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Writer's pictureKimberly Simmen

What's in the Gardens at KMS Native Plants?

With an acre of property, there's a lot of space for native plants.


Here's a list of what you can find on the grounds. Most of the yard is dry shade but there are some sunny spots.


Shrubs and Trees


Amelanchier canadensis - Serviceberry

‪Aronia macrocarpa‬ - Black Chokeberry

Betula populifolia - Gray Birch

Callicarpa americana - American Beautyberry

Carpinus caroliniana - American Ironwood

Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush

Cercis canadensis - Redbud

‪Clethra alnifolia and cultivars 'Ruby Spice' and 'Hummingbird'‬ - Sweet Pepperbush

Comptonia peregrina - Sweet Fern

Cornus amomum - Silky Dogwood

Cornus florida - Common Dogwood

Cornus racemosa - Gray Dogwood

Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood

Corylus americana - American Hazelnut

Diervilla lonicera - Bush Honeysuckle

Euonymous americanus - American Strawberry Bush

Eubotrys racemosa - Doghobble aka Sweetbells

Fagus grandifolia - American Beech

Gaylussacia baccata - Huckleberry

Hamamelis virginiana - Witch Hazel

Hydrangea arborescens - Smooth Hydrangea

‪Hydrangea quercifolia‬ and the cultivar 'Snow Queen' - Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hypericum prolificum - Shrubby St. John’s Wort

Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’ - Inkberry

Ilex opaca - American Holly

Ilex verticillata - Winterberry

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' - Compact Sweetspire

‪Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’‬ - Compact Sweetspire

‪Juniperus virginiana ‬- Eastern Red Cedar

Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip Poplar

‪Physocarpus opulifolius and cultivar ‘Diablo’‬ - Ninebark

Prunus serotina - Wild Cherry

Prunus virginiana - Chokecherry

Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine

‪Ptelea trifoliata‬ - Wafer Ash

Quercus alba - White Oak

Rhododendron maximum - Giant Rhododendron

Rhododendron viscosum - Swamp Azalea

Rosa carolina - Pasture Rose

‪Rosa virginiana‬ - Virginia Rose

Rubus odorata - Flowering Raspberry

Sambucus canadensis - Black Elderberry

Sassafras albidum - Sassafras

Staphylea trifolia - American Bladdernut

Symphoricarpos alba - Snowberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Coralberry

Tsuga canadensis - Canadian Hemlock

Vaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum - Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium pallidum - Hillside Blueberry

Viburnum acerifolium - Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum - Arrowwood

Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry

Viburnum prunifolium - Blackhaw

Xanthorhiza simplicissima - Yellowroot


Ferns


‪Adiantum pedatum‬ - Maidenhair Fern

‪Athyrium filix-femina - Lady Fern‬

Dennstaedtia punctiloba - Hayscented Fern

‪Dryopteris filix-mas‬ - Male Fern

‪Dryopteris marginalis‬ - Marginal Fern

‪Matteuccia struthiopteris‬ - Ostrich Fern

‪Onoclea sensibilis‬ - Sensitive Fern

‪Osmunda cinnamomea‬ - Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda regalis - Royal Fern

‪Polystichum acrostichoides‬ - Christmas Fern

Thelypteris novaboracensis - New York Fern

Woodwardia virginica - Virginia Chain Fern


‪Perennials‬


Achillea millefolium - Common Yarrow

‪Amsonia hubrichtii - Bluestar

Anemonella thalictroides - Rue Anemone

Aquilegia canadensis and cultivar 'Little Lanterns' - Wild Columbine

Asarum canadense - Wild Ginger

Asclepias exaltata - Poke Milkweed

‪Asclepias incarnata‬ - Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata ssp pulchea - Showy Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens - Purple Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed

‪Asclepias tuberosa‬ - Butterfly Weed

(Aster) Doellingeria umbellata‬ - Flat-topped Aster

(Aster) Eurybia divaricatus and cultivar 'Eastern Star' - White Wood Aster

(‪Aster) Symphyotrichum cordifolium - Blue Wood Aster

(Aster) Symphyotrichum laeve - Smooth Aster

(Aster) Symphyotricum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ - Aromatic Aster

