Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Short Toothed Mountain Mint Botanical Name Pycnanthemum muticum This plant has a spearmint-like scent. It is a good nectar plant. Prefers sun to part shade with moist to dry soils. Grows 3-4 feet tall. Blooms in late summer. Creates the perfect backdrop for Phlox or Monarda. Short Toothed Mountain Mint Details |
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| Common Name Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint Botanical Name Pycnanthemum tenuifolium This plant grows in fields and thickets. Grows 1-3 feet tall. Blooms in the summer. Flowers are white with pale purple spots. Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint Details |
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| Common Name Meadowbeauty Botanical Name Rhexia virginica Also called Handsome Harry, this plant prefers wet, sandy soil. It grows 1 to 2 feet tall and has pink flowers in the summer. Tuberous perennial. Meadowbeauty Details |
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| Common Name Showy or Golden Coneflower Botanical Name Rudbeckia fulgida This Black-eyed Susan has beautiful glossy, deep green leaves! It produces bright yellow daisies with dark brown to black centers. It blooms from summer through fall. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade. Showy or Golden Coneflower Details |
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| Common Name Black-eyed Susan Botanical Name Rudbeckia hirta Cheery yellow with rust colored center summer through fall. Each a bit different than the next. Fuzzy leaves. Full sun and rich, well drained soils, grows 2-3 feet tall. Will self sow. Sometimes considered a biennial. Black-eyed Susan Details |
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| Common Name Cut-leaf Coneflower Botanical Name Rudbeckia laciniata This plant can reach 12 feet tall! It prefers rich, moist soil. In the summer, it has large yellow flower rays. Cut-leaf Coneflower Details |
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| Common Name Brown-eyed Susan Botanical Name Rudbeckia triloba This plant grows 2-5 feet tall and up to 4 feet wide. Blooms in late summer through fall. Flowers are yellow daisies with dark brown centers. Used for borders and mass plantings. Sometimes considered biannual, but Selfseeds easily. Brown-eyed Susan Details |
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| Common Name Big-leaved Arrowhead Botanical Name Sagittaria latifolia This wetlander is found in marshes, swamps, forested seeps, border of streams, lakes and ponds. It produces white flowers in the summer. Tubers are a well known edible. Grows 1 to 4 feet tall. Big-leaved Arrowhead Details |
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| Common Name Salvia/ Lyre-leafed Sage Botanical Name Salvia lyrata Plant in a sunny, well drained, protected area. It has basal rosettes of shiny, deep purple leaves. Produces blooms of pale lilac. Grows up to 18 inches tall. Salvia/ Lyre-leafed Sage Details |
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| Common Name Bloodroot Botanical Name Sanguinaria canadensis Prefers part sun to shade with moist to well drained soils. A true spring ephemeral. The white blossom opens first atop a 6-8 inch stalk, with the leaf still tight around the stem. Then the leaves unfold later to reveal its rounded and deeply lobed form. Beautiful as a colony. Bloodroot Details |
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