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: SilverweedBINOMIAL: Argentina anserina FamilyRosaceaeCdn Native Rangeall provinces and territoriesNatural habitatopen woodlands, roadsides, clear cut areas, waste areas, abandoned fields, disturbed sites, sandy dunes, beaches,…