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

PERENNIAL: Uvularia grandiflora (Large-Flowered Bellwort)

Posted on April 12, 2019 by

When planted en masse, the graceful, nodding flowers of Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort) create a lovely visage when they peek from under foliage, which also is attractive, especially to white-tailed deer. Even if deer are not a bother, foliage may disappear as temperatures heat up. Depending on where it grows, this native perennial may act like an ephemeral and enter early dormancy. Continue reading →

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TREE: Amelanchier arborea (Downy Serviceberry)

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Common in woodlands throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region, this native provides seasonal interest from early spring blossoms through vivid fall color. Edible fruit is ready for picking early summer, but there will be fierce competition with the 58 wildlife and 35 bird species that use this tree.
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I See Differently Now

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

By Alyssa Ford Morel, Certified Extension Master Gardener Nearly 20 years ago, I had a life-changing surgery. Since adolescence, my vision had become progressively more near-sighted, and by my early thirties, my uncorrected vision was 20/800. Contacts or glasses were … Continue reading →

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FERN: Athyrium asplenioides (Lady Fern)

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

The beautiful Lady Fern – with lovely feathery fronds – is this week’s Tried and True Native Plant Selection for the Mid-Atlantic. Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebell, Virginia Cowslip )

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Spring has finally sprung when the pink buds of Mertensia virginica show themselves in late winter and early spring, evolving from being coiled up like a scorpion’s tail to opening to deep pink or blue … Continue reading →

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FERN: Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Northern Maidenhair Fern is an elegant ornamental plant with striking
black stalks that will not go unnoticed in a shaded border or garden. This
native of moist woods in much of the eastern half of North America* has a
singular growth habit with its fronds held horizontally in the shape of a fan.
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