hether you’re providing Dense blazing star Liatris spicata NATURAL PLANT Woodland (shade) Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa wildlife habitat or creating Stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum gardens to beautify your home, COMMUNITIES FERN Large-flowered foxglove Penstemon grandiflorus W Adiantum pedatum Hairy foxglove Penstemon hirsutus native plants provide many landscaping Maidenhair fern Obedient plant Physostegia virginiana solutions. Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea Mountain mint Pycnanthemum Woods Edge (part shade) Royal fern Osmunda regalis virginianum The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Yellow coneflower Ratibida pinnata FLOWER Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides Society recommends the listed items as Showy black-eyed susan Rudbeckia fulgida var. Blue star willow Amsonia tabernaemontana FLOWER speciosa Campanulastrum the most garden-worthy plants native to American bellflower Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta americanum Indiana. They are available through many Wild ginger Asarum canadense Sweet black-eyed susan Rudbeckia subtomentosa Eupatorium purpureum Sweet joe-pye weed Turtlehead Chelone glabra Brown-eyed susan Rudbeckia triloba garden centers or mail-order catalogs and Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Woodland larkspur Delphinium tricorne Autumn goldenrod Solidago sphacelata Lobelia siphilitica will grow without pampering as long as Blue lobelia Wild geranium Geranium maculatum Rosinweed Silphium integrifolium Maianthemum racemosum Solomon’s plume Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Compass plant Silphium laciniatum you site them where their basic light and Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell Blue flag Iris virginica Prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum Monarda fistulosa moisture requirements are met. Wild bergamot Solomon’s plume Maianthemum racemosum Ironweed Vernonia gigantea ssp. Oenothera tetragona Sundrops Virginia bluebell Mertensia virginica gigantea Oligoneuron rigidum The lists are not exhaustive but aim to Stiff goldenrod Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum Penstemon digitalis Penstemon Jacob’s ladder Polemonium reptans introduce you to reliable, well-behaved Phlox divaricata GRASS Wild sweet william Solomon’s seal Polygonatum biflorum Phlox paniculata natives that you can use decoratively, to Garden phlox Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Solidago flexicaulis attract wildlife, or simply to restore the Zigzag goldenrod Wild stonecrop Sedum ternatum Sideoats gramma Bouteloua curtipendula Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium Switch grass Panicum virgatum balance of nature to a landscape. Symphyotrichum Aromatic aster Indian pink Spigelia marilandica Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium oblongifolium Celandine poppy Stylophorum diphyllum Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans Tradescantia ohioensis Details of size, flower color, and other Spiderwort Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis Bird’s foot violet Viola pedata attributes are available for many of these SHRUB SHRUB GRASS plants through the INPAWS Web site. Spicebush Lindera benzoin New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus Specific questions may be addressed to Northern sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium Winged sumac Rhus copallinum VINE SHRUB Box 30317, Indianapolis, IN 46230-0317. Vasevine, leatherflower Clematis viorna Cornus drummondii Roughleaf dogwood Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens The mission of INPAWS is to help Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Water’s Edge (sun) GRASS Indiana appreciate, preserve, conserve, Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Winterberry holly Ilex verticillata Northern sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium FLOWER utilize, and study its native trees, shrubs, Black chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa Beak grass Diarrhena americana Marsh milkweed Asclepias incarnata and wildflowers. We invite you to join Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Bottlebrush grass Hystrix patula Marsh marigold Caltha palustris Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica Turtlehead Chelone glabra this effort by becoming a member. Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Sweet joe-pye weed Eupatorium purpureum Arrowwood viburnum Viburnum dentatum Queen-of-the-prairie Filipendula rubra For information about our spring native Nannyberry Viburnum lentago Prairie Grassland (sun) Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos plant sale, fall conference, youth field trip American cranberrybush Viburnum trilobum Dwarf crested iris Iris cristata FLOWER TREE Blue flag Iris virginica fund, and other programs, visit www. Nodding onion Allium cernuum Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis inpaws.org. Blue star willow Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Redbud Cercis canadensis Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa Wild stonecrop Sedum ternatum Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia Indigenous plants are a significant part of a region’s New England aster Symphyotrichum novae- Royal catchfly Silene regia geographic context—in fact, they help define it. They VINE angliae Ironweed Vernonia gigantea ssp. have proven themselves capable of surviving in a Woolly dutchman’s pipe Aristolochia