Quercus bicolor

Swamp white oak is a medium to large tree with leaves that have shallow lobes or wavy edges with a shiny green upper surface and a silvery, fuzzy underside. The bark is dark and scaly, often flaking in strips, and the tree produces acorns in pairs on long stalks. Adapted to wet soils, it thrives in swamps, riverbanks, and poorly drained areas.‍ ‍

Ecologically, swamp white oak provides food and shelter for birds, mammals, and insects. Its acorns are an essential energy source for wildlife. The species is also favored in urban planting due to its tolerance of compacted soils and pollutants. Its durable, water-resistant wood is used for construction, fencing, and furniture. Native to wetlands and floodplains in the eastern and midwestern United States.

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• Height at pickup: 12”+

• Height:   50’ – 80’

• Spread:   50’ - 60’

• Pot size: 2 gal

• Bloom time: March to May

• Light:  Part Shade

• Moisture: Moist - Wet

• Attracts:  Birds, mammals and insects

• Deer resistant:  Moderate until maturity

• Companion Plants: River birch, flowering dogwood, white turtlehead, Virginia bluebells, foamflower, coral bells

Photo: Lady Bird Johnson, Brundage, Stephanie

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Juniperus virginiana

Magnificent evergreen, with shreddy reddish-brown bark and blue-green scale-like foliage, provides great winter interest and shelter, food and nesting material for birds and small animals. Although named redcedar, it is a juniper producing blue berry-like cones (female).  This drought tolerant tree draws its name from the aromatic true cedar fragrance of its heartwood.  It is a Keystone plant, stabilizing soil erosion with its deep roots, while providing and supporting wildlife.  Native to eastern U.S.

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• Height at pickup: 6”+

• Height: 30’ – 65’

• Spread:  8’ – 25’

• ‍Pot size:  1 gal.

• Bloom time: non-flowering

• ‍Light: Full sun

• Moisture:  Dry

• ‍Attracts: Birds - cedar waxwings (named for their love of the berry-like cones).  Butterflies -host for the Olive Juniper Hairstreak.  Moths - imperial moth

• ‍Deer resistant:  Yes

• ‍ Companion plants:  Pussytoes, winterberry, witch hazel, lady fern

2nd Photo: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center https://www.wildflower.org/

Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Legacy’

‍A highly productive, vigorous cultivar prized for producing some of the best-flavored, large, sweet berries with an extended mid-to-late season harvest. White urn-shaped flowers in May.  Features glossy green summer leaves that turn bright orange-red in the fall. Self-fertilizing, but yields increase with a companion plant such as Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Duke’. Native to eastern North America.

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• Height:   4-6’

• Spread:   3-4’

• ‍Pot size: 4 qt

• ‍Bloom time: May

• ‍Light:  Full sun to Partial shade

• ‍Moisture: Moist

• ‍Attracts:   Birds, butterflies, other pollinators and wildlife

• Deer resistant:  No

• ‍Companion plants: Creeping phlox, lady fern, Virginia bluebells

  Photo: Glover Perennials

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Tiarella cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’

Spikes of delicate, white, starry flowers rise above the lush, green leaves with radiating deep red hearts. This evergreen combines well with deciduous trees & shrubs.  It is an excellent groundcover and garden accent and does well in containers. Native to the northeastern U.S.

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• Height:   8-12”

• Spread:   12-18”

• ‍Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: May to July

• ‍Light:  Partial shade to Full Shade

• ‍Moisture: Average to Wet

• Attracts:   Bees, butterflies, moths and other pollinators

• Deer resistant:  Yes

• ‍Companion plants: Creeping phlox, lady fern, Virginia bluebells

‍ ‍Photo: Glover Perennials

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Button Bush  

A medium sized shrub with rounded shape. Lovely, unusual round spherical flowers. Best suited to moist soils, intolerant of drought.  

• Height: 3’-6’ 

• Spread: 3’-6’ 

• Pot size: 6 qt 

• Bloom time: late July-August 

• Light: Full sun-light shade 

• Moisture: Moist-Wet 

• Attracts: Specialist Bees, Butterflies 

• Deer resistance: Yes 

• Companion Plants: Coastal Joe Pye Weed, NY ironweed, swamp milkweed and cardinal flower 

Photo credit: Lady Bird Johnson, Wildflower Digital Library, Brundage, Stephanie 

Physocarpus opulifolius

This fast growing deciduous four- season shrub is a mixture of toughness and beauty. It produces pink or white showy flower clusters in late spring. Flowers give way to drooping clusters of red fruit. Leaves emerge yellowish- green and darken to a reddish purple. The exfoliating bark peels in strips to reveal several layers of reddish to light brown bark for winter interest, which is how it got its name. It tolerates drought, erosion, clay soil, dry soil, wet soil, rocky soil and black walnut. It’s good for hedges or a shrub border. Can be used for erosion control on banks.

• Height at pickup: 12”+

• Height: 5-8’

• Spread:  4-6’

• Pot size: 1 gal

• Bloom time: May to June

• Light: Full sun-part shade

• Moisture: Dry-medium

• Attracts:   Butterflies, moths, native bees, wasps and flies. It’s the larval host for the Ninebark Pygmy Moth and Unicorn Caterpillar. Birds like the fruit/seedpods.

• Deer resistance: Moderate. Deer generally avoid ninebark though will browse in winter when food is scarce.

