Native Plants
Native Plants
Native plants are defined in different ways. Some define them as plants you would find growing in a field or woods years ago before all the imported plants were introduced into landscapes.
Some think plants that were growing in North America are the natives while others only consider local plants as native. Nowadays there are varieties that have been developed using plants found in North America and “improved” upon.
Improvements
Some have more flowers or more available colors. Size and fullness have been improved in others. There are now natives for the landscape, not just woods or fields.
We grow and sell several native plants, shrubs, and trees. The varieties that we sell include some of the “improved” and changed types.
While most of these won’t be found growing locally, they are hardy to our growing zone. Native flowers and plants attract and support local insects and wildlife better than some imports.
Just because a shrub or tree gets berries or fruit, doesn’t mean the birds or animals will eat them. Native fruits are usually eaten quickly.
From currants and dogwood trees to grasses, viburnums, cardinal flowers and more take a look and see what natives can do for your landscape.
Some of the Native Plants we may have available here are:
Cardinal Flower
2′ to 4′ high and 1′ to 2′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Bright red flowers, favorite among hummingbirds. Grows well in wet soil.
White Fringetree
12′ to 20′ high and 12′ to 20′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Creamy white flowers that look like fringe. Very showy and fragrant.
White Dogwood tree
15′ to 30′ high and 15′ to 30′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Showy white flower bracts in spring. Red fruits in fall are bird favorites.
Possumhaw Viburnum
5′ to 7′ high and 5′ to 7′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Aromatic white flowers in flat clusters. Dark berries follow in fall. Must have more than one plant.
Cranberry Viburnum
8′ to 12′ high and 8′ to 12′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Showy white flower clusters followed by red edible berries.
Turtleheads
2′ to 3′ high and 1′ to 2′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Upright plant with lots of pink blooms that look like a turtle with its head sticking out. Likes wet areas, even bogs.
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum
10′ to 20′ high and 10′ to 20′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Clusters of small white flowers followed by dark blue fruits.
Henry’s Garnet Sweetspire
3′ to 4′ high and 4′ to 6′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Long, slender white flowers on arching branches. Dark burgundy colors in fall.
Red Chokeberry
6′ to 8′ high and 3′ to 4′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Clusters of white to pink flowers. Lots of red berries and red foliage in fall.
Purple Coneflower
2′ to 4′ high and 1′ to 2′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Light purple petals with an orange spiny center. Butterfly magnet. Leave flowers to go to seed for finches.
Spiderworts
18″ to 24″ high and 1′ to 3′ wide.
Full sun/part shade
Purple 3 petaled flowers with grass-like foliage.
Annabelle Hydrangea
3′ to 5′ high and 3′ to 4′ wide.
Partial shade
Very large rounded flowerheads of a white bloom on ends of the new stems. Do best with some kind of support to hold up the large number of flowers.
Hummingbird Summersweet
Rounded bush with white bottle-brush type flowers that are very fragrant. Flowers in summer and really attracts pollinators. Flowers just as well in partial shade.
Ruby Spice Summersweet
Sixteen Candles Summersweet
Sunburst St. John’s Wort
3′ to 4′ high and 3′ to 4′ wide.
Full sun/partial shade
Very narrow leaves on wiry stems. Large brilliant yellow flowers have pom pom center.
Creel’s Gold St. John’s Wort
3′ to 5′ high and 3′ to 5′ wide.
Part shade
Very narrow leaves on wiry stems. Brilliant yellow flowers with fine pom pom center.
Common Snowberry
4′ to 6′ high and 4′ to 6′ wide.
Full sun/partial shade
A thin, branchy shrub that has very small pink and white bell-shaped flower. Late summer into fall, these turn into clusters of soft white berries of varying diameters.
