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Native Plants - Part Two
As we have learned in Part One, planting natives is greatly beneficial in protecting the biodiversity of our landscapes. An added benefit of natives is if they can be planted in an area where they would naturally grow, they tend to be easier to grow than some non-native plants.
The following is a list of native plants that are generally easy to purchase. Please do not take native plants from their habitat. Not only is this ethically wrong, but natives rarely transplant well from the wild and will most likely not survive.
Evergreens and Deciduous Shrubs
| Aronia arbutifolia |  |
Red Chokeberry |
| Clethra alnifolia | Summersweet | |
| Fothergilla gardenii | Fothergilla | |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Common Witchhazel | |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Smooth Hydrangea | |
| Hydrangea paniculata | ||
| Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf Hydrangea | |
| Ilex glabra | Inkberry Holly | |
| Ilex verticillata | Winterberry Holly | |
| Itea virginica | Virginia Sweetspire | |
| Kalmia latifolia | Mountain Laurel | |
| Leucothoe axillaris | Coast Leucothoe | |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Oregon Grapeholly | |
| Myrica pennsylvanica | Northern Bayberry | |
| Picea glauca ‘Conica’ | Dwarf Alberta Spruce | |
| Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’ | Globosa Blue Spruce | |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum |
Trees
| Acer rubrum | |
Red Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple | |
| Amelanchier arborea | Serviceberry | |
| Betula nigra ‘Heritage’ | Heritage River Birch | |
| Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ | Blue Atlas Cedar | |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud | |
| Cladrastis kentukea (lutea) | Yellowwood | |
| Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood | |
| Cornus florida rubra | Pink Flowering Dogwood | |
| Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ | Winter King Hawthorn | |
| Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Applause’ | Autumn Applause Ash | |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Patmore’ | Patmore Ash | |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Summit’ | Summit Ash | |
| Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Halka’ | Halka Honeylocust | |
| Halesia tetraptera | Carolina Silverbell | |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweet Gum | |
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia | |
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay Magnolia | |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Gum | |
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | |
| Picea pungens f. glauca | Colorado Blue Spruce | |
| Picea pungens | Colorado Green Spruce | |
| Pinus strobus | White Pine | |
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak | |
| Quercus phellos | Willow Oak | |
| Quercus rubra | Northern Red Oak | |
| Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress | |
| Tsuga canadensis | Canadian Hemlock |
Perennials
Ornamental Grasses
| Chasmanthium latifolium | |
Northern Sea Oats |
| Panicum virgatum | Switch Grass | |
| Schizachyrium | Little Bluestem |
Perennials
| Achillea | |
Yarrow |
| Agastache | Hyssop | |
| Aquilegia | Columbine | |
| Aster | ||
| Baptisia | False Indigo | |
| Chelone | Turtlehead | |
| Cimicifuga racemosa | Snakeroot | |
| Coreopsis | Tickseed | |
| Dicentra eximia | Fernleaf Bleeding Heart | |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | |
| Eupatorium | Joe-Pye Weed | |
| Gaura | ||
| Gaillardia | Blanket Flower | |
| Geranium sanguineum | Bloody Cranesbill | |
| Heliopsis | False Sunflower | |
| Hemerocallis | Daylily | |
| Iris pseudacorus | Flag Iris | |
| Liatris | Gayfeather | |
| Lobelia | Cardinal Flower | |
| Mertensia | Virginia Bluebells | |
| Monarda | Bee Balm | |
| Oenothera speciosa | Evening Primrose | |
| Penstemon | Beardtongue | |
| Phlox | ||
| Physostegia | Obedient Plant | |
| Polygonatum | Solomon’s Seal | |
| Rudbeckia | Black-Eyed Susan | |
| Stokesia | Stoke’s Aster | |
| Tiarella | Foamflower |
Ferns
| Adiantum pedatum | |
Northern Maidenhair Fern |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern | |
| Dennstaedtia punctiloba | Hayscented Fern | |
| Dryopteris atrata | Shaggy Shield Fern | |
| Dryopteris erythrosora | Autumn Fern | |
| Dryopteris marginalis | Evergreen Wood Fern | |
| Matteucia pensylvanica | Ostrich Fern | |
| Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | |
| Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | |
| Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern |
Vines
| Campsis | |
Trumpet Vine |
| Lonicera | Honeysuckle |
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