• Companion plants:  Bee balm, coneflower, black-eyed Susan, lavender and sedum.

‍Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Dog’

Upright blue hued grass beloved for its strong form and lovely fall color. Can withstand salt, wind, snow and other adverse conditions.

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• Height: 3’-4’

• Spread: 24”-36”

• Potsize: 4 qt

• Bloom time: July-November

• Light: Full Sun-Part Sun

• Moisture: Average-Dry

• ‍Attracts: Birds

• Deer resistance: Yes

• ‍Companion Plants: Rudbeckias, asters, Echinacea

‍ ‍Picture: by Glover Perennials

Gillenia trifoliata

Long lived perennial. Compact, bushy habit with star like flowers early-mid summer. Attractive fall foliage and interesting seed heads for winter interest.

• Height: 24”-36”

• Spread: 24”-36”

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: June-July

• Light: Light Shade-Part Sun

• Moisture: Average-Moist

• Attracts: Bees and Butterflies

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Ferns, Astilbe, Tiarella, Heuchera

Picture by Glover Perennials

Boltonia asteroides

A prolific bloomer with white daisy like flowers that attract a vast number of pollinators. An excellent back of the garden plant or meadow planting addition. Tolerant of different soil conditions. 

• Height: 3’-5’

• Spread: 3’-5’

• Pot size: 1 qt

• Bloom time: September-October

• Light: Full Sun-Light Shade

• Moisture: Moist Tolerant

• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies and Birds

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Goldenrod, coastal Joe Pye weed, asters and native grasses

‍ ‍Picture: Glover Perennials

Agastache scrophulariifolia

Fantastic pollinator plant that blooms mid to late season with pleasantly scented foliage. With its long bloom period and high nectar content it makes an excellent addition to northeast gardens. Seed heads provide for birds and provide winter interest. Can be cut back in late spring to reduce overall height and create bushier shape. Great companion plant alongside grasses!

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• Height: 4’-6’+

• Spread: 4’-6’+

• Pot size: 4 qt

• Bloom time: July-October

• Light: Full Sun-Part Shade

• Moisture: Drought Tolerant

• Attracts: Butterflies, bees and birds

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Native grasses, purple coneflower, New England aster, bee balm

‍ ‍Photo: Glover Perennials

Viburnum trilobum

Clusters of white flowers appear in spring and are followed by edible red drupes that resemble cranberries and mature in Aug-Sept. It is an arching erect shrub that spreads and has yellow-red or reddish-purple color in the fall.  Native to Northeastern U.S.

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• Height: 8’ – 12’

• Spread:  8’ – 12’

• Pot size: 6 qt

• Bloom time: May to July

• Light: Full sun to partial shade

• Moisture: Wet to moist

• Attracts: Pollinators, small mammals and songbirds

• Deer resistant:  Yes

• ‍Companion plants: Red osier dogwood, red maple, fringed bleeding heart, coral bells and ferns

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Photo: Kristen Ossmann

‍Polemonium reptans

‍Jacob’s Ladder is a perennial herbaceous spring ephemeral featuring light blue, bell-shape flowers in loose terminal clusters. Leaves with oval leaflets are arranged like the rungs of a ladder.  It grows best in moist, well-drained soil in part shade and freely self-seeds in optimum growing conditions. Jacob’s ladder is best used in partially shaded areas of the rock garden, naturalized areas, woodland gardens or native plant gardens.

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• Height:  1 to 1.5’

• Spread:   1 to 1.5’

• ‍Pot size: 3 qt

• ‍Bloom time: April to June

• Light: Shade to Part shade

• Moisture: Medium well drained

• ‍Attracts: Native bees and honeybees

• Deer resistant:  Tolerates and is not palatable to deer

• ‍Companion plants:  shade-loving, moisture-tolerant plants with contrasting textures, such as ferns, coral bells, Tiarella, geranium, Phlox

‍ ‍Photo: Glover Perennials

Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'

An easy-to-grow evergreen creeper with tiny needle like leaves. It produces a dazzling display of  fragrant, white flowers. To encourage rebloom cut back spent flowers. It prefers well-drained soil and is moderately drought tolerant. A perfect edger for all  flower gardens and a great addition to rock gardens,  A Northeastern U.S. native.

• Height:  4 - 6”

• Spread: 24”

• Pot Size: 1 qt

• Bloom Time: May - June

• Light: Full sun to partial sun

• Moisture:  Average to dry

• Attracts: Pollinators

• Deer Resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants:  Coneflower, blazing star, bee balm, Amsonia

Photo: Glover Perennials

Fragaria virginiana 'Christina'

Fragaria virginiana ‘Christine’ is a selected cultivar of the North American wild strawberry, valued for its strong vigor, adaptability ,and sweet, aromatic fruits. This herbaceous perennial is a low-growing groundcover that spreads by slender, leafy runners, forming dense mats of attractive trifoliate foliage. The ‘Christine’ selection is grown for its productivity, resilience, and ornamental quality.

• Height: Typically 4”-6”

• Spread: Can extend up to 18 in or more via runners in a single season

• Pot Size: 1 quart

• Bloom time: Mid to Late Spring

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (best fruiting in full sun)

• Moisture: Prefers consistent moisture but intolerant of waterlogging.

• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies and birds

• Deer Resistant: Moderately deer resistant

• Companion Plants: Wild columbine, butterfly weed, coral bells and wild geranium

Photo: Glover Perennials

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Partridge Pea

Herbaceous annual with large yellow flowers that mature in summer and continue into early fall. Their feathery green leaves fold together when touched and in the evening as darkness approaches. The flower is followed by a narrow pod which is attractive to songbirds and game birds.

• Height: 1-3’

• Spread: 1-3’

• Pot size: 1 qt

• Bloom time: June to September

• Light: Full sun

• Moisture: Dry to medium

• Attracts: Birds, butterflies

• Deer resistance: No

• Companion: Butterfly weed, showy swamp milkweed, whorled milkweed, little bluestem

Photo: Lady Bird Johnson, Leander, Bruce

Baptisia alba

Baptisia alba is a graceful, long-lived native perennial prized for its upright form, elegant white flowers, and exceptional toughness. In late spring to early summer, it sends up tall spires of pea-like, pure white blooms that rise above soft blue-green foliage, attracting bees and other pollinators.

This clump-forming plant develops a shrub-like presence over time, reaching 3–4 feet tall and wide, with deep roots that make it highly drought-tolerant once established. After flowering, decorative charcoal-black seed pods form, adding texture and interest well into fall and winter.

Baptisia alba thrives in full sun to light shade and prefers well-drained soils, though it adapts well to poor or sandy conditions. Virtually maintenance-free and resistant to deer and rabbits, it’s an excellent choice for native gardens, prairie plantings, cottage gardens, and perennial borders.

• Height: 3-4’

• Spread: Upright, Clump forming

• Pot Size: 3 quart

• Bloom Time: Late Spring - Early Summer

• Light: Full Sun, Light Shade

• Moisture: New Plants moist, well drained; Established plants low moisture and drought tolerant

• Attracts: Bees

• Deer Resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants: Wild geranium, bee balm, little bluestem grass, golden alexanders

Photo: Glover Perennials

Pussytoes

Antennaria plantaginifolia

A low colony-forming plant that spreads by runners (stolens) with basal leaves and erect stems , each bearing a flower head that resembles a cat’s paw. Male and the showier female flowers are on different plants. This plant is happy on acid soil in lean, gritty, dry hillsides.  Good groundcover on rocky slopes.

• Height: 6"-12”

• Pot size:  1 qt

• Bloom time: April-June.  Blooms are white. Female flowers are tinged with pink.

• Light: Full sun to part shade

• Moisture: Dry with high drought tolerance

• Attracts: Host plant for American Lady Butterfly

• Deer resistance: No

• Companion Plants: Butterfly weed, wild strawberry, little bluestem, purple love grass, and Pennsylvania sedge

Vaccinium corymbosum  ‘Duke’

This cold-hardy shrub is compact, rounded, and puts on a show three seasons of the year. Beautiful bell-shaped white flowers will decorate your berry bush as it announces the start of spring. The harvest season is late spring early summer. After the fruit season has passed, the green leaves turn lovely shades of bronze, red, and purple during the fall. To increase fruit yield, it is recommended to have more than one variety of Highbush Blueberry.

• Height: 5’-7’

• Width: 5’-7’

• Pot Size: 4 qt

• Bloom Time: April - May

• Sun: Full to Partial

• Moisture: Dry, Average, Well Drained

• Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

• Deer Resistant: No

• Companion Plants: Strawberries, ferns, rhododendrons

Chionanthus virginicus

A small, deciduous tree with a multi-stemmed habit that can be trained into a single trunk. In late spring, fragrant flower clusters with creamy white fringe-like petals appear turning into showy blue-black fruits as they mature in late summer. The bark, with its scaly dark brown ridges and red furrows, brings winter interest. Fringe Tree grows about 6 to 10 inches each year. 

• Height at pickup: 2’+

• Height: 12-20’

• Spread: 12-20’

• Pot size: 5 gal

• Bloom time: May - June

• Light: Full to part sun. Best foliage in partial shade and the best flowering in full sun

• Moisture: Medium

• Attracts: Birds, host plant for butterfly and moth larvae (caterpillars), including Rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica).

• Deer resistance: Moderate

• Companion Plants: Indian pink, skullcap, Arrowood Viburnum, Heuchera, ferns

Photo Credit: Jason Sturner-cc wikimedia

Coreopsis tripteris ‘Gold Standard’

This Keystone, North American native wildflower produces bright lemon-yellow flowers with blue/green foliage.  The sturdy stems prevent flopping.  This popular sun lover is a good addition to the garden as it attracts pollinators, is drought tolerant and provides a long-lasting cut flower. Contrary to its name, the tickweed does not attract ticks, but was so named because it produces tick like seed capsules which the birds enjoy.

• Height:  5’ – 6’

• Spread:   2’

• Pot size: 6 quarts

• Bloom time: Late summer

• Light: Full sun        

• Moisture: Average - Low

• Attracts:  Butterflies, bees, birds

• Deer resistance:  Yes

• Companion Plants: Purple coneflower, butterfly weed, New York aster, false indigo, little bluestem grass ‘Standing Ovation’, black eyed Susan

Photo credit: Glover Perennials

Tiarella cordifolia ‘Elizabeth Oliver’

Long blooming, substantial low clumps of deeply lobed leaves streaked with red veining.  Spires of foamy pink flowers bloom throughout the spring. Works well as a ground cover, accent, in containers, and as edging for a shade garden. New growth appears bronze. It can be easily divided in spring.

