Mid-Atlantic Native Plants146 Stories
Flowers and PlantsRhus Hirta Provides Brilliant Foliage Color in Autumn
Plant staghorn sumac for its wildlife value, beautiful fall color and bright red fruit that persists into winter
Full StoryFlowers and Plants10 Essential Native Grasses and Sedges for Mid-Atlantic Gardens
This collection of common grasses will thrive in the home landscape
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsSupport Fall Pollinators With Eupatorium Altissimum
Tall thoroughwort, also called tall boneset, is an adaptable native of the central to eastern U.S. with bright white flowers
Full StoryTreesAmerican Basswood Provides Garden Shade and Forage for Pollinators
Use Tilia americana as a shade tree or along the edge of a woodland for its large leaves and showy flowers
Full StoryRosesSmooth Rose’s Arching, Not-So-Thorny Canes Provide Beauty All Year
Plant Rosa blanda, native from the Great Lakes eastward, for its long bloom season, pollinator food and attractive red hips in autumn
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsUsher In Fall With Viburnum Lentago
Plant nannyberry for a profusion of spring flowers, beautiful autumn color and attractive fruit that the birds will devour
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsEasterners: Consider This Native Alternative to Boxwood
Inkberry, or Ilex glabra, excels as a foundation plant or formal hedge perfectly suited to the East Coast
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsPanicum Virgatum, a Prairie Beauty Many Gardeners Can Enjoy
Switchgrass adds color through the year and is a natural ‘seed feeder’ for birds
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsRudbeckia Laciniata Enlivens Late-Season Shady and Sunny Sites
Give long-blooming, towering cutleaf coneflower room to spread in U.S. gardens for maximum rewards
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsHydrangea Arborescens Illuminates Garden Borders and Paths
This long-blooming eastern North American native shrub finds a home in landscapes around the world
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsHelp Monarchs and Other Butterflies by Planting Common Milkweed
Summer-blooming Asclepias syriaca is an important larval host plant for the monarch butterfly and attracts a number of pollinating insects
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