Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Meadow Rue Botanical Name Thalictrum pubescens This plant has delicate, finely divided leaves with white starburst flowers. It blooms in summer and prefers moist areas. Grows 3 to 8 feet tall. Meadow Rue Details |
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| Common Name Foam Flower Botanical Name Tiarella cordifolia Fluffy wands of soft white flowers appear in early spring. Grows 3-10 inches tall. Perfect for the shady or woodland garden. After bloom time, the lush clump of foliage adds nice texture through out the rest of the season. Foam Flower Details |
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| Common Name Spiderwort Botanical Name Tradescantia virginiana 1-2 feet tall grass looking stems with blue, violet, or lavender flowers in spring. Prefers sun or partial shade. Cut back after blooming for fresh flush of growth. Spiderwort Details |
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| Common Name Forked Bluecurls Botanical Name Trichostema dichotomum This perennial bluecurl, member of the mint family, blooms in late summer and produces pretty deep blue flowers. Grows 4-30 inches tall. Prefers dry soil in the sun or partial shade. Forked Bluecurls Details |
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| Common Name Purple Trillium/Wake Robin Botanical Name Trillium erectum This lily family member prefers rich woods with moist, acidic soils. Grows 6-20 inches tall. Gets dark red flowers in the spring. Purple Trillium/Wake Robin Details |
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| Common Name White Trillium Botanical Name Trillium grandiflorum This plant prefers part sun to light shade with moist soils. It produces white to pale pink flowers in the spring. White Trillium Details |
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| Common Name Sessile-leaf Bellwort Botanical Name Uvularia sessilifolia A shade loving perennial that produces pale yellow flowers in the spring. Grows 12-18 inches tall. Prefers rich, moist soil. Sessile-leaf Bellwort Details |
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| Common Name False Hellebore Botanical Name Veratrum veride Enjoys moist soils in shady swamps. It has large, ribbed, oval leaves. Grows 2 to 6 feet tall with late spring blooms of pale yellow flowers clustered on a stalk. Plant roots are poisonous and were used on tips of arrows by Native American Indians. False Hellebore Details |
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| Common Name Blue Vervain Botanical Name Verbena hastata Spikes of blue flowers grow great in tall wet meadows areas. Prefers sun. Grows 3-7 feet tall. Blooms late spring and summer. Blue Vervain Details |
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| Common Name New York Ironweed Botanical Name Vernonia noveboracensis A rich reddish purple addition to the wet meadow garden. Likes sun to part sun and moist to wet soil. Grows 4-8 feet tall. Blooms in late summer. New York Ironweed Details |
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