Transcription of Native Plant List - Maryland
1 Native plants for Anne Arundel County1 Light MoistureBloom PeriodScientific NameCommon Name(s)FS PS SH W M DHeightFlower ColorFall ColorNotesGroundcover (Low-growing Plant that spreads over the soil surface, helping to suppress weeds and prevent erosion)Asarum canadenseWild Ginger!"!Apr-MayEvergreenPurpleChrysogon um virginianumGreen-and-gold!!Mar-JunGoldHe patica americanaRound-lobed hepatica,!"!Mar-JunLiverleafWhite to lavenderMitchella repensPartridgeberry#!"!Jul-SepEvergreen Berries food for upland birdsWhiteSedum ternatumMountain Stonecrop!"!AprilEvergreenGreenish-white Uvularia sessilifoliaStraw lily#!
2 "!May-JunYellowVine (Woody or herbaceous Plant that can grow long and climb vertical surfaces using tendrils or holdfasts)Campsis radicansTrumpet Vine,#Jul-SepAttracts hummingbirds; erosionTrumpet CreeperOrangecontrolClematis virginianaVirgins Bower#Jul-SepShowy flowersWhiteLonicera sempervirensTrumpet Honeysuckle,#Apr-JulAttracts hummingbirds and butterfliesCoral HoneysuckleCoralParthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia Creeper#!"$!Fast grower; crimson fall colorWhite/purpleFern or Fern Ally ( Plant that has fronds, not leaves, and reproduces with spores, not seeds)Adiantum pedatumNorthern Maidenhair Fern!
3 !1-2'Delicate textureAsplenium platyneuronEbony Spleenwort!"! 'Small; can tolerate more sunAthyrium asplenioides (A. Southern Lady Fern!$! 'Aggressive; easy to growfilix-femina)Dryopteris marginalisMarginal Shield Fern!"! 'EvergreenDark, leathery foliageOnoclea sensibilisSensitive Fern!"$!1-2'Groundcover in wet areasOsmunda cinnamomeaCinnamon Fern#!"$!2-3'Tolerates full sun in shallow waterOsmunda regalisRoyal Fern#!"$!2-3'Tolerates full sun if kept moistPolystichum acrostichoidesChristmas Fern!"! 'EvergreenNarrow, upright2 Light MoistureBloom PeriodScientific NameCommon Name(s)FS PS SH W M DHeightFlower ColorFall ColorNotesGrass or Grass-like (Non-woody Plant that grows from the base, not the tip, of the leaves)Andropogon gerardiiBig Bluestem#!
4 $!5'Jun-SepClump-forming; attractive foliageAndropogon virginicusBroomsedge#!2'Aug-NovSeeds provide food for birdsCarex strictaTussock Sedge#!$!1-3'May-AugEasy to grow; tolerates shade andmoist conditionsChasmanthium latifoliumSea Oats,!!2-3'Jul-SepWild OatsJuncus effususSoft Rush#$!2-3'Jun-SepProvides bird cover in aquatic areasPanicum virgatumSwitchgrass#$!3-6'Jul-OctTolerat es brackish to salt water;seeds provide food for songbirdsSchizachyrium scopariumLittle Bluestem#!4'Aug-OctClump-forming; tolerates poor soilScirpus cyperinusWoolgrass#$!3-4'Aug-SepSeeds provide food for ducks andother marsh birdsSorghastrum nutansIndiangrass#!
5 5-7'Aug-SepBeautiful seed heads; provides foodfor birdsSpartina alternifloraSalt Marsh Cordgrass,#$!2-5'Jul-SepTolerates salt and brackish waterSmoth CordgrassSpartina patensSalt Meadow Hay#$!1-3'Jul-SepCommon in coastal salt marshesTypha angustifoliaNarrow-leaved Cattail#$!10'Jun-JulModerately salt-tolerant; wildlife valueTypha latifoliaBroad-leaved Cattail#$!5-7'May-JunTolerates brackish waterZizania aquaticaWild Rice#$!6-10'Jun-SepFood for overwintering waterfowlHerbaceous (Perennial non-woody Plant that dies back at the end of a growing season)Acorus calamusSweet Flag#!$!