Baptisia alba - White False Indigo

Baptisia australis - False Blue Indigo

Callirhoe involucrata - Poppy Mallow

‪Chimaphila maculatum‬ - Spotted Wintergreen

Conoclinium coelestinum‬ - Blue Mist Flower

‪Coreopsis lanceolata‬ - Lanceleaf Tickseed

‪Coreopsis verticillata - Threadleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' - Threadleaf Tickseed Cultivar

Desmodium canadense - Tick Trefoil

‪Echinacea purpurea‬ - Purple Coneflower

‪Erigeron pulchellus and cultivar 'Lynhaven Carpet'‬ - Robin’s Plantain

Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master

‪Eupatorium rugosum‬ - Snakeroot

Eutrochium dubium compact cultivar - Coastal Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum - Hollow Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpurascens - Sweet Joe Pye Weed

‪Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’‬ - Wild Geranium Cutlivar

Helenium autumnale - Helen's Flower aka Sneezeweed

Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox-eye Daisy

Heuchera americana - American Alumroot

‪Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’ - American Alumroot Cultivar

‪Iris versicolor‬ - Blue Flag Iris

‪Iris cristata‬ - Dwarf Crested Iris

Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower

Lobelia siphilitica - Great Blue Lobelia

Maianthemum canadense - Canada Mayflower

‪Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' - Bee Balm Cultivar

Monarda bradburiana - Eastern Bee Balm

Monarda punctata - Spotted Bee Balm

Oenothera biennis - Evening Primrose

Oenothera fruticosa - Sundrops

Opuntia humifusa - Eastern Prickly Pear

Penstemon hirsutus - Beardstongue

Penstemon digitalis and cultivar 'Husker Red' - Foxglove Beardtongue

‪Phlox paniculata‬ Cultivars - Garden Phlox

‪Phlox subulata ‬Cultivars - Moss Phlox

Physostegia virginica and cultivar 'Vivid'

Podophyllum pedatum - Mayflower

Pycnanthemum curvipes - Stone Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum flexuosum - Appalachian Mountain Mint89

Pycnanthemum incanum - Hoary Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum - Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium - Threadleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum - Common Mountain Mint

‪Pyrola americana‬ - Round Shinleaf

‪Rudbeckia laciniata‬ - Gray-headed Coneflower

‪Rudbeckia fulgida‬ var fulgida - Black-eyed Susan

‪Rudbeckia hirta‬ - Brown-eyed Susan

Solidago bicolor - Silverrod aka White Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis - Zig Zag Goldenrod

Solidago odora - Sweet Goldenrod

‪Solidago rugosa - Rough-leaf Goldenrod

‪Tiarella cordifolia‬ - Foamflower

‪Tradescantia ohiensis‬ - Widow’s Tears

‪Tradescantia virginiana‬ - Widow’s Tears

‪Veronicastrum virginicum‬ - Culver’s Root

Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Adoration’ - Culver’s Root

Vernonia gigantea - Giant Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis - New York Ironweed

Zizia aurea - Golden Alexanders


Bulbs


Allium cernuum - Nodding Onion

Liatris scariosa var. novae angliae - New England Blazing Star

Liatris spicata - Blazing Star

Lilium superbum - Canada Lily


‪Grasse‬/Sedge/Rush


Andropogon gerardii and cultivar 'Blackhawk' - Big Blue Stem

Andropogon virginicus - Broomsedge

Carex amphibola - Creek Sedge

‪Carex pensylvanica‬ - Oak Sedge

Carex plantaginea - Seersucker Sedge

‪Carex rosea ‬- Pink Sedge

‪Carex swanii‬ - Swan’s Sedge

Carex woodii - Pretty Sedge

‪Chasmanthium latifolium‬ - Wild Oats

Chasmanthium laxum - Slender Oats

Eragrostis spectablis - Purple Love Grass

Juncus effusus - Common Rush

Juncus tenuis - Path Rush

Luzula acuminata - Hairy Wood Rush

‪Panicum virgatum‬ ‘Heavy Metal’ - Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ - Red Switchgrass

Sorghastrum nutans - Indian Grass

Sporobolus heterolepsis - Prairie Dropseed


‪Vines‬


Campsis radicans - Trumpet Vine

Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita' - Carolina Jessamine

Lonicera sempervirens and cultivar 'Magnifica' - Coral Honeysuckle

‪Parthenocissus cinquefolia ‬- Virginia Creeper



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