Plant Growing Guides

Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Various species by region

Native Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (regional)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Groundcovers and Sedges

Carex spp. and various native groundcover genera

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichens (symbiotic fungus + algae/cyanobacteria)

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Sedges and Forbs

Carex spp., Juncus spp., and various herbaceous dicots

Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

Carex spp., Calamagrostis spp., Festuca spp., and other native genera

Native Shade Perennials

Various species (mixed planting category)

Native Shade Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shade Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Shade-Tolerant Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum acrostichoides, Athyrium filix-femina, Osmunda cinnamomea)

Native Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers

Various species (mixed group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Various (polyphyletic group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Trees and Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

Native Understory Plants Adapted to Wet Conditions

Multiple species (mixed genus/family)

Native Understory Shade Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Understory Shrubs and Groundcovers

Various species (see varieties)

Native Understory Shrubs and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (region-dependent)

Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

Native Understory Vegetation

Various species (mixed planting community)

Native Violet

Viola species (various)

Native Wetland Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Wildflowers and Perennials

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Woodland Plants

Various species (woodland flora)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing understory plants

Various species (e.g., Alnus, Caragana, Elaeagnus, Hippophae)

Northern White Violet

Viola pallens