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

VINE: Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Low maintenance and showy, Trumpet Honeysuckle blooms intermittently until frost. Check out Mary Free’s video of Hummingbirds feasting on Lonicera flowers.  Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

This week’s Tried and True selection is the perennial Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead). Its white tubular Snapdragon-like flowers are said to resemble turtle heads. Continue reading →

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TREE: Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood)

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

Oxydendrum arboreum (the Sourwood tree) is this week’s selection for Tried and True Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine)

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine) is this week’s selection for Tried and True Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Continue reading →

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GROUND COVER: Polemonium reptans

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic In the Mid-Atlantic Region, this attractive wildflower is most common in Pennsylvania. In Virginia its occurrence is spotty, although it is native to Fairfax County. At home in moist woods and along stream banks, this Phlox … Continue reading →

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Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) with Pollinators

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Have you seen any of these pollinators in your garden? Enjoy this great video from Mary Free featuring a variety of pollinators visiting Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot), at the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden on … Continue reading →

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