Karen Colihan Native Plant Garden
Think of ecological balance and harmony as you walk around these trees, shrubs and perennials that are native to wetlands of the Eastern Deciduous Forest eco-region. To help protect the plants during the winter, a removable deer fence is in place from November through April. This large and beautiful garden is filled with native species of trees, shrubs and perennials.
Native Plant Garden Map and Plant Lists
Native Plant Garden Map and Plant ListsNative Plant Garden Plant Lists by Location, Sortable and Searchable
| Native Plant Garden Location | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Greenie Garden | Actaea racemosa | Black cohosh |
| Greenie Garden | Aralia racemosa | Spikenard |
| Greenie Garden | Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed |
| Greenie Garden | Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud |
| Greenie Garden | Clematis virginiana | Virgin's bower |
| Greenie Garden | Coreopsis tripteris | Tall coreopsis |
| Greenie Garden | Dennstaedtia punctilobula | Hayscented fern |
| Greenie Garden | Dirca palustris | Leatherwood |
| Greenie Garden | Elephantopus carolinianus | Elephant's foot |
| Greenie Garden | Filipendula rubra | Queen-of-the-prairie |
| Greenie Garden | Heuchera villosa | Hairy alumroot |
| Greenie Garden | Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf hydrangea |
| Greenie Garden | Liatris spicata | Blazing Star |
| Greenie Garden | Monarda didyma | Oswego tea/Scarlet bee balm |
| Greenie Garden | Onoclea sensibilis | Sensitive fern |
| Greenie Garden | Opuntia humifusa | Eastern prickly pear cactus |
| Greenie Garden | Pycanthemum multicum | Mountain mint |
| Greenie Garden | Rhododendron viscosum | Swamp azalea |
| Greenie Garden | Rosa virginiana | Common wild rose |
| Greenie Garden | Silene virginica | Fire pink |
| Greenie Garden | Sisyrinchium montanum | Blue-eyed grass |
| Greenie Garden | Solidago speciosa ‘Fireworks’ | 'Fireworks' Goldenrod |
| Greenie Garden | Symphyotrictum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster |
| Greenie Garden | Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's root |
| Greenie Garden | Zizia aurea | Golden Alexander |
| Right River Birch Garden | Betula nigra, 'Heritage' | Heritage river birch |
| Right River Birch Garden | Carex platyphylla | Broad-leaf sedge |
| Right River Birch Garden | Claytonia virginica | Spring beauty |
| Right River Birch Garden | Geum fragarioides | Barren strawberry |
| Right River Birch Garden | Ilex Verticulata, ‘Southern Gentleman' | Sparkleberry winterberry holly |
| Right River Birch Garden | Packera aurea | Golden ragwort |
| Right River Birch Garden | Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple |
| Right River Birch Garden | Scirpus atrovirens | Green bulrush |
| Right River Birch Garden | Sedum ternatum | Woodland stonecrop |
| Magnolia Garden | Asclepias syriaca | Common milkweed |
| Magnolia Garden | Conoclinium coelestinum | False ageratum |
| Magnolia Garden | Eutrochium purpureum | Joe py e weed |
| Magnolia Garden | Geum fragarioides | Barren strawberry |
| Magnolia Garden | Ilex glabra | Inkberry |
| Magnolia Garden | Ilex glabra 'Densa' | Densa inkberry |
| Magnolia Garden | Ilex verticulata, 'Winter red' | Winter red winterberry holly |
| Magnolia Garden | Impatiens capensis | Jewelweed |
| Magnolia Garden | Iris versicolor | Blue flag iris |
| Magnolia Garden | Itea virginia 'Sarah's eve' | Sarah's eve sweetspire |
| Magnolia Garden | Itea virginica ‘Little Henry | Little Henry sweetspire |
| Magnolia Garden | Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower |
| Magnolia Garden | Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay magnolia |
| Magnolia Garden | Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' | Beardtongue |
| Magnolia Garden | Physocarpus opulifolius, 'Diabolo’ | Diabolo ninebark |
| Magnolia Garden | Polygonatum odoratum | Solomon's seal |
| Magnolia Garden | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan |
| Magnolia Garden | Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece' | Golden fleece goldenrod |
| Magnolia Garden | Tradescantia virginiana | Spider lily |
| Magnolia Garden | Vernonia noveboracensis | New York ironweed |
| Magnolia Garden | Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's root |
| Triangle Garden | Asclepias syriaca | Common milkweed |
| Triangle Garden | Chelone obliqua | Turtlehead |
| Triangle Garden | Conoclinium coelestinum | False ageratum |
