Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Marsh Marigold (and many more) BINOMIAL: Caltha palustris FamilyAsteraceaeCdn Native RangeCanadaNatural habitatmarshes, swamps, stream banks and ditches Typeherbaceous perennialFeaturesclusters of large buttercup like yellow flowers on tall…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Prairie Smoke, Grandpa’s Whiskers BINOMIAL: Geum triflorum FamilyRosaceae (Rose family) Cdn Native RangeWidely distributed across all provinces from Ontario westwardNatural habitatdry open woods, prairies, open slopes and…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: pale purple coneflower BINOMIAL: Echinacea pallida Family Asteraceae Cdn Native Range Southwestern Ontario Natural habitat tallgrass prairie, open meadows, roadsides Type herbaceous perennial Features showy flower, fragrant, excellent cut and/or dried flower Growth habit upright, clump forming; open, airy habit; deep taproot Mature height 60–100…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Smooth Blue Aster BINOMIAL: Symphyotrichum laeve FamilyAsteraceaeCdn Native Rangecentral Ontario, Quebec, prairie provinces Natural habitatprairies, open woods, meadows, roadsides, rocky slopes, Typeherbaceous perennial Featuresshowy blue-violet flowers, nectar rich,…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Swamp Rose Mallow BINOMIAL: Hibiscus moscheutos FamilyMalvaceaeCdn Native RangeOntarioNatural habitatwetlands, flood plains, riparian corridorsTypeherbaceous perennialFeatureslarge bushy plant produces multiple large showy flowersGrowth habitupright, bushy habit,…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Woolly Blue Violet BINOMIAL: Viola sororia FamilyViolaceaeCdn Native RangeOntario, Manitoba, SaskatchewanNatural habitatmoist woodlands, lawns, borders, naturalized landscape Typeherbaceous perennialFeaturesglossy heart shaped leaves topped with 5-petalled…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Wild Bergamot BINOMIAL: Monarda fistulosa FamilyLamiaceaeCdn Native RangeNorth America wideNatural habitatdry fields, prairie, roadsidesTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesshowy flower, summer colour, winter interest, scentGrowth habittall, spreading, branching stemsMature…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Wild Red Columbine BINOMIAL: Aquilegia canadensis FamilyRanunculaceaeCdn Native RangeSaskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, QuebecNatural habitatmeadow understory, woodlands, forest edgesTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesintriguingly shaped, coloured flowers; hybridizes with non-native columbinesGrowth…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Black Chokeberry BINOMIAL: Aronia melanocarpa FamilyRosaceaeCdn Native RangeNFLD to OntarioNatural habitatdry soils; moist thickets to a bog swamp habitatTypedeciduous woody shrubFeaturesshowy flowers and berries against…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Northern bush honeysuckle BINOMIAL: Diervilla lonicera FamilyCaprifoliaceaeCdn Native Rangeacross Canada from Newfoundland to SaskatchewanNatural habitatcommonly found in rocky exposed sites that have dry, or infertile…