nrg-native-species-planting-guide-091714

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o TREE LAWNS can be considered high maintenance due to the amount of fertilizer,


water and mowing required to keep them aethestically pleasing. Incorporating perennial
layers in a naturalized design will help cut costs and improve the habitat value of the
landscape.

Examples Include: Numerous streets and parkways throughout the city.


Recommended Plants:


Ferns


Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern


Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern


Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern


Graminoids


Andropogon virginicus Broom-sedge


Carex blanda Eastern woodland sedge


Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge


Deschampsia flexuosa Common hairgrass


Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye


Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass


Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass


Juncus tenuis Path rush


Panicum virgatum Switchgrass


Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem


Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass


Spartina pectinata Prairie cordgrass


Tridens flavus Purpletop


Forbs


Ageratina altissima White snakeroot


Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed


Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed


Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo


Chrysopsis mariana Maryland goldenaster


Euthamia caroliniana Slender goldentop


Euthamia graminifolia Lance-leaved goldenrod


Eutrochium purpureum Sweet Joe-pye weed


Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower


Ionactis linariifolius Flaxleaf whitetop aster


Lobelia siphilitica Great lobelia


Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot


Oenothera biennis Common evening primrose


Pityopsis falcata Atlantic golden aster


Potentilla canadensis Dwarf cinquefoil


Potentilla simplex Common cinquefoil

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