Selected Native Plants for Promotion/Sale
PERENNIAL
(1 - P) Common Name: New York Ironweed, Ironweed/Tall ironweed/Giant ironweed
Botanical Name: Veronia noveboracensis
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Sun Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Color: Magenta ; Red-Purple
Other Details: Attracts butterflies; Fibrous roots; Deer resistant; Can spread aggressively; Will hybridize with other Ironweed species making identification difficult.
(2 - P) Common Name: Brown-eyed Susan
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia triloba
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Sun Exposure: Sun – Part Shade
Bloom Color: Yellow
Other Details: Nectar producing plant; Deer resistant; Attracts birds and butterflies
(3 - P) Common Name: Goldenrod
Botanical Name: Solidago rugosa
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Sun Exposure: Sun
Bloom Color: Yellow
Other Details: Special value to native bees; Attracts “good” insects that prey on “bad” insects; Nectar producing plant; Tall 2-5 feet.
(4 - P) Common Name: Scarlet Sage
Botanical Name: Salvia coccinea
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Sun Exposure: sun, part shade, shade
Bloom Color: Can be white, red or pink
Other Details: Mint family; Deer resistant; Nectar source; Attracts Hummingbirds and butterflies; Periodically trim and deadhead to keep bushy otherwise will get woody
(5 - P) Common Name: Bee Balm
Botanical Name: Monarda didyma
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Sun Exposure: Sun, part shade
Bloom Color: Red
Other Details: Mint family plant; Hummingbirds and butterflies are attracted to it; Cut back in fall to within several inches of the ground; Can grow powdery mildew; Deer resistant
ANNUAL:
(1 – A) Common Name: Blanketflower; Indian blanket
Botanical Name: Gallardia pulchella
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Sun Exposure: Sun, part shde
Bloom Color: Red, yellow, brown
Other Details: Attracts bees and butterflies; Rabbit and deer resistant; May reseed become a perennial in the garden.
(2 - A) Common Name: Black-eyed Susan/Common Black-eyed Susan/Brown-eyed Susan
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Category: Biennial, short-lived perennial or annual; Native
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Color: Yellow with dark brown centers
Other details: Often considered an annual; Deer resistant; Attracts Butterflies; Deadhead to encourage more blooms; Heat tolerant
(3 – A) Common Name: Mealycup sage
Botanical Name: Salvia farinacea
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Sun Exposure: Sun
Bloom Color: Blue
Other Details: Nectar for Hummingbirds and bees; Attracts Hummingbirds and butterflies.
SHRUB:
(1 - S) Common Name: American Beautyberry
Botanical Name: Callicarpa americana
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Sun Exposure: sun, part shade
Bloom Color: Flowers – white, Berries – wine
Other Details: Verbena family; Attracts birds especially for berries in fall; Prune as needed in early spring; To promote shrub compactness and good flowering hard prune to 6 inches in later winter-early spring; Deciduous.
( 2 - S) Common Name: Yaupon holly
Botanical Name: Ilex vomitoria
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Sun Exposure: sun, part shade, shade
Bloom Color: Flowers – white; Berries – red
Other Details: Attracts birds and butterflies; Many species of birds eat the fruit in late winter after several freezes and thaws; Birds employ the dense branches for nesting sites.
GRASS
(1 - G) Common Name: Muhly grass
Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia capillaris
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Sun Exposure: sun
Bloom Color: Pink also comes in white
Other Details: Native to FL but will grow in our region.
(2 - G) Common Name: River oats
Botanical Name: Chasmanthium latifolium
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Sun Exposure: part shade, shade
Bloom Color: Green
Other Details: Attracts butterflies
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