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Conservation<\/h1><\/div>

Conserving our limited resources and threatened plants through thoughtful cultivation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Plant conservation amid an ever-changing climate<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Juniper Level Botanic Garden has been at the forefront of the introduction of thousands of plants that are well-equipped to thrive in an ever-changing world. Our research areas and gardens contain many plants that are nearly extirpated (botanical lingo for completely gone) or in some cases completely extirpated in the wild. JLBG provides a safe space where these rare species can flower and be appreciated by the public, studied, propagated, and shared. We also believe that a diverse landscape supports a diverse ecological web of life. The more variety we have in our plantings, the more birds, butterflies, bees and beetles we find in our garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A changing climate doesn\u2019t mean we can all go out and plant Coconut Palms and expect them to survive. We must find plants that tolerate extreme drought, heat, humidity, and cold. Success involves finding and introducing those gems that are aesthetically pleasing, thrive in our climate and do that without needing special treatment. Many of our most adaptable introductions come from the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion, the Edwards Plateau or right here in our back yard in the Southeastern US Coastal Plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incredible introductions such as Asclepias angustifolia \u2018Sonoita\u2019 <\/em>have transformed our idea of how milkweeds can be utilized without supplemental water in even the smallest of gardens and completely overlooked plants like Berlandiera pumila \u2018Chocoholic\u2019<\/em> and our amazing local native Euphorbia corollata \u2018Carolina Snow\u2019 <\/em>impress even the most traditional gardeners with their stunning design capabilities and performance. There are many other plants that surprise us with their adaptability from nearly every corner of the globe. JLBG has been instrumental in amassing and sharing one of the largest collections of native and near native American plants as well as plants that may not be native, but provide all of the resource-wise traits we desire in a modern landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Asclepias<\/a>
Asclepias angustifolia ‘Sonoita’<\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Berlandiera<\/a>
Berlandiera pumila ‘Chocoholic’<\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Euphorbia<\/a>
Euphorbia corollata ‘Carolina Snow’<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>