Sylvania Natives -- Our Plants

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Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens (Caprifoliaceae)

Plant Type:
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: April - September
Flower color: Red/Orange
Height: 3.0 - 10.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Attracts hummingbirds; our native honeysuckle
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

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Basil Bee Balm
Monarda clinopodia (Lamiaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: June - August
Flower color: Pale Pink
Height: 2.0 - 4.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Hummingbirds love this plant
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

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Bee Balm or Oswego Tea
Monarda didyma (Lamiaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - September
Flower color: Scarlet
Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Hummingbird magnet!
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:

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Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis (Campanulaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade
Blooms: July - August
Flower color: Deep Scarlet
Height: 2.0 - 4.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Hummingbirds love this flower; tender perennial; will self sow in a good spot
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

Photo credit:Kathy McGregor

Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica (Campanulaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade
Blooms: August - September
Flower color: Blue
Height: 1.0 - 5.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Stunning blue flower
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

Photo credit:Christopher Tracey

Purple Bergamont
Monarda media (Lamiaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - August
Flower color: Magenta
Height: 3.0 - 4.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Hummingbirds love it!
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

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White Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis (Scrophulariaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun,
Blooms: June - July
Flower color: White
Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Plant develops into a good sized clump
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

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Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa (Lamiaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: June - September
Flower color: Lilac
Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Hummingbirds love it!
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

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Wild columbine
Aquilegia canadensis (Ranunculaceae)

Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: April - June
Flower color: yellow and red
Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Comments: Will self sow
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

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Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa (Rosaceae)

Plant Type: shrub
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - September
Flower color: Pink
Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments:
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:

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Key to Attracts Field:

The following symbols indicate different animals that the cultivation of these animals may attract:

Butterflies Birds Hummingbirds

Information about plant habitats

A Woodlands and Woodland Edges

B Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places

C Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides

Native plants will often grow in gardens in a wider range of conditions than where they are found naturally. Most will thrive best, though, in a setting most similar to its natural environment.