*The 2020 sales had outstanding interest for a limited number of plants- we suggest pre-order if you are looking for something specific*
All plants are limited availability. We will process each sale in the order we receive the call on scheduled days only. While we’re making every effort to keep the website inventory updated with what is available, we may run out of some species of plants quickly. The Plant Planning Form is not finalized until a naturalist can confirm availability for the plants you’ve requested. Due to the logistics involved, we ask that pre-orders be for 16 plants (a flat) or $100 minimum order. A few of each species will be reserved for the in person sale if something you wanted is sold out in pre-orders.
For pick up Wednesday May 5th all pre-orders must be completed by 5pm on Sunday, April 25th, as follows:
You can call in to the center on one of the pre-order dates and staff will take your order, confirm availability of your plants, schedule your pickup time, and take your payment. We hope this one step shopping will reduce the number of back and forth phone calls- please have your Plant Planning Form completed and ready when you call and we will get your order completed all in one call.
Place your order and pay over the phone via credit card by calling Locust Grove Nature Center. Due to limited staffing at the Nature Center, we can take over the phone payments on three Sundays, April 11th, 18th, or 25th or Thursday the 15th between 10am and 4pm only.
*This page and inventory of each species are being updated by staff as orders come in, first come, first serve, so you will be notified if we are out of something due to orders coming in quickly back to back.
Prices: Quarts are $6, Gallons are $10, 2 Gallons are $25, 3 Gallons are $35, 5 Gallons are $50, and 7 Gallons are $70
All local Ecotypes unless otherwise noted on Plant information below.
Herbaceous Plants
Trees and Shrubs
Plant Information- all plants are local Montgomery County ecotype unless otherwise noted.
Botanical Name | Common Name | Needs | Height | Spread | Blooms | Attracts | Resists |
Agastache nepetoides
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yellow giant hyssop
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4-6′ | 1-3′ | July-Sept | ![]() |
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1-1.5′ | 3-6″ | June-Aug | ![]() |
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Anemone virginianum
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thimbleweed
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1-2′ | 1-1.5′ | Apr-May | ![]() Drought, Heavy Shade, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil |
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Antennaria neglecta
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field pussytoes
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6-12″ | 6-12″ | Apr- June | ![]() |
Drought, Dry Soil |
Antennaria parlinii
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Parlin’s pussytoes
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6-12″ | 8-18″ | Apr-June | ![]() |
Drought, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil |
Antennaria plantaginifolia
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Plantainleaf pussytoes
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6-12″ | 8-18″ | Apr-June | ![]() |
Drought, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil |
Aquilegia canadensis
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wild columbine
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2-3′ | 12-18″ | Apr-May | ![]() |
Rabbit,
Drought, Dry Soil |
Aralia racemosa
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American spikenard
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3-5′ | 3-5′ | June-Aug | Drought | |
Arisaema triphyllum
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Jack-in-the-pulpit
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1-2′ | 12-18″ | Apr-May | Heavy Shade, Wet Soil, Black Walnut | |
Asarum canadense
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wild ginger
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6-12″ | 12-18″ | Apr-May | ![]() Heavy Shade Erosion Wet Soil |
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Asclepias incarnata sbsp pulchra
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swamp milkweed
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3-5′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Aug | ![]() |
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Asclepias syriaca
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common milkweed
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2-3′ | 8-12″ | Jun-Aug | ![]() |
![]() Drought Erosion Dry Soil Rocky Soil |
Asclepias tuberosa
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butterflyweed
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1-2.5′ | 12-18″ | Jun-Aug | ![]() |
![]() Drought Erosion Dry Soil Rocky Soil |
Baptisia australis
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blue wild indigo
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3-4′ | 3-4′ | May-Jun | ![]() |
Rabbit, Drought, Erosion, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil |
Baptisia tinctoria
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yellow wild indigo
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2-3′ | 2-3′ | May-Jun | ![]() |
Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil |
Carex albicans
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white-tinged sedge
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12-18″ | 12-18″ | May | Drought, Dry Soil | |
Carex laxiculmis | spreading sedge
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6-12″ | 6-12″ | May-Jun | ![]() Heavy Shade, Wet Soil |
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Carex platyphylla | silver sedge
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8-12″ | 12-18″ | ![]() Drought |
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Carex rosea | rosy sedge
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1′ | 1′ | May-Sept | ![]() |
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Cerastium arvense
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field chickweed
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6-18″ | 1-3′ | Apr-Aug | Drought, Dry Soil | |
Chelone glabra
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white turtlehead
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2-3′ | 1.5-2.5′ | Aug-Oct | ![]() |
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Chrysopsis mariana
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MD goldenaster
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1-2.5′ | 1-2′ | Aug-Oct | ![]() |
drought |
Clematis virginiana
