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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