Hyla Brook Farm: Why Buy Native?

Benefits Resources Garden Plans Plant Lists
Native plants occur naturally in the wild. They are not introduced to a region by man. Generally, native plants require less care to thrive since they are well-adapted to the regional climate. Besides requiring less water, pesticides and fertilizer, native plants also provide habitat, food and protection for many attractive animal species. Colorful birds, butterflies, dragonflies and amphibians rely on specific native plants to survive.
Benefits of Native Plants Require less water Require less fertilizer Require less pesticide Attract birds, butterflies, dragonflies and amphibians Maintain habitat diversity			Resources: The Nature Conservancy Wildland Invasive Species Program Weeds Gone Wild, Alien Invaders of Natural Areas Maryland Native Plant Society Virginia Native Plant Society Fact Sheets on VA Invasives US Fish and Wildlife Service Center for Biological Informatics
Garden Plans Butterfly Garden If you have a sunny spot and like color and fragrance in your garden, try installing a butterfly garden. The birds and the bees will love it as much as the butterflies and you do!
# Common Name Botanical Name Height Bloom Color / Time 1 Serviceberry Amelanchier grandiflora 20' - 40' White / Spring 2 River Birch Betula nigra 30' - 60' ------ 3 American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 15' - 20' -------- 4 Native Azalea Rhododendron sp. 3' - 15' White, Pink / Spring-Summer 5 Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica 3' - 6' White / Summer 6 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 5' Copper / Summer-Fall 7 Phlox Phlox paniculata 5' - 6' White / Summer 8 Aster Aster sp. 3' - 6' Purple, Pink / Summer-Fall 9 Goldenrod Solidago sp. 3' - 8' Yellow / Summer-Fall 10 Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum 3' - 8' Yellow / Summer 11 Oswego Tea Monarda didyma 3' - 4' Red / Summer 12 Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum sp. 2' - 4' White, Pink / Summer 13 Sunflower (False) Helianthus sp. (Heliopsis sp.) 4' - 6' Yellow / Summer 14 Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 2' - 3' Pink / Summer 15 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale 3' - 5' Yellow / Summer 16 Great Blue Lobelia Loelia siphilitica 2' - 3' Blue / Summer 17 Bird's Foot Viloet Viola Pedata 3" - 6" Violet / Spring-Summer 18 Rose Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos 3' - 7' Rose-Pink / Summer-Fall 19 Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum 4' - 5' White / Summer 20 Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 4' - 6' Pink / Summer 21 Pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa 6' - 40' Brown-Burgundy / Summer 22 Yellow Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens 3' - 20' Yellow / Spring-Summer
Shade Garden If you have a shady spot that needs some life, try a shade garden like this one.
# Common Name Botanical Name Height Bloom Color / Time 1 Southern Bayberry Myrica cerifera 8’-20’ Dark Red, Green/Spring 2 Black Haw Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium 8’-15’ Creamy White/Late Spring 3 Winterberry Ilex verticillata 6’-10’ White/Spring 4 Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana 20’-60’ Creamy White/Spring-Summer 5 Paw Paw Asimina triloba 3' - 20' Maroon / Spring 5 (a) Spicebush Lindera benzoin 3’-20' Yellow/Spring 6 Smooth Hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens 2’-4’ White/Summer-Fall 7 Plumleaf Azalea Rhododendron prunifolium 4’-8’ Orange, Red/Summer 8 Piedmont Azalea Rhododendron canescens 6’-8’ White & Pink/Spring 9 Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea 3’-5’ —– 10 Royal Fern Osmunda regalis 3’-4’ —– 11 Toothed Wood Fern Dryopteris spinulosa 18”-30” —– 12 Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis 2’-4’ Red/Summer 13 Phlox Phlox paniculata 5’-6’ Pink/Summer-Fall 14 Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica 2’-3’ Blue/Summer 15 Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia 5”-12” White/Spring-Summer 16 Oswego Tea Monarda didyma 3’-4’ Scarlet Red/Summer 17 Wild Ginger Asarum canadense 6”-8” —– 18 Trillium Trillium sp. 6”-18” White, Maroon, Yellow/Spring-Summer 19 Dwarf Crested Iris Iris cristata 4”-8” Violet, White/Spring-Summer 20 Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum biflorum 1’-3’ Creamy White/Spring 21 Bluebell Mertensia virginica 1’-2’ Blue, White/Spring 22 Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis 6”-12” White/Spring
Plant Lists Deer Resistant Plants Botanical Name Common Name Aconitum Monkshood Allium