Invasive Non-Native Species to Avoid Native Trees Native Trees Autumn olive Eleagnus umbellata Wet Conditions Upland Conditions Barberry Berberis spp. Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Trembling aspen Populus tremuloides Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, Basswood Tilia americana White ash Fraxinus americana Rhamnus frangula Black willow Salix nigra Beech Fagus grandifolia Crown vetch Coronilla varia Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Black cherry Prunus serotina Honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica, Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis Ironwood Ostrya virginiana L. morrowi, L. x-bella, Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis Sugar maple Acer saccharum Red maple other cultivars Acer rubrum Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Maiden grass Musclewood Miscanthus sinensis Carpinus caroliniana Red oak Quercus rubra Multiflora rose Tamarack Rosa multiflora Larix laricina White oak Quercus alba Periwinkle (myrtle) Eastern cottonwood Vinca minor Populus deltoides Red pine Pinus resinosa Privet When selecting plants for your yard and Common elder Eastern hemlock Ligustrum vulgare Sambucus canadensis Tsuga canadensis Purple loosestrife Silver maple Sugar maple Lythrum salicaria garden, why not go native? Consider using Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum Reed canary grass White birch Phalaris arundinacea plants that naturally grow in your region Betula papyrifera Russian olive White spruce Eleagnus angustifolia and are best suited for the soil and light Siberian elm American beech Picea glauca Ulmus pumila Spotted knapweed conditions at your property. There are Eastern white pine Fagus grandifolia Centaurea maculosa Yellow water iris advantages to using native plants over Scarlet oak Pinus strobus Iris pseudacorus ornamental and potentially invasive Quercus coccinea species. Native plants can require less For more information on Northern Michigan’s maintenance and have the best chance of Native Plants, please feel free to contact: survival. Native plants often have an aesthetic fit to the site which is difficult to achieve with a collection of exotic plants. Using native species avoids spreading nuisance exotic plants such as purple loosestrife. There are many beautiful native plants from dogwoods to spiderwort. Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council This listing includes some of the more 426 Bay Street, Petoskey, MI 49770 P: (231) 347-1181 common native plants and their basic soil F: (231) 347-5928 preferences. We encourage you to take this E: [email protected] list with you to your local nursery as a www.watershedcouncil.org guide. We have also included a few sources for these plants. Paper Birch Illustrations by Thomas W. Ford/ Courtesy Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Red Maple Upland – areas characterized by well - drained soils.

Updated 2004 Printed on Recycled Paper Wildflowers Grasses and Sedges Native Shrubs Short (Three Feet and Under) Short (Four Feet and Under) Wet Conditions Wet Conditions Wet Conditions Speckled alder Alnus rugosa Canada anemone Anemone canadensis Fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium Red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera Marsh marigold Caltha palustris Sweet Grass Hierochloe odorata Silky dogwood Cornus amomum Blue flag iris Iris versicolor Tussock sedge Carex stricta Meadowsweet Spirea alba Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Turtlehead Chelone glabra Swamp rose Rosa palustris Blue-eyed grass Grasses and Sedges Sisyrinchium angustifolium Highbush-cranberry Viburnum trilobum Upland Conditions Wildflowers Michigan holly Ilex verticillata Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparius Nannyberry Upland Conditions Viburnum lentago Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Trout Lily Smooth aster Aster laevis June grass Koeleria macrantha Native Shrubs Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa Tumble grass Eragrostis spectabilis Upland Conditions Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta Bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix Maple leaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium Blazing star Liatris aspera Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Ground Covers Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Gray dogwood Cornus foemina Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Spiderwort Tradescantia ohioensis Grasses and Sedges New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense Lupine Lupinus perennis Tall (Over Four Feet) Wet Conditions Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea Bracken fern Pteridium aquilinium Bee balm Monarda fistulosa Hardstem bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus Purple coneflower Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica Bunchberry Cornus canadensis Echinacea purpurea Prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Foxglove beard-tongue Yew Taxus canadensis Large-leafed aster Aster macrophyllus Penstemon digitalis Wool grass Scirpus cyperinus Ground juniper Juniperus communis Creeping wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens Threesquare bulrush Schoenoplectus Wildflowers Round-leaved dogwood Cornus rugosa Wild ginger Asarum canadense americanus Tall (Over Three Feet) Wet Conditions Arrow-wood viburnum Viburnum dentatum Trout lily Erythronium americanum Carolina rose Canada anemone Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata Grasses and Sedges Rosa carolina Anemone canadensis Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Upland Conditions Common Blue Violet Viola sororia Joe-Pye weed Eupatorium maculatum Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans Native Plant Sources Michigan lily Lilium michiganense The Native Wetlands Nursery Blue vervain Verbena hastata (989) 752-3492 Culver’s root Plant Nursery Veronicastrum virginicum (734) 677-3260 www.wetlands-nursery.com New England aster Aster novae-angliae www.nativeplant.com Wildflowers Wildtype Nursery The Michigan (517) 244-1140 Upland Conditions Wildflower Farm www.wildtypeplants.com Sunflowers (Perennial) Helianthus spp. (517) 647-6010 False sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Commom www.michiganwildflower Goldenrod Blue Violet farm.com Solidago spp. Marsh Marigold