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Native Plants & Wildflowers

Native Plants & Wildflowers

Native Plants & Wildflowers

One of the delights of our conservation areas, provincial and national parks are the plants in their natural habitats. These native plants have evolved to survive in the natural areas of these particular regions.

Plants such as white pine, sugar maple, red oak, paper birch, or hemlock evoke a distinct image of eastern Canada.

Learn how to use native plants and wildflowers in your outdoor space.
 

Smaller Native Plants

Smaller Native Plants

  • The downy serviceberry and pagoda dogwood are easy to grow, flower in spring, and have attractive coloured autumn foliage and fruit.
  • Bayberry has waxy, blue-grey, aromatic fruit.
  • St. John’s wort can brighten up any garden with its golden-yellow flowers against blue-green leaves.
  • Fragrant sumac has brilliant red, fall foliage and adaptability to poor soil.
  • Red osier dogwood sports burgundy-red twigs and looks great in winter.

Large Native Plants

Large Native Plants

  • Ohio buckeye, ironwood, tamarack, balsam fir, and white spruce are large specimens that may cast significant shade and/or produce acidic soil.
  • Some may grow too large for a small city or suburban property; however, if your property is an acre or more, they are ideal and require little maintenance.
     

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers fall roughly into two categories:

1) Those that naturally grow in forest shade: trillium, dog-toothed violets, hepatica, bloodroot, jack-in-the-pulpit, ferns, Solomon’s seal, and wild ginger. These native flowers grow in the richest, blackest, loam soil imaginable, created by decades of decaying leaves, twigs, and branches.

  • For sandy or clay soil, add a lot of compost, peat moss, and manure.
  • Plant other shade-tolerant perennials like astilbe, daylilies, or hostas in the immediate vicinity since many of the spring flowering wildflowers disappear completely after flowering.
  • Mulch between plants to conserve moisture and help minimize weeds.

2) Those that grow in the sun in open meadows: mullein, Joe-pye weed, goldenrod, swamp milkweed, and butterfly weed. Wildflowers for sun can easily be started from seed mixtures that are composed of annuals, biennials, and perennials.

  • Some statuesque wildflowers are highly prized in perennial borders where they look perfectly at home and contained, rather than sprawling.
  • When trying to grow native plants in your own garden, try to recreate their natural growing habitat.
  • Never take wild specimens directly from nature. They are protected by law so future generations can also admire them in the wild rather than at a Botanical Garden. Sheridan Nurseries Garden Centres only sell native plants that are propagated by seed, division, or cuttings. Browse our Sheridan Garden Classics Native Roots Collection.
     
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