Native plant question. I’m going to be on the native garden walk this year, and I’m putting together a list of the natives in my garden — they’re not necessarily obvious, as they’re integrated with lots of other perennials. Going to put in plant tags for them too.
So I’m going back month by month to make a list, and I thought it might be helpful to also list others I’m considering adding, that would bloom that month.
So here’s some of what I have for July, and I’d love to hear (from people in my area, zone 6b) what other natives are thriving for you right now.
Short
- Wild Petunia (Humilia ruellis) – purple
- Purple poppy mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) / Wine cups – reddish-pink
- Rough Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) – white
Medium
- Morningstar sedge (Carex grayi) / Gray’s sedge – green
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) – “Ice Ballet” white, also pink
Tall
- Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) (white, pale pink, or pinkish-purple)
- Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) – pale purple
- Coneflower (Echinacea) (pink)
- Fairy Candles (Actaea racemosa), aka Bugbane, Black Cohosh
- Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) – white, pale purple
Very Tall
- Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) – pink
- Serviceberry tree (Amelanchier arborea) – fruited
Pic: Rough blazing star, with allium behind.
