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Perennials Trees
Shrubs & Vines
This PDF shows some native plants (trees, shrubs, perennials, wildflowers, vines, grasses and ferns) recommended for shoreline planting in our area.
Plant Guide
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anise hyssopAgastache foeniculum
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pearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritacea
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0.45Canada anemoneAnemone canadensis
wild columbineAquilegia canadensis
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Medium
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Asclepias tuberosabutterfly milkweed Orange, long-lasting
flowers
Grass for wildlife habitat
Showy flowers
Showy yellow flowers
Attracts birds and butterflies
Leaves last well into spring
Helps wildflower seedget established
Attracts birds & butterflies
White flowers-long bloom time
Small white flowers
Highly scented leaves
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Canada bluejointCalamagrostis canadensis
1.00turtleheadChelone glabra
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lanceleaf tickweedCoreopsis lanceolata
tall coreopsisCoreopsis tripteris
marginal wood fernDryopteris marginalis
Medium
1.25Canada wild ryeElymus canadensis
Medium
Medium
1.60Joe Pye weedEupatorium maculatum
Pink unbrella-shaped flowers
Showy, reblooming flowers
Showy flowers
Showy purple flowers
Showy red flowers
Will naturalize under trees
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0.50wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
Fast
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1.20
blue flagIris versicolor
Medium
Medium
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dense blazing starLiatris spicata
cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalis
0.40Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Perennials
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Plant information: www.nativeplants.evergreen.ca
Highly scented leaves1.25scarlet bee balmMonarda didyma
X XFast
Yellow flowers form ground cover0.20barren strawberry
Waldesteinia fragarioidesMedium XX
Grass with red tinged leaves
Attracts butterflies
Long bloom time
Upright white flowers
Showy yellow flowers
Attracts humming birds
Abundant white flowers
Needs rich soildainty white flowers
Upright flower spikes
Fast
1.00bee balm
Monarda fistulosa
yellow sundropsOenothera fruticosa
beardtonguePenstemon digitalis
obedient plantPhysostegia virginiana
little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensis
tall meadow rueThalictrum pubescens
foamflowerTiarella cordifolia
blue vervainVerbena hastata
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Growth RatePerennials
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Sunlight Conditions Soil Preferences Notes
Plant information: www.nativeplants.evergreen.ca
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balsam firAbies balsamea
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red maple Acer rubrum
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2.00silver mapleAcer saccharinum XFast
0.80sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Medium
0.50white birchBetula papyrifera
Shredding white bark
Stately form
XMedium
0.50white sprucePicea glauca
XFast
1.50white pinePinus strobus
XFast
2.00red oakQuercus rubra
Iconic Group of 7 form; soft needles
XFast
1.25Thuja occidentalis
Majestic with fall colour and requires rich soil
XSlow
5.50hemlock
white cedar
Tsuga canadensisEvergreen
Drops needles in the fall
Sturdy shade tree
Evergreen
Yellow fall colour
Forms colonies
Evergreen
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3.00larchLarix laricina
XMedium
2.00ironwoodOstyra virginiana
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Medium
Growth Rate
10.00red pinePinus resinosa
Fast
4.00balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Fast
27cottonwoodPopulus deltoides Fast
18trembling aspenPopulus tremuloides
Fast
Trees
Fall colour
Stunning fall colour
Leaf undersides are silvery
Evergreen & highly scented
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Plant information: www.nativeplants.evergreen.ca
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shadblow serviceberryAmelanchier canadensis
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Edible fruit; early flowersMedium
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4.00alternate-leaved dogwoodCornus alternifolia
Horizontal branching pattern; grows best in
partial shadeSlow
2.00red-twig dogwoodCornus sericea
Bright red twigs in winter; white flowersFast
0.80shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla)Showy yellow flowersMedium
0.50common juniperJuniperus communis
Evergreen
Vine or ground cover
Creamy white flowers
Medium
0.50Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Fast
1.50ninebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius
Fast
2.00black elderberrySambucus canadensis
Edible fruitFast
1.25Canada yew
Taxus canadensisEvergreenSlow
5.50nannyberryViburnum lentago
Showy white flowersMedium
2.00choke berryAronia melanocarpa
For subacid, nutrient poor condtions
Vine with interesting seed heads
Flowers in Sept-Nov
Deer resistant
Blue-green leaves used for candles
Used for making jelly; attracts wildlife
Medium
10.00virgin's bowerClematis virginiana Fast
4.00witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana Slow
2.00winterberryIlex verticillata
Medium
1.00sweet galeMyrica gale
Fast
6.00pin cherry
Prunus pensylvanicaShowy yellow flowers,
needs rich soilFast
4.00chokecherryPrunus virginiana
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Sunlight Conditions Soil Preferences Notes
Unique seed heads form colonies2.00
staghorn sumacRhus typhina XXFast
Plant information: www.nativeplants.evergreen.ca
3.00highbush cranberryViburnum trilobum var. americanum
Edible fruit, drought tolerantMedium X X
Vine with edible fruit1.00riverbank grapeVitus riparia
XXFast
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Shrubs & VinesPlant information:
www.nativeplants.evergreen.ca