Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana

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Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana Whether you re providing wildlife habitat or creating gardens to beautify your home, native plants provide many landscaping solutions.

Michael Homoya, State Botanist,/Plant Ecologist, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Nature Preserves INPAWS recommends the listed items as the most garden-worthy plants native to

1 Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana Whether you re providing wildlife habitat or creating gardens to beautify your home, native plants provide many landscaping solutions. Indigenous plants are a significant part of a region s geographic context in fact, they help define it. They have proven themselves capable of surviving in a landscape for millennia. Michael Homoya, State Botanist,/Plant Ecologist, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Nature Preserves INPAWS recommends the listed items as the most garden-worthy plants native to Indiana. They are available through many garden centers look for the Grow Indiana Natives logo and will grow without pampering if you site them where their basic light and moisture requirements are met. You ll find INPAWScertified native plant sources at growindiananatives.org. These lists are not exhaustive but aim to introduce you to reliable, wellbehaved natives that you can use decoratively, to attract wildlife, or simply to restore the balance of nature to a landscape. Photos and details of size, flower color, and other attributes are available for many of these plants at inpaws.org under Landscaping. The mission of INPAWS is to help Indiana appreciate, preserve, use, and study its native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers, and to teach people about their beauty, diversity, and importance to our environment. We invite you to join this effort by becoming a member. Sign up at inpaws.org, where you ll find information about our spring native plant sale, fall conference, Letha s Youth Outdoors Fund, native plant rescues, garden tours, and regional chapter programs. You may also enjoy our lively community of native plant enthusiasts on Facebook. Find our public group at Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society (INPAWS). INPAWS 2/18 Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana, from INPAWS.ORG 1 of 5

2 NATURAL PLANT COMMUNITIES TREE Redbud Pagoda dogwood Cercis Cornus alternifolia Woods Edge (part shade) American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum Sweet joe-pye weed Eupatorium purpureum Dwarf crested iris Iris cristata Blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Solomon s plume Smilacina racemosa Virginia bluebell Mertensia virginica Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa Sundrops Oenothera tetragona Stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum Penstemon Penstemon digitalis Wild sweet william Phlox divaricata Garden phlox Phlox paniculata Zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis Gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Spiderwort Tradescantia ohioensis Bird s foot violet Viola pedata Northern sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius VINE Woolly dutchman s pipe Aristolochia tomentosa Crossvine Bignonia capreolata Woodland (shade) FERN Maidenhair fern Ostrich fern Cinnamon fern Royal fern Christmas fern Columbine Wild ginger Turtlehead Woodland larkspur Wild geranium Swamp rose mallow Blue flag Solomon s plume Virginia bluebell Mayapple Jacob s ladder Solomon s seal Bloodroot Indian pink Celandine poppy VINE Vasevine, leatherflower Northern sea oats Beak grass Bottlebrush grass Adiantum pedatum Matteuccia struthiopteris Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda regalis Polystichum acrostichoides Aquilegia Asarum canadense Chelone glabra Delphinium tricorne Geranium maculatum Hibiscus moscheutos Iris virginica Smilacina racemosa Mertensia virginica Podophyllum peltatum Polemonium reptans Polygonatum biflorum Sanguinaria Spigelia marilandica Stylophorum diphyllum Clematis viorna Chasmanthium latifolium Diarrhena americana Hystrix patula INPAWS 2/18 Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana, from INPAWS.ORG 2 of 5

