Native Plants
Learn more about Native Plants
Native plants are essential nectar sources for our pollinators. With native plants you will enjoy more birds, butterflies and beneficial insects in your garden. We’ve organized our natives in a single section to make it easy for you to find the native plants you need for your garden! Use the resources on this page to learn more about gardening with native plants.
List of Pennsylvania Native Plants
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PERENNIALS
Black cohosh, Actea racemosa
White snakeroot, Ageratina altissima (Eupatorium rugosum)
Wild columbine, Aquilegia canadensis
Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum
Wild ginger, Asarum canadense
Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Marsh marigold, Caltha palustris
Trumpet creeper vine, Campsis radicans
Blue cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides
Turtlehead, Chelone glabra
Dutchman’s breeches, Dicentra cucullaria
Joe-pye-weed, Eupatorium fistulosum
Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum
White wood aster, Eurybia (Aster) divaricatus
Wild geranium, Geranium maculatum
Sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale
Oxeye sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides
Alumroot, Heuchera americana
Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis
Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica
Virginia bluebells, Mertensia virginica
Monkey flower, Mimulus ringens
Partridge-berry, Mitchella repens
Bee-balm, Monarda didyma
Bee-balm (Wild bergamot), Monarda fistulosa
Sundrops, Oenothera perennis
Golden ragwort, Packera aurea (Senecio aureus)
Virginia creeper vine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Beard-tongue, Penstemon digitalis
Wild blue phlox, Phlox divaricata
Wild sweet William, Phlox maculata
Garden phlox, Phlox paniculata
Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum
Jacob’s ladder, Polemonium reptans
Great solomon’s seal, Polygonatum commutatum (bilforum, canaliculatum)
Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis
Stonecrop, Sedum ternatum
False Solomon’s seal, Smilacina racemosa
White goldenrod, Solidago bicolor
Zigzag goldenrod, Solidago flexicaulis
Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod, Solidago rugosa
New England aster, Symplocarpus (Aster) novae-angliae
Tall meadow-rue, Thalictrum pubescens (polygamum)
Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia
New York ironweed, Vernonia noveboracensis
FERNS
Maidenhair fern, Adiantum pedatum
Lady fern, Athyrium felix -femina
Evergreen shield fern, Dryopteris marginalis
Interrupted fern, Osmunda claytoniana
Christmas fern, Polystichum achrostichoides
Ostrich fern, Metteucia struthiopteris
Royal fern, Osmunda regalis
Cinnamon fern, Osmunda cinnamomea
GRASSES
Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii
Riverbank wild rye, Elymus riparius
Virginia wild rye, Elymus virginicus
Purple lovegrass, Eragrostis spectabilis
Switch grass, Panicum virgatum
Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium (A. scoparius)
Indian grass, Sorghastrum nutans
SHRUBS
Smooth alder, Alnus serrulata
Red chokeberry, Photinia pyrifolia (Aronia arbutifolia)
Black chokeberry, Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa
New Jersey tea, Ceanothus americanus
Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis
Summersweet, Clethra alnifolia
Sweetfern, Comptonia peregrina
Silky dogwood, Cornus amomum
Red-osier dogwood, Cornus stolonifera (sericea)
American hazelnut, Corylus americana
Beaked hazelnut, Corylus cornuta
Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana
Wild hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens
Winterberry, Ilex verticillata
Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia
Spicebush, Lindera benzoin
Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius
Rosebay, Rhododendron maximum
Pinxter-flower, Rhododendron periclymenoides
Staghorn sumac, Rhus hirta (typhina)
Black willow, Salix nigra
Silky willow, Salix sericea
Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis
Red elderberry, Sambucus racemosa
Lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium
Highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum
Maple-leaved viburnum, Viburnum acerifolium
Southern arrow-wood, Vibrunum dentatum
Arrow-wood, Virburnum recognitum
Blackhaw, Viburnum prunifolium
TREES
Red maple, Acer rubrum
Sugar maple, Acer saccharum
Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea
Downy serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea
Allegheny serviceberry, Amelanchier laevis
Black (Sweet) birch, Betula lenta
River birch, Betula nigra
American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana
Mockernut hickory, Carya alba (tomentosa)
Common hackberry, Celtis occidentalis
Alternate-leaved (Pagoda) dogwood, Cornus alternifolia
Redbud, Cercis canadensis
Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana
White ash, Fraxinus americana
Green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana
Tulip poplar, Liriodendron tulipfera
Black-gum, Nyssa sylvatica
Hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana
Eastern white pine, Pinus strobus
Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis
Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Wild plum, Prunus americana
White oak, Quercus alba
Pin oak, Quercus palustris
Chestnut oak, Quercus prinus (montana)
Red oak, Quercus rubra
Sassafras, Sassafras albidum
Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis
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