• Height: 12 - 15”

• Spread: 12”

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: May, June, July

• Light: Part shade to shade

• Moisture: Average, wet

• Attracts: Butterflies and other pollinators 

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Lady fern, Virginia bluebells   

Photo credit: Glover Perennials

Photinia pyrifolia

Red chokeberry is a deciduous shrub that thrives in wet meadows, swamps, and woodland edges. Clusters of white flowers in spring are followed by bright red berries that persist into winter. Its foliage turns brilliant red in fall, adding ornamental value. The berries, while astringent to humans, are an important winter food source for birds. Native to eastern North America.

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• Height at pickup: 2’+

• Height: 6’ – 12’

• Spread: 3’ - 6’

• Pot size: 5 gal

• Bloom time: May

• Light:  Full sun to Partial shade

• Moisture: Average

• Attracts:  Birds, Bees, Butterflies

• Deer resistant:  Moderately

• Companion plants: White fringe tree ,  Virginia sweetspire, winterberry

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Rudbeckia triloba

A bushy, free-flowering, tall perennial or biannual that readily self–sows. It features masses of 1-2” wide, daisy-like, golden-yellow flowers with flat, purplish-brown centers that are larger than Black-Eyed Susan flowers. They make an excellent cut flower. Deadheading encourages more blooms. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 2-3’

• Spread:  1-1.5’

• Pot size:  1 qt

• Bloom time: Late summer to early fall

• Light: Full sun

• Moisture: Average to moist

• Attracts: Butterflies, Keystone Species - see our article HERE

• Deer resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants: Purple coneflower, bee balm, New York aster, goldenrods

Photo Credit: Glover Perennials

Rhus aromatica

Fragrant sumac is an adaptable native deciduous shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Small yellow flowers appear in early spring before the foliage emerges. Fragrant sumac develops stunning orange to red fall foliage color and red berries. Known for its citrus-like scent, it is an excellent plant for stabilizing embankments or as a garden mass.

• Height at pickup: 2’+

• Height: 2 - 6’

• Spread: 6-10’

• Pot size: 5 gal

• Bloom time: Early spring

• Light: Full sun to part shade

• Moisture: Average to dry

• Attracts: Birds, butterflies, and Luna moths

• Deer resistant: Yes

• Companion plants: Highbush blueberry, little bluestem, purple coneflower, sweet fern, flowering dogwood

Photo Credit: Kristen Ossmann

Phlox subulate 'Candy Stripe'

An early to mid-spring-blooming, herbaceous perennial known for its clusters of 3/4” flowers, with needle-like, green leaves that resemble moss. This cultivar has pink and white striped flowers. Its dense spreading habit makes it a perfect ground cover for rock gardens, edgings, woodland gardens, or native plant gardens in sunny areas. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 6”

• Spread: 2-3’

• Pot size: 1 qt

• Bloom time: Early to mid-spring

• Light: Full sun

• Moisture: Moderately drought tolerant once established

• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds

• Deer resistance: No

• Companion Plants: Bee balm, tickseed, coneflower

  Photo Credit: Glover Perennials

Phlox subulata ‘Purple Beauty’

An early to mid-spring-blooming, herbaceous perennial known for its clusters of 3/4” flowers, with needle-like, green leaves that resembles moss. This cultivar has a deep purple flower. Its dense spreading habit makes it a perfect ground cover for rock gardens, edgings, woodland gardens, or native plant gardens in sunny areas. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 6”

• Spread: 2-3’

• Pot size: 1 qt

• Bloom time: Early to mid-spring

• Light: Full sun

• Moisture: Moist with good drainage

• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds

• Deer resistance: No

• Companion Plants: Oak leaf hydrangea, creeping phlox, bee balm, coral bells, coneflower, back eyed Susan

• Photo Credit: Glover Perennials
  

Leucothoe racemosa

This broadleaf shrub has fragrant pinkish white bell-shaped flowers in 4” clusters and glossy green leaves that turn red, orange, or yellow in fall.  It can be used as a foundation plant, in a woodsy landscape as a hedge, on slopes as a bank stabilizer, near ponds and in rain gardens.  The leaves and nectar are poisonous to humans and animals. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 4’ – 6’

• Spread: 4’ – 6’

• Pot size: 6 qt

• Bloom time: May - June

• Light: Part shade - Shade

• Moisture:  Average - Wet

• Attracts: Butterflies, Bees

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Coral bells, lady fern

Photo: Glover Perennials

Gentiana andrewsii

Incredible cobalt blue/purple flowers are unique in that they stay closed in a budlike form.  The leaves on the stem also get bigger as they ascend on the stem to the flower.  Pollination is primarily carried out by bumblebees which are strong enough to part the corolla and get to the nectar and deposit pollen.  This slow growing herbaceous perennial is ideal for shade, woodland, cottage gardens or in rain gardens and near ponds. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 1.5 - 2’

• Spread: 1.5 - 2’

• Pot size: 1 qt

• Bloom time:   August - October

• Light: Part shade – Full Sun

• Moisture: Average - Moist

• Attracts: Bumblebees, bees

• Deer resistance:   Yes

• Companion Plants: Common sneezeweed, cardinal flower, white turtlehead, swamp milkweed, lady fern

Photo: Lady Bird Johnson, Cresslar, Alan

Ceanothus americanus

This is a deciduous compact, dense, rounded shrub with tiny, fragrant white flowers. It has a deep root system which makes it good for use in erosion control on slopes. The dried leaves were used as a tea substitute, without caffeine, during the Revolutionary War.  The young twigs are noticeably yellow and stand out during winter. This plant is a good addition to a butterfly, drought tolerant, rain garden or nighttime garden.

