South Dakota Native Plants for Winter Interest
“Winter interest” is a term used to describe plants with features valuable to wildlife, people, or the overall landscape in winter. Native perennials with winter interest provide either colorful stems, colorful foliage or structure for aesthetic value, wildlife habitat, or food for wildlife when resources are low in winter.
Native Plants to Know: Eastern Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens)
Eastern pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens), your South Dakota state flower, could be the queen of all our native wildflowers. It often blooms while there is still snow on the ground and can give us hope that winter is coming to an end.
Native Plants to Know: Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) deserves a close look, especially when it blooms. This little shrub showcases spikes of bright purple flowers with striking yellow-orange stamens and silvery-gray leaves.