Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Yellow Water or Pond Lily Botanical Name Nuphar variegata This aquatic plant produces beautiful yellow floating flowers in the summer. The flowers will continue to bloom straight thru the fall! Grows 4-8 inches across. Prefers a partially sunny location. It is edible! Yellow Water or Pond Lily Details |
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| Common Name Common Evening primrose Botanical Name Oenothera biennis Grows 3-5 feet tall in sunny locations with well-drained soil. Naturalizes well. Night Hawk Moths pollinate the plant's yellow flowers at night. Blooms in the summer. Drought tolerant. Attracts birds and pollinators. Its seed pods make an attractive addition to dried floral arrangements. Its seeds contain gamma linolenic acid, an ant-inflammatory used to treat cardiovascular disease and arthritis. Common Evening primrose Details |
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| Common Name Sundrops Botanical Name Oenothera fruticosa This plant prefers average to rich, well-drained soil. Likes full sun to partial shade. Produces yellow flowers in the summer. Sundrops Details |
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| Common Name Small Sundrops/Little Evening Primrose Botanical Name Oenothera perennis This plant starts blooming in the summer and will continue to produce beautiful yellow flowers until the frost comes! Grows 6-24 inches tall. Prefers a sunny location. Small Sundrops/Little Evening Primrose Details |
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| Common Name Prickly Pear Cactus Botanical Name Opuntia humifusa This rare Connecticut native prefers sandy, dry soil and full sun. Yellow flowers bloom in the early summer. Grows 4-12 inches tall. Produces red, egg-shaped, edible fruits called tunas that are said to taste like watermelon! Prickly Pear Cactus Details |
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| Common Name Golden Ragwort Botanical Name Packera aurea (Senecio aureus) This plant has heart-shaped basal (lower) leaves. It grows 1-3 feet tall. Produces bright yellow, daisy-like flowers in the late spring. Makes an excellent cut flower and is also a good groundcover. Prefers partial sun or shade in moist, well-drained soil. Golden Ragwort Details |
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| Common Name Wood Betony or Lousewort Botanical Name Pedicularis canadensis Its fern-like foliage starts out wine colored in the early spring and then changes to green. Its yellow flowers are similar to snapdragons and bloom in the spring. Grows 6-15 inches tall. Wood Betony or Lousewort Details |
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| Common Name Tuchahoe or Arrow Arum Botanical Name Peltandra virginica This ornamental water plant attracts ducks and other water fowl. It grows 1-2 feet tall. It prefers wet, muddy areas with plenty of sun! Yellow-green flowers bloom in the early summer which then give way to greenish black berries. Tuchahoe or Arrow Arum Details |
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| Common Name Beardtongue Botanical Name Penstamen digitalis White with shades of pink blooms that look something like a delicate foxglove. Prefers rich soils and sun to partial shade. Will grow 2-4 feet tall and blooms in early summer. It is drought tolerant once established. Beardtongue Details |
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| Common Name Hairy Beardtongue Botanical Name Penstemon hirsutus Its violet-rose flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies! The plant's foliage is lance-shaped with a sparse covering of long, bristly hairs. Dead head after flowering. Grows 12-18 inches tall and blooms in the early summer. Prefers full to partial sun. Hairy Beardtongue Details |
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