Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Buttonbush BINOMIAL: Cephalanthus occidentalis FamilyRubiaceaeCdn Native Range All of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEINatural habitatwetlands, or areas that stay wet all or most of the…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Fragrant Sumac BINOMIAL: Rhus aromatica FamilyAnacardiaceae (cashew)Cdn Native Rangesouthern and eastern Canada, primary range from Ontario to western QuebecNatural habitatdry, rocky or sandy areas, including open…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: American Elderberry BINOMIAL: Sambucus canadensis FamilyAdoxaceaeCdn Native Rangeall of CanadaNatural habitatmoist meadows, wetlands, stream banks, fields and open areas, thicketsTypewoody deciduous shrubFeaturestiny white flowers in large,…
By Anna Sauve, Master Gardener These perennial selections are reliable, more disease resistant, have good shape and form, and require little work in terms of pruning and trimming. They are all plants of size and…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Nannyberry BINOMIAL: Viburnum lentago FamilyAdoxaceaeCdn Native RangeSouthern NB, QU, along the Great Lakes corridor, southern MN and SKNatural habitatopen woodlands, meadows, older fallow farmlands Typedeciduous woody…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Ninebark BINOMIAL: Physocarpus opulifolius FamilyRosaceae (Rose)Cdn Native RangeOntario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New BrunswickNatural habitatopen meadow, woodlandsTypewoody shrubFeaturesshowy flowers, showy berries, excellent fall colour, exfoliating barkGrowth…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Red-Osier Dogwood BINOMIAL: Cornus sericea aka Cornus stolinifera FamilyCornaceaeCdn Native Rangeall of CanadaNatural habitatopen wetlands, damp woods, stream banksTypewoody deciduous shrubFeaturesshowy stems and berries, fall colour, winter interestGrowth…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: American Witch Hazel BINOMIAL: Hamamelis virginiana FamilyHamamelidaceae (Witch hazel)Cdn Native RangeSouthern Ontario areas, especially Norfolk County, Quebec to MaritimesNatural habitatpartial shade; moist sites; often in…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Black Gum (also known as Black Tupelo) BINOMIAL: Nyssa sylvatica FamilyNyssaceaeCdn Native Range Limited areas of Southern Ontario, particularly near Lake Erie Natural habitatwet forest edges, meadows…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Bur Oak SCIENTIFIC NAME: Quercus macrocarpa FamilyBeechCdn Native Rangeall of SK, MN, ON, NBNatural habitatDeep, rich bottomlands to rocky uplands; grasslandsFeaturesThe most common native member…