Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Wood Phlox Botanical Name Phlox divaricata Spring bloom with sky blue fragrant flowers. Prefers part sun to shade in a moist garden. The foliage stays a rich dark green through summer. 12-14 inches tall. Wood Phlox Details |
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| Common Name Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William Botanical Name Phlox maculata Prefers moist woods to damp meadows. Height: 2-3 feet. Blooms in summer spreading well. Prefers sun to part sun. Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William Details |
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| Common Name Garden Phlox Botanical Name Phlox paniculata This phlox can grow as tall as 4 feet. Prefers full sun to partial shade. Blooms in summer with flower colors of pink, white or red. Attracts butterflies and birds with its fragrant flowers. Will self sow. Garden Phlox Details |
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| Common Name Creeping Phlox Lavender/Pink Botanical Name Phlox subulata Lavender and Pink This semi-evergreen grows like a carpet. It has lavender or pink flowers that bloom in the late spring. It prefers moist, well-drained soil in a sunny or slightly shady location. Grows up to 6 inches tall and 2 feet wide. Creeping Phlox Lavender/Pink Details |
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| Common Name Pink Obedient Plant Botanical Name Physostegia virginiana pink All the same characteristics of the white Obedient Plant but with delicate pink blooms! Pink Obedient Plant Details |
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| Common Name May Apple Botanical Name Podophyllum peltatum Creates colonies if the soil conditions are right. The leaf unfurls like an umbrella in early spring. Needs part sun to shade and prefers moist rich soils, but will tolerate some dryness. Grows 8-16 inches tall. Blooms in spring under the leaf and in fall has an apple like fruit. A great food source for turtles. May Apple Details |
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| Common Name Jacobs Ladder Botanical Name Polemonium reptans Prefers partial sun to light shade. Blooms in spring producing small blue bell-shaped flowers. Grows 8-12 inches tall. Can handle some drought. Jacobs Ladder Details |
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| Common Name Solomon's Seal Botanical Name Polygonatum biflorum Tall arching stalks with bell-shaped white flowers hanging under the arch. Produces blue fruit in fall. A wonderful woodland addition, but can also handle partial sun. Prefers moist soil. Grows 1-3 feet tall. Perfect in a woodland setting. Solomon's Seal Details |
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| Common Name Variegated Solomon's Seal Botanical Name Polygonatum biflorum Variegatum This plant grows the same as Solomon's Seal except with variegated foliage and a red stem. Both have flowers loved by hummingbirds and bumblebees. Variegated Solomon's Seal Details |
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| Common Name Pickerelweed Botanical Name Pontederia cordata This aquatic is on the border of ponds, marshes and streams. It has lance shaped leaves 2 to 10 inches long. The flower is on a stalk 3 to 4 inches with violet-blue tubular flowers. Flowers from June to November. Can live in up to 6 inches of water once established. Prefers full sun. Edible young leaves! Pickerelweed Details |
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