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Photo by Larry Corio Photo by Sylvia Bacon

Photo by Jane Ellis

Northern cardinal .

Sweetgrass .

Photo by Denise Graybill Donohoe

Ironweed . Yupon holly .

Is there such a thing as a native invasive ? Not really . We may refer to it as a thug because it reproduces or expands in a single spot , but native plants are not considered invasive if they exist in their indigenous region . Try re-balancing your garden to include at least 70 percent native species and remove all invasives . For the latest information on plants invasive to South Carolina check out the South Carolina Native Plant Society at https :// scnps . org / education / invasivespecies and the Clemson Cooperative Extension Plant Pest Species of SC Booklet https :// www . se-eppc . org / southcarolina / Publications / InvasivePlantsBooklet . pdf .

Where to Find Native Plants You will occasionally find a few natives at various nurseries in Charleston County . Those businesses mentioned in the next column place an emphasis on growing and selling native plants and therefore , are more likely to carry those plants listed in the Grow Native Kiawah Island Plant Database . Please encourage local nurseries to carry more natives .

Roots & Shoots Nursery https :// rootsandshootsnursery . com / 1108 Wappoo Road Charleston , SC 29407

Mail Order Natives https :// www . mailordernatives . com / P . O . Box 9366 Lee , FL 32059

Carolina Wild http :// www . carolinawild . com / 314 Camellia Drive Anderson , SC 29625

" It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live .”

— Dalai Lama ^NK

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