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…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Lance-Leaved Coreopsis BINOMIAL: Coreopsis lanceolata FamilyAsteraceaeCdn Native Rangeprimarily Southern OntarioNatural habitatopen woodlands, prairie, plains, meadows, pasturesTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesshowy flower, fast growingGrowth habitclump forming, upright, rounded, multi-stemmedMature height 45–75cm…
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…