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Native Plant Information

These plants are from a small-scale nursery in Omemee called Grow Wild, who specialize in native plants for restoration projects and native plant gardens.

Plants are grown from seeds collected from local indigenous plants to ensure high survival rates. When these native plants grow in suitable habitat they thrive because they are genetically adapted to the conditions. Only a small percentage of seeds are collected, but from many plants within a population to ensure high genetic diversity.

Not all plants are put under grow lights in the spring as they would be at large-scale operations, and many fall blooming plants may not be out of dormancy at the time of pick up. These plants will be smaller at purchase.

These plants are perennials and are already one or more years old, not seedlings from this year. Despite plant size, the root stock will be viable.

Woodland Plants (Perennials)

Common Name	Latin Name	Bloom Time	Bloom Colour	Height	Soil	Light
Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	April – June	White	7 – 30 cm	Moist to Wet, Sand, Loam, Clay	Shade
Blue-stem goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Aug – Oct	Yellow	30 – 90 cm	Dry to Normal, Loam, Humus	Shade to Part Shade
Bunchberry	Cornus canadensis	April – June	White	7 – 20 cm	Normal to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam, Humus, Acidic	Sun to Part Shade
Common blue violet	Viola sororia	April – June	Blue – Purple	7 – 20 cm	Normal to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Heart-leaved aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Aug – Oct	Purple	90 – 180 cm	Moist, Clay, Loam, Sand	Sun
Ostrich fern	Matteuccia struthiopteris	No Flower	None	20 – 50 cm	Moist to Wet, Loam, Humus	Part Sun, Shade, Sun
Wild geranium	Geranium maculatum	May – June	Purple	30 – 60 cm	Dry to Normal, Sand, Loam	Sun to Shade
Wild ginger	Asarum canadense	April – May	Red – Purple	15 – 30 cm	Normal to Wet, Sand, Loam, Clay	Shade to Part Shade
Zig-zag goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Aug – Oct	Yellow	30 – 100 cm	Moist, Sand, Loam, Humus, Acidic	Shade to Part Shade

Meadow Plants (Perennials)

Common Name	Latin Name	Bloom Time	Bloom Colour	Height	Soil	Light
Black eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	June – Aug	Yellow	30 – 50 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Common milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	June – Aug	Pink	60 – 120 cm	Dry to Normal, Sand, Loam, Clay	Sun
Dense blazing star	Liatris spicata	June – Aug	Purple	30 – 180 cm	Moist, Sand, Loam	Sun
Flat-topped aster	Doellingeria umbellata	Aug – Oct	White	60 – 200 cm	Normal to Wet	Sun
Foxglove beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	Aug – Oct	White	30 – 100 cm	Dry to Moist, Clay, Sand, Loam, Acidic	Sun to Part Shade
Golden Alexander	Zizia aurea	Apr – June	Yellow	30 – 75 cm	Dry to Wet, Clay, Sand, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Heath aster	Symphyotrichum ericoides	Aug – Oct	White	30 – 90 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam, Humus	Sun
New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Aug – Oct	Purple	90 – 210 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Sky blue aster	Symphyotrichum oolentangiense	Aug – Oct	Blue, Purple	90 – 180 cm	Dry to Moist, Average Soils	Sun to Shade
Wild bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Aug – Oct	Purple	60 – 120 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam, Humus	Sun
Wild columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	April – June	Red	30 – 90 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Wild strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	April – June	White	5 – 25 cm	Dry to Normal, Clay, Sand	Sun to Part Shade

Meadow Plants (Grass)

Common Name	Latin Name	Bloom Time	Bloom Colour	Height	Soil	Light
Big bluestem	Andropogon gerardii	Aug – Oct	Blue – Purple	90 – 250 cm	Normal to Moist, Sand, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Canada wild rye	Elymus canadensis	Aug – Oct	Green – Brown	90 – 150 cm	Dry to Moist, Clay, Sand	Sun to Shade
Indian grass	Sorghastrum nutans	Aug – Oct	Brown – Red	90 – 240 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam	Sun to Part Shade

Shoreline Plants (Perennials)

Common Name	Latin Name	Bloom Time	Bloom Colour	Height	Soil	Light
Blue flag iris	Iris versicolor	April – June	Blue – Purple	60 – 90 cm	Moist, Wet	Sun to Part Shade
Blue vervain	Verbena hastata	June – Aug	Blue – Purple	60 – 180 cm	Normal to Wet, Clay, Loam, Sand	Sun to Part Shade
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Aug – Oct	White	60 – 160 cm	Wet to Moist, Clay, Sand, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Cardinal flower	Lobelia cardinalis	June – Aug	Red	60 – 120 cm	Normal to Wet, Loam, Humus	Sun to Part Shade
Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	June – Aug	Pink	60 – 180 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Loam	Sun
Red osier dogwood (shrub)	Cornus stolonifera	April – June	White	1.5 – 4 m	Normal to Wet, Clay, Sand, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Spotted Joe-pye weed	Eutrochium maculatum	June – Aug	Pink	60 – 180 cm	Normal to Wet, Clay, Sand, Loam, Humus	Sun to Part Shade
Swamp milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	June – Aug	Pink	30 – 150 cm	Normal to Wet, Clay, Sand, Loam, Humus	Sun
Sweet ox-eye	Heliopsis helianthoides	June – Aug	Yellow	50 – 150 cm	Dry to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
White turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Aug – Oct	White	30 – 90 cm	Moist to Wet, Acidic	Shade, Part Shade, Sun

Trees

Common Name	Latin Name	Bloom Time	Bloom Colour	Height	Soil	Light
Eastern tamarack (Coniferous)	Larix laricina	April – May	Red	12 – 25 m	Normal to Moist, Sand, Loam	Sun
Red maple (Deciduous)	Acer rubrum	April – June	Red	12 – 25 m	Moist to Wet, Loam, Humus	Sun to Shade
Red oak (Deciduous)	Quercus rubra	April – May	Yellow, Green, Brown	20 – 30 m	Dry, Moist, Loamy Sand	Sun to Shade
Sugar maple (Deciduous)	Acer saccharum	April – June	Yellow, Green	20 – 35 m	Normal to Moist, Sand, Loam, Humus	Sun to Shade
White spruce (Coniferous)	Picea glauca	April – June	Red	20 – 30 m	Normal to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam	Sun to Part Shade

Shrubs

Common Name	Latin Name	Bloom Time	Bloom Colour	Height	Soil	Light
Black cherry	Prunus serotina	April – June	White	6 – 10 m	Moist, Clay, Sand, Loam	Part Shade
Canada elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	June – July	White	1 – 4.5 m	Moist to wet, Sand, Clay, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Grey dogwood	Cornus racemosa	April – June	White, Green	3.5 – 11 m	Moist, Clay, Loam, Sand	Sun to Shade
Meadowsweet	Spiraea alba	April – June	White	2 – 3 m	Dry to Moist, Sand, Loam	Sun to Part Shade
Nannyberry	Viburnum lentago	May – June	White	2 – 4.5 m	Dry to Moist, Sand, Loam, Clay	Sun to Part Shade
Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius	May – June	White	1 – 3 m	Dry to Moist, Sand, Loam, Clay	Sun to Part Shade
Swamp rose	Rosa palustris	June – Aug	Pink	0.5 – 2 m	Moist to Wet, Clay, Loam, Sand	Sun to Part Shade