Over thousands of years, wild plants have grown naturally, adapting to each region’s unique environmental conditions. When grown in your garden, native plants bring beauty and excitement to your yard, creating a welcoming sanctuary that can be enjoyed at home along with many other benefits. Connecting with native plant communities in your area can prove … Why Native Plants Read More »
Here’s another link to Wild Ones explaining why to choose native plants over non natives.
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