Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Canada Mayflower Botanical Name Maianthemum canadense This member of the lily family grows 3-6 inches tall. Prefers full to partial shade with rich, moist soil. Its name refers to the month of May when it usually blooms. Its flowers are white. It produces green to red berries as well. Also called Wild Lily-of-the-valley. It likes to grow in colonies. Canada Mayflower Details |
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| Common Name False Solomon's Seal Botanical Name Maianthemum racemosum (Smilacina racemosa) Arching stalk with 3 to 6 inch long leaves. Grows 1 to 3 feet tall and has a white feathery mass of terminal flowers. The fragrant flowers appear in late spring with red berries in fall. Found in open oak forests. False Solomon's Seal Details |
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| Common Name Star Flowered False Solomon's Seal Botanical Name Maianthemum stellatum (Smilacina stellata) Smaller than Smilacina racemosa, but the flowers are larger and fragrant. Produces fruit that is striped with black. Found in several habitats including sandy banks, moist meadows and open shores. Star Flowered False Solomon's Seal Details |
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| Common Name Virginia Blue Bells Botanical Name Mertensia virginica Friendly neighbor! Native to the New England state of Massachusetts. Prefers partial sun to shade. It grows 14-20 inches tall. Blooms very early in spring. Closed blossoms start out as pink and open into a beautiful light blue. This plant likes rich, moist, well-drained soil. Ephemeral. Virginia Blue Bells Details |
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| Common Name Allegheny Monkey Flower Botanical Name Mimulus ringens Prefers moist to wet soils. Enjoys sunny to partially sunny spots. Grows 2-4 feet high. Flowers are light violet in late summer. Great to add to Rain Gardens. Allegheny Monkey Flower Details |
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| Common Name Partridgeberry Botanical Name Mitchella repens A very cute, very hardy, evergreen woodland groundcover. Only 1-2 inches tall, but can spread out about 12 inches in a season in the right conditions. Prefers partial sun to shade. Tiny white and pink flowers in spring to summer with red berries in fall that hold through winter. Keep leaf litter off the plant to allow for a denser green mat. Enjoys acidic soils. Partridgeberry Details |
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| Common Name Mitterwort, Fairy Cup Botanical Name Mitella diphylla Grows 8 to 12 inches tall in moist to dry shade. Flowers are on a long slender stalk with many small fringed, delicate white flowers. Blooms in mid spring. Mitterwort, Fairy Cup Details |
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| Common Name Oswego Tea (Bee Balm) Botanical Name Monarda didyma Scarlet red blooms in summer. Grows 3-4 feet tall. Prefers sun and rich, moist soils. Very easy to grow but be cautious-it will colonize easily. Attracts hummingbirds. Oswego Tea (Bee Balm) Details |
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| Common Name Wild Bergamont (Bee Balm) Botanical Name Monarda fistulosa This plant prefers sun to partial shade. Grows 3-4 feet tall. Grows along dry hillsides and woodland margins. Produces light purple blooms in the summer. Wild Bergamont (Bee Balm) Details |
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| Common Name Dotted Mint, Horsemint Botanical Name Monarda punctata Produces purple-spotted, tubular yellow flowers in late summer. Likes moist to dry, well-drained soils. Can grow 2-3 feet high and wide. Great nectar plant. Self- seeds. Dotted Mint, Horsemint Details |
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