3 Prairie Grassland (sun) New Jersey tea Winged sumac Ceanothus americanus Rhus copallinum Nodding onion False blue indigo Tall coreopsis Shooting star Pale-purple coneflower Rattlesnake master Hollow joe-pye weed Sneezeweed Western sunflower False sunflower Prairie blazing star Dense blazing star Wild bergamot Stiff goldenrod Hairy foxglove Obedient plant Mountain mint Yellow coneflower Showy black-eyed susan Black-eyed susan Sweet black-eyed susan Brown-eyed susan Autumn goldenrod Rosinweed Compass plant Prairie dock New England aster Culver s root Big bluestem Sideoats gramma Little bluestem Allium cernuum Baptisia australis Coreopsis tripteris Dodecatheon meadia Echinacea pallida Eryngium yuccifolium Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus Helenium autumnale Helianthis occidentalis Heliopsis helianthoides Liatris pycnostachya Liatris spicata Monarda fistulosa Oligoneuron rigidum Penstemon hirsutus Physostegia virginiana Pycnanthemum virginianum Ratibida pinnata Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia subtomentosa Rudbeckia triloba Solidago sphacelata Silphium integrifolium Silphium laciniatum Silphium terebinthinaceum novaeangliae Veronicastrum virginicum Andropogon gerardii Bouteloua curtipendula Schizachyrium scoparium Water s Edge (sun) Marsh marigold Caltha palustris Turtlehead Chelone glabra Sweet joe-pye weed Eupatorium purpureum Queen-of-the-prairie Filipendula rubra Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Dwarf crested iris Iris cristata Blue flag Iris virginica Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Royal catchfly Silene regia Tussock sedge Carex stricta Soft rush Juncus effusus Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis INPAWS 2/18 Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana, from INPAWS.ORG 3 of 5

4 NATIVE PLANTS IN THE LANDSCAPE Perennials Tidy, showy natives to mingle with other ornamentals in the perennial bed Nodding onion Allium cernuum Columbine Aquilegia Blue false indigo Baptisia australis Shooting star Dodecatheon meadia Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea Joe-pye weed Eupatoriadelphus maculatus Queen-of-the-prairie Filipendula rubra Wild geranium Geranium maculatum Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya Dense blazing star Liatris spicata Sundrops Oenothera tetragona Penstemon Penstemon digitalis Garden phlox Phlox paniculata Zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis Spiderwort Tradescantia ohioensis Culver s root Veronicastrum virginicum Side oats gramma Bouteloua curtipendula Riverbank tussock sedge Carex emoryi Trees & Shrubs Garden-worthy woody natives for solo display or to cluster in a hedge or foundation planting Redbud Hawthorn Smooth hydrangea Winterberry holly Grape honeysuckle Ninebark Butterfly Food Cercis Crateagus viridis Hydrangea arborescens Ilex verticillata Lonicera reticulata Physocarpus opulifolius Host plants for butterfly larvae and nectar plants to feed the adults Tall coreopsis Hollow joe-pye weed Sweet joe-pye weed New England aster Buttonbush Annabelle hydrangea Arrowwood viburnum American cranberrybush Coreopsis tripteris Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus Eupatoriadelphus maculatus novae- angliae Cephalanthus occidentalis Hydrangea arborescens Viburnum dentatum Viburnum opulus var. Bottlebrush grass Hystrix patula INPAWS 2/18 Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana, from INPAWS.ORG 4 of 5

5 VINE Wooly dutchman s pipe Aristolochia tomentosa Crossvine Bignonia capreolata Bird Habitat Dense cover and berries offering shelter and sustenance to our feathered friends Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa Eastern arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Rain Garden Winter Interest Shapes, textures and seed pods to enliven the winter landscape Sideoats gramma Bouteloua curtipendula Tussock sedge Carex stricta Northern sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Bottlebrush grass Hystrix patula Soft rush Juncus effusus Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Ground Covers Deep-rooted natives that enable stormwater to percolate naturally into the soil See Water s Edge plant list Autumn Color Natives whose leaves blaze with color in the fall Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Winged sumac Rhus copallinum SUN Clustered poppy mallow SHADE Wild ginger Virginia creeper Jacob s ladder White blue-eyed grass Erosion Control Callirhoe triangulata Asarum canadense Parthenocissus quinquefolia Polemonium reptans Sisyrinchium albidum INPAWS 2/18 Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana, from INPAWS.ORG 5 of 5

PPA NATIVE PLANT SALE 2015

PPA NATIVE PLANT SALE 2015 PLANT HABITAT LISTS Use these lists to find the best plants for your property. If you live in the Pine Barrens, the best choices for your home are listed in the Pine Barrens