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…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Black-Eyed Susan BINOMIAL: Rudbeckia hirta FamilyAsteraceae Cdn Native Rangemuch of southern Canada including central Ontario Natural habitatopen meadows, roadsides, open woods, sandy or rocky sites Typeherbaceous perennial, short-livedFeaturesshowy…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Dense Blazing Star BINOMIAL: Liatris spicata FamilyAsteraceaeCdn Native RangeOntarioNatural habitatopen woodlands, wetlands, limestone, rocky soil, etc.Typeherbaceous perennialFeaturesa showy flower with vertical puffy spikes of purple…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Blue vervain BINOMIAL: Verbena hastata FamilyVerbenaceaeCdn Native RangeBC, SK, MB, ON, QU, NS, NB, PENatural habitatwet meadows, stream banks, wet river banks, fieldsTypeherbaceous perennial, Featuresshowy purple…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Common Boneset BINOMIAL: Eupatorium perfoliatum FamilyAsteraceae (Aster Family)Native Range:Eastern Canada to FL, west to eastern Dakotas, west to NV, east to KS, north to TXTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesflat topped…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) BINOMIAL: Lobelia cardinalis FamilyCampanulaceae (Bellflower family) Cdn Native Rangeeastern and central regions of ON, QU, NB, MN, SK Natural habitatditches, ravines, stream banks, roadsides,…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Dutchman’s Breeches BINOMIAL: Dicentra cucullaria FamilyPapaveraceae (formerly Fumariaceae) Cdn Native RangeOntario, Quebec, Manitoba Natural habitatdeciduous woods and clearings, in rich loam soils, often found at the bases of…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Tall Ironweed, aka Giant Ironweed BINOMIAL: Vernonia gigantea FamilyAsteraceae (Aster Family)Cdn Native RangeOntarioNatural habitatdamp areas in fields or along forest edges and streamsTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesshowy bright magenta…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Joe-Pye Weed BINOMIAL: Eutrochium purpureum FamilyAsteraceaeCdn Native RangeOntario and ManitobaNatural habitatdamp meadows, near streams or in drainage ditchesTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturessmall mauve or pink-purple flowers on tall stemsGrowth…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Lady Fern aka Northern Lady Fern BINOMIAL: Athyrium filix-femina aka Athyrium angustum FamilyDryopteridaceaeCdn Native Rangeall Canadian provinces Natural habitatforests, forest edges, swamps, woodlandsTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesfine textured, lacy foliage, sometimes…