Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Wild Bergamot BINOMIAL: Monarda fistulosa FamilyLamiaceaeCdn Native RangeNorth America wideNatural habitatdry fields, prairie, roadsidesTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesshowy flower, summer colour, winter interest, scentGrowth habittall, spreading, branching stemsMature…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Wild Red Columbine BINOMIAL: Aquilegia canadensis FamilyRanunculaceaeCdn Native RangeSaskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, QuebecNatural habitatmeadow understory, woodlands, forest edgesTypeherbaceous perennialFeaturesintriguingly shaped, coloured flowers; hybridizes with non-native columbinesGrowth…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Wild Geranium, cranesbillBINOMIAL: Geranium maculatum FamilyGeraniaceaeCdn Native Rangefrom MN eastward through ON, QU, NS, and NLNatural habitatopen woodlands, wetlands, limestone, rocky soil, etc.Typeherbaceous perennial…