Ageratina altissima Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun to Part Shade • Soils: Dry to moist. • Bloom Time: White flowers from late July through October • Size: 2-3 feet in height, 1-2 foot spread Often seen on woodland edges, this is a great...
Poverty Grass
Danthonia spicata Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun to full shade. • Soils: Dry • Bloom Time: Non-showy green inflorescence from May to July. • Size: 1-3 feet in height, 1-2 foot spread Despite its name, this grass offers an abundance of...
Hoary Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum incanum Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun to part shade. • Soils: Dry to moist. • Bloom Time: White to light purple flowers from June through July. • Size: 2-4 feet in height, 1-3 foot spread Like our other native mints, this...
Showy Tick-Trefoil
Desmodium canadense Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun • Soils: Dry to moist. • Bloom Time: Pink flowers from June to September • Size: 2-3 feet in height, 1-2 foot spread As the name implies, this plant offers showy pink flowers from...
Path Rush
Juncus tenuis Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Part shade, Sun • Soils: Average, moist, dry • Bloom Time: July-August • Size: 4-18 inches in height Path rush is a hardy native rush that grows anywhere. It forms dense tufts with stiff green...
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun • Soils: Prefers well drained, dry to medium soils but can generally tolerate a wide range of soils if drainage is adequate. • Bloom Time: white to pink flowers from June to September...
Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun • Soils: Average to Dry • Bloom Time: May-June • Size: 1-2 feet in height; 1-2 feet spread This uncommon Cape Cod native plant grows naturally in open fields or roadsides and prefers...
Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun • Soils: Medium moisture to Wet • Bloom Time: N/A • Size: 1-2 feet in height; 1-2 foot spread This native fern grows in wet meadows or on the shores of rivers and streams. It is fairly...
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun • Soils: Dry to moist • Bloom Time: Showy yellow flowers from August to September • Size: 3-5 feet in height, 1-2 foot in spread As the name suggests, this is one of the showier goldenrods....
Virginia Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Partial Shade • Soils: Average to moist • Bloom Time: White flowers from July to August • Size: up to 3 feet in height, 1-2 foot in spread Don’t be deceived by this plant’s common name,...










