2020 NATIVE - Wild Ridge Plants, LLCOur plants are: 100% Native Nursery-propagated here at Wild Ridge Plants, Pohatcong, NJ. Grown from genetically diverse, local ecotypic seed collections

2020 NATIVE PLANT CATALOG

Tools for restoring your native landscape

Wholesale & Retail Native Plant Nursery Botany & Stewardship

Programs & Events

Our plants are:100% Native

Nursery-propagated here at Wild Ridge Plants, Pohatcong, NJ.

Grown from genetically diverse, local ecotypic seed collections

Grown using all Natural, chemical-free methods, iN aN orgaNic pottiNg mix

Our growing methods yield hardy, adaptable, restoratioN-ready plaNts.

We offer a suite of stewardship aNd botaNy coNsultiNg services.

Native plaNt growers. restoratioN practitioNers.

[email protected] / (908) 319-7230

WELCOME TO OUR 2020 CATALOG

Native Wildflowers, Trees, & Shrubs


ABOUT WILD RIDGE

Wild Ridge Plants, LLC is owned and operated by the wife and husband team, Rachel Mackow and Jared Rosenbaum. We combine our experience in restoration, stewardship, and botany with our passion for reconnecting people with the traditional uses of wild plants. Together, we propagate and grow over 100 species of native plants on our farm. We’re involved in the day-to-day operations of the nursery - from collecting and sowing seeds to potting up plants and carrying bales of soil. Our hands are weathered, and we like it that way!

Rachel runs the hoop houses, where she spends much of the spring, summer, and fall. She’s on the Technical Advisory Team of the NJ Invasive Species Strike Team. She is also a photographer, writer, and musician. Jared is focused on propagation, botanical surveys, and stewardship consulting. He is Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, as well as an author and musician.

Find the right plants! Contact us for assistance in selecting plants your restoration project or native plant garden.

Wild Ridge Plants, llC Alpha, NJwww.wildridgeplants.com

[email protected] / (908) 319-7230


PURCHASING PLANTS

RETAIL OuR faRm is OPen during seasonal sales and programs. We are also OPen by aPPOintment April to November.

Visit us at an uPCOming maRket OR event.

We also offer seasonal mail ORdeR.

Check our Online CalendaR for our opening day and event details.

We welcome you to get in touch and visit!

WHOLESALEWholesale pricing is available to qualified resellers, businesses and non-profit organizations, with a minimum first order of $300.

CuRRent availability & ORdeR fORm:

http://wildridgeplants.com/wholesale

PickuP/Delivery: Wholesale orders may be picked up at our location by arrangement. Delivery is available on select wholesale orders. Please contact us about our delivery options.


PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

SUN TO SUGAROne of our favorite events of year! Many edible native fruits are ready for harvest.

Each July we celebrate edible and medicinal native plants at our Sun to Sugar event. Features walks and talks about our flora’s sweet and savory offerings.

SPRING & FALL OPEN HOUSE Join us at our annual spring and fall Open House events. We open our doors for two days each May and September.

Features a fun selection of wildflowers, grasses, sedges, ferns, trees, and shrubs.

STEWARDSHIP CONVERSATIONSNew! Join us for monthly programs on native plant restoration. While observing our restorations here at Wild Ridge, we’ll discuss successes and challenges. Collaborative, informative, and fun. Share your experiences, bring your questions, and meet other native plant people.


WORK WITH US

BOTANY & MONITORINGWe provide comprehensive botanical surveys of natural plant communities, in all habitat types. We offer rare plant monitoring and restoration protocols, and floristic quality assesment.

EDIBLE & MEDICINAL NATIVESRestoration of edible and medicinal native plants re-engages people in natural landscapes.

In our nursery and consulting work, we grow many native plants that we consider choice species for food forests, permaculture, and edible gardens.

STEWARDSHIP & RESTORATIONWe work with land owners and land managers to guide holistic restoration practices.