| Triangle Garden | Eurybia divaricata | White wood aster |
| Triangle Garden | Fothergilla gardenii | Dwarf witchalder |
| Triangle Garden | Gentiana andrewsii | Closed gentian |
| Triangle Garden | Helianthus divaricatus | Woodland sunflower |
| Triangle Garden | Ilex glabra | Inkberry |
| Triangle Garden | Ilex glabra, ‘Shamrock’ | Shamrock holly |
| Triangle Garden | Penstemon digitalis, 'Husker Red' | Beardtongue |
| Triangle Garden | Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas fern |
| Triangle Garden | Rudbeckia fulgida | Orange coneflower |
| Triangle Garden | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan |
| Triangle Garden | Symphyotrichum pilosum | White Heath Aster |
| Triangle Garden | Viburnum nudum | Smooth witherod viburnum |
| Center River Birch | Aesculus pavia | Red buckeye |
| Center River Birch | Arisaema triphyllum | Jack-in-the-pulpit |
| Center River Birch | Aruncus dioicus | Goatsbeard |
| Center River Birch | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady fern |
| Center River Birch | Betula nigra | River birch |
| Center River Birch | Chelone glabra | White turtlehead |
| Center River Birch | Claytonia virginica | Spring beauty |
| Center River Birch | Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' | Sweet pepperbush |
| Center River Birch | Erythronium americanum | Trout lily |
| Center River Birch | Geum fragarioides | Barren Strawberry |
| Center River Birch | Heuchera villosa | Coral bells |
| Center River Birch | Ilex glabra 'compacta' | Inkberry holly |
| Center River Birch | Lindera benzoin | Spicebush |
| Center River Birch | Onoclea sensibilis | Sensitive fern |
| Center River Birch | Physocarpus opulifolius | Ninebark |
| Center River Birch | Physostegia virginiana | Obedient plant |
| Center River Birch | Polemonium caeruleum | Jacob's ladder |
| Center River Birch | Polemonium reptans | Variegated jacobs ladder |
| Center River Birch | Polygonatum biflorum | Solomon's Seal |
| Center River Birch | Rudbeckia fulgida | Orange coneflower |
| Center River Birch | Sanguisorba canadensis | Canadian burnet |
| Center River Birch | Trillium luteum | Toadshade |
| Center River Birch | Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood viburnum |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Amalanchier canadensis | Shadblow |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Amsonia tabernaemontana | Eastern blue star |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Arisaema triphyllum | Jack-in-the-pulpit |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Aronia arbutifolia | Red Chokeberry |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Aronia melanocarpa | Black Chokeberry |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Asarum canadense | Wild ginger |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Asclepias syriaca | Common milkweed |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady fern |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Baptisia australis | False indigo |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Boltonia asteroides | False aster |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Carex platyphylla | Broadleaf sedge |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Carex stricta | Tussock Sedge |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Chionanthus virginicus | Fringetree |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Dryopteris marginallis | Leatherwood fern |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Geranium maculatum | Wild geranium |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Helenium autumnale | Sneezeweed |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Helianthus divaricatus | Woodland sunflower |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' | Autumn bride coral bells |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Lonicera sempervirens | Trumpet Honeysuckle |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ostrich fern |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Myrica pensylvanica | Northern bayberry |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Nyssa sylvatica | Black gum |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Packera aurea | Golden ragwort |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Penstemon digitalis, 'Husker Red' | Beardtongue |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Physostegia virginiana | Obedient plant |
| Left Shadblow Garden | Zizia aurea | Golden Alexander |