• Height: 3-4’

• Spread: 3-5’

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: May to July with white fragrant blooms that are long-lasting

• Light: Full sun to part shade

• Moisture: Dry to medium well-drained soil.  Can withstand droughty conditions.

• Attracts: Hummingbirds, songbirds and specialized bees.  Food source for the larvae of the Mottled Duskywing, Spring Azure and Summer Azure butterflies.

• Deer resistance: Moderate

• Companion Plants: Butterfly weed, goldenrod, Echinacea pupura

Photo Credit: Glover

Second Photo: Mike Adamovic

Apios americana ‘Treasure’

This is a climbing vine with maroon or reddish-brown pea-like showy flowers.  This legume has a rootstalk with edible tubers that Native Americans gathered for food. The Pilgrims also relied on them for food. The tubers  can be used in soups and stews or fried like potatoes. The tubers have 3 times the protein of potatoes with a nuttier flavor.  The flowers are lovely.

• Height: Stems can grow up to about 15 feet long

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: July, August, September.  Blooms are brown/copper, red/burgundy

• Light: Full sun to part shade

• Moisture: Moist, wet

• Attracts: Host plant for Silver-spotted Skipper. Wildlife food source

• Deer resistance: No

• Companion Plants: Elderberry, black eyed Susan, purple coneflower, sunflower, ferns

Photo by MGV Ginger Hughes

Adlumia fungosa

Delicate, biennial, climbing vine with fern like foliage with pinkish-white, tubular, hanging flowers similar to bleeding hearts (Dicentra) that bloom throughout summer. The vine is fast growing and can reach 13 feet in height if given something to climb on. Although the plant readily self-seeds, it is listed as endangered or threatened in most of it’s range Northeastern North America.

• Height: Climbing stems can reach 13’

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: June to September

• Light: Sun, Part Shade, Shade

• Moisture: Moist to Average

• Attracts: Hummingbirds and other pollinators

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Maidenhair fern, wild columbine, bee balm, purple coneflower, phlox, bellflower, ninebark

Photo Credit: Glover Perennials

Actea (Cimicifuga) racemosa

Tall, white spikes of flowers bloom tightly in stalks above the sharped toothed foliage. Loved by pollinators, this plant does best in dappled shade. Excellent for woodland gardens where the flowers will light up the landscape.

• Height: 4’-6’

• Spread: 2’-4’

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: June to August

• Light: Partial Shade – Full Shade

• Moisture: Average - Wet

• Attracts: Pollinators

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Ferns, wild geranium, coral bells, wild blue phlox

Photo: Peter Mancuso

Bring natural warmth and lasting durability to your garden, patio, or entryway with this handcrafted 18” x 36” lined cedar planter. Made from premium cedar, it showcases the wood’s rich grain and warm tones while offering exceptional resistance to rot, decay, and insects—perfect for long-term outdoor use in any climate.

Designed with both beauty and practicality in mind, the planter features a fitted interior liner that helps retain soil and moisture while protecting the wood from constant contact with damp soil. This liner extends the life of the planter and keeps your planting environment tidy, making it ideal for flowers, herbs, ornamental grasses, or compact vegetables.

The generous 36-inch provides ample planting space for lush arrangements or layered seasonal displays.  Its clean, rectangular profile complements both modern and traditional landscapes, making it a versatile accent for decks, porches, balconies, and garden beds.

Features

• 18" L x 36" W x 16" D

• Crafted from naturally rot- and insect-resistant cedar

• Interior liner protects wood and helps retain soil

• Spacious planting area for flowers, herbs, or vegetables

• Suitable for outdoor or indoor use with proper drainage

• Classic rectangular design for any décor style

A timeless and functional addition to any planting space, this lined cedar planter offers the perfect balance of natural beauty, durability, and gardening ease.

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Flowers are in showy clusters with small pale lavender or white flowers.  Flower nectar attracts beneficial insects.  Fast spreading and drought tolerant. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 24-36”

• Spread: 12-18”

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: July, August, September

• Light: Full sun to partial shade

• Moisture: Dry, wet

• Attracts: Birds, hummingbirds, and butterflies   

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Coastal Joe Pye weed, blazing star, wild bergamot, switchgrass, Culver’s root, little bluestem

Photo by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Heliopsis helianthoides

This showy perennial resembles a true sunflower, but unlike sunflowers, its rays persist on the flowerheads.  It’s easily grown and is a good choice for dry sites or clay soil.

• Height: Up to about 5 feet tall.

• Pot size: 1 qt

• Bloom time: June, July, August, September

• Light: Full sun to part shade

• Moisture: Dry

• Attracts: Hummingbirds

• Deer resistance:  Yes

• Companion Plants: Black eyed Susan, phlox, coreopsis, miscanthus, bee balm, purple coneflower, milkweed

Eupatorium colestinum

Lovely, low-growing perennial. Soft blue-purple flowers add great late-season color attracting butterflies and other pollinators. Good cut flower. This cultivar is smaller than the straight species.

• Height: 15-18”

• Spread: 20”

• Pot size: 3 qt.

