Here’s another link to Wild Ones explaining why to choose native plants over non natives.

What natives do you have growing?

  • dominoko@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Going to try to compile a master list. I know I am forgetting some. I am only including things I planted and not natives that volunteer themselves.

    Grasses

    Elymus canadensis - Nodding Wild Rye

    Elymus virginicus - Virginia Wild Rye

    Bouteloua curtipendula - Side-oats Grama

    Chasmanthium latifolium - River Oats

    Panicum (Dichanthelium) clandestinum - Deer-tongue Grass

    Wildflowers

    Arisaema triphyllum -Jack in the Pulpit

    Hydrophyllum virginianum - Virginia Waterleaf

    Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

    Podophyllum peltatum - May Apple

    Erythronium albidum - White Trout Lily

    Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox Eye Sunflower

    Asarum canadense - Wild Ginger

    Rudbeckia triloba - Brown-eyed Susan

    Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium

    Liatris spicata - Dense Blazingstar

    Trillium grandiflorum - White Trillium

    Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed

    Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot

    Bidens aristosa - Tickseed Sunflower

    Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort

    Vernonia altissima - Tall Ironweed

    Thalictrum dasycarpum - Purple Meadow Rue

    Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Red Columbine

    Solidago caesia - Blue Stemmed Goldenrod

    Verbena hastata - Blue Vervain

    Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed

    Eupatorium maculatum - Spotted Joe Pye

    Campanula americana - American Bellflower

    Penstemon digitalis - Foxglove Beardtongue

    Polygonatum biflorum canaliculatum - Smooth Solomon’s Seal

    Lobelia siphilitica - Great Lobelia

    Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop

    Aster divaricatus - White Wood Aster

    Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster

    Aster cordifolius - Symphyotrichum cordifolius - Heart Leaved Aster

    Mentensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells

    Trees/Shrubs

    Asimina triloba - Pawpaw

    Hypericum prolificum - Shrubby St Johns Wort

    Amelanchier laevis - Allegheny Serviceberry

    Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry Viburnum

    Lindera benzoin - Spicebush

    Sambucus racemosa - Red Elderberry

    Sambucus nigra - Black Elderberry

    Euonymus atropurpureus - Eastern Wahoo

    Rosa palustris - Swamp Rose

    Cornus sericea - Red Osier Dogwood

    Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore

    Quercus rubra - Red Oak

    Acer rubrum - Red Maple

    Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush