Landscaping with Native Plants

A native plant is one which occurred within the state before settlement by Europeans. The species on this list are native plants suggested for landscaping in Pennsylvania. They have been selected because they tend to grow widely throughout the state; they are common and will likely do well if matched to their preferred growing conditions. None of these plants are rare, endangered, threatened or extinct in the state. The Department of Conservation & Natural Resourses advises not to remove native plants from the wild, but instead purchase from a garden center. The following is a list of recommended native plants that are most common in this area. Although we stock a wide variety of native plants, we do no carry everything on this list.

PerennialsPERENNIALS Lilium michiganense- Turk’s Cap Lily Agastache- Anise Hyssop Lobelia cardinalis- Cardinal Flower Allium cernuum- Nodding Onion Lobelia syphilitica- Blue Lobelia Amsonia hubrichtii- Threadleaf Blue-Star Mertensia virginica- Virginia Blue Bells Aquilegia canadenis- Wild Columbine Monarda didyma- Bee Balm Arisaema- Jack in the Pulpit Monarda fistulosa- Bee Balm Aruncus dioicus- Goatsbeard Oenothera fruticosa- Sundrops Asarum canadense- Wild Ginger Oenothera perennis- Sundrops Asclepias tuberosa- Butterflyweed Ornamental Grasses: Asclepias incarnata- Swamp Milkweed Andropogon gerardii- Big Bluestem Aster divaricatus- Wood Aster Carex lurida- Lurid sedge Aster novaeangliae- N England Aster Chamanthium latifolium- Wild Oats Aster oblongifolius- Aromatic Aster Elymus hystrix- Bottlebrush Grass Baptisia australis- Blue Wild Indigo Elymus riparius- Riverbank Wild ye Botisia australis- False Indigo Elymus virginicus- Virginia Wild Rye Boltonia ateroides- Star Flower Eragrosis elliotti- Lovegrass Chelone- Turtlehead Muhlenbergia capillaries- Hairgrass Chrysogonum virginianum- Grn Gold Panicum virgatum- Switch Grass Cimicifuga racemes- Bugbane Schizachyrium scoparium- Little Bluestem Coreopsis verticillant- Tickseed Sorghastrum nutans- Indian Grass Dicentra eximia- Fringe Bleedg Heart Sporobolus heterolepis- Prairie Dropseed Echinacea purpurea- Coneflower Penstemon digitalis- Beard Tongue Erythronium americanum- Trout Lily Phlox divaricata- Woodland Phlox Eupatorium maculatum- Joe Pye Weed Phlox maculate- Ferns: Phlox paniculata- Garden Phlox Adiantum pedatum- Maidenhair Phlox stolonifera- Creeping Phlox Dryopteris marginalis- Evergreen Shield Physostegia virginiana- Obedient Plt Osmunda claytoniana- Interrupted Polemonium reptans- Jacob’s Ladder Polystichum achrostichoides- Christmas Fern Polygonatum pubescens- Solomon’s Seal Gaura lindheimeri- Whirling Butterflies Pycranthemum muticum- Clustered Mountainmint Geranium maculatum- Wood Geranium Rudbeckia hirta- Black Eyed Susan Helenium autumnale- Sneezewood Rudbeckia fulgida- Eastern Coneflower Helianthus- Sunflower Rudbeckia lacianata- Cutleaf Coneflowr Heliopsis helianthoides- False Sunflower Rudbeckia maxima- Great Coneflower Heuchera americana- Alum Root Sanquinareia canadensis- Bloodroot Heuchera sanquinea- Coral Bells Senecio aureus- Golden ragwort Iris cristata- Dwarf Crested Iris Siphilitica- Great Blue Lobelia Liatris spicata- Gayfeather Sisyrinchium- Blue Eye Grass

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Stokesia laevis- Stoke’s Aster Solidago speciosa- Showy Goldenrod Solidago rugosa- Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Symphyotrichum oblongifolium- Aromatic Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides- White Heath Aster Thalictrum pubescens-Meadow Rue Tiarella cordifolia- Foam Flower Tradescantia virginiana- Spiderwort Trillium grandiflorum- Wakerobin Trollius- Globeflower

Small Trees & Shrubs Alnus serrulata-Smooth Alder Amelanchier arborea-Serviceberry Aronia melanocarpa-Black Chokeberry Ceanothus americanus-New Jersey Tea Cephalanthus occidentalis-Buttonbush Cercis canadensis-Redbud Cornus alternifolia-Alternate-leaved Dogwood Cornus amomum-Silky Dogwood Cornus florida-Flowering Dogwood Cornus stolonifera-Dwf Red-Osier Dogwood Hamamelis virginiana-Witch-hazel Hydrangea arborescn-WildHydrangea Itea ‘Little Henry’ Ilex verticillata-Winterberry Kalmia latifolia-Mountain Laurel Lindera benzoin-Spicebush Photina pyrifolia-Red Chokeberry Physocarpus opulifolius-Ninebark Prunus americana-Wild Plum Rhododendron maximium-Rosebay Rhododendron periclymenoides-Pinxter Flower Salix nigra-Black Willow Salix sericea-Silky Willow Sambucus canadensis-Elderberry Vaccinium angustifolium-Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum-Highbush Blueberry Viburnum acerifolium-Maple Leaved Viburnum prunifolium-Black-Haw Viburnum recognitum-Arrow Wood

Smoketown, PA Intercourse, PA Kitchen Kettle Village 2467 Old Philadelphia Pike 3552 W. Newport Rd. Intercourse, PA (717) 392-4875 (717) 768-3922 Route 380 (717) 786-7006