Local Native Perennials
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| Common Name Columbine Botanical Name Aquilegia canadensis Produces red/yellow nodding blooms, late spring. Prefers well drained, drier soils. Will be happy in sandy soils too. Good for rock gardens. Columbine Details |
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| Common Name Wild Sarsparilla Botanical Name Aralia nudicaulis This plant prefers dry, shady, open woods. Tiny white flowers bloom in the late spring. It produces blue-black berries and grows to 1-2 feet tall. Wild Sarsparilla Details |
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| Common Name American Spikenard Botanical Name Aralia racemosa Produces white flowers in long branching clusters in summer and shows purple berries in fall. 3 to 6 ft tall. Prefers rich soil. Great for filling in large areas. American Spikenard Details |
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| Common Name Jack-in-the-Pulpit Botanical Name Arisaema triphyllum Prefer moist organic soils. Great for the shady garden. Grow 12-24". When mature the "flower" forms a large striped brown and green hooded spathe. Fruit in fall are bright red berries in clusters. Jack-in-the-Pulpit Details |
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| Common Name Wild Ginger Botanical Name Asarum canadense Heart shaped leaves 7 inches in diameter that are dark green. Likes moist, well-drained soils in the shade. The reddish-purple flowers bloom close to the ground in the spring. Wild Ginger Details |
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| Common Name Swamp Milkweed Botanical Name Asclepias incarnata Choice of white or pink flowers. These plants like evenly moist to wet soils and plenty of sun. Will reach 3 feet tall. Swamp Milkweed Details |
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| Common Name Common Milkweed Botanical Name Asclepias syriaca Largest of the milkweeds, 3-5 feet. Bloom time is summer with fragrant pink clusters. Caution- Needs lots of elbow room. Prefers moist to dry soils with full sun. Host plant for Monarch Butterfly and caterpillar. Common Milkweed Details |
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| Common Name Butterfly Weed Botanical Name Asclepias tuberosa Eye catching, bright orange flower clusters in summer. Prefers a sunny site with rich, well drained soils. Will grow 1-2 feet tall. Host plant for Monarch caterpillar and butterfly. Butterfly Weed Details |
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| Common Name Whorl Milkweed Botanical Name Asclepias verticillata This milkweed grows 1-2 feet tall and has a delicate texture to leaf and flower. Blooms in the summer. The flowers are greenish white. Prefers dry, open slopes. Whorl Milkweed Details |
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| Common Name Blue False Indigo Botanical Name Baptisia australis Blooms June thru July, with blue spikes of pea-shaped flowers. Deep rooted, slow growing, it prefers rich, well drained soils. 4 feet tall at maturity. Great in meadow gardens. Blue False Indigo Details |
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