6 2-3'May-JulFoliage fragrant; resembles irisAquilegia canadensisWild Columbine,!"$!2'Apr-MayAttracts hummingbirdsEastern ColumbineRed-yellowArisaema triphyllumJack-in-the-pulpit!"$!1'Apr-Ju nCaustic to most animalsPurple/greenAsclepias incarnataSwamp Milkweed#!!4'May-JunAttracts butterfliesOrangeAsclepias tuberosaButterflyweed#!!3'May-JunFlowers a source of nectar forOrangebutterfliesAster novae-angliaeNew England Aster#!!2'Sep-OctFlowers visited by butterflies; seedVioletheads attract birds3 Light MoistureBloom PeriodScientific NameCommon Name(s)FS PS SH W M DHeightFlower ColorFall ColorNotesHerbaceous (cont d.)
7 Baptisia australisBlue False Indigo#!4'May-JunWill tolerate poor and clay soilBlueBaptisia tinctoriaWild Indigo#3'Jun-SepTolerant of poor soilYellowBoltonia asteroidesBoltonia#!3 Jul-SepFlowers nectar source for butterfliesWhiteCaltha palustrisMarsh Marigold#!$1-2'Apr-JunForms clumpsBright yellowChelone glabraTurtlehead!$!3'Aug-OctAttracts hummingbirdsWhiteCimicifuga racemosaSnakeroot,"!5'Jun-JulExcellent woodland plantFairy CandlesWhiteCoreopsis roseaPink Coreopsis,#!$! 'Jul-SepSeed eaten by songbirdsPink TickweedPinkCoreopsis verticillataTickseed#!2'Jun-JulTolerant of poor soilYellowDicentra eximiaWild Bleeding Heart"!
8 'Apr-SepNative to mountain regions; prefersPinkrich, moist soilEupatorium fistulosumJoe-Pye Weed#!5'Jul-SepFlowers visited by butterfliesPinkGeranium maculatumWild Geranium!"!2'Apr-JulLong bloom timeLavenderHelianthus angustifoliusSwamp Sunflower#$!5'Aug-OctFlowers visited by butterflies; seedYellowheads eaten by birdsHeuchera americanaAlumroot,!"! 'Apr-JunLong-blooming; semi-evergreenCoralbellsPale green/ purpleHibiscus moscheutosRose Mallow#!$!3-6'Jul-SepCreamIris versicolorBlue Flag#!$!3'May-JunMoisture tolerantBlueLiatris spicataGayfeather#$!3'Aug-OctFlowers visited by butterfliesPurpleLobelia cardinalisCardinal Flower#!
9 $!3'Jul-SepFlowers a source of nectar toRedhummingbirds and butterfliesLobelia siphiliticaGreat Blue Lobelia#!"$!3'Aug-OctAttracts hummingbirdsBlueMertensia virginicaVirginia Bluebells!"!1'Mar-AprPlant will become dormant in heat ofPink turning bluesummerMonarda didymaBeebalm#!!3'Jul-SepFlowers visited by hummingbirds andRedbutterfliesMonarda fistulosaWild Bergamot#!!4'Jul-AugAttracts hummingbirds and butterfliesPink to purplePenstemon digitalisBeardtongue#!!2'Jun-JulTolerate s poor drainageWhite4 Light MoistureBloom PeriodScientific NameCommon Name(s)FS PS SH W M DHeightFlower ColorFall ColorNotesHerbaceous (cont d.)
10 Phlox divaricataBlue Phlox,!"! 'Apr-MayBecomes dormant in heat of summerWoodland PhloxBlueafter flowering; interplant with aster orgoldenrodPhlox stoloniferaCreeping Phlox!!1'Apr-JunPhysostegia virginianaObedient Plant ,#!3'Aug-SepSpreads easily; allow large spaceFalse DragonheadPinkPodophyllum peltatumMay-apple!"!1'Apr-MayShiny, green, umbrella-like leavesWhitePontederia cordataPickerelweed#!$3'Jun-NovFood for waterfowlJun-NovRudbeckia fulgidaEarly Coneflower#!! 'Jul-OctR. fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'Yellowis attractive cultivarRudbeckia hirtaBlack-eyed Susan#!!2'Jun-OctSeed heads eaten by birdsGoldSolidago bicolorSilver Rod Goldenrod#.
