A native plant is one which lived
within the state prior to the settlement by Europeans.
Our native plants are grown from our local nursery.
Why native plant?
Top 5 reasons!
1. Native plants tend to be hardier than there introduced
counterparts and generally are more pest resistant too.
2. Native plants tend to require less water once established.
3. Native plants attract and feed native birds and butterflies,
as well as other beneficial insects.
4. Using native plants in your landscape helps to mitigate
the loss these species suffer as woods and meadows are
transformed into housing developments and malls.
5. Native plants help to contribute to out regional
identity, separating us from other regions around the
country and world.
There are over 2,100 native
plant species in Pennsylvania.
This spring we will be offering the following native
plants:
common
name
scientific
name
Trees:
Red
Maple
Acer
rubrum
Sugar
Maple
Accr
saccharum
River
Birch
Betula
nigra
Eastern
Redbud
Cercis
canadensis
Flowering
Dogwood
Cornus
florida
Eastern
White Pine
Pinus
strobus
Pin
Oak
Quercus
palustris
Red
Oak
Quercus
rubra
Canadian
(Eastern) Hemlock
Tsuga
canadensis
Sweet
Gum
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Shrubs:
Summer Sweet Clethra
Clethra alnifolia
Red-Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Wintergreen
Gautheria procumbens
American Dogwood
(cornus florida) is indigenous to Pennsylvania
