September 1, 2023
Get ready to embrace Tennessee's natural wonders right in your own backyard! These 7 native plants are here to elevate your landscaping game. Let's create an eco-friendly oasis together!
1. Solomon’s Seal likes an area with rich, moist, well-drained soil. Drooping, bell-like, greenish-yellow flowers form along the undersides of the stems. The foliage is unique and adds beautiful diversity to a shady location.This species typically grows in moist woodlands with ferns, mosses, and other understory plants.
2. Bee balm is a sun-loving wildflower that is a favorite of hummingbirds. Clusters of bright red tubular flowers attract butterflies, bees, and other pollinators, making it an excellent choice for a pollinator, butterfly, or wildlife garden. Flowers bloom throughout the summer for long-lasting garden color.
3. Rose Verbena grows best in full sun with rich, well-drained soil. It is low-growing and will fill in areas to make an effective ground cover. Incorporate rose verbena into a rock garden or pollinator garden, or grow it along edges and borders.
4. The Fringe tree is a smaller native tree that puts out a stunning spring flower display each year. Small clusters of delicate, white, fringe-like flowers bloom from late spring through early summer. In full bloom, this tree becomes almost entirely white with feathery flowers.
5.Woodland Phlox is a beautiful plant for a moist shade garden plot. This native perennial wildflower grows naturally in moist, shaded woodlands, often in lowland areas near streams. It is a familiar spring wildflower that attracts early-season butterflies and other pollinators.
6. Wild Geranium is a native perennial wildflower is a versatile plant and can be use in a variety of different ways. Grow it as a ground cover, in a pollinator garden, or with other native plants.
7. Columbine Flowers grow well in a partly shaded location. Foliage is very attractive and almost fern-like, providing beautiful green leaves for most of the growing season.
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