NoddingOnion Asarum Ginger Asclepias Milkweeds Aesculus Buckeye Aquilegia Columbine Asimina Pawpaw Asters Asters Baptisia Indigo Campanula Harebells Caulophyllum Cohoshs Cimicifigua Snakeroots Coreopsis Coreopsis Delphinium Larkspur Echinacea Coneflower Eryngium Rattlesnake Master Eupatorium JoePye Weed Geranium Geranium Hypericum St. John’s Wort Ilex Holly Iris Iris Jeffersonia Twinleaf Liatris Blazing Stars Lindera Spicebush Lobelia Cardinal Flower Mitchella Partridgeberry Monarda Beebalm/Bergamot Polemonium Jacob’s Ladder Pycnanthemum Mountain Mints Solidago Goldenrods Stylophorum Celandine Poppy Thalictrum Meadow Rues Veronicastrum Culver’s Root Viburnum Viburnum Zizia Golden Alexanders Plants for Moist/Wet Sun Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Aster puniceus Swamp Aster Boltonias False Asters Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold Chelones Turtleheads Eupatoriums Joe Pye Weeds Helianthus micro. SmallHead Sunflower Heliopsis Early Sunflower Hibiscus Scarlet Hibiscus Iris Iris Liatris spicata Marsh Blazing Star Monarda didyma Oswego Tea Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Physostegia Obedient Plant Pycnanthemum muticum Mountain Mint Scuttelaria latterifolia Mad-dog Skullcap Spiranthes Ladies Tresses Thalictrum pubescens King of the Prairie Verbena Vervain Veronicastrum Culvers Root Vernonia New York Ironweed Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Betula River Birch Cephalanthus Buttonbush Clethera Sweet Pepperbush Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Hamamelis Witch Hazel Ilex glabra Inkberry Ilex verticillata Winterberry Itea Virginia Sweetspire Magnolia Magnolia Myrica pennsylvanica N. Bayberry Physocarpus Ninebark Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Quercus palustris Pin Oak Quercus phellos Willow Oak Rhododdendron atla. Coast Azalea Rhododendron visc. Swamp Azalea Sambucus Elderberry Spirea tomentosa Steeplebush Taxodium Bald Cypress Vaccinium Blueberry Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum nudum Possum Haw Plants for Dry Sun Allium cerenum NoddingOnion Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Baptisia Indigos Campanula rotundifolia Harebell Coreopsis lanceollata LanceLeaf Coreopsis Echinacea Coneflowers Eryngium Rattlesnake Master Helenium Sneezeweeds Helianthus mollis Downy Sunflower Liatris scariosa Blazing Stars Lupinus perennis Wild Lupine Monarda punctata Horsemint Pycnanthemum tenn. Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virg. Mountain Mint Ratibida Prairie Coneflowers Sisyrinchium Blue Eyed Grass Solidago Goldenrods Oenethera Sundrops Viola pedata Bird’s Foot Violet Zizia aptera Golden Alexanders Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry Callicarpa Beautyberry Ceoanthus New Jersey Tea Celtis Sugarberry Diospyrus Persimmon Ilex glabra Inkberry Juniperus Red Cedar Myrica cerifera S. Bayberry Quercus falcata S. Red Oak Sassafra Sassafras Rhus Fragrant Sumac Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw Viburnum Plants for Dry Shade Anemonella Rue Anemone Aquilegia Columbine Asarum Wild Ginger Aster divaricatus White Wood Aster Aster macrophyllus Big Leaf Aster Chrysogonum Golden Star Dentaria Cut Leaf Toothwort Geranium Wild Geranium Hepatica Sharp-lobed Hepatica Heuchera Alum Root Hexastylis Arrow Leaved Ginger Iris cristata Dwarf Crested Iris Podophyllum May Apple Sanguinaria Bloodroot Sedum Wild Stonecrop Silene stellata Starry Campion Smilacina False Solomon’s Seal Solidago flexicalis Zig-Zag Goldenrod Hydrangeaarbor. Smooth Hydrangea Myrica pennsylvanica N. Bayberry Vaccinium angust. Low Bush Blueberry Viburnum Viburnum sp. Xanthoriza Yellowroot Woodland Perennials Actaea Doll’s Eyes Anemonella Rue Anemone Arisaema Jack-in-the-Pulpit Aruncus Goat’s Beard Asarum Wild Ginger Aster divaricatus White Wood Aster Aster macrophyllus Big Leaved Aster Caulophyllum Blue Cohosh Chrysogonum Golden Star Cimcifuga Black Cohosh Dentaria Cut Leaf Toothwort Dicentra Bleeding Hearts Disporum Fairybells Erythronium Trout Lily Hepatica Hepatica Hexastylis Evergreen Ginger Hydrophyllum Waterleaf Iris cristata Dwarf Crested Iris Jeffersonia Twinleaf Mertensia Bluebells Mitchella Partridgeberry Mitella Bishop’s Cap Pachysandra Alleghany Pachy. Phlox stolonifera Creeping Phlox Podophyllum May Apple Polemonium Jacob’s Ladder Polygonatum Solomon’s Seal Sanguinaria Bloodroot Sedum Wild Stonecrop Silene Fire Pink Smilacina False Solomon’s Seal Spigellia Indian Pink Stylophorum Celandine Poppy Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow Rue Tiarella Foamflower Trillium Trillium Uvularia Merrybells