Native Plants
Native plants are, in a word, local. They are plants that have been growing in a particular habitat and region, typically for thousands of years or much longer. Also called indigenous, they are well adapted to the climate, light, and soil conditions that characterize their ecosystem. Within this system, they have evolved tremendously important co-evolutionary relationships with the other plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria present, and these very complex relationships keep that particular ecosystem stable.
In Massachusetts, we consider all the plants that grew here prior to European colonization to be native.
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Gateway Joe Pye Weed - Shipped
Gateway Joe Pye Weed is a bushy woody perennial with whorls of coarse dark leaves on its wine-red stems. The large flowerhead on top opens to hund...
View full detailsGinger Wine™ Ninebark - Shipped
Ginger Wine Ninebark is an upright native deciduous shrub with lobed foliage that emerges bright orange and matures to sparkling burgundy. The Sma...
View full detailsGrape Crush New England Aster - Shipped
Grape Crush New England Aster is bushy native perennial with a mounded habit and hairy stems with rough lance-like dark green leaves. Rich dark pu...
View full detailsGreen Twister Echinacea, Coneflower - Shipped
Green Twister Echinacea is a freely branching native perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and medium green foliage. The lar...
View full detailsGrey Owl Juniper - Shipped
Grey Owl Juniper is a slow-growing dwarf coniferous shrub with a broad wide-spreading habit. The silver-grey aromatic foliage is scale-like female...
View full detailsGro-Low Fragrant Sumac - Shipped
Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac is a native low-growing deciduous shrub with a broad rambling habit. The trifoliate medium green foliage turns attractive s...
View full detailsHappy Star Echinacea - Shipped
Happy Star Echinacea is a well-branched native perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and dark green foliage. The large frag...
View full detailsHolly (Ilex verticillata) Berry Heavy® Gold - Shipped
This variety of winterberry holly is noted for its abundant, bright golden-yellow berries that stand out against its dark green foliage, providing ...
View full detailsHolly (Ilex verticillata) Mr. Poppins® - Shipped
Mr. Poppins® is a male variety that serves as an excellent pollinator for female winterberry hollies, featuring small white flowers that lead to be...
View full detailsHoneysong Purple Stoke's Aster - Shipped
Honeysong Purple Stokes’ Aster is a fluffy compact native evergreen perennial with deep green foliage that forms a basal rosette. Cornflower-like ...
View full detailsHummingbird Summersweet - Shipped
Hummingbird Summersweet is a densely branched native deciduous shrub with a mounded habit and glossy dark green foliage that turns attractive shade...
View full detailsHusker Red Beardtongue - Shipped
Husker Red Beardtongue is a compact native herbaceous perennial with rigid upright dark stems and dark green lance-shaped foliage that turns maroon...
View full detailsInvincibelle Sublime™ Smooth Hydrangea - Shipped
Invincibelle Sublime Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub with sturdy stems and serrated deep green foliage. Its cloud-like mophead panicles are a satur...
View full detailsInvincibelle® Limetta Smooth Hydrangea - Shipped
Limetta Smooth Hydrangea is a dwarf deciduous shrub with serrated deep green foliage and no fall color. Its sturdy stems don’t flop under the weig...
View full detailsInvincibelle® Spirit II Hydrangea - Shipped
Spirit II Hydrangea is a compact reblooming native deciduous shrub with glossy serrated dark green leaves and sturdy stems that do not flop. The d...
View full detailsJacob Cline Bee Balm - Shipped
Jacob Cline Bee Balm is an upright herbaceous perennial with fragrant dark green foliage. The fringe-like scarlet red flowers blooms in whorls at ...
View full detailsJersey Highbush Blueberry - Shipped
Jersey Highbush Blueberry is a vigorous upright deciduous shrub with high production of very sweet powdery light blue blueberries that ripen late....
View full detailsKaleidoscope Mountain Laurel - Shipped
Kaleidoscope Mountain Laurel is an evergreen shrub that forms a broad upright mound of glossy, rich deep green foliage that emerges red. Showy clu...
View full detailsKeepsake Mountain Laurel - Shipped
Keepsake Mountain Laurel is a compact evergreen shrub that forms a dense mound of glossy, deep rich green foliage that emerges bronze. Showy clust...
View full detailsLady Fern - Shipped
Lady Fern is a mounding native deciduous fern with delicate-looking lacy fronds that are light green. Best grown in part shade and rich, acidic an...
View full detailsLady in Red Fern, Northern Lady Fern - Shipped
Lady In Red Fern is a northern native deciduous fern with delicate-looking lacy elliptical fronds that are light green with contrasting burgundy st...
View full detailsLegend of the Small® Fothergilla - Shipped
Legend of the Small Fothergilla is a dwarf deciduous shrub with profuse blooms and brilliant fall display. The leathery blue green foliage turn var...
View full detailsLemon Lights Native Azalea - Shipped
Lemon Lights Native Azalea is a compact upright native deciduous shrub with a mounding habit. Clusters of light yellow flowers with golden throats...
View full detailsLemony Lace® Elderberry - Shipped
Lemony Lace Elderberry is a compact, freely-branching native deciduous shrub with an irregular mounded habit and attractive edible berries. The f...
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