Our expertise includes protocols for habitat establishment & maintenance, recommendations of site-appropriate native plantings, and invasive plant management.


LISTEN AND READ

FOR KIDS In this illustrated children’s story full of native plants and wildlife, learn how Bear Cub invited friends to his new home -- by creating a Puddle Garden.

Bear Cub plants cardinal flower, swamp milkweed, elderberry, and more. His garden quickly fills with grateful wildlife. His home landscape is no longer lonely! Hardcover. 36 pages. Ages 2 - 8. Printed in the USA on Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper.

Available retail on www.wildridgeplants.com. Wholesale orders, please inquire!

PODCASTThe Wild Plant Culture podcast explores ecological restoration and cultural connections to nature in wide-ranging conversations.

Features monthly interviews with ecological restorationists, primitive skills practitioners, ethnobotanists, and others.

Host by Wild Ridge Plants’ Jared Rosenbaum.

Listen online or download from your favorite podcast app.

STAY IN TOUCH & FIND OUT MORE

WILD RIDGE SHIRTSNative wildflowers emerging from an exquisite deer skull epitomizing the cycle of life and death. Features black cohosh, wild ginger, wild columbine, Solomon’s plume, and wild geranium.

Available as a unisex t-shirt and as a racerback tank top in a beautiful grey.

Building a strong community around native plants, stewardship, and restoration is key to abundant wild lands. That includes our local parks, nature preserves, and our very own backyards. Together, we can acknowledge and address the challenges to native plant restoration.

We welcome you to get in touch!

Visit www.wildridgeplants.com. Sign up for our mailing list for monthly emails

Check out our online events calendar - so we can meet in person.

MAILING LIST // PODCAST // EVENTS CALENDAR // FACEBOOK

Wild Ridge Plants, LLC 170 Mountain Road, Alpha, NJ 08865

[email protected] 908-319-7230

ForbHt. 2' - 4'Deer Resistance Medium

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Actaea racemosaBlack Cohosh

Part Sun - ShadeMesicMoist.

A tall forest herb with spikes of white bloomsheld high above plateaus of cut foliage.Illuminates the shaded woods of mid-summer. Long-lived, colonial. Medicinaluses.

ForbHt. <1'Deer Resistance High

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Allium cernuumNodding Onion

Sun - Part SunDry - MesicMoist.

Nodding onion is a perennial herb found ondry, rocky slopes and banks. Bumblebeeattractor. Its edible onion-flavor bulbs are atraditional food.


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Allium tricoccumWild Leek

Part Shade - ShadeMesic - MoistMoist.

A beautiful ephemeral groundcover in richwoods. Its straps of lush foliage evoke tulipsor lily-of-the-valley. Leaves are edible forsustainable harvesting, as is the pungentbulb.

Small TreeHt. 12' - 30'Deer Resistance Low

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Amelanchier laevisSmooth Serviceberry

Sun - Part ShadeDry - MoistMoist.

An understory tree with abundant whiteblooms in early spring. Bears delicious fruitin June to July, edible for humans andwildlife.

ForbHt. 6'Deer Resistance High

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Angelica atropurpureaPurplestem Angelica

Sun - Part SunMesic - WetMoist.

A truly giant herb of rich swamps andriverbanks. A great plant to outcompeteweeds in a wet meadow, stand strong in aborder or edge, or keep company with othermeadow giants like Joe Pye weed.


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Antennaria plantaginifoliaPussytoes

Sun - Part ShadeDry - MesicMoist.

Plantainleaf pussytoes is a low groundcoverof dry edges. Its foliage is covered in whitehairs that gives it a grey-green cast. Hostplant for the American Lady butterfly larva.Deer resistant.

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Vine,herbaceousHt. to 6'

Deer Resistance Medium

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Apios americanaGroundnut

Sun - Part SunMoist - WetMoist.

