A close-up of a wild prairie rose flower from the Allison Waterfowl Production Area in LaMoure County, North Dakota. Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

The first year Jim and I were married there were several blizzards that left my little teal 4-door Geo metro buried and our house surrounded by snow drifts so deep that I did not use the stairs of my deck nor see my yard fence for 3 months. Instead, I walked over the fence straight onto my deck on snow. Then, for the first 12 years of living here on the ranch we had a drought. Summers were a dreadful brown. In fact, in the summer of 2006, we were afraid of any storm cloud. Because clouds…

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(Rosa blanda or Rosa arkansana). Adopted in 1907. North Dakota designated the wild prairie rose (Rosa blanda or Rosa arkansana) as the official state flower in 1907. The flower has been identified as Rosa Pratincola in species. The flower sports five bright pink petals with a tight cluster of yellow stamens in the center.

Loved by butterflies, gardening enthusiasts, and florists, this remarkable flower Monte Cassino spotlights delicate clear white clouds of dainty daisies with a yellow center that hovers over neatly trimmed small green leaves that form a sturdy, bushy clump. The florets on the central disc are generally yellow, surrounded by thong-shaped ligulate florets in white, purple, blue, or pink shades.

The state of North Dakota encompasses USDA plant hardiness zones 3a to 4a with its cold winters and short growing season. While you can’t grow some of the lush, sub-tropical plants that southern gardeners can, there are plenty of hardy perennials that will thrive in North Dakota.

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Echinacea, also known as Purple Coneflower, is a perennial herb with beautiful eye-catching purple flowers that give the plant it's name. It is a great plant for attracting pollinating insects like bees and butterflies! A member of the Daisy family of plants, Echinacea purpurea is native to North America, specifically