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virgin’s bower
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12-20′ | 3-6′ | Aug-Oct | ![]() Black Walnut |
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Delphinium exaltatum
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tall larkspur
(PA ecotype) |
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4-6′ | 1-2′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() |
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Dicentra canadensis
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squirrel corn
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6-12″ | Apr-May | chip
munks |
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Echinacea purpurea
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purple cone flower
(midwest native) |
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2-5′ | 1-2′ | Jun-Aug | ![]() |
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Eragrostis spectabilis
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purple love grass
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1-2′ | 1-2′ | Jul-Aug | Drought, Black Walnut, Air Pollution | |
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
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hyssopleaf thoroughwort
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2-3′ | 1-2′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() |
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Eupatorium rotundifolium
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round leaf thoroughwort
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1-4′ | 2-3′ | Aug-Oct | ![]() |
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Euphorbia corollata
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euphorbia
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1-3′ | 1-2′ | Jun-Oct | ||
Eurybia divaricata
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white wood aster
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1-2.5′ | 1.5-2.5′ | Aug-Sept | ![]() |
drought |
Geranium maculatum
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wild geranium
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1.5-2′ | 12-18″ | Apr-May | ![]() |
Rabbit, Deer, Drought |
Helenium autumnale
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yellow sneezeweed
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3-5′ | 2-3′ | Aug-Oct | ![]() |
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Helenium flexuosum
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purple sneezeweed
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1-3′ | 1-2′ | Aug-Oct | ![]() |
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Helianthus divaricatus
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woodland sunflower
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2-6′ | 1-3′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() |
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Heuchera americana
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alumroot
(PA ecotype) |
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1-2′ | 12-18″ | Jun-Aug | Drought | |
Heuchera villosa*
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hairy alumroot
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1.5-2.5′ | 1-2′ | Jul-Sept | ||
Hibiscus coccineus
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scarlet mallow
(VA native) |
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3-6′ | 2-3′ | Jun-Sept | ![]() |
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Houstonia caerulea
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bluets
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3-8″ | 3-5″ | Apr-Jul | ![]() |
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Hydrophyllum canadense
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canada waterleaf
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6-20″ | 1-2′ | May-July | ||
Liatris microcephala
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dwarf gayfeather
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1.5-2′ | 8-12″ | July | ![]() |
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Liatris spicata
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gayfeather
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2-4′ | 8-18″ | Jul-Aug | ![]() |
Drought |
Lillium superbum
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turk’s cap lily
(Gal price-rare) |
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4-7′ | 6-8″ | July | ![]() |
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Lobelia cardinalis
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cardinal flower
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2-4′ | 1-2′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() ![]() |
Rabbit, Deer |
Lobelia siphilitica
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great blue lobelia
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2-3′ | 12-18″ | Jul-Sept | ![]() Heavy Shade |
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Lonicera sempervirens
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coral honeysuckle
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8-15′ | 3-6′ | May-Jun | ![]() |
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Lysimachia lanceolata var purpurea
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lance-leaved loostrife
Nativevar |
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1-2′ | 1-2′ | Jun-Aug | ![]() |
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Maianthemum racemosum
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false Solomon’s Seal
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2-3′ | 1.5-2′ | Apr-May | ||
Monarda didyma
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beebalm
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2-4′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Aug | ![]() |
Rabbit
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Monarda fistulosa ‘Claire Grace’
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wild bergamot
(Nativar) |
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2-4′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() |
![]() Drought |
Monarda punctata
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spotted mint
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1.5-2′ | 6-12″ | Jun-Jul | ![]() |
![]() Drought |
Oenothera fruticosa
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narrowleaf sundrops
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12-18″ | 1-2′ | May-Jun | Drought, Erosion | |
Packera aurea
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golden ragwort
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6-24″ | 6-18″ | April | ![]() |