A twining, herbaceous vine with ornateflowers and edible tubers. It grows in richmoist soils, usually along bodies of water.Compares favorably with potatoes, with amore nutty and leguminous flavor.


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Aquilegia canadensisWild Columbine

Part Sun - ShadeDry - MesicMoist.

A fiery-colored flower found on exposedbluffs and in rocky woods. Columbine’sintense crimson attracts hummingbirds, withwhich its intricate floral structure has co-evolved.


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Aralia racemosaSpikenard


One of the largest forest herbs in easternNorth America, Spikenard is shrub-like inform. Clusters of tiny deep red fruits perchabove its broad compound foliage. Bloomsattract numerous small pollinators.

ForbHt. <1'Deer Resistance Medium

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Asarum canadenseWild Ginger


A heart-leaved groundcover that spreads viaginger-flavored rhizomes. Thrives alongshaded streambanks and in rich, rockywoods. Alternate food plant for pipevineswallowtail caterpillars.


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Asclepias incarnataSwamp Milkweed


A showy milkweed, clump-forming and non-aggressive. Fantastic nectary plant forbutterflies and other pollinators, host plantfor monarch butterfly. Rose-pink bloomswith honey-sweet aroma. Deer resistant.


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Asclepias purpurascensPurple Milkweed


A fragrant rose-purple milkweed with honey-scented blooms. A host plant for monarchcaterpillars. This uncommon species is nativeto lightly shaded edges and open woods.Deer resistant, non-aggressive.


ForbHt. 3' - 5'Deer Resistance High

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Asclepias syriacaCommon Milkweed

Sun - Part SunDry - MoistMoist.

A superb pollinator plant, Monarch host,and delicious perennial vegetable with edibleparts through most of the growing season.Ideal for permaculture and naturalizing.


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Asclepias tuberosaButterfly Milkweed

Sun - Part SunDryMoist.

This stunning milkweed is one of our mostvivid wildflowers. Pollinators attractor andhost plant for monarch caterpillars andmilkweed tussock moth.

Small TreeHt. 8' - 24'Deer Resistance High

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Asimina trilobaPawpaw

Sun - ShadeMesic - MoistMoist.

Pawpaw is a lush-foliaged large shrub to smalltree with edible fruits. Rich and custardy,with notes of banana and pineapple. Hostplant for zebra swallowtail butterfly & thepawpaw sphinx moth.

TreeHt. 40' - 70'Deer Resistance Medium

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Betula lentaBlack Birch


This fast growing tree thrives in forest gaps inwell-drained soil. A dynamic accumulator ofsoil nutrients. Makes a delicious wintergreentea with soothing properties. Larval host forthe Green Comma butterfly.

SedgeHt. <1'Deer Resistance High

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Carex appalachicaAppalachian Sedge

Part Sun - PartShadeDry - MesicMoist.

A fine-leaved woodland sedge that makes abeautiful groundcover. Native to rich rockyshaded slopes.

GraminoidHt. 2' - 3'Deer Resistance High

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Carex grayiGray's Sedge

Sun - Part ShadeMesic - WetMoist.

Gray’s sedge bears one of the most distinctiveseedheads of all the sedges, a large mace-shaped ball accentuated by the prolongedbeaks of its radiating perigynia. It is native tomoist, rich soils.


SedgeHt. 1' - 2'Deer Resistance

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Carex platyphyllaBroadleaf Sedge

Part Shade - ShadeMesicMoist.

A perfect groundcover accompaniment forwoodland wildflowers, the showy, silveryfoliage of this sedge accents the speciesaround it in beautiful contrast. Anuncommon native found on rich, shaded

SedgeHt. 1' - 2'Deer Resistance High

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Carex squarrosaSquarrose Sedge


A clump-forming sedge of moist, openhabitats. It compliments native plantings andrestorations with its vertical architecture andstructural strength. Host plant for theAppalachian brown butterfly. Deer resistant.

