Native Species Planting Guide for New York City

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Lilium superbum Turk's Cap Lily


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW+ Soil: pH 4.4-5.0


Form/Color Perennial, grows to 8', flowers orange in Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
July-August. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Moist to wet forests.


Ecosystem Attractive to hummingbirds, bulbs may
Services: be eaten by voles and muskrats.


Hydrology: Low drought tolerance; moist, loamy,
sandy soil; medium moisture usage.


Ornamental Orange flowers, petals curled back.
Value: Compatibility: Sparingly colonial.


Salt Intolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other:


Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:


Limonium carolinianum Sea Lavander


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: NI Soil: Not Available.


Form/Color Grows to 1'; herbaceous perennial; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine


branching cluster of small, pale, purple Tolerance: tolerance.
flower bloom June-August.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Salt marshes.


Ecosystem
Services:


Hydrology: Moist clay, loamy, sandy soil; high
moisture use.


Ornamental Pale purple flowers.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:


Shade Tolerant of partial shade.


Tolerance:

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