• Bloom time: August-September

• Light: Full sun, light shade

• Moisture: Average, Moist

• Attracts: Butterflies, birds, and other pollinators

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Purple coneflower, tickseed, cardinal flower, NY ironweed, brown-eyed Susan

Photo: Glover Perennials

Sambucus canadensis

An elegant arching shrub with enormous white flower clusters that turn to dark black berries that the birds love. Fast Growing. Remove canes every few years for best performance. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 6’- 10’

• Pot size: 6 qt

• Bloom time:  June

• Light:   Full sun-Part shade

• Moisture:  Average- Moist Tolerant

• Attracts: Butterflies, pollinators, and birds

• Deer Resistance:  No

• Companion Plants: Winterberry, phlox and bee balm

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Spiraea tomentosa

Mounding shrub with spires of showy pink flowers. Attractive reddish-gold fall foliage. Raingarden suitable. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height:  3-4’

• Spread: 3-4’

• Pot size: 6 qt.

• Bloom time:  July-August

• Light:   Full Sun

• Moisture:  Moist, Wet

• Attracts: Butterflies, birds and pollinators

• Deer resistance:  Yes

• Companion Plants: New Jersey tea, white turtlehead, American elderberry, common ninebark, buttonbush    

Sporobolus heterolepis

Fine textured foliage forms flowing light green and gold mounds. Lovely orange gold fall color. Attractively scented flowers 30” tall. Great for meadows, container, and accent plantings.

• Height: 3 - 4’

• Spread: 3’

• Pot size: 1 qt.

• Bloom time: August- October

• Light: Full sun

• Moisture: Dry, average, wet

• Attracts: Butterflies, pollinators, birds

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Purple coneflower, little bluestem, asters, butterfly weed

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Sanguisorba canadensis

White bottle-brush-shaped flowers. Forms clumps of attractive saw-toothed foliage. Graceful accents for the late-season garden. Due to habitat loss, American Burnet is listed as threatened or endangered throughout much of its native range. This underappreciated species is native to much of the northeastern and northwestern coasts of North America.

• Height: 4-6’

• Spread: 2-3’

• Pot size:  4 qt.

• Bloom time:  August, September

• Light:   Full sun-Part shade

• Moisture:  Average, Wet

• Attracts: Pollinators, butterflies, bees

• Deer Resistance: No

• Companion Plants: Purple coneflower, anise hyssop, blazing star

Photo: Gregory Strosnider

Clematis virginiana

Rapid climbing, twining vine with sweetly aromatic, pure white flowers that bloom in late summer to fall. Once the flowers fade, they give way to attractive, plume-like seed-heads. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 12 - 20’

• Spread: 3 - 6’

• Pot size: 4 qt. trellised

• Bloom time: August, September, October

• Light: Full sun, part shade

• Moisture: Average, Wet

• Attracts: Provides nesting material for birds, provides cover for wildlife

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Foxglove, bellflower, American elderberry, button brush, white dogwood, spotted Joe Pye weed

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Fragaria virginiana ‘Intensity’

A low-growing, fast-spreading groundcover with white flowers in spring and sweet edible berries that appear early to mid-summer. It tolerates foot traffic and is an excellent alternative to conventional lawns. This cultivar has larger berries than the straight species.

• Height: 2-5”

• Spread: 1 – 2’

• Pot size: 1 qt.

• Bloom time: May

• Light: Sun, part sun

• Moisture: Average

• Attracts: Pollinators, songbirds, host plant for Grey Hairstreak Butterfly

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Pennsylvania sedge, asters, purple coneflower

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Comptonia peregrina

Small, low-maintenance perennial with wonderfully aromatic, fern-like leaves. Tolerates wet conditions, wind, and drought. Yellowish-green blossoms in Spring. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 2’ - 5’

• Spread: 4’ - 8’

• Pot size: 3 qt.

• Bloom time: April, May

• Light: Full sun, part shade

• Moisture: Average, wet, dry

• Attracts: Pollinators, provides nesting materials for birds

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Bearberry, New Jersey tea, little bluestem

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Symphyotrichum (Aster) novi-belgii

Showy sprays of blue-violet or pink-to-white blossoms with yellow disk centers. A great addition to fall gardens as an important food source for pollinators late in the season. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 3 - 4’

• Spread: 3’

• Pot size: 1 qt.

• Bloom time: September, October

• Light: Full sun

• Moisture: Average

• Attracts: Butterflies, pollinators

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Yarrow, Solidago cassia, bee balm, coastal Joe Pye weed

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Athyrium filix-femina ‘Lady in Red’

Often found near streams and ponds, Lady Fern is a large clustered fern that can reach 3 ft in favorable conditions. The ‘Lady in Red’ cultivar sports bright red stems and light green bipinnate fronds with finely-toothed leaflets, which give it a light, lacy appearance. Perfect for the back of the shade and woodland border, it prefers rich and moist soil, though it tolerates drier conditions than most other ferns. Every few years it can be easily divided in the spring, once the crown has grown above soil level. Lady Fern is not affected by serious pests or diseases, but is not deer resistant.

• Height: 18 - 30”

• Spread: 1.5 - 2.5’

• Pot size: 3 qt.

