GROUNDS FOR NATURE

NATIVE PLANTS 2008

Terra DeMedici

(304)258-3687

terra@groundsfornature.com

www.groundsfornature.com

Berkeley Springs, WV

Light:

Sun: at least 6 hours of sunlight daily during growing season

Part Sun/ Part Shade (PS): 3-6 hours of sunlight daily

Shade (Sh): Less than 3 hours of direct sunlight or filtered sunlight daily

Soils:

Average (Avg), Dry (D), Moist (M), Wet (W)

WILDFLOWERS

Botanical Name	Common Name	Light	Soil	Height	Bloom	Wildlife Value
Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’	Blue Star	Sun, ps	M, D	12”-15”	Lavender- blue	Butterflies
Amsonia hubrectii	Thread leaf Blue Star	Sun, ps	M, D	3’	Steel-Blue	Butterflies
Anemone canadensis	Canada Anemone	Sh, ps	M, Avg	12”-18”	White w/ Yellow Center
Anemone virginiana	Thimble Weed	sun, sh	D, M	3'	White May-June
Aquilegia canadensis	Wild Columbine	sun, sh	Avg, D	1-3'	Red/ Yellow May-June	Hummingbirds
Aruncus dioicus	Goats Beard	sh, ps	Avg, M	4-6'	Creamy white early summer
Aster ericoides	White Heath Aster	Sun, ps	D, Avg	6”-8”	White with Yellow Center	Butterflies
Aster macrophyllus	Bigleaf Aster	sh, ps	D, M	3-4'	Violet Aug- Sept.	Butterflies

Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

New England Aster

sun, ps

Avg

2'

Violet Aug- Oct.

Butterflies

Baptisia australis	False Blue Indigo	sun, ps	D, M	4-5’	Blue May- June	Butterflies
Baptisia lactea	White False Indigo	sun, ps	D, M	4'	White May-June	Butterflies
Caltha palustris	Marsh Marigold	sun, ps	M, W	1'	Golden yellow April- June	Songbirds
Campanula rotundifolia	Bluebell Bellflower	Sun, ps	M, D	8”- 14”	Bluish Purple
Caulophyllum thalictroides	Blue Cohosh	sh, ps	M, Avg	2’-4’	GreenishPurple April- June
Chrysogonum virginianum 'Australe’	Golden Star	sun, ps	Avg	8"	Golden-yellow Spring & Fall
Cimicifuga racemosa	Black Cohosh	sh, ps	Avg, M	3’-6’	White June- Aug
Clintonia umbellutata	Speckled Wood Lily	Sh	M, Avg	12”-14”	White, Spring
Convallaria montana	American Lily of the Valley	Sh, ps	M, Avg	6”	White May- June
Coreopsis pubescens 'Sunshine Superman'	Star tickseed	sun, ps	D, M	10"	Yellow July - Oct.	Butterflies
Coreopsis tripteris	Tall Coreopsis	sun	D, M	7’	Yellow July	Butterflies
Coreopsis Verticillata ‘Moonbeam’	Tickseed	sun, ps	D,M	18-24"	Lemon yellow June- Sept.	Butterflies
Delphinium exaltatum	Tall Larkspur	sh	Avg, D	3-6'	Blue; July	Hummingbirds
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	sun	Avg, D	3-4'	Purple July- Sept.	Butterflies
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'	Snakeroot	sun, sh	D, M	2-3'	White Sept- Oct.	Butterflies
Galax urceolata	Wandflower	Sh, deep sh	M	15”	White, Late Spring, early summer
Gillenia trifolata	Bowman’s Root	ps	D, Avg, M	2’-3’	White, Summer
Helianthus divaricatus	Woodland Sunflower	sun, sh	D, M	6’	Yellow July-Aug.	Birds and butterflies
Heuchera americana	Alum Root	sh, ps	D, M	12-16"	Creamy white May - June	Hummingbirds
Heuchera villosa	Maple-leaved Alum Root	Sh, ps	D, M	10”-18”	White Late Summer	Hummingbirds
Hexastylis virginica	Heart Leaf Wild Ginger	Sh, pt sh	Avg, M, D	6”	Maroon April- June
Hieracium venosum	Rattlesnake Weed	sun, sh	D, M	12-24”	Yellow May- Sept

Hydrastis canadensis

Goldenseal

Shade

M

6”- 8”

White Spring