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GROUND COVER: Mitchella repens (Partridge-berry)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Partridge-berry is a sweet trailing plant with shiny rounded evergreen leaves with a distinctive stripe down the mid-vein.  Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Solidago rugosa (Rough-Stemmed Goldenrod)

Posted on September 19, 2020 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Golden sprays of flowers brighten the garden from late summer to frost, supporting 115 species of moths, butterflies, native bees, and other insect pollinators.  Continue reading →

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TREE: Chionanthus virginicus (White Fringetree, Old Man’s Beard)

Posted on May 1, 2020 by MGNV Webmaster

An appealing addition to the landscape, this native is rare in Pennsylvania and historical in Delaware’s Piedmont, but frequent to common elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The Virginia Native Plant Society named White Fringetree as Wildflower of the Year in 1997. Be aware though, it also appeals to deer! Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Eutrochium dubium (Eastern or Coastal Joe-Pye Weed)

Posted on August 9, 2019 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This more diminutive Joe Pye Weed is native to the eastern coastal plain and can be found in swamps, shores, and wet meadows. Continue reading →

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