Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Wild Indigo Botanical Name Baptisia tinctoria This indigo attracts butterflies with its yellow flowers that bloom in the early summer. It naturalizes well and is drought tolerant. It can handle poor soil conditions as long as it is in a well-drained area. Grows 2-3 feet tall. Wild Indigo Details |
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| Common Name Thousand Flower Aster Botanical Name Boltonia asteroides Good in average to dry soils, enjoys sun. Blooms August to October with a profusion of pink, daisy like flowers. Grows 4-5 feet tall. Great cut Flower. Attracts butterflies. Thousand Flower Aster Details |
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| Common Name Wild Calla Botanical Name Calla palustris This plant's flowers are hermaphrodites that are pollinated by flies. native Americans used this plant to treat snake bites, soreness, and swelling. Grows 1 foot tall and 1 foot wide. Produces white flowers in the summer followed by red seed capsules. Found in wetlands. Prefers wet, acidic soils. Full sun. Wild Calla Details |
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| Common Name Marsh Marigold Botanical Name Caltha palustris Early Spring wetland plant. Yellow buttercup flowers form on rich green mound. Grows up to 12 inches tall. Prefers partial sun. Marsh Marigold Details |
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| Common Name Harebell/Bluebell Botanical Name Campanula rotundifolia Lavender- Blue, bell shaped flowers in summer to early fall. Great in rock gardens due to their appreciation of well drained soils. Partial shade to sun. Flowers on spikes up to 2 ft tall. Harebell/Bluebell Details |
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| Common Name Blue Cohosh Botanical Name Caulophyllum thalictroides Has purplish foliage that becomes more blue as it grows. Loves moisture-rich soils in woodlands. Grows 24 to 36 inches tall. Has deep blue berries in fall. It is said to have many medicinal properties. Blue Cohosh Details |
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| Common Name Bunchberry Botanical Name Chamaepericlymenum (Cornus) candensis A wonderful groundcover that looks like the end of dogwood branches in full bloom. Prefers shade and acidic soils. Grows up to 12 inches tall. Bunchberry Details |
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| Common Name White Turtlehead Botanical Name Chelone glabra Its white flowers on top look like a turtle coming out of its shell! Blooms late summer through fall. Has finely toothed long slender leaves 3 to 6 inches long. Found in swamps and stream banks.1 to 3 feet tall. White Turtlehead Details |
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| Common Name Golden Star Botanical Name Chrysogonum virginianum Friendly neighbor! Native to New York and Pennsylvania. This pretty, fast growing ground cover stays evergreen in mild winters. It produces golden yellow, star-shaped flowers in the late spring. Prefers moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. Tolerates sun or partial shade. Grows 6-9 inches tall. Golden Star Details |
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| Common Name Blue Bead Lily Botanical Name Clintonia borealis This lily likes the moist woods. It has long, oval shaped, dark green leaves and yellow flowers on top of a stalk in early spring. The fruit are dark blue. Great shade garden plant. Blue Bead Lily Details |
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