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…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Scarlet Beebalm, Red Bergamot, Oswego teaBINOMIAL: Monarda didyma FamilyLamiaceae (mint)Cdn Native Range Native to OntarioNatural habitatWoodland edgeTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesBright red showy flower; good cut flower; seed heads…
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: Butterfly MilkweedBINOMIAL: Asclepias tuberosa FamilyAsclepiadaceae (Milkweed)Cdn Native RangeCanadaNatural habitatFields, open woods or on roadsides; can also be found on stream marginsTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesdistinctive showy orange…
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…