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Native plants co-evolved with other local When homeowners plant natives, they begin organisms. Natives sustain an interactive the restoration process. Instead of barren Why go Native? lawn (which offers no value to wildlife), ecosystem, acting as an essential link in the think about planting a bush with berries, food web for insects, birds and other wildlife. a perennial with nectar, a tree that will offer shelter and nesting areas. Imagine your yard Benefits of Native Plants connected with your neighbor’s yard, and they with their neighbor’s, and so on and Beauty so on. Together we could create contiguous The flowers, fruits, seeds and autumn foliage habitat—one backyard at a time! add beauty to our landscapes.

Wildlife Native plants have direct value to the insects, Sense of Place birds, pollinators and other wildlife of our area. By providing food, nesting areas and shelter Planting natives reinforces our sense of from predators , native plants are vital to birds, place. We recognize place as a certain set of Loss of habitat due to development is a bees, butterflies and other wildlife. aesthetics—the plants, birds, insects and significant cause of reduced populations. animals that are our “local residents.” Savings The cornerstone of this sense of place Using natives means less maintenance. Already You can think of the interplay of native flora and begins with what vegetation we choose. adapted to our region’s weather, soil and water fauna as an orchestra. Each member plays a part, By providing historically-correct native cycles, there is no need for fertilizers and creating a glorious symphony. Any part that is plants we begin to move toward a fully pesticides. missing diminishes the whole. functioning ecosystem.

Foresight To paraphrase the author Paul Ehrlich, removing Having respect for the land and the By not using fertilizers and pesticides, we keep native species from our ecosystem is like taking creatures that belong here deepens our chemicals out of our water and soil. Trees like the rivets out of an airplane wing— at some regional understanding. The particular and help to sequester carbon point, the whole thing crashes. What would ecology of our plants and animals is what dioxide. Natives help to preserve our natural bring it all down? It is impossible to know until makes Bucks County unique. This is our heritage for future generations. the catastrophe happens. part of the world. Four Seasons of Native Plants Drought Tolerant Attracts Pollinators Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Ostrich Fern Sensitive Fern Christmas Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Onoclea sensibilis Polystichum acrostichoides H. 36-72”, W. 60-84” H. 36-48”, W. 36-48” H. 12-24”, W. 12-24” Spreads to form a colony Spreads to form a colony Evergreen, clumping Part to full sun Full sun to shade Full to part shade

FERNS Use in shady rain garden Dry to medium soil Good in a rain garden Elaine Haug, Medium to wet soil Wet to moist soil hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database w Foam Flower Butterfly Weed Goldenrod Tiarella cordifolia Asclepias tuberosa Solidago speciosa H. 9-12”, W. 12-18” H. 12-18”, W. 12-18” H. 24-36”, W. 24-36” Blooms pink or white, May Blooms yellow/orange Blooms yellow Part to full shade June to August July to Sept. Early season nectar Dry to medium soil Dry to medium soil Thomas G. Barnes, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database source Full sun Full sun

Golden Ragwort Native PlantsPurple Coneflower New England Aster Packera aurea Echinacea purpurea Symphyotrichum novae-an- gliae H. 6-30”, W. 6-12” H. 24-60”, W. 18-24”. Blooms golden, April Blooms pink/purple H. 36-60”, W. 24-36” Full sun to part shade June to August Blooms deep pink/purple Medium to wet soil Full sun to part shade August to September Good ground cover Medium to dry soil Full sun

Blue Star Black-eyed Susan Joe Pye Weed Amsonia tabernaemontana Rudbeckia hirta Eutrochium purpureum H. 2-3’, W. 2-3’ H. 24-36”, W. 12-24” H. 60-84”, W. 24-48” Blooms powdery blue Blooms yellow Blooms mauve pink April to May June to September July to September Thomas G. Barnes, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. Full sun to part shade Full Sun Medium soil 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Medium soil Dry to Medium soil Full sun to part shade FLOWERING PERENNIALS FLOWERING Wild Geranium Blue Mist Flower Turtlehead Geranium maculatum Conoclinium coelestinum Chelone glabra H. 18-24”, W. 12-18” H. 18-36”, W. 18-36” H. 24-36”, W. 18-30” Blooms pink, lilac Blooms blue Blooms white May to June August to September August to October Full sun to part shade Full sun to part shade Part shade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conoclinium_coelesti- Courtsey of James L. Reveal, Medium to dry soil num#/media/File:Eupatorium_coelestinum3.jpg Medium soil Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Medium to wet soil

Little Bluestem Indian Grass Coral Honeysuckle Schizachyrium scoparium Sorghastrum nutans Lonicera sempervirens H. 24-48”, W. 18-24” H. 26-60”, W. 12-24” Flowering vine up to 15’ Ornamental grass Ornamental grass Blooms coral, May to Oct. Fall color/winter interest Brilliant fall color Attracts hummingbirds VINES

Full sun to part shade Full sun Jennifer Anderson, hosted Full sun GRASSES GRASSES & Dry soil by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Dry to medium soil Medium soil

Sweet Bay Magnolia White Pine Tulip Poplar Magnolia virginiana Pinus strobus Liriodendron tulipifera H. 10-35’, W. 10-35’ H. 50-80’, W. 50-80’ H. 60-90’, W. 30-50’ Blooms white Important habitat tree Blooms yellow, May to June May to June Full sun Fast growing

Full sun to part shade Well drained soil Larry Allain, hosted by the Full sun to park shade Moist to well drained soil USAD-NRCS PLANTS Database Moist to well drained soil

Flowering Dogwood White Eastern Red Cedar Cornus florida Quercus alba Juniperus virginiana H. 15-30’, W. 15-30’ H. 50-80’, W. 20-40’ H. 30-65’, W. 8-25’ Blooms white, April to May Important habitat tree Attractive berries Fall berries and color Full sun Dry to moist Full sun to part shade Well-drained soil Well-drained soil TREES Well-drained soil Full Sun

American Red Black Gum River Acer rubrum Nyssa sylvatica Betula nigra H. 40-70’, W. 30-50’ H. 30-50’, W. 20-30’ H. 40-70’, W. 40-60’ Great fall color Blooms white, April to May Attractive peeling bark Full sun to part shade Slow growing, fall color Graceful form Wet to moist soil Full sun to part shade Full sun to part shade Moist soil Wet to moist soils w Common Witch Hazel Beautyberry Buttonbush Hamamelis virginiana Callicarpa americana Cephalanthus occidentalis H. 20-30’, W. 20-25’ H. 3-6’, W. 3-6’ H. 5-12’, W. 4-8’ Blooms yellow, Oct. to Dec. Purple berries in fall Blooms white, June to Sept. Full sun to part shade Attracts birds Showy fragrant flowers Winter interest, birds Full sun to part shade Full sun to part shade Tolerates deer and clay Moist clay or sandy soil Moist to wet soil

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