Constructive Plant Rescue

09/02/2026

We’ve rescued bunches of these and have many available now at our nursery. We will bring some with us to the event at Innovation Barn on Sept 12.

Common Elephant’s Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus) is flowering now. It’s native to the southeast and often grows in dry uplands and woodland margins. Common Elephant’s Foot has several leaves that grow along the ground and then a long, bare stem that leads up to its pink flowers.

As is the case with many scientific names, Elephantopus tomentosus describes the appearance of the plant, albeit in Latin. In this case, ‘Elephantopus’ refers to how the circular whorl of basal leaves resembles the footprint of an elephant. The specific epithet ‘tomentosus’ is Latin for wooly, referring to the appearance of the leaves.

09/02/2026

We love this plant and have rescued a ton of them! 🥰

Common Elephant’s Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus) is flowering now. It’s native to the southeast and often grows in dry uplands and woodland margins. Common Elephant’s Foot has several leaves that grow along the ground and then a long, bare stem that leads up to its pink flowers.

As is the case with many scientific names, Elephantopus tomentosus describes the appearance of the plant, albeit in Latin. In this case, ‘Elephantopus’ refers to how the circular whorl of basal leaves resembles the footprint of an elephant. The specific epithet ‘tomentosus’ is Latin for wooly, referring to the appearance of the leaves.

08/31/2026

Check out this opportunity to see Paula Whyman, author of Bad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop, through the Davidson Land Conservancy Speaker Series. October 7 at 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Sign up and get more info at the link:

Paula Whyman - Bad Naturalist

08/24/2026

I was lucky to get to stop by the property of one of our board members recently and felt so lucky to have a moment to gaze upon the myriad of polinators enjoying the native plants that Ed and his family have invited to live on their lot. I only captured a few. Here they are. This was all seen in just a few minutes. 😍

08/21/2026

A big thank you to the Charlotte Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction NAWIC Charlotte, NC for inviting us to speak Tuesday! Dr. Carrie DeJaco For the Birds and the Bees gave a great talk and we had a lot of good discussion. Thank you for the great ideas you shared with us!

07/16/2026

If your area has been getting dumped on by the recent storm events and your soil is moist, this is the perfect time to plant some natives!
The CPR nursery has a large table of free baby trees in need of new homes— maples, oaks, cedars, redbuds…
While you’re here, you may choose to pick out a few other plants for your yard, and donate a bit to help us continue making sure all homeless native plants find new homes and can continue to provide to the ecosystem.
We have a few cranefly orchids about to bloom, a few persimmons and pawpaws, lots of native sedges and ferns from plant rescues.
We also have lots of sun-loving native perennials, mostly donated to us by people who have more than they need.

If you are in the position where you have an overabundance of native plants and are willing to pot some of them up instead of tossing the out as weeds, we would love to find new homes for them! We will even give you pots in which to pot them up!

07/10/2026

I think native plant rescue rings all these bells and then some! What do you think? If you’re not sure, join us and find out if you feel a little younger in the woods with like-minded folks and a strong purpose… saving biodiversity in our region. 💚

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06/29/2026

If you’re willing to keep plants watered, it is okay to plant through the summer. I put in a new garden bed a week and a half ago, gave it a layer of mulch, and have watered it a few times since. Plants are doing great!

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