Why go with native plants? 1. Indigenous to where you live for eons!’ 2. Adapted to our local climate for eons! 3. Provides a reliable food course for wildlife and insects! 4. Once established requires little maintenance! 5. Does not need fertilizers, pesticides not extensive watering 6. Native plants are just as attractive as exotic ones!

1. Native Plants for your Home Garden

4. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

5. Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

6. Goat’s Beard (Aruncus dioicus)

7. Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

8. Bluets (Houstonia caerulea)

10. Purple Trillium (Trillium erectum)

11. Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflora)

12. Crested Iris (Iris cristata)

13. Toadstool Trillium (Trillium luteum)

14. Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

16. Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)

17. Beardstongue (Penstemon digitalis)

18. Common Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)

19. Black Cohosh (Cimifuga racemosa)

20. White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

21. Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

22. Wild Geranium (Geranium macutatum)

23. Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata0

24. W ild Lupine (Lupine Russell hybrid)

25. Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

27. Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

28. Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)

29. Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

30. New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)

31. Bee Balm (Monarda Didyma)

32. False Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)

33. Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

34. Harebell ( Campanula Rostufolia )

35. Turk’s Cap Lily (Lilium superbum)

36. Joe Pye Weed ( Eupatorium fistulosum)

37. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia Cardinalis)

38. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)

39. Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

40. Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

41. Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

42. Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

44. Pinxterbloom Azalea (Azalea cultivar)

45. Buttonbush ( Crphalanthus occidentalis0

46. Chokeberry ( Aronia arbutifolia)

47. Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum alnifolia)

48. Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alterniflora)

49. Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)

50. Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)

51. Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)

52. American Redbud (Spiraea tomentosa)

53. Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum Alnifolia)

54. Viburnum Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)

55. Virginia Rose (Rosa virginianus)

56. Viburnum Wintethur (Viburnum nudum)

57. Butterfly Garden at Rahway Riverfront Park