Small TreeHt. 10' - 20'Deer Resistance Medium

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Carpinus carolinianaHornbeam


This is a strong and graceful understory tree,also called "musclewood" for its smooth,sinewy trunk and limbs.

TreeHt. 60'+Deer Resistance Medium

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Carya ovataShagbark Hickory

Sun - ShadeDry - MoistMoist.

One of the most distinctive looking trees inour region, with unique bark and deliciousedible nuts. A relative of the pecan. Nuts canyield a high quality oil and a deliciousbeverage in addition to fresh nutmeat.

ForbHt. 2' - 3''Deer Resistance Medium

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Caulophyllum thalictroidesBlue Cohosh

Part Sun - ShadeMesic - MoistMoist.

An herb of moist woodlands, with gracefulfoliage and richly blue-hued fruits.Traditionally used as an herb for childbirth.

ForbHt. 2' - 4'Deer Resistance Low

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Chelone glabraTurtlehead

Sun - ShadeMoist - WetMoist.

A plant of wet meadows and shadedstreambanks. Pollinated by bumblebees. Hostplant for the Baltimore Checkerspotcaterpillar.



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Claytonia virginicaSpring Beauty


An early blooming forest wildflower. Patchesbecome abundant over time. Can recruit andpersist in lawns with a careful mowingprogram. Edible corms.


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Collinsonia canadensisStoneroot


A large woodland herb in the mint family,Stoneroot grows in rich, moist soils,especially in mature, diverse forests. A goodlate-summer nectary for woodland bees andother small pollinators.

ShrubHt. 6' - 12'Deer Resistance Medium

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Corylus americanaAmerican Hazelnut


Featuring edible nuts, showy fall foliage, thisis an attractive and utilitarian shrub.Tolerant of a variety of habitat types,including open slopes, edges, and wetlandmargins.

TreeHt. 30' - 60'Deer Resistance Medium

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Diospyros virginianaAmerican Persimmon


American persimmon is a slender tree ofwoods edges and gaps. The fruits are nectar-sweet when ripe and soft, and are also prizedby wildlife including many mammals andseveral songbirds. Host for Luna Moth.

GrassHt. 3'Deer Resistance High

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Elymus hystrixBottlebrush Grass


A woodland grass with distinctive andornamental seedheads that are its namesake.Instantly recognizable, it grows in drifts alongupland streambanks and edges. Host plantfor the Northern Pearly-Eye.

ShrubHt. 6' - 12'Deer Resistance Low

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Euonymus americanusHearts-a-Burstin


A highly shade-tolerant shrub with unusualred fruits. Its unusual common name arisesfrom its magenta fruit capsules that splitopen to reveal pendant red arils - a verycolorful show.



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Eupatorium perfoliatumBoneset

Sun - Part ShadeMoist - WetMoist.

A superlative pollinator plant - providing astage to observe a zoo of beneficial insectactivity. It has unusual fused leaves.Traditionally used as an herbal medicine forflu and viruses.


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Eupatorium sessilifoliumUpland Boneset


An inhabitant of open slopes and rich rockyglades, with large billowing flowerheads thatglow bright white.Tolerant of dry conditionsand part shade. Often with woodlandsunflower or hoary mountain mint.


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Eurybia divaricataWhite Wood Aster


White wood aster is a woodland aster thatspreads readily, forming a groundcovercolony over time. A mainstay of deciduouswoodlands, this aster provides late seasonforage for native bees.


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Eurybia macrophyllaBigleaf Aster

Part Sun - ShadeDry - MoistMoist.

A beautiful late-summer woodland aster withlarge whitish blooms. Large evergreen basalleaves form a groundcover as the plantspreads colonially. Larval host for the PearlCrescent butterfly.


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Eutrochium fistulosumHollow Stem Joe Pye


An inhabitant of wet meadows and shores,Joe Pye's massive purple-pink blooms reachawe-inspiring heights. Attracts butterflies likefritillaries and swallowtails.


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Eutrochium purpureumPurple Joe Pye


A magnificent herb of open woods, slopesand edges, cohabitating with bloodroot, wildginger, hepatica and the like. Whorls offoliage are capped by an enormouscompound flower. A great butterfly attractor.



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Fragaria virginianaVirginia Strawberry


Delicious fruits on an attractive groundcover.Dry edges, open woods and meadows. Idealfor underplanting other species to suppressweeds. Larval host for Grizzled Skipper andGrey Hairstreak.


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Gentiana andrewsiiBottle Gentian

Sun - ShadeMoistMoist.

A stunning late-season bloomer, with blue-purple tubular flowers. Native to moistmeadows, open woods, and shores. Adaptedfor bumblebee pollination.


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Gentiana clausaBottle Gentian

Sun - Part ShadeMesic - MoistMoist.

Few colors are more richly enthralling thanthe shifting blues of the bottle gentian. Trulya magnificent wildflower. Native to moistmeadows, shores, and woods.


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Geranium maculatumWild Geranium


A showy bloomer, this low wildflowersupports spring pollinators and adds beautyto open woods and shaded edges. Itsattractive foliage lasts throughout thegrowing season and turns deep red in fall.

ForbHt. 2'Deer Resistance Unknown

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Geum rivaleWater Avens

Part Sun - ShadeMoist - WetMoist.

A petite wildflower of pond edges, swamps,and bogs. Low foliage acts as a groundcoverwhile red and yellow flowers rise above.Ornamental seedheads. Also called chocolateroot for its edible qualities.


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Hamamelis virginianaWitch Hazel


Witch Hazel is a large understory shrubfound frequently in forested uplands. It isnoted for its late-flowering blooms, whichlinger deep into autumn and provide colorin a landscape mostly leafless and dormant.



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Helianthus decapetalusThinleaf Sunflower


A perennial sunflower that thrives in moistshade, found wild along waterways. It is along-blooming ornamental and a great sourceof small sunflower seeds for seed-eating birds.Larval host for painted lady butterfly.


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Helianthus divaricatusWoodland Sunflower


A perennial sunflower species with anaffinity for dry bluffs, edges, and rockyslopes. Hardy, spreading species withabundant, ornamental blooms. Prized byseed-eating birds, high value for native bees.


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Helianthus strumosusPaleleaf Sunflower

Sun - Part ShadeMesicMoist.

A glorious perennial sunflower, with warmyellow blooms and wine-purple stems. Alarge-statured and colonial species.. Relishedby seed-eating birds, and an excellent speciesfor supporting native bees.


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Heuchera americanaAlumroot


Alumroot is found growing on rocky bluffsand in open woods. Its mounding formcreates a slow-spreading groundcover. Itsuniquely patterned leaves may persistthrough the winter.


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Hibiscus moscheutosSwamp Rose Mallow


A glorious native hibiscus with enormousfive-petaled blooms in combinations ofwhite, red, and pink. Native to marshes, wetfloodplains, and shores, but adaptable in thehome garden. Deer resistant.


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Hieracium venosumRattlesnakeweed

Part Sun - PartShadeDryMoist.

The low, highly patterned foliage ofrattlesnake weed is well-adapted for the dry,rocky habitats it calls home. It has small,yellow, many-rayed blooms in late spring.



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Hydrangea arborescensWild Hydrangea


A short shrub of streamsides and steep slopesin rich shaded forests. It makes a prettyornamental, with saucer-shaped whiteblooms atop unbranched stems. Larval hostfor Hydrangea Sphinx moth.


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Iris versicolorBlue Flag Iris

Sun - ShadeMoist - WetMoist.

This luminous native iris lights up woodlandswamps with its slender foliage and richlyviolet blooms. Deer resistant.


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Krigia bifloraTwo-Flowered Cynthia


A deciduous groundcover for dry shade.Luminous golden-orange blooms in latespring into summer. Strap-like foliage is acool, pale green.


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Laportea canadensisWood Nettle


Wood nettle is a colonial species of rich,moist woods, found along rivers and streams.One of the best perennial greens, it isdelicious and deeply nutritive. Host plantfor the Red Admiral butterfly.


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Liatris spicataBlazing Star

Sun - Part SunMesic - WetMoist.

With showy spikes of purple blooms, BlazingStar makes a great vertical element in awildflower garden or meadow, massedamong grasses or other wildflowers. A terrificattractor of butterflies and other pollinators.


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Lilium superbumTurk's Cap Lily


A spectactular wildflower with speckledorange blooms and whorled foliage. Nativeto moist meadows, open woods, and edges.Use as a showy accent or mass for mid-summer color.



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Lindera benzoinSpicebush


With aromatic foliage and bright red fruits,this shrub is a mainstay of riparian forestsand rich slopes. Used by migrating thrushesas a critical migration food. Host plant forthe spicebush swallowtail caterpillar.


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Lobelia cardinalisCardinal Flower


A brilliant scarlet wildflower, co-evolved withhummingbirds and also sought out bybutterflies. Its vivid floral spikes bloom foran extended period of time in mid-summer.


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Lobelia siphiliticaGreat Blue Lobelia


A showy herb with spikes of sapphireblooms. In the wild, found in moist areas,especially seeps and stream edges. A greatcompanion for its close relative, the crimsonCardinal Flower.

Vine,woodyHt. 4' - 10'

Deer Resistance Medium

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Lonicera sempervirensCoral Honeysuckle

Sun - Part ShadeMesicMoist.

A showy native vine with long tubular redflowers, very attractive to hummingbirds.Incredibly long bloom season. Native vinesare an often-overlooked ecologicalcomponent and ideal for an edge planting.


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Maianthemum racemosumSolomon's Plume

Part Shade - ShadeDry - MesicMoist.

This showy woodland herb has panicles ofstarry white flowers blooming on arching,leafy stems. It provides support forpollinators in mid-spring, and fruits later insummer.


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Mertensia virginicaVirginia Bluebells


A showy spring ephemeral with pendant blueflowers and powder blue foliage. Competeswell in the spring but goes dormant by June.Deer resistant.



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Monarda didymaBee Balm


This streambank denizen makes a gorgeoushummingbird attractor and one of the bestnative tea plants. Also an excellent butterflynectary.


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Monarda fistulosaWild Bergamot


A showy wildflower, with nearly everythinggoing for it – a great butterfly attractor, deerresistant and drought-hardy. Its spicyoregano-like foliage has wide use as aflavoring.

ShrubHt. 4' - 10'Deer Resistance High

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Morella pensylvanicaBayberry


A semi-evergreen shrub with a roundedhabit. Its small white fruits are eaten anddispersed by yellow-rumped warblers. Foliageused like culinary bay. Nitrogen fixer. Deerresistant.


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Opuntia humifusaPrickly Pear

SunDryMoist.

Our only native cactus, it sprawls down drybluffs and across sandy shores. The bloomsare exquisite - large and yellow/orange,followed by persistent red fruit. Pads andfruits are used for food.


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Packera aureaGolden Ragwort


A cheerful spring wildlfower, often growingin great abundance. Ragwort has heart-shaped basal foliage, and can function as anevergreen groundcover. Deer resistant. Alsoknown as Senecio aureus.


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Packera obovataRoundleaf Ragwort


A low-blooming herb of spring, often foundon shallow soils over rich geology. Itsattractive foliage is evergreen.



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Phlox subulataMoss Phlox

Sun - Part SunDryMoist.

A low ground cover of dry, rockyoutcroppings. Forms a groundcover overtime. Abundant pink blooms in spring.Deer resistanr.


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Polygonatum commutatumGiant Solomon's Seal


A woodland wildflower with clusters of bell-shaped flowers hanging from its archingstems. Giant Solomon's Seal is an excellentedible (springtime shoots used likeasparagus).


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Polygonatum pubescensDowny Solomon's Seal


A woodland wildflower found frequently inupland forests. Features bell-shaped flowershanging from its arching stems. In additionto its virtues as an ornamental plant,Solomon's Seal is an excellent edible shoot.

FernHt. <1'Deer Resistance High

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Polypodium virginianumRock Cap Fern

Part Sun - PartShadeDryMoist.

Rock Cap Fern is an evergreen fern mostcommonly found growing in thin soils atoprock surfaces. Dense, compact attractivefoliage.

ShrubHt. 3' - 6'Deer Resistance Unknown

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Prunus maritimaBeach Plum

SunDryMoist.

A delicious wild plum native to the sandysoils of the northeastern coastal plain.Versatile in gardens. Ornamental blooms.


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Prunus virginianaChokecherry


A shrub to small tree with abundant flowersand glowing dark cherries in late summer.Excels as lepidopteran host, pollinator plant,songbird food, and as a jam, syrup, fruitleather, and pemmican fruit.



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Pycnanthemum incanumHoary Mountain Mint


A native mint with a cooling aroma. Theuppermost leaves are “hoary” – they look asthough they are coated in frost. A superbpollinator plant used by an astonishingdiversity of skippers, native bees, and others.


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Pycnanthemum muticumBroadleaf Mountain Mint


A mountain mint with a pleasing mintyaroma, good for teas and herbal steams. Itsflowers are a great attractor of beneficialinsects. The most shade tolerant localspecies.

ShrubHt. 3' - 4'Deer Resistance Unknown

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Ribes cynosbatiPrickly Gooseberry

Sun - ShadeMesicMoist.

A tasty native gooseberry with distinctiveprickly fruit that become smooth when ripe.Endangered in NJ. Our ecotype is fromPA/NY.


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Rosa virginianaVirginia Rose


This medium-stature native rose featuresabundant, open blooms easily accessible to avariety of pollinators and beautiful toobserve. These are followed by deep red hipsthat persist into fall and winter.


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Rubus occidentalisBlackcap Raspberry


A delicious wild raspberry with dark purpleto black fruits. Novel, tasty, and quite hardy.Stems are purplish-red with a light purplebloom. Foliage can be used as a tea.


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Rubus odoratusPurple Flowering Raspberry


A thornless raspberry species, with large,vaguely star-shaped velvety leaves andstunning rose-like blooms. Native to moistslopes, especially in mountainous areas. Itsfruits are sweet and flavorful.



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Rudbeckia laciniataTall Coneflower


A big, beautiful wildflower that thrives in therich alluvium of shaded streambanks andfloodplains. Finches feast on its abundantseeds in late summer. Leaves are edible inearly spring as sauteed greens. Spreads.


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Sambucus canadensisElderberry


A multi-stemmed shrub topped with largewhite flower clusters that mature into smallpurple fruits. Flowers are made into tea andwine, fruits are used for syrups and jams, andrelished by songbirds.


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Sanguinaria canadensisBloodroot


Bloodroot blooms in early spring, with alarge flower of pure white with rich yellowinside. Its wide, low foliage lasts all seasonand has a unique shape. Found in mesicforests and edges.

ForbHt. 3' - 5'Deer Resistance Unknown

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Sanguisorba canadensisCanadian Burnet


A showy wild herb of floodplain meadowsand moist prairies. Spikes of white flowersare somewhat shaggy in appearance.

GrassHt. 2' - 3'Deer Resistance High

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Schizachyrium scopariumLittle Bluestem


A warm season bunchgrass with green, blue,copper, red, and bronze tones to its foliage,especially beautiful in fall and winter.Excellent in sandy or otherwise well-drainedsoils. Host plant for a number of skippers.


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Sedum ternatumWoodland Stonecrop


This native Sedum is low, succulentevergreen growing along rocky streambanksand forested slopes. It can also function as agroundcover on the edges of paths, pavers,and stone walls.


ForbHt. 1'Deer Resistance Medium

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Silene carolinianaWild Pink

Sun - Part ShadeDryMoist.

A low plant of dry rocky outcroppings.Blooms in clusters of pink, five-petaledflowers. Low, narrow foliage. Prefers well-drained soil.


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Solidago speciosaShowy Goldenrod


One of the latest-blooming wildflowers inour flora. Produces bountiful yellow plumesthat are superb choice for supportingpollinators. One of the most attractive of thegoldenrods. Deer resistant.

GrassHt. 4' - 10'Deer Resistance High

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Sorghastrum nutansIndian Grass


In late summer and into autumn, Indiangrass lights up meadows with its tiny yellowanthers, then coppery seeds. Forms clumpsof bronzed foliage. Provides seed for winterbirds. Deer resistant.


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Spiraea tomentosaSteeplebush


Rose-pink spires of flowers are luminous,glowing against the green of a midsummermeadow. A short shrub that behaves like aforb, it never exceeds 5' high or so. Deerresistant.


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Symphyotrichum cordifoliumBlue Heartleaf Aster


This pale blue aster is a late summerbloomer, thriving on woodland edges and insuccessional habitats. It is a versatile anddisturbance-tolerant species ideal forrestoration uses and for pollinators.


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Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeNew England Aster

Sun - Part SunMesic - MoistMoist.

Gloriously and deeply purple wildflower,blooming alongside the solar yellows ofgoldenrods in meadows everywhere. Attractsmigratory monarch butterflies.



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Symphyotrichum patensLate Purple Aster


This mediums-statured aster thrives in dry,open conditions, gracing glades, rockywoods, bluffs, and sandy areas with its deeppurple rays.


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Thalictrum thalictroidesRue Anemone

Part Shade - ShadeDry - MesicMoist.

A spring wildflower of dry woods, emergingas the forest floor warms in the sun of earlyspring, before the canopy leafs out. Delicatefoliage with white blooms, emerging pink.Provides pollen to small native pollinators.


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Tiarella cordifoliaFoamflower

Part Shade - ShadeMesicMoist.

One of our best native groundcovers comesfrom northern and montane forests —Foamflower, with its dense low foliage andluminous starry blooming spikes.


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Vaccinium angustifoliumLowbush Blueberry


A low growing shrub with white, bell-shapedflowers. In summer, the familiar, edible bluefruits form. Small, abundant fruits are verytasty. Red foliage in autumn.


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Vaccinium corymbosumHighbush Blueberry

SunWet - DryMoist.

Common in swampy, acidic woodlands.Bears delicious fruit. Has flame-like fallfoliage. Its bell-shaped flowers support nativebees. In plantings, it benefits from an acidicsoil and ample moisture.


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Vaccinium pallidumLowbush Blueberry


A low growing shrub of 1' to 2' tall. White,bell-shaped flowers bloom in May and June.In summer, the familiar, edible blue fruitsform. Though smaller than cultivated fruitsof highbush blueberry, fruits are very tasty.



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Vernonia noveboracensisNew York Ironweed


A mid-summer wildflower, tall and tough,with deeply purple composite blooms. Looksspectacular in a mass. Deer resistant.


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Veronicastrum virginicumCulver's Root

Sun - Psrt SunMesic - MoistMoist.

This tall, showy herb features abundantspikes of white blooms atop whorled foliage.


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Viburnum acerifoliumMapleleaf Viburnum


A slender shrub of upland forests. Clustersof white blooms in spring yield blue-blackfruits in fall. The shrub's maple-shapedfoliage turns vibrant colors - yellow, deepreds, and dusky purples.


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