Growing plants that are native to your region can be one of the best things a gardener can do. In this video, I give a primer on some of the very best plants that are native to North America east of the Mississippi River. This video has plants that are great for gardens as far north as Canada, south down to the upper regions of Florida, the Mid Atlantic and East Coast regions, as well as the Midwest.
Why grow natives? Native plants are typically better suited for our soils and climates which makes them innately lower maintenance, requiring less soil amendments, fertilizer and irrigation. They also are more apt to help our native wildlife and pollinators so that our native animals can thrive. This in turn promotes a healthy foodweb and thus ecosystem. Not to mention, as natives, they naturally look good in our garden settings, fitting the energy of our locations.
After discussing the importance and benefits of growing native plants, I discuss a wide array of different plants, all of which are perennials. I touch many beautiful flowering plants, groundcovers, vines, and shrubs. While discussing I explain why we need to be aware of the Genus and species of each plant, and how to know what to look for. I also give recommendations on top performing varieties and cultivars of the plants. I provide suggestions on where to plant them in the garden, when each blooms, easy plant combinations and how we can use native plants to replace pre-existing traditional common plants such as boxwoods.
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Look below for timestamps showing when I speak to each plant. #nativeplants #grownatives #gardening
1:49 Echinacea purpurea
2:51 Rudbeckia Black Eyed Susan ‘American Goldrush’
3:15 Heuchera Coral Bells
3:53 Geranium maculatum – Espresso
4:29 Coreopsis lanceolata Solar Series
5:30 Iris versicolor ‘Purple Flame’
6:07 Lobelia cardinalis
6:31 Achillea millefolium Yarrow Terra Cotta, Oertels Rose, paprika
7:07 Asclepias incarnata Ice Ballet or Cinderella, tuberosa monarchs
7:52 Baptisia australis, alba, sphaerocarpa
8:44 Aquilegia canadensis Columbines
9:08 Symphyotrichum American Asters
9:41 Penstemon Blackbeard & Midnight Masquerade
10:06 Dicentra eximia bleeding hearts
10:30 Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Mallow
11:11 Liatris spicata or other species
11:32 Monarda species Beebalm,
12:24 Solidago Goldenrod species
12:49 Phlox paniculata Jeana
13:35 Pycnanthemum Mountain Mint
13:55 Oenothera fruticose Sundrops
14:13 Iris cristata
14:33 Pachysandra procumbens
14:56 Heliopsis “bleeding & burning hearts”
15:20 Tons of Ferns – Onoclea sensiblis Sensitive Fern, Osmunda cinnamon ferns
15:58 Carex Sedges
16:43 Aruncus dioicus goatsbeard
17:05 Calamagrostis canadensis
17:59 Lonicera sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’ honeysuckle
18:33 Smooth Hydrangea arborescens ‘Incrediball Blush’
19:03 Oakleaf Hydrangea quercifolia Ruby Slippers
19:41 Clethra alnifolia Ruby spice
20:25 Ilex glabra – boxwood replacement
21:15 Itea virginica
21:48 Cornus sericea red twig dogwood,
22:13 Physocarpus opulifolius Tiny Wine or Amber jubilee
22:48 Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
23:32 Vaccinium corymbosum high bush blueberry
24:11 Morella cerifera or pennsylvanica southern bayberry
24:42 Viburnum! Dentatum (Arrowwood), nudum (possumhaw), prunifolium (black haw)
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