Native Shade Garden at Quiet Water’s Park Composting Demonstration Site

 

Plant Name

Common Name

Soil Conditions

Sun Needs

Flower Color/Month

Height (ft)

Comments

 

 

Wet

Moist

Dry

Sun

PS

Shade

 

 

 

Ground covers and borders (up to 2 feet tall)

Asarum canadense

Wild Ginger

 

X

 

 

X

X

Brownish-purple; Apr-May

0.5

Semi-evergreen

Chrysogonum virginianum 'Allen Bush'

Green and Gold

 

X

 

 

X

X

Yellow; Apr-Jun

0.5

 

Mitchella repens

Partridgeberry

 

X

X

 

X

X

White; May-Jul followed by showy red berries

0.5

Evergreen; slow growing

Phlox divaricata

Wild Blue Phlox

 

X

X

 

X

 

Pink or blue; April-May

1

Attracts butterflies

Sedum ternatum

Woodland Stonecrop

 

X

 

 

X

X

White; Apr-Jun

0.5

 

Tiarella cordifolia “Brandywine”

Foamflower

 

X

 

 

X

X

White; Apr-Jul

1

 

Tiarella cordifolia var.

collina

Foamflower

 

X

 

 

X

X

White; Apr-Jun

1

 

Tiarella cordifolia “Running Tapestry”

Foamflower

 

X

 

X

X

X

White; Apr-Jul

1

 

Borders and backgrounds (2 feet + tall)

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild Columbine

 

X

X

 

X

X

Red/yellow, pink; Apr-Jul

2

Prefers pH above 6; attracts hummingbirds

Aster divaricatus

White Wood Aster

 

X

X

 

X

X

White; late summer to fall

2

Spreading

Cimicifuga racemosa

Black Snakeroot

 

X

 

 

X

X

White; Jun-Sep

8.5

Attracts benefical insects

Cranesbill ‘Johnson’s Blue’

Geranium

 

 

 

X

X

 

Blue; Jun-Aug

2

 

Dicentra eximia

Wild Bleeding Heart

 

X

 

 

X

X

Pink/white; Apr-Sep

2

Attracts benefical insects

Heuchera “Caramel”

Coral Bells

 

X

 

X

X

 

Pink; Jun-Jul

2

 

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal Flower

X

X

 

 

X

 

Red; Jul-Sep

2 - 4

Attracts hummingbirds

Phlox maculata

Wild Sweet William

X

X

 

X

X

X

Pink; May-Sep

3

Attracts butterflies

Phlox paniculata

Garden Phlox

X

X

 

X

X

 

Magenta; Jul-Sep

6.5

Showy flowers;attracts butterflies

 

Stylophorum diphyllum

Celandine Poppy

 

X

 

 

X

X

Yellow: Apr-Jun

2

 

Thalictrum polygamum

Tall Meadow Rue

X

X

 

X

X

X

White; Jun-Aug

6

Forms clumps

Uvularia perfoliata

Perfoliate Bellwort

 

X

 

X

X

 

Yellow: Apr-Jun

2

 

Ferns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Osmunda cinnamomea

Cinnamon Fern

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

5

Tolerates drought

Osmunda regalis

Royal Fern

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

 6

Tolerates drought

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

2

Evergreen

 

Native Woodland Garden at Quiet Water’s Park Composting Demonstration Site

 

Plant Name

Common Name

Soil Conditions

Sun Needs

Flower Color/Month

Height (ft)

Comments

 

 

Wet

Moist

Dry

Sun

PS

Shade

 

 

 

Ground covers and borders (less than 2 feet tall)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Bearberry

 

X

X

X

X

 

Apr-May; red berries

1

 

Claytonia virginica

Spring Beauty

 

X

 

 

 

X

Pink/white; Mar-May

0.5

 

Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’

Dwarf crested iris

 

X

 

 

X

X

Pale blue; Mar-May

0.5-1

 

Iris verna

Vernal Iris

 

X

X

 

X

X

Blue w orange; Apr-May

0.5

 

Mertensia virginica

Virginia Bluebells

 

X

 

 

X

X

Blue; Mar-Apr

2

Dormant in summer

Mitchella repens

Partridgeberry

 

X

X

 

X

X

White; May-Jul followed by showy red berries

0.5

Evergreen; slow growing

Pachysandra procumbans

Allegheny pachysandra

 

X

 

 

X

X

Pinkish white; Apr

0.5-1

Semi-evergreen with slow growth rate.

