All Native Plant Species Profiles

Available species change each year based on seed germination and overwintering success.

Allegheny Monkey Flower

Mimulus ringens

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: June/Sept

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American Spikenard

Aralia racemosa

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Jul/Aug

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Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: May/June

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Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: Jul/Sep

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Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: June/August

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Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago caesia

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Part Sun/Shade
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Jul/Oct

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Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Aug/Sep

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Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Size: 1-2 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Jun/Aug

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Buttonbush

Cephalanthus accidentalis

Size: 10-12 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: May/June

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Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: Jul/Sep

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Clustered Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

Size: 2-3 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: July/Sept

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Columbine

Red

Size: 1-2 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Apr/Jun

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Common Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: Aug/Sep

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Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Size: 3-6 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: June/Aug

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Downy Goldenrod

Solidago puberula

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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Downy Woodmint

Blephilia ciliata

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Part Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Jun/Jul

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Forest Goldenrod

Solidago arguta

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Part Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Dry/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: May/June

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Fringed Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Part Sun/Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: Jun/Sep

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Golden Alexander

Zizia aurea

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: May/June

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Grass-leaved Goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Sept

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Green-headed Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Size: 4-8 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate
Bloom Time: July/Oct

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Hairy Beardtongue

Penstemon hirsutus

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: May/Jul

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Hairy Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum verticillatum

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: July/Sept

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Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

Size: 8-10 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: July/August

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Hyssop-leaf Boneset

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: July/Sep

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Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Size: 4-8 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Size: 1-2 feet
Light: Part Sun/Shade
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: Mar/Jun

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Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium spp.

Size: 4-6 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: July/August

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Late Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Size: 3-6 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Aug/Sep

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Narrowleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Size: 2-3 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Dry/Moist
Bloom Time: July/Aug

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New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angeliae

Size: 3-6 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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New England Blazing Star

Liatris novae-angliae

Size: 2-3 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Dry
Bloom Time: Aug/Sep

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New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis

Size: 5-7 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: July/Sept

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Pale-spiked Lobelia

Lobelia spicata

Size: 1-2 feet
Light: Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Jun/Jul

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Purple-head Sneezeweed

Helenium flexuosum

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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Seedbox

Ludwigia alternifolia

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: Jul/Sep

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Showy Goldenrod

Solidago speciosa

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moist
Bloom Time: July/Sep

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Smooth Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Dry
Bloom Time: Sep/Oct

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Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Jul/Oct

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Spotted Beebalm

Monarda punctata

Size: 2-3 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Jul/Aug

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Steeplebush

Spiraea tomentosa

Size: 4-5 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: July/Aug

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Swamp Goldenrod

Solidago patula

Size: 3-6 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: Aug/Sep

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Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: July/Aug

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Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris

Size: 4-8 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: Jun/Aug

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Tall Flat-topped White Aster

Doellingeria umbellata

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Sept

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Tall Meadow Rue

Thalictrum pubescens

Size: 3-6 feet
Light: Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: July/Sept

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Virginia Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: July/Sept

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Water Horehound

Lycopus americanus

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moist/Wet
Bloom Time: Jul/Aug

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White Goldenrod

Solidago bicolor

Size: 1-3 feet
Light: Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Dry/Moderate
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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White Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba (latifolia)

Size: 4-5 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: July/Aug

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White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Size: 2-3 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Dry/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Oct

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White Turtlehead

Chelone glabra

Size: 2-4 feet
Light: Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: Aug/Sep

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White Vervain

Verbena urticifolia

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Sun
Moisture: Medium/Moist
Bloom Time: Jul/Sep

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Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Size: 3-5 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Dry/Moist
Bloom Time: June/July

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Wild Clematis

Clematis virginiana

Size: Vine
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: July/Sept

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Wild Senna

Senna hebecarpa

Size: 4-6 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Jul/Aug

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Woolgrass (Bulrush)

Scirpus cyperinus

Size: 5-6 feet
Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Wet
Bloom Time: Jul/Oct

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Zigzag Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Size: 2-3 feet
Light: Part Shade/Shade
Moisture: Moderate/Moist
Bloom Time: Aug/Sep

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