![]() Furthermore, regionally-adapted native plants have developed a natural resistance to pests and a tolerance to drought, ice storms and other environmental extremes common to the area. Planting a native plant lends a historical sense of pride to a gardener who grows a plant that early pioneers or even Native American Indians may have planted. The reasons for this are many and varied. Today, there is renewed interest in “going native” and restoring diversity to our landscapes by planting native plants. ![]() As a result, approximately 80 percent of the plants in the nursery trade today are non-native exotics. The buying public generally became more interested in the dazzling qualities of new plants than in whether plants were native or imported from another country. Soon native plants became diluted with exotic plants in the product mix. Those that were proven performers and adapted well to domestication became “pass along” plants that were shared with friends, relatives and neighbors.Īs the nursery industry evolved in the 1800s, exotic plants were imported from foreign lands. Many of these plants were valued not only for their ornamental qualities but also for their culinary or medicinal uses. ![]() They harvested seeds, cuttings and plants from the wild, experimented with various propagation techniques and incorporated their favorite plants into their landscapes. For generations, long before there was a nursery industry, people planted and enjoyed wildflowers.
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