Family: Rosaceae Name: Fragaria virginiana - Wild Strawberry Bloom Time: May Flower: White Soil Condition: Dry, Moist Light