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The play is based on William Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and is in early stages of development for an off-Broadway run. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Mark Ruffalo is returning to the ...

Many native wildflowers are attractive to butterflies, and ironweed is no exception. A late summer bloomer in the Asteraceae plant family, ironweed sends flower stalks up to 8 feet high with fuzzy ...

This plant is spectacular in bloom, especially when sharing a meadow with the late summer goldenrods. The combination of bright purples and sunny yellows provide some of the most vivid wildflower ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. The genus name, Vernonia, is in honor of an English ...

William Kennedy poses with a copy of his Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Ironweed.” The book was rejected 13 times before it was published. (Courtesy of the New York State Writers Institute) The cover ...

Tall ironweed is distributed widely across the eastern half of the United States and is found in low damp areas of pastures and roadsides. This tall, upright plant can approach 10 feet under optimum ...

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