Garden beds · Native species · 29 plants · Zone your zone

Native species.

The plant as it grows wild. North American species, straight, or a seed strain of it.

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Eastern RedbudTree Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Native Pink before the leaves. Every April. Hosts caterpillarsDrought-tough Sun to part sunAverage water20–30 ft from $139.95 Zones 4–9 Pink Muhly GrassGrass Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly Grass Native Ignored all summer. Then pink clouds. Deer-resistantDrought-tough Full sunLow water2–3 ft from $59.95 Zones 6–10 Tulip PoplarTree Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Native Tall, fast and native. Hosts caterpillars Full sunAverage water70–90 ft from $159.95 Zones 4–9 Southern Wax MyrtleShrub Morella cerifera Southern Wax Myrtle Native The native hedge that smells good. Deer-resistantHosts caterpillarsDrought-tough Sun to part sunLow water10–20 ft $79.95 Zones 7–10 Carolina JasmineVine Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine Native Yellow trumpets before anything else blooms. Deer-resistantDrought-tough Sun to part sunAverage water10–20 ft from $49.95 Zones 7–10 Dwarf PalmettoPalm Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto Native The palm that handles snow. Deer-resistantDrought-toughShade-happy Sun to part sunAverage water4–6 ft $99.95 Zones 7–11 Smooth AsterPerennial Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Aster Native Blue flowers when everything else quits. Hosts caterpillarsDrought-tough Full sunLow water2–4 ft $13.99 Zones 4–8 Water AvensPerennial Geum rivale Water Avens Native Nodding bells for the wet spot. Deer-resistantShade-happy Sun to part sunLots of water12–18 in. $21.99 Zones 3–8 Great Blue Lobelia, Starter SizePerennial Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia, Starter Size Native Cardinal flower's easygoing blue cousin. Deer-resistantShade-happy Sun to part sunLots of water2–3 ft $13.99 Zones 4–9 Purple Prairie CloverPerennial Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover Native Blooms in rings, bottom to top. Drought-tough Full sunLow water1–3 ft $13.99 Zones 3–8 Virginia Mountain MintPerennial Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint Native Narrow leaves, white buttons, a lot of bees. Deer-resistantDrought-tough Full sunAverage water2–3 ft $21.99 Zones 3–7 Sweet GoldenrodPerennial Solidago odora Sweet Goldenrod Native Not your allergies. Blame the ragweed. Deer-resistantHosts caterpillarsDrought-tough Sun to part sunLow water2–4 ft $21.99 Zones 4–9 FoamflowerPerennial Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower Native Shade's answer to a spring flower show. Deer-resistantShade-happy Part sun to shadeAverage water6–12 in. $21.99 Zones 4–9 Hairy Mountain MintPerennial Pycnanthemum pilosum Hairy Mountain Mint Native Minty, fuzzy, and swarming with bees. Deer-resistantDrought-tough Sun to part sunLow water2–3 ft $21.99 Zones 4–8 YarrowPerennial Achillea millefolium Yarrow Native Feathery leaves. Flat white flowers. No drama. Deer-resistantHosts caterpillarsDrought-tough Full sunLow water2–3 ft $21.99 Zones 3–9 Blue False IndigoPerennial Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo Native Plant it once. It outlives the fence. Deer-resistantHosts caterpillarsDrought-toughShade-happy Sun to part sunLow water3–4 ft $21.99 Zones 3–9 Purple ConeflowerPerennial Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Native Blooms all summer. Asks for nothing. Deer-resistantDrought-tough Sun to part sunLow water2–4 ft $21.99 Zones 3–9 Golden AlexandersBack soon Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders Native Swallowtail nursery, with flowers. Shade-happy Sun to part sunAverage water1.5–3 ft $21.99 Zones 3–8 Blue False Indigo, Starter SizeBack soon Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo, Starter Size Native Plant it once. It outlives the fence. Deer-resistantHosts caterpillarsDrought-toughShade-happy Sun to part sunLow water3–4 ft $10.99 Zones 3–9 Great Blue LobeliaBack soon Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia Native Cardinal flower's easygoing blue cousin. Deer-resistantShade-happy Sun to part sunLots of water2–3 ft $21.99 Zones 4–9 Hoary Mountain MintBack soon Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint Native Every pollinator in the county, one plant. Deer-resistantDrought-toughShade-happy Sun to part sunLow water2–3 ft $21.99 Zones 4–8 Azure SageBack soon Salvia azurea Azure Sage Native Sky blue, late, and a little floppy. Deer-resistantDrought-tough Full sunLow water3–5 ft $21.99 Zones 5–9 Spotted Bee BalmBack soon Monarda punctata Spotted Bee Balm Native Odd-looking flowers. Every bee in town. Deer-resistantHosts caterpillarsDrought-toughShade-happy Sun to part sunLow water1.5–2 ft $21.99 Zones 3–8 Prairie Blazing StarBack soon Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star Native Purple spikes. Butterflies line up. Full sunAverage water3–5 ft $21.99 Zones 3–9 Clustered Mountain MintBack soon Pycnanthemum muticum Clustered Mountain Mint Native A bee magnet that needs elbow room. Deer-resistantShade-happy Sun to part sunAverage water2–3 ft $21.99 Zones 4–8 Purple Love GrassBack soon Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Love Grass Native A purple haze at ankle height. Deer-resistantDrought-tough Full sunLow water1–2 ft $21.99 Zones 5–9 Cardinal FlowerBack soon Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Native Red enough to stop hummingbirds midair. Deer-resistantShade-happy Sun to part sunLots of water2–4 ft $21.99 Zones 3–9 Golden RagwortBack soon Packera aurea Golden Ragwort Native Spring gold for the wet, shady spot. Deer-resistantShade-happy Sun to part sunLots of water1–2 ft $21.99 Zones 3–8 Soft RushBack soon Juncus effusus Soft Rush Native Wet feet? It's thrilled. Deer-resistantShade-happy Sun to part sunLots of water2–4 ft $21.99 Zones 4–9
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