Family: Fagaceae Name: Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Yellow-Green Soil Condition: Average, Moist...

Family: Cupressaceae Name: Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar Bloom Time: January - March Flower/Cone: The pollen cones are small...

Family: Aceraceae Name: Acer pensylvanicum - Striped Maple or Snakebark Maple or Goosefoot Maple Bloom Time: April - May Flower:...

Many schools come to me for advice on what to plant in their courtyard or other area designated for a native plant garden. More...

Family: Rosaceae Name: Prunus serotina - Wild Cherry Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Dark Purple Fruit Time: August -...

Family: Cornaceae Name: Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Summer Fruit Color: White Soil...

Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus ilicifolia - Scrub Oak Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Red/yellow/green Soil Condition: Dry, Acidic Light: Sun...

Family: Myriaceae Name: Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Yellowish green catkins Soil Condition: Dry -...

Family: Adoxaceae Name: Viburnum prunifolium - Blackhaw Bloom Time: April - May Flower: White Fruit: September - October Fruit Color:...

I know it sounds weird calling milkweed a garden obstacle but many of you come to me looking for Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)...

Family: Aquifoliacae Name: Ilex opaca - American Holly Flower: White Bloom Time: May-June Fruit: Red Fruit Time: Fall - Winter Soil...

Family: Asteraceae Name: Symphyotrichum nova-angliae - New England Aster Bloom Time: September-October Flower: Purple Soil Condition:...

Family: Aquifoliaceae Name: Ilex verticillata - Winterberry Bloom Time: June - July Flower: White to light green Fruit: Red in late fall...

Family: Juncaceae Name: Juncus tenuis Bloom Time: July Flower: Green Soil Condition: Dry to wet Light: Sun to shade Height: 6" (without...

Family: Asteraceae Name: Helenium autumnale Bloom Time: September - October Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist, Wet Light: Sun,...

Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus alba - Eastern White Oak Bloom Time: April, May Flower: Catkins are Yellowish Green, 2-4" long (male),...

Family: Betulaceae (Birch) Name: Betula nigra - River Birch or Black Birch Pictures: Male Catkins (University of Wisconsin-Madison),...

Family: Rosaceae Name: Amelanchier canadensis - Serviceberry Bloom Time: April - May Flower: White Fruit: June, dark purple Soil...

Family: Hamamelidaceae Name: Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum Pictures: flower (NCSU), fall foliage detail (NCSU), fall color (NCSU),...

Family: Asteraceae Name: Rudbeckia hirta - Sweet Black-eyed Susan Pictures: Top Row: Overwintered Foliage (Cyn Slaughter CC BY-NC-ND...