Fool proof plant species for beginners
New to gardening and not sure how to begin? Below you will find a number of commonly available and fool proof plant species for your yard. For questions about planting, spacing etc , join the Westchester Pollinators on Facebook click here>
SUN/DRY
Purple coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
Tickseed – Coreopsis grandiflora
Smooth aster – Symphyotrichium laeve
Goldenrod – Solidago speciosa/rugosa
Milkweed – Asclepias tuberosa
Mountain mint – Pycnanthemum muticum
False indigo – Baptisia australis
Oxeye sunflower – Heliopsis helianthoides
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa
Garden phlox – Phlox paniculata
SUN/MOIST
Joe Pye weed – Eupatorium dubium
Queen of the prairie – Filipendula rubra
Meadow sweet – spirea alba/tormentosa
Iron weed – vernonia
Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
Swamp milkweed – Asclepias incarnata
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed
Culver’s Root – Veronicastrum virginicum
Blue Vervain – Verbena hastata
Wild geranium – Geranium maculatum
SHADE/DRY
Skullcap – Scutellaria
Hairy mint – Downey mint
Wild bleeding heart- Dicentra eximia
Barren Strawberry -Waldesteinia frag.
Tall thimbleweed – Anemone virginiana
Wood sage – Teucrium canadense
Eastern wood fern – Dryopteris marg.
Stone mint – Cunilla orignoides
Hairy Alumroot – Heuchera villosa
Wood sunflower – Helianthus divaricatus
SHADE/MOIST
Jacob’s-ladder – Polemonium reptans
Celandine Poppy – Stylophorum diphyllum
Canada Violet – Viola canadensis
Windflower – Anemone canadensis
Golden groundsel – Packera aurea
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium
Black cohosh – Actaea racemosa
Coral bells – Heuchera americana
Doll’s-eyes – Actaea pachypoda
Foam Flower – Tiarella cordifolia
