Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Purple Pitcher Plant Botanical Name Sarracencia purpurea This carnivorous plant is usually found in sphagnum peat bogs. Its leaves are shaped like pitchers allowing insects to crawl in and then drown in the rain water. The nutrients from the insect are consumed by the plant. Dark red blooms show in summer. Grows 8 to 24 inches tall. Purple Pitcher Plant Details |
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| Common Name Entire-leaved Skullcap Botanical Name Scutellaria integrifolia (incana) This meadow native grows 3-4 feet tall and provides weeks of purple blooms in mid summer. Attracts butterflies! Entire-leaved Skullcap Details |
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| Common Name Wild Stone Crop Botanical Name Sedum ternatum Prefers sun to partial shade, this low-creeping sedum produces white blooms in late spring. Very tough, great for rock gardens! Wild Stone Crop Details |
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| Common Name Wild Senna Botanical Name Senna hebecarpa Bright yellow pea like blooms from July through September. Grows 3 to 5 feet tall and has locust-like leaves. Enjoys sandy, well drained soils with sun to part shade. Very hardy! Salt and drought tolerant! Wild Senna Details |
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| Common Name Three-toothed Cinquefoil Botanical Name Sibbaldiopsis (Potentilla) tridentata This evergreen ground cover has shiny, glossy, silver to gray foliage. Attracts butterflies with its white flowers. Blooms in the late summer. Grows 1-12 inches tall. prefers a sunny spot with dry, rocky, sandy, acidic soil. Three-toothed Cinquefoil Details |
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| Common Name Wild Pink Silene Botanical Name Silene caroliniana This plant does very well in containers and also naturalizes well. Attracts butterflies with its deep pink flowers that bloom in the late spring. Grows 4-10 inches tall. Prefers a sunny area with well-drained, rocky or sandy soil. Wild Pink Silene Details |
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| Common Name Fire Pink Botanical Name Silene virginica Friendly neighbor! Native to New York and Pennsylvania. Attracts hummingbirds with its pretty red flowers that bloom in late spring. Grows 1-2 feet tall. Prefers moist, well-drained sandy or clay soil. Plant in full sun or partial shade. Fire Pink Details |
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| Common Name Blue Eyed Grass Botanical Name Sisyrinchium angustifolium Grassy looking plant 6-15 inches tall with blue 6 petaled flowers with yellow centers that appear in the late spring and go through early summer. Grows well in damp meadows or grassy areas, as well as rock gardens. Blue Eyed Grass Details |
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| Common Name Water Parsnip Botanical Name Sium suave This member of the carrot family produces tiny, white flower clusters in the summer. It grows 2-6 feet tall and prefers moist to wet soil. Water Parsnip Details |
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| Common Name Silverrod Botanical Name Solidago bicolor This is the only Goldenrod that is NOT bright yellow! It gets cream white flowers in the summer. Grows 1 to 3 feet tall. Silverrod Details |
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