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple

 

X

 

 

X

X

White; May

1.5

 

Polemonium reptans ‘Blue Pearl’

Jacob’s Ladder

 

X

 

 

X

X

Blue; Apr-Aug

1.5

 

Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot

 

X

 

 

 

X

White; Mar-May

0.5

 

Sedum ternatum ‘Larinem Park’

Woodland Stonecrop

 

X

X

 

X

X

White; May-Jun

0.5

 

Thalictrum thalictroiides

Rue Anemone

 

X

X

X

X

X

White: Apr-Jun

0.5

May go dormant in summer.

Tiarella cordifolia

Foamflower ‘Running Tapestry’

 

X

 

X

X

X

White; Apr-Jul

1

 

Trillium luteum

Yellow Trillium

 

X

 

 

 

X

Yellow: Apr-May

1

 

Viola conspersa

American dog violet

 

X

X

X

X

X

Pale lavender; May-Aug

.5

 

Viola labradorica

Labrador violet

 

X

 

X

X

X

Lavender; May-Jun

.5

 

Borders and backgrounds (2 feet + tall)

Arisaema triphyllum

Jack in Pulpit

X

X

 

 

X

X

Green w/purple; May

2

 

Anemone virginiana

Thimbleweed

 

X

 

X

X

 

Greenish white; Apr-Aug

2.5

 

Aster cordifolius

Blue Wood Aster

 

X

X

 

X

X

Blue; Sep-Oct

3

 

Aster divaricatus ‘Eastern Star’

White Wood Aster

 

X

X

 

X

X

White; Aug-Oct

2

Spreading

Chelone glabra

White Turtlehead

X

X

 

X

X

X

White; Jul-Aug

4

 

Helianthus microcephalus

Small Wood Sunflower

 

X

 

X

X

 

Yellow; Aug-Sep

4-6

 

Heuchera Americana ‘Dale’s Strain’

Alumroot; Coral bells

 

X

 

X

X

X

White/pink; May-Jun

2

 

Heuchera Americana ‘Palace Purple’

Alumroot, Coral bells

 

X

X

 

X

X

White/pink; Jun-Aug

2

Purple leaves

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oakleaf Hydrangea

 

X

 

X

X

 

White; Jun-Jul/

6

 

Iris versicolor

Blue Flag

X

X

 

X

X

 

Blue; May-Jul

3

 

Senecio aureus

Golden Ragwort; Golden Groundsel

X

X

 

X

X

X

Yellow; Apr-Aug

2.5

 

Smilacina racemosa

False Solomon’s Seal

 

X

X

 

X

X

White; Apr-May

2-3

 

Solidago caesia

Bluestem Goldenrod

 

 

X

 

X

X

Yellow; Aug-Oct

4

 

Grasses and Vines

Carex flaccosperma

Blue Wood Sedge

 

 

X

X

X

X

Blue; May-Jun

1

 

Carex laximulmus

Blue Sedge

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

1

 

Elymus hystrix

Eastern Bottlebrush

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

5

 

Gelsemium sempervirens

Yellow Jasmine

 

X

 

X

X

 

Yellow; May-Jun

 

 

Lonicera sempervirens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

 

X

 

X

X

X

Orange/red; May-Jun

15

Native honeysuckle; not invasive

Passiflora lutea

Yellow Passionflower

 

X

 

X

X

X

Yellow/green; Jul-Aug

 

 

Ferns

Adiantum pedatum

Maidenhair Fern

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

2

 

Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern

X

X

 

 

X

 

 

5

 

Athyrium filix-femina ‘Victoriae’

Lady Fern

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

2

 

Dryopteris marginalis

Marginal Wood Fern

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

1-3

 

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Ostrich Fern

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

4-6

 

Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive Fern

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

3.5

Tolerates drought

Osmunda claytonia

Interrupted Fern

 

x

 

 

x

x

 

4

Lke acid soil

Osmunda regalis

Royal Fern

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

 6

Tolerates drought

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

2

Evergreen

Shrubs

Clethra alnifolia

Sweet pepperbush

X

X

 

X

X

 

White; Jul-Aug

Up to 12

 

Ilex glabra “Shamrock”

Inkberry

 

X

 

X

X

 

 

Up to 5

Evergreen

Itea virginica

Virginia Sweetspire

X

X

 

X

X

X

White; Jun

Up to 5

 

 

Native Sun garden at Quiet Water’s Park Composting Demonstration Site

 

Plant Name

Common Name

Soil Conditions

Sun Needs

Flower Color/Month

Height (ft)

Comments

 

 

Wet

Moist

Dry

Sun

PS

Shade

 

 

 

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterflyweed

 

X

X

X

X

 

Orange; May-Jun

3

Attracts butterflies

Asimina triloba

Pawpaw

 

X

 

X

 

 

Maroon: Mar-May

12-20

 

Aster nova angliae ‘Purple Dome’

New England Aster

 

X

 

X

X

 

Purple; Aug-Sep

1.5

 

Baptisia australis

False Blue Indigo

 

X

X

X

X

 

Blue; May-Jun

5

Tolerates poor soil

Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’

Maysville Daisy

 

X

x

x

x

 

Yellow; May-Jun

2

 

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam”

Threadleaf Coreoposis

 

X

X

X

X

 

Yellow; Jun-Sep

2

 

Echinacea purpuream ‘Magnus’

Purple Coneflower

 

X

X

X

 

 

Pink: Jul-Aug

3

 

Echinacea purpuream ‘White Swan’

Coneflower. White form

 

X

X

X

 

 

White: Jul-Sep

3

 

Eupatorium fistulosum

Joe Pye Weed

 

X

X

X

 

 

Pink; Jul-Sep

5

Attracts butterflies

Iris cristata

Crested Iris

 

X

 

X

X

 

White/blue; Apr-May

.5

 

Liatris Spicata ‘Floristan’

Gayfeather/Blazing Star

 

X

 

X

 

 

White/purple; Aug-Sep

3

Attracts butterflies

Lonicera sempervirens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

 

X

 

X

X

X

Orange/red; May-Jun

15

Native honeysuckle; not invasive

Monarda punctata

Spotted Bee Balm

 

 

X

X

 

 

Yellow & purple; Jun-Oct

3.5

Attracts butterflies

Panicum ‘Shenandoah’

Red Switch Grass

X

X

 

X

 

 

Red in panicles; Aug

4

Red tinged foliage

Penstemon digitalis

Smooth Beardstongue

 

X

X

X

X

 

White; Jun-Jul

5

Attracts hummingbirds

Rudbeckia

Black-eyed Susan

 

X

X

X

X

 

Yellow/orange; Jun-Sep

3

State flower.

Salvia lyrata

Lyre-leaved Sage

 

X

X

X

X

 

Purple; Apr-Jun

2

Attracts butterflies

Senna marilandica

Wild Senna

 

X

X

X

X

 

Yellow; Jul-Aug

6.5

 

Solidago x Crown of Rays

Goldenrod

 

X

X

X

 

 

Yellow; Aug-Sep

3

 

Veronicastrum virginianum

Culver’s Root

X

X

 

X

X

 

White; Jul-aug

5

Good cutting flower; attracts beneficial insects

Tradescantia x andersoni

Spiderwort

 

X

 

X

X

X

Blue/purple; Apr-Jul

3