Plant Growing Guides

Native Flowering Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (regional)

Native Forage Species (Regional)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Forbs

Various species (e.g., Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Asclepias, Liatris)

Native Forbs and Sedges

Various species (Carex spp., Juncus spp., and diverse forb families)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Forbs Mix

Mixed native wildflower species (varies by region)

Native Forest Wildflowers

Various species (Trillium, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, Jack-in-the-pulpit, etc.)

Native Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native Ginger

Asarum canadense

Native Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Grasses (Lomandra & Poa species)

Lomandra spp., Poa spp.

Native Grasses (Panicum and Andropogon)

Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) and Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)

Uki (Northern Sea Oats)

Chasmanthium latifolium

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

Native Groundcovers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Groundcovers and Ferns

Various (e.g., Polystichum, Adiantum, Athyrium, Dryopteris spp.)

Native Ground Covers and Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Groundcovers and Sedges

Carex spp. and various native groundcover genera

Native Ground Covers and Understory Plants

Various native species

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Ground Orchid

Platanthera species (varies by region)

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Herbaceous Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Native Hosta

Hosta species (native to Japan, Korea, China)

Native Host Plants for Pollinators

Mixed species (region-dependent)

Native Huckleberry

Vaccinium spp.

Native Iris

Iris species (native to North America)

Native Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Milkweed Species

Asclepias spp.

Native Milkweed

Asclepias species

Native Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Native Mosses and Lichens

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

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Orchids

Orchidaceae family (various genera)

Native Ornamental Grasses

Various species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans)

Native Perennials

Various species (region-specific)

Native Perennials for Dappled Shade

Various species (mixed planting)

Native Wet Site Perennials

Various species (e.g., Eupatorium, Lythrum, Iris, Asclepias, Aster, Hibiscus, Rudbeckia, Dodecatheon)

Native Perennials and Groundcovers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Coneflower (Purple Coneflower)

Echinacea purpurea

Native Perennial Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Pollinator Plants

Various native species