Northeast Native Plants138 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Clematis Virginiana
Devil’s darning needles, a vigorous vine native to eastern North America, likes partial shade and many types of soils
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Larix Laricina Glows Gold in Late Autumn
Plant tamarack for a beautiful late-fall golden display
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Brevior
This mounding sedge native to many U.S. states is tough as nails and can replace the traditional lawn in low-traffic areas
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cornus Florida Benefits Wildlife
Flowering dogwood provides fiery red foliage in fall and beautiful springtime blooms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Andropogon Gerardii
The king of the tallgrass prairie is a wildlife staple in natural gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Aronia Melanocarpa, a Star for Three Seasons
Plant black chokeberry in moist sites in eastern U.S. gardens for colorful spring flowers, red fall foliage and dark blue berries
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Viburnum Rafinesquianum Colors the Fall Woodland
Plant downy arrowwood in eastern and midwestern U.S. gardens for spring color in the shade and bright red fall foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Solidago Speciosa
Showy goldenrod lives up to its name in eastern U.S. gardens, with bold, upright yellow flowers appearing in early fall
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Vernonia Noveboracensis
Stately New York ironweed attracts pollinators with its blooms at the end of summer and birds with its seeds in fall
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Elymus Hystrix Thrives in Shade
Plant eastern bottlebrush grass in eastern U.S. woodlands or shade gardens for midsummer flower heads and blue-gray arching grass blades
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Anemone Canadensis Adds Pizzazz to Water’s Edges
Plant Canadian anemone along pond, lake or stream edges for a splash of white flowers in late spring
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