Native Plant Sale at Locust Grove Nature Center
Thank You for helping make our Fall Sale a success and getting native plants out into the community!
Our Spring 2022 Native Plant Sale at Locust Grove Nature Center will be a blend of pre-order and in-person this year. Watch for the new online store coming in February.
The Fall 2022 sale will be a part of the PawPaw and Pollinator Festival held in partnership with our other Nature Centers on site at our nursery next year.
In Person Sale: May 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun) 10am-2pm each day at Locust Grove Nature Center in Bethesda
How to Shop Locust Grove’s Native Plant Sale Pre-orders- the new online store will be live by April 1st
All plants are limited availability. We look forward to a much better customer experience with the new online store platform- you will be able to view pictures and details for each plant and put them in your cart with a live inventory supported by the website. You will checkout and reserve your pickup time online as well. 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 (and a few special species) will be reserved for the in person sale if something is sold out in pre-orders.
We will post call in days for plant questions as we get them scheduled for spring- but you will be able to place your order online and don’t have to remember specific hours to call in for ordering.
Prices: Quarts are $7 (premium plants priced at $10), Gallons are $10 (premium plants priced at $13), 3 Gallons are $40 (3 gallon PawPaw cultivars are priced as 7 gallons), 5 Gallons are $60, and 7 Gallons are $80 *Please note that you need at least 2 PawPaws to produce fruit for cross pollination*
*7 Gallons will only be available on pre-orders*
All local Ecotypes unless otherwise noted on Plant information below.
(3 gallon PawPaw cultivars are priced as 7 gallons) *Please note that you need at least 2 PawPaws to produce fruit for cross pollination*Trees and Shrubs- 7 gallons are pre-order only, limited trees and shrubs at live sale- Fall is the best time to plant woody plants so they establish strong roots before spring!
Plant Information- Includes plants we have had available in Spring and Fall Native Plant Sales- please use the inventory list above for what is offered during this sale.We are updating the list below and also recommend the Native Plant for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping for the Chesapeake Bay Region (bookmark this fabulous .pdf)
We will consider a refund or exchange within a week if the plant is still in the pot and shows an issue of disease, otherwise, they leave the nursery healthy and are in your care so we hope you treat your new ‘babies’ with all the TLC that they deserve as the become homes for wildlife in your yard.
Planting and care information: We recommend checking that your plant choice matches your location before you order, either using the charts below or other helpful resources. When planting, you can give your plants the best start by digging your hole twice the size of the pot, unpotting your plant and breaking up the bottom of the root ball then planting with the soil surface level to the ground while refilling under and around with a mix of the original soil and compost (we like LeafGro as a MD recycled product). Be sure to pat the soil in so that it is firm but not compacted and then water in to settle the soil and fill any gaps. Native plants should be watered every 2-3 days for the first 2 weeks, then every 4-5 days for the next 2 weeks and after that just when they are looking droopy. Most native plants settle in quickly if planted in the right conditions and are the best for low maintenance plantings. You are responsible for properly planting and caring for your plants- we recommend planting within a week of purchase and watering or checking on them daily in a partial shade location protected from wildlife while still in pots. Please be aware that trees and shrubs may have some cosmetic flaws- we use Integrated Pest Management and minimal sprays or treatments as our plants are grown primarily for restoration projects where they receive minimal follow-up care and need to become wild and self sufficient quickly.
| 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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Drought Dry Soil Rocky Soil Black Walnut |
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May-July | |
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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 | |
Clay Soil Wet Soil |
| 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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Drought |
| 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 | |
Drought |
| 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 | |
clay soil |
| Helenium flexuosum
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purple sneezeweed
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1-3′ | 1-2′ | Aug-Oct | |
wet soil |
| Helianthus divaricatus
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woodland sunflower
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2-6′ | 1-3′ | Jul-Sept |
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Drought |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Drought |
| Phlox divaricata
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wild phlox
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8-12″ | 8-12″ | Apr-May |
|
Drought |
| Phlox paniculata
|
tall phlox
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2-4′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Sept |
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clay |
| 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 | |
Drought |
| 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 | |
Drought |
| Rudbeckia triloba
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brown eyed susan
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2-3′ | 1-1.5′ | Jul-Oct | |
Drought |
| Salvia lyrata
|
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
|
silverrod
|
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1-3′ | 1′ | Jul-Oct |
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Drought |
| Solidago caesia
|
wreath goldenrod
|
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1.5-3′ | 1.5-3′ | Aug-Sept | |
Drought |
| Solidago juncea
|
early goldenrod
|
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2-4′ | 2-3′ | Jul-Aug | |
Drought |
| Solidago rugosa
|
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 |
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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
|
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
|
ironweed
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4-6′ | 3-4′ | Aug-Sept | |
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| Veronicastrum virginicum
|
culver’s root
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4-7′ | 2-4′ | Jun-Aug | |
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| Viola pubescens
|
downy yellow violet
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6-12″ | 6-12″ | Mar-Apr | |
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| Viola striata
|
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 | |
Plant Information- all plants are local Montgomery County ecotype unless otherwise noted.