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Native
gardening has many benefits. Plants are easier to grow because they
are adapted to our particular climate and tolerate rapid weather
changes and cold snaps. Native prairie plants are excellent choices
for sunny sites, tolerating poor soils and requiring little to no
fertilization for their establishment and success.
Celandine Poppy, Stylophorum
Woodland natives prefer moist, rich soils, and many
of our favorites are spring ephemerals (they will go dormant in the
summer), but they colonize well. A gardener of native plants
can have a flourishing flower vase all year long!
Most of all, native
plants help preserve our native fauna, often being hosts for food,
or habitat sources for animals, insects, and larvae. You can feel
good knowing that your garden is not escaping cultivation in a
malignant manner, choking out the native flora in the woods nearby.
| Genus |
Species |
Common Name |
Plant Type |
Light |
| Adiantum |
pedatum |
Maidenhair Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Aesculus |
glabra |
White Buckeye |
Tree/shrub |
Sun or part shade |
| Aesculus |
pavia |
Red Buckeye |
Tree/shrub |
Sun |
| Allium |
stellatum |
Wild Onion |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Aquilegia |
canadensis |
Columbine |
Perennial |
Part shade |
| Aristolochia |
tomentosa |
Dutchman’s Pipe |
Vine |
Shade |
| Aruncus |
dioicus |
Goat’s Beard |
Perennial |
Sun to shade |
| Asarum |
canadense |
Wild Ginger |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Asclepias |
incarnata |
Marsh Milkweed |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Asclepias |
tuberosa |
Butterfly Weed |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Aster |
novae-angliae |
New England Aster |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Aster |
oblongifolius |
Aromatic Aster |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Athyrium |
filix-femina |
Lady Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Baptisia |
australis |
Blue False Indigo |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Baptisia |
leucantha |
White Wild Indigo |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Callicarpa |
americana |
American Beautyberry |
Shrub |
Sun or part shade |
| Callirhoe |
involucrata |
Purple Poppy
Mallow |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Campsis |
radicans |
Trumpet Creeper |
Vine |
Sun |
| Ceanothus |
americanus |
New Jersey
Tea |
Shrub |
Sun |
| Chasmanthium |
latifolium |
Northern Sea
Oats |
Grass |
Part shade |
| Chelone |
glabra |
White Turtlehead |
Perennial |
Part shade |
| Chelone |
obliqua |
Rose Turtlehead |
Perennial |
Part shade |
| Cimicifuga |
racemosa |
Black Cohosh |
Perennial |
Part sun to shade |
| Coreopsis |
lanceolata |
Coreopsis |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Dalea |
purpureum |
Purple Prairie
Clover |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Delphinium |
exaltatum |
Tall Larkspur |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Dodecatheon |
meadia |
Shooting Star |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Echinacea |
pallida |
Pale Purple
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Echinacea |
paradoxa |
Yellow
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Genus |
Species |
Common Name |
Plant Type |
Light |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
Purple
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Eryngium |
yuccifolium |
Rattlesnake
Master |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Eupatorium |
coelestinum |
Mist Flower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Eupatorium |
purpureum |
Joe Pye Weed |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Geranium |
maculatum |
Wild Geranium |
Perennial |
Part sun/part shade |
| Helianthus |
salicifolius |
Willowleaved
Sunflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Heliopsis |
helianthoides |
Early Sunflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Hydrangea |
arborescens |
Wild Hydrangea |
Shrub |
Part shade |
| Iris |
cristata |
Crested Iris |
Perennial |
Part shade |
| Iris |
fulva |
Copper Iris |
Perennial |
Sun to part shade |
| Itea |
virginica |
Virginia
Sweetspire |
Shrub |
Sun or shade |
| Liatris |
aspera |
Button Blazing
Star |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Liatris |
pycnostachya |
Prairie Blazing
Star |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Lobelia |
cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
Perennial |
Sun/shade/
moist |
| Lobelia |
siphilitica |
Blue Lobelia |
Perennial |
Sun/shade/
moist |
| Matteuccia |
struthiopteris |
Ostrich Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Mertensia |
virginica |
Virginia Bluebells |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Oenothera |
macrocarpa |
Missouri
Primrose |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Onoclea |
sensibilis |
Sensitive Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Osmunda |
cinnamomea |
Cinnamon Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Osmunda |
claytoniana |
Interrupted Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Osmunda |
regalis |
Royal Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Panicum |
virgatum |
Switch Grass |
Grass |
Sun |
| Passiflora |
incarnata |
Passionflower |
Vine |
Sun to part shade |
| Phlox |
divaricata |
Woodland Phlox |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Phlox |
maculata |
Wild Sweet
William |
Perennial |
Sun or shade |
| Phlox |
paniculata |
Garden Phlox |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Podophyllum |
peltatum |
Mayapple |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Polemonium |
reptans |
Jacob’s Ladder |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Polygonatum |
biflorum |
Solomon’s Seal |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Polystichum |
acrostichoides |
Christmas Fern |
Fern |
Shade |
| Ratibida |
pinnata |
Grayhead
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Rudbeckia |
fulgida |
Orange
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Rudbeckia |
hirta |
Blackeyed
Susan |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Rudbeckia |
missouriensis |
Missouri
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Genus |
Species |
Common Name |
Plant Type |
Light |
| Rudbeckia |
subtomentosa |
Sweet
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Salvia |
azurea |
Blue Sage |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Sanguinaria |
canadensis |
Bloodroot |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Saururus |
cernuus |
Lizard’s Tale |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Schizachyrium |
scoparium |
Little Bluestem |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Scutellaria |
incana |
Downy Scullcap |
Perennial |
Part sun |
| Senecio |
aureus |
Squawweed |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Senecio |
plattensis |
Prairie Ragwort |
Perennial |
Part shade |
| Silene |
regia |
Royal Catchfly |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Silphium |
laciniatum |
Compass Plant |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Stylophorum |
diphyllum |
Celandine Poppy |
Perennial |
Shade |
| Veronicastrum |
virginicum |
Culver’s Root |
Perennial |
Sun |
| Viburnum |
dentatum |
Arrowwood
Viburnum |
Shrub |
Sun |
| Viburnum |
prunifolium |
Blackhaw
Viburnum |
Shrub |
Sun |
| Zizia |
aptera |
Golden
Alexander |
Perennial |
Sun |
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