Living on Long Island, some of you may be dealing with seaside conditions; sandy, dry, salty, windy, and sometimes flooded. Our native plants are well adapted to these sites and flourish under these harsh conditions.
Shrubs
Arctostaphylos uva–ursi ‘Massachusetts’ – Bearberry
Baccharis halimifolia - Groundsel (first picture)
Iva frustescens - Marsh Elder
Myrica pensylvanica – Bayberry
Prunus maritima – Beach Plum 🦌
Rhus copallinum - Winged Sumac (last picture)
Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac
Rosa carolina - Pasture Rose
Rosa virginiana - Virginia Rose (middle picture)
Perennials
Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed 🦌
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly weed 🦌 (first picture)
Opuntia humifusa - Prickly Pear 🦌🐇 (middle picture)
Solidago rugosa – Wrinkled–leaved Goldenrod 🦌
Solidago sempervirens - Seaside Goldenrod 🦌 (last picture)
Symphyotrichum ericoides - Heath Aster 🦌
Symphyotrichum (Aster) oblongifolius – Aromatic aster 🦌
Grasses/Sedges
Ammophila breviligulata - American Beach Grass 🦌🐇 (third picture
Carex pensylvanica – Pennsylvania Sedge 🦌🐇 (first picture)
Deschampsia flexuosa - Hair Grass 🦌🐇
Juncus greenei - Greene's Rush
Panicum amarum - Bitter Panic Grass 🦌🐇
Panicum virgatum – Switch Grass 🦌🐇 (middle picture)
Schizachyrium scoparium – Little bluestem 🦌🐇
Trees:
Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar 🦌🐇 (
Pinus rigida - Pitch Pine 🦌🐇
Vines:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia Creeper
Remember, there is no such thing as completely deer-resistant anymore and the same goes for the bunnies too.
Pictures: KMS Native Plants
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