Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Indian Grass BINOMIAL: Sorghastrum nutans FamilyPoaceaeCdn Native RangeSouthern Quebec west to SaskatchewanNatural habitatfields, tallgrass prairies, open woods, dry slopes, roadsidesTypeperennial grass Featuresattractive blue-green foliage; showy bronze flowerheads;…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Little bluestem BINOMIAL: Schizachyrium scoparium FamilyPoaceae (Grass)Cdn Native RangeNative in all Canadian provinces except NS and NLNatural habitatprairies, sandy shores, alvarsTypewarm season grassFeaturesblue-green foliage becomes…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Sweetgrass BINOMIAL: Hierochloe odorata aka Anthoxanthum nitens FamilyPoaceae (Grass)Cdn Native RangeEastern CanadaNatural habitatmarshes, wet meadows, wetland edgesTypecool season grassFeaturesyellow foliage in the fall; vanilla fragrance, also when…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Bearberry, Kinnikinick BINOMIAL: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi FamilyEricaceaeCdn Native Rangeall of Canada except NB, NS, PENatural habitatopen woodlandsTypesmall woody shrub; spreading woody stems, branchesFeaturespink white flowers in spring;…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Windflower BINOMIAL: Anemone canadensis FamilyRanunculaceae Cdn Native Rangenative across southern Canada including central OntarioNatural habitatmoist meadows, streambanks, open woods, thickets, lake edges Typeherbaceous perennial Featuresshowy white flowers, deeply…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Canada Mayflower BINOMIAL: Maianthemum canadense Familyformerly Lilliaceae, now RuscaceaeCdn Native Rangeall Canadian provinces, SW of NWT, SE of YukonNatural habitatwoodland, talus, rocky slopes, sandy pine…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Field Pussytoes BINOMIAL: Antennaria neglecta FamilyAsteraceaeCdn Native Rangeall provinces except NLNatural habitatfields, prairies, open woodlands, roadsides, dry meadowsTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturestufted white to pale pink flower that…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Heartleaf Foamflower BINOMIAL: Tiarella cordifolia (synonymous with Tiarella stolonifera) FamilySaxifragaceaeCdn Native Range Ontario, Quebec, Maritime provinces Natural habitatedge of forest Typeherbaceous perennialFeaturesbottlebrush spiky flower, ornamental foliage Growth habitmounding, rounded, short, clumping…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Anise Hyssop BINOMIAL: Agastache foeniculum FamilyLamiaceae (Mint family)Cdn Native RangeOntario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, North West TerritoriesNatural habitatoak savannas, rocky woodlands, prairies, dry upland forested areas, plains…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Boreal Yarrow * BINOMIAL: Achillea borealis FamilyAsteracaeCdn Native RangeAlaska, Canada, NE of USANatural habitatprairies, open forests, disturbed areasTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesfern-like leaves, small white flowers, aromatic ferny…