tomentosa False blue indigo Baptisia australis gigantea Tall coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris GRASS landscape for millennia. Crossvine Bignonia capreolata Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Shooting star Dodecatheon meadia Tussock sedge Carex stricta Pale-purple coneflower Echinacea pallida Soft rush Juncus effusus —Michael Homoya Rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium Switch grass Panicum virgatum State Botanist, Indiana Hollow joe-pye weed Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans Department of Natural Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Resources Western sunflower Helianthis occidentalis SHRUB This brochure printed 11/08 on 100% post-consumer recycled False sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis paper. Cover illustration by Cheryl LeBlanc ©1999 by Spence Restoration Nursery. Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya Winterberry holly Ilex verticillata NATIVE PLANTS IN THE Butterfly Food Autumn Color LANDSCAPE Host plants for butterfly larvae and Natives whose leaves blaze with color in Landscaping nectar plants to feed the adults the fall Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii FLOWER with Plants Perennials Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Tidy, showy natives to mingle with Marsh milkweed Asclepias incarnata Spicebush Lindera benzoin other ornamentals in the perennial bed Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Tall coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris Black chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa Hollow joe-pye weed Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus Native to Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica FLOWER Sweet joe-pye weed Eupatoriadelphus maculatus Winged sumac Rhus copallinum Nodding onion Allium cernuum New England aster Symphyotrichum novae- Arrowwood viburnum Viburnum dentatum Blue star willow Amsonia tabernaemontana angliae Nannyberry Viburnum lentago Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Aromatic aster Symphyotrichum American cranberrybush Viburnum trilobum Indiana Marsh milkweed Asclepias incarnata oblongifolium Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa Ironweed Vernonia gigantea ssp. Blue false indigo Baptisia australis gigantea Shooting star Dodecatheon meadia Winter Interest Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea SHRUB Shapes, textures and seed pods to enliven Joe-pye weed Eupatoriadelphus maculatus Queen-of-the-prairie Filipendula rubra Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis the winter landscape Wild geranium Geranium maculatum Annabelle hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Blue star willow Amsonia tabernaemontana Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Spicebush Lindera benzoin Sideoats gramma Bouteloua curtipendula Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya Arrowwood viburnum Viburnum dentatum Tussock sedge Carex stricta Dense blazing star Liatris spicata Nannyberry Viburnum lentago Northern sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium Sundrops Oenothera tetragona American cranberrybush Viburnum trilobum Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii Penstemon Penstemon digitalis GRASS Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea Garden phlox Phlox paniculata Bottlebrush grass Hystrix patula Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Aromatic aster Symphyotrichum VINE Bottlebrush grass Hystrix patula oblongifolium Wooly dutchman’s pipe Aristolochia tomentosa Winterberry holly Ilex verticillata Zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis Crossvine Bignonia capreolata Soft rush Juncus effusus Spiderwort Tradescantia ohioensis Switch grass Panicum virgatum Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium GRASS Bird Habitat Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans Side oats gramma Bouteloua curtipendula Dense cover and berries offering shelter Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis Riverbank tussock sedge Carex emoryi Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis and sustenance to our feathered friends Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii Ground Covers Trees & Shrubs Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa SUN Black chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa Wine cups Callirhoe involucrata Garden-worthy woody natives for Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Clustered poppy mallow Callirhoe triangulata solo display or to cluster in a hedge or Eastern arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Arrowwood viburnum Viburnum dentatum SHADE foundation planting Nannyberry Viburnum lentago Wild ginger Asarum canadense American cranberrybush Viburnum trilobum Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Jacob’s ladder Polemonium reptans Redbud Cercis canadensis Wild stonecrop Sedum ternatum Fringetree Chionanthus virginicus White blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium albidum Hawthorn Crateagus viridis Rain Garden Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Deep-rooted natives that enable Winterberry holly Ilex verticillata stormwater to percolate naturally into Grape honeysuckle Lonicera reticulata Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius the soil Erosion Control Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica See Water’s Edge plant list Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica Elderberry Sambucus canadensis