• Bloom time: Non-flowering

• Light: Part shade, shade

• Moisture: Average

• Attracts: Birds

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Yarrow, Solidago cassia, bee balm, coastal Joe Pye weed

Photo: CCE MGV Ginger Hughes

Aruncus dioicus

Tall, showy, cream-colored plumes of flowers with fern-like foliage. Excellent background plant for borders in shade and woodland gardens. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 4 - 6’

• Spread: 2 - 4’

• Pot size: 3 qt.

• Bloom time: April, May

• Light: Full sun, part shade

• Moisture: Average, Wet

• Attracts: Birds, butterflies, pollinators, host plant for Dusky Azure Butterfly

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Columbine, Virginia bluebells, bloodroot, foamflower, cranesbill geranium

1st Photo: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Site: https://www.wildflower.org/

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Ilex verticillata

Slow-growing deciduous shrub with upright rounded habit. Dark green leaves with inconspicuous greenish-white flowers. The beauty of this shrub is the red berries which provide interest from the winter through to spring. One male winterberry is needed to pollinate 6-10 female plants.

• Height: 6 - 12’

• Spread: 6 - 12’

• Pot size: 3 qt.

• Bloom time: June, July

• Light: Full sun, part shade

• Moisture: Average, wet

• Attracts: Birds such as gray catbirds, eastern bluebirds, American robins, cedar waxwings and woodpeckers, butterflies

• Deer Resistance: Not preferred but deer will browse

• Companion Plants: Purple coneflower, coastal Joe Pye weed, arrowwood viburnum, switchgrass

Photo: Brundage, Stephanie Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center

Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’

This is a long blooming climbing vine with fragrant blue lilac-colored flowers and glossy foliage that can be trained on deck railings, pergolas, arbors or fences. Can climb up to 30’. Vines need regular pruning to train and shape. This cultivar is considered a dwarf wisteria.

• Height: 6’ plus

• Spread: 10’ - 15’

• Pot size: 4 qt.

• Bloom time: June, July, August

• Light: Full sun

• Moisture: Average, Moist

• Attracts: Butterflies, pollinators

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Little bluestem, ferns, bee balm, Labrador violet

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Viburnum dentatum

This shrub adds plenty of seasonal interest to any landscape. Creamy white flowers in flat-topped clusters appear in late spring followed by blue-black berry-like drupes. Dark blue fruits are a favorite for migrating songbirds. In the fall dark green leaves take on the fall shades of yellow, red, or reddish-purple. This plant can be a large statement piece in your garden. It is also good for rain gardens and is salt tolerant. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 6-12’

• Spread: 6 - 10’

• Pot size: 6 qt.

• Bloom time: May, June

• Light: Full sun, part shade

• Moisture: Average, Moist

• Attracts: Birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators

• Deer Resistance: Moderate

• Companion Plants: Red osier dogwood, common ninebark, coral bells, lady fern, New England aster, New York aster, aromatic aster

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Vernonia noveboracensis

This lovely versatile perennial has a strong vertical presence with clusters of deep lavender to violet flower heads. Showy seed-heads that add winter interest. Use in a rain garden, cottage garden, meadow, along streams or ponds or the back of the border. Prune for different heights or if a shorter plant is desired. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 4 – 7’

• Spread: 2 - 4’

• Pot size: 4 qt.

• Bloom time: August, September

• Light: Full sun, part shade

• Moisture: Average, Moist

• Attracts: Birds, hummingbirds, butterflies, pollinators

• Deer Resistance: Moderate

• Companion Plants: Swamp Milkweed, Cardinal Flower, White Turtlehead

Pycnanthemum muticum

Clustered Mountain Mint, is a clump-forming, aromatic perennial. Given the right conditions, this plant will spread by rhizomes; if spreading is not desired you can prune the roots in the spring. From mid to late summer the foliage is adorned by clusters of small pink, white or lavender flowers that will attract a multitude of pollinators. Easy to grow. Northeastern U.S. Native.

• Height: 24- 36”

• Spread: 3 - 4’

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: July to September

• Light: Full sun, part shade

• Moisture: Average, Moist

• Attracts: Birds, hummingbirds, butterflies, bees

• Deer Resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Wild bergamot, butterfly weed, purple coneflower, anise hyssop, golden rod, red cardinal flower, blazing star, little blue stem.

Photo: CCE MGV Ginger Hughes

Heuchera americana ‘Green Spice’

A lovely variety of Coral Bells that have lobed, rounded, dark green-edged silver leaves with smooth burgundy veins. In fall the leaves turn pumpkin-orange and red. In late spring to midsummer, it gets small, bell-shaped creamy white flowers. This cultivar is prized for its foliage.

• Height: 24-28”

• Spread: 16”

• Pot size: 3 qt.

• Bloom time: Late spring to midsummer

• Light: Part shade

• Moisture: Average, Dry

• Attracts: Butterflies

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Bloodroot, Christmas fern, aromatic aster

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Clethra alnifolia

Fragrant white flowers appear as dense, narrow, cylindric spikes. Plants should be spaced 4'-6' apart.

• Height: 3 - 8' 

• Pot Size: 6 qt

• Bloom Time: July - August

• Sun: Full to Partial

• Moisture: Average, Well Drained, Moist

• Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

• Deer Resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants: Black-eyed Susan, cardinal flower

Onoclea sensibilis

Attractive foliage with seed heads that provide winter interest. Spreads slowly forming colonies in ideal conditions with moist soils and room to grow.  

