Native Perennials
Actaea racemosa Common Bugbane, Black Snakeroot Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern Allium cernuum Nodding Onion Amorpha canescens Lead Plant Amsonia hubrichtii Narrow-Leaf Blue Star Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern Blue Star Anemone patens Pasque Flower A. cylindrica Thimbleweed Antenneria plantaginifolia Pussytoes Aquilegia caerulea Rocky Mountain Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Canadian Columbine Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the Pulpit Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard Asarum arifolium Arrow-Leaf Ginger Asarum canadense Canadian Ginger Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Astragalus canadensis Milk Vetch Aster laevis Smooth Blue Aster A.ericoides, A.sullivantii, A. dumosus, A.novae-angliae, A. novi-belgii Baptisia australis False Indigo B. leucantha, B. leucophaea Bidens cernua Nodding Beggarticks Boltonia asteroides False Aster Cacalia tuberosa Indian Plantain Camassia cusickii Camas, Indian Hyacinth Campanula rotundifolia Harebell Carex pensylvanica Sedge Castillegia coccinea Indian Paintbrush Chelone glabra Turtlehead C. lyonii, C. obliqua Chrysogonum virginianum Golden Star Clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower Coreopsis grandiflora Tickseed C. integrifolia, C. lanceolata, C. palmata, C.rosea, C. tinctoria, C. tripteris, C. verticillata Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Cypripedium candidum White Lady’s Slipper C. acaule, C. pubescens, C. reginae Desmanthus illinoenses Prairie Mimosa
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Native Perennials, cont’d
Desmodium illinoense Illinois Tick Trefoil Dicentra canadensis Squirrel Corn D. cucullaria Dutchman’s Breeches D. eximia Fringed Bleeding Heart Dodecatheon meadia Common Shooting Star Dryopteris (many species) Wood Fern Echinacea pallida Coneflower E. paradoxa, E. purpurea, E. simulata Equisetum arvense Horsetail, Scouring Rush Eryngium aquaticum Rattlesnake Master E. yuccifolium Erythronium americanum Yellow Trout Lily Eupatorium purpureum Joe Pye Weed E. rugosum, E. fistulosum Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge Filipendula rubra Queen of the Prairie Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry Gaillardia aristata Blanket Flower Gaura biennis Gaura G. lindheimeri White Butterflies Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian G. puberula Prairie Gentian G. crinata Fringed Gentian G. flavida Yellow Gentian Geranium maculatum Spotted Cranesbill Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Helenium autumnale Sneezewood, Dogtooth Daisy Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower Hepatica americana, H. acutiloba Liverwort Heuchera americana, Coral Bells H. sanguine, H. richardsonii grayana Hibiscus grandiflorus Velvet Mallow H. moscheutos Rose Mallow Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow Star Grass Iris cristata Crested Iris I. verna Dwarf Iris I. versicolor Northern Blue Flag Lespedeza capitata Round-Headed Bush Clover Liatris aspera Button Blazing Star L. pycnostachya Gayfeather L. spicata Kansas Gayfeather
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Native Perennials, cont’d
Lilium canadense Canada Lily L. superbum Turk’s Cap Lily Lithospermum canescens Prairie Puccoon L. incisum Fringed Puccoon Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower L. spicata Paled-Spiked Lobelia L. syphilitica Giant Blue Lobelia Lupinus perennis Wild Lupine L. atexenis Texas Bluebonnet Lysimachia quadrifolia Prairie Loosestrife Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Monarda didyma Beebalm M. citriodora, M. bartlettii, M. fistulosa Oenothera fruticosa Common Sundrops O. macrocarpa Missouri Evening Primrose O. speciosa Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern O. claytoniana Interrupted Fern O. regalis Royal Fern Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny Spurge Panicum virgatum Switch Grass Parnassia glauca Grass of Parnassus Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine Penstemon cobaea Showy Beardtongue P. digitalis, P grandiflorus, P. hirsutus, P. pallidus, other species Petalostemum purpureum Purple Prairie Clover P. candidum White Prairie Clover Phlox divaricata Woodland Phlox P. glaberrima Marsh Phlox P. paniculata Garden Phlox P. pilosa Prairie Phlox P. stolonifera Creeping Phlox P. subulata Moss Phlox Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Polemonium reptan, other species Spreading Jacob’s Ladder Polyganatum biflorum Small Solomon’s Seal P. pubescens Potentillla anserina Silverweed Psoralea tenuiflora Scurfy Pea, Wild Alfalfa Pycnathemum virginianum Mountain Mint
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Native Perennials, cont’d
Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat R. pinnata Greyheaded Coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida Coneflower R. hirta Black-Eyed Susan, other species Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage S. azurea Azure Sage Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Scutellaria serrata Showy Skullcap S. incana Downy Skullcap Senecio paupeculus balsamitae Balsam Ragwort S. plattensis Prairie Ragwort Silene caroliniana Wild Pink S. regia, S. virginica, S. polypetala Silphium intregrifolium Rosinweed S. lacinatium Compass Plant S. perfoliatum Cup Plant S. terebinthenaceum Prairie Dock Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-Eyed Grass Smilacina racemosa False Solomon’s Seal Solidago speciosa Goldenrod S. nemoralis Oldfield Goldenrod S. rigida Stiff Goldenrod Spigelia marilandica Indian Pink Stokesia laevis Stokes’ Aster Stylophorum diphyllum Wood Poppy, Celandine Poppy Thalictrum pubescens Meadow Rue T. dasycarpum Thermopsis villosa Carolina False Lupine Tiarella cordifolia Allegheny Foamflower Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort T. virginiana Trillium – several species Verbena canadensis, V. hastata Blue Vervain Vernonia noveboracensis Ironweed Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s Root Viola pedata Bird’s Foot Violet V. labradorica, V. pubescens, V. pedatifida Prairie Violet Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle Zizia aurea Golden Alexander
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Native Trees Bold type signifies The Garden Club of America Montine McDaniel Freeman Horticulture Award winners, runners-up or honorable mentions for Plant of the Year.
Abies balsamica Balsam Fir Abies concolor Concolor Fir Abies fraseri Fraser Fir Acer nigrum Black Maple Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye Aesculus octandra Yellow Buckeye Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry Asimina triloba Pawpaw Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Betula nigra ‘Little King’ River Birch ‘Little King’ Carpinus caroliniana American Hornwood, Ironwood Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Carya glabra Pignut Hickory Carya illinoinensis Pecan Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree Cladrastis kentukea (C. lutea) American Yellowwood Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood ‘Appalachian Spring’ Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea (stolonifera) Redosier Dogwood Corylus americana American Filbert Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree Crataegus crusgalli Cockspur Hawthorn Crataegus nitida Glossy Hawthorn Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn ‘Winter King’ Fagus grandifolia American Beech Franklinia altamaha Franklin Tree
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Native Trees, cont’d
Gleditisa triacanthos Honey Locust Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee Tree Halesia diptera Two-Wing Silverbell Halesia tetraptera Carolina Silverbell Hamamelis vernalis Vernal Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Common Witchhazel Juglans nigra Black Walnut Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood Pinus resinosa Red Pine Pinus strobus White Pine Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Prunus serotina Black Cherry Prunus virginiana Common Chokecherry Quercus alba White Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur or Mossycup Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Quercus palustris Pin Oak Quercus rubra Red Oak Sassafras albidum Common Sassafras Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash Taxodium distichum Common Bald Cypress Thuja occidentalis American Arborvitae Thuja plicata Western or Giant Arborvitae Tilia americana American Linden, Basswood Tsuga Canadensis Canadian or Eastern Hemlock
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Native Shrubs
Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Callicarpa dichotoma Purple Beautyberry Calycanthus floridus Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice Ceonothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot Clethra alnifolia Summersweet Clethra Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern Fothergilla gardenia Dwarf Fothergilla Fothergilla major Large Fothergilla ‘Mount Airy’ Gaylussacia brachycera Box Huckleberry Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea ‘Snowflake’ Ilex glabra Inkberry Ilex verticillata Winterberry ‘Sparkleberry’ Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Virginia Sweetspire Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel Leucothoe fontanesiana Drooping Leucothoe Lindera benzoin Spicebush Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape Holly Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Rhododendron atlanticum Coast Azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina Rhododendron Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea Rhododendron vaseyi Roseshell Azalea Rhus aromatic Fragrant Sumac Ribes odoratum Clove Currant Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry Viburnum acerifolium Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum bracteatum ‘Emerald Lustre’ Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ ‘Winterthur’ Smooth Witherod Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum trilobum American Cranberrybush Viburnum Wisteria frutescens American Wisteria
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