Category Archives: Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

TREE: Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

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The Red Maple tolerates the widest variety of soil conditions of any North American forest species. Continue reading →

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VINE: Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina Jessamine)

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

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The fragrant yellow bells of Carolina Jessamine vine are a sure sign of spring.  Continue reading →

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SHRUB: Callicarpa americana (American Beauty-berry)

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

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The aptly named Beauty-berry has lavender flower clusters that appear on new growth from June to August, followed by clusters of fruit in show-stopping magenta in autumn. Continue reading →

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TREE: Betula lenta (Sweet or Black or Cherry Birch)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

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Sweet Birch, also known as Black or Cherry Birch, finds a natural home on the cool north and east slopes of rich mountain woods.  Its reliable golden-yellow fall color is the best of the commonly cultivated birches. Continue reading →

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GRASS: Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

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Common through most of the Mid-Atlantic Region, Little Bluestem gives a brilliant landscape performance. Continue reading →

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Milestone–Tried and True Native Plant Fact Sheets Updated!

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

Almost four years have passed since we announced that we were revising the Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic fact sheets with easier-to-read format, new information, and new images of plants that can (mostly) be visited in local public gardens.  We did more research, we eliminated a few plants on our original list that turned out not to be the most reliable or available species in our area and we added a few more favorites so that there are currently 99 plant fact sheets in our database. Videos now augment a few of the fact sheets showing how the plants attract pollinators or transition from season to season. Continue reading →

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