• Height: 12”-18” 

• Spread: 18”-36” 

• Pot size: 3 qt 

• Bloom time: N/A 

• Light: Shade-Part Sun 

• Moisture: Damp-Medium  

• Attracts: N/A 

• Deer resistance: Yes 

• Companion Plants: Showy swamp milkweed,, coastal Joe Pye weed, white turtlehead, pink turtlehead, broad leafed sedge

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Chelone glabra

Sun-loving, wetland perennial with flowers that resemble a turtle's head, attract bumblebees which have the strength to pry open the bloom to get to the nectar among other pollinators.  Host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly and the flowers are attractive to butterflies.  Turtlehead can grow 2 to 3 feet tall and works well in sun or partially shady locations. Turtlehead grows well in moist locations and is deer resistant.

• Height: 24”-36”

• Pot Size: 3 qt

• Bloom Time: July - September

• Sun: Partial

• Moisture: Average, Wet

• Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

• Deer Resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants: Rose mallow, cardinal flower, sedges, coastal Joe Pye weed, marsh milkweed, meadowrue

Photo: Kingdon, John. Chelone glabra flowers from a plant in cultivation. 2008. Web. 19 March 2018.< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chelone-glabra.jpg>.

Baptisia australis

Foot-long lupine like spires of true blue pea-like flowers. Almost shrub-like appearance.

• Height: 35”-48”

• Pot Size: 3 qt

• Bloom Time: May - June

• Sun: Full to Partial

• Moisture: Dry to Average

• Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

• Deer Resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants: Butterfly weed, cranesbill geraniums, purple coneflower, Eastern bluestar and Amsonia

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Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’

A staple in perennial gardens since it mixes well with other perennials. Tubular, lavender-pink sweetly scented flowers bloom mid-summer to early autumn. The individual flowers of this type of phlox are smaller than the straight species. This cultivar scored high on the Mt Cuba pollinator trials.

• Height: 4’-5’

• Spread: 2’-3’

• Pot Size: 4 qt

• Bloom Time: July - September

• Sun: Full to Partial

• Moisture: Average, Well drained

• Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

• Deer Resistant: No

• Companion Plants: Culver's root, coastal Joe Pye weed, brown eyed Susan, switchgrass, false sunflower

Aquilegia canadensis

Light yellow to red flowers are good for naturalizing. Remove flowering stems after bloom to encourage additional bloom. Self-sows and blooms in the shade.

• Height: 10”

• Width: 8”-10”

• Pot Size: 1 qt

• Bloom Time: April - June

• Sun: Partial to Shade

• Moisture: Average, Well Drained

• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

• Deer Resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants: Brown eyed Susan, cardinal flower, creeping phlox, milkweed, coral bells, ferns

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae

Large, showy plant with flowers ranging from lavender to blue to white. Most common are showy purple flowers with orange-yellow centers. Plant with goldenrod for an attractive fall garden display.

• Height: 24'“-60”

• Pot Size: 1 qt

• Bloom Time: August - October

• Sun: Shade to Partial

• Moisture: Average, Well Drained

• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies

• Deer Resistant: Yes

• Companion Plants: Goldenrod, ironweed, mountain mint, big bluestem, swamp milkweed, wild bergamot, yarrow, blazing star, purple coneflower

Hypericum prolificum

A compact, slow growing, rounded shrub with dark green, narrow leaves. Interesting, bright, yellow, 1-inch flowers cover the plant in early summer and give way to cone shaped seed clusters once they fade. Bark of older stems exfoliates to reveal an attractive, pale orange inner bark. Plant in groups along the shrub border or use it as a hedge. Tolerates some drought once established. Will grow in a variety of soils including clay. Native to the Northeastern US.  

• Height: 1’-5’ 

• Spread: 1’-4’ 

• Pot size:  6 qt

• Bloom time: June-August 

• Light: Full Sun- Part Shade 

• Moisture: Average 

• Attracts: Birds, Bumblebees 

• Deer resistance: Yes 

• Companion Plants: Serviceberry, New Jersey tea, bee balm 

  Photo credit: Erin Hunt-cc wikimedia

Solidago flexicaulis

Solidago flexicaulis earned its common name from the stems, which sometimes grow in a zig-zag pattern. Yellow flowers appear in clusters on the upper part of the stems.  It is tolerant of shade and clay soils.  As with other goldenrods, this species is a pollinator powerhouse, supporting dozens of species of butterflies, moths, and bees. Northeastern U.S. Native

• Height: 1-3’

• Spread: 1-3’

• Pot size: 3 qt

• Bloom time: July to October

• Light: Full Sun to Part Shade to Shade

• Moisture: Medium to Dry

• Attracts: Butterflies, bees, Pollinator Powerhouse Plant, Keystone Species - read our article HERE

• Deer resistance: Yes

• Companion Plants: Foamflower, Jacob’s ladder, columbine

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Lined Cedar Planter – 16" length x 16" wide x 16" depth

This 16 x 16 x 16 planter is perfect for small spaces.  Excellent planter for a mini herb garden.  Ideal for Townhome, Condominium or even Apartment gardens.

Features

• 16" L x 16" W x 16" D

• Crafted from naturally rot- and insect-resistant cedar

• Interior liner protects wood and helps retain soil

• Spacious planting area for flowers, herbs, or vegetables

• Suitable for outdoor or indoor use with proper drainage

• Classic rectangular design for any décor style