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Penstemon calycosus
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long-sepal beardtongue
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2-3′ | 1-2′ | Jun-Jul | ![]() |
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Penstemon digitalis
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beardtongue
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3-5′ | 1.5-2′ | Apr-June | ![]() |
![]() Drought |
Phlox divaricata
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wild phlox
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8-12″ | 8-12″ | Apr-May | ![]() |
![]() Drought |
Phlox paniculata
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tall phlox
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2-4′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() |
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Phlox stolonifera
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creeping phlox
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6-12″ | 8-18″ | Jul-Sept | Rabbit,
Drought |
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Phlox subulata
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moss phlox
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3-6″ | 1-2′ | Mar-May | ![]() |
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Pycnanthemum incanum
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hoary mountain mint
(MD mtn. ecotype) |
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2-3′ | 3-4′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() |
Drought |
Pycnanthemum muticum
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mountain mint
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1-3′ | 1-3′ | Jul-Sept | ![]() |
drought |
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
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narrowleaf mtn. mint
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2-3′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Sept | drought | |
Rudbeckia fulgida
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orange coneflower
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2-3′ | 2-2.5′ | Jun-Oct | ![]() |
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Rudbeckia triloba
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brown eyed susan
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2-3′ | 1-1.5′ | Jul-Oct | ![]() |
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Salvia lyrata
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lyreleaf sage
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1-2′ | 8-12″ | Apr- Jun | ![]() |
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Sanguinaria canadensis
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bloodroot
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6-8″ | 4-6″ | Mar-Apr | drought | |
Sedum ternatum
|
wild stonecrop
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3-6″ | 6-8″ | Apr-May | ![]() |
Rabbit
Drought |
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
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blue eyed grass
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1.5-2′ | 6-12″ | May-Jun | ||
Solidago bicolor
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silverrod
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1-3′ | 1′ | Jul-Oct | ![]() |
![]() Drought |
Solidago caesia
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wreath goldenrod
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1.5-3′ | 1.5-3′ | Aug-Sept | ![]() |
![]() Drought |
Solidago juncea
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early goldenrod
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2-4′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Aug | ![]() |
![]() Drought |
Solidago rugosa
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wrinkle leaf goldenrod
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2.5-‘3 | 2.5-3′ | Sept-Oct | ![]() |
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Symphotrichum laeve ‘Bluebird’
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smooth aster
(Nativar) |
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2-4′ | 1-2′ | Sept-Oct | ![]() |
drought |
Symphotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’
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Purple Dome
(Nativar) |
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1.5-2′ | 2-3′ | Aug-Sept | ![]() |
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Symphotrichum oblongifolium
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aromatic aster
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1-3′ | 1-3′ | Aug-Sept | ![]() |
drought |
Thalictrum thalictroides
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rue anemone
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6-8″ | 6-8″ | Apr-May | drought | |
Thelypteris palustris* | eastern marsh fern
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2-4′ | 2-3′ | Apr-Sept | ![]() |
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Tiarella cordifolia
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foamflower
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8-12″ | 1-2′ | May | Rabbit, Deer | |
Tradescantia virginiana
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spiderwort
|
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1.5-3′ | 1-1.5′ | May-July | Clay, black walnut | |
Trillium cunneatum
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Sweet Betsy
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1-1.5′ | 8-12″ | Apr-May | Heavy shade | |
Vernonia noveboracensis
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ironweed
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4-6′ | 3-4′ | Aug-Sept | ![]() |
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Veronicastrum virginicum
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culver’s root
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4-7′ | 2-4′ | Jun-Aug | ![]() |
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Viola pubescens
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downy yellow violet
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6-12″ | 6-12″ | Mar-Apr | ![]() |
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Viola striata
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striped cream violet
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8-12″ | 8-12″ | Apr-Jun | ![]() |
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Zizia aurea
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golden alexanders
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1.5-3′ | 1.5-2′ | May-Jun | ![]() |
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