A slew of invasive plant species have grown roots in Kentucky soil and more are migrating into the state, shouldering out native biodiversity. Invasive plants are non-native, causing ecological or ...

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an invasive species indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam, has spread to ...

Escapees from ornamental plantings were first recorded in the 1920s and promoted for conservation and wildlife uses in the 1960s and 70s. ... plant the native Kentucky Coffee Tree; ...

American wisteria and the closely related Kentucky wisteria ( Wisteria macrostachya) are woody vines, with a main stem like a tree trunk, and are deciduous, meaning they lose their leaves in winter.

Native plants are also more resistant to disease, thus reducing the use of pesticides which provides a healthier garden. Finally, native flowers enrich our soil, and roots prevent erosion during ...

Kentucky coffeetree is large and stately, growing up to 25 metres. Its leaves are more than 60 centimetres long, divided twice into smaller leaflets that are only a few cenyimetre long.