Mid-Atlantic Native Plants146 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Staphylea Trifolia Shines in the Shade
Plant American bladdernut for 3 seasons of interest: spring flowers and striped brown branches and bladder-like seedpods in fall and winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dicentra Eximia Brightens Shady Gardens
This North American bleeding heart species blooms from spring to fall and welcomes bees and hummingbirds
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eutrochium Maculatum
Sculptural, slightly tropical looking and a boon to wildlife, Spotted Joe Pye Weed is a gotta-have plant in many parts of the U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Hibiscus Moscheutos
Crimsoneyed rosemallow is an ideal flowering perennial for wet sites and is ready to propagate now
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eurybia Macrophylla Fills a Void
Plant bigleaf aster in late fall for late-summer color in the shade garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Silphium Perfoliatum Pleases Wildlife
Cup plant provides structure, cover, food and water to help attract and sustain wildlife in the eastern North American garden
Full StoryFall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Low-Maintenance Allium Cernuum
Nodding onion is a Mid-Atlantic native bulb with beautiful midsummer blooms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chionanthus Virginicus
Lacy flowers cover native white fringetree in spring, and birds feed off its berries in winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Helianthus Maximiliani Attracts Beneficial Insects
Maximilian sunflower’s striking yellow flowers light up the fall landscape and attract pollinators and beneficial insects at a crucial time
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Athyrium Filix-Femina
If you need a well-mannered plant that shines in the shade, lady fern is for you
Full StoryFall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Symphyotrichum Novae-Angliae Ushers in Fall
With bold purple flowers easily accessible to pollinators, New England aster offers loads of interest in the autumn garden
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