Native Plants

More than 3000 species of plants are currently growing in Pennsylvania.  Slightly more than one third of those are non-native plants.  While not all non-natives are bad, planting native plants is important.  Native plants play an important role in the ecosystem.  The following list consists of native plants generally in stock at Behmerwald Nursery.

Herbaceous Plants

Adiantum pedatum       Northern Maidenhair Fern

Aquilegia canadensis    Canadian Columbine

Asarum canadense      Wild Ginger

Asclepias incarnata        Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa    Butterfly Weed

Aster novae-angliae      New England Aster

Chelone glabra      White Turtlehead

Cimicifuga racemosa    Black Snakeroot

Dicentra eximia      Fringed Bleedingheart

Eupatorium maculatum      Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium purpureum    Spotted Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium rugosum    White Snakeroot

Geranium maculatum    Wild Geranium

Helenium autumnale    Sneezeweed

Helianthus spp.     Sunflower

Lobelia cardinalis     Cardinal Flower

Monarda didyma     Bee Balm

Oenothera fruticosa    Sundrops           

Osmunda cinnamomea    Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda regalis       Royal Fern

Panicum virgatum         Switch Grass

Penstemon digitalis        Beardtongue

Phlox paniculata        Garden Phlox

Phlox stolonifera        Creeping Phlox

Phlox subulata        Moss Phlox

Physostegia virginiana      Obedient Plant

Polemonium reptans   Jacob's Ladder

Polystichum acro.  Christmas Fern

Rudbeckia laciniata     Green-Eyed Susan

Sorghastrum nutans      Indian Grass

Solidago canadensis       Goldenrod

Tiarella cordifolia        Foamflower

Tradescantia vir.         Spiderwort

Vernonia nove.      New York Ironweed

Veronicastrumvir.    Culver's Root

Shrubs

Aronia arbutifolia     Red Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa     Black Chokeberry

Clethra alnifolia     Summersweet

Cornus amomum      Silky Dogwood

Hamamelis virginiana     Common Witch Hazel

Hydrangea arborescens     Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia     Oak Leaf Hydrangea

Ilex glabra      Inkberry Holly

Ilex verticillata      Winterberry Holly

Itea virginica     Sweetspire

Lindera benzoin    Spicebush

Rhododendron max.    Rosebay Rhododendron

Vaccinium ang.      Lowbush Blueberry

Viburnum dentatum      Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum trilobum       American Cranberry

Trees

Acer rubrum      Red Maple

Acer saccharum     Sugar Maple

Amelanchier can.     Serviceberry

Betula alleghaniensis     Yellow Birch

Betula nigra      Riverbirch

Cercis canadensis      Eastern Redbud

Chionanthus virginicus      Fringe Tree

Cornus florida     Flowering Dogwood

Ilex opaca      American Holly

Magnolia  virginiana     Sweetbay Magnolia

Nyssa sylvatica     Black Gum

Oxydendrum arboreum    Sourwood

Pinus strobus     Eastern White Pine

Quercus rubra      Northern Red Oak

Sassafras albidum     Sassafras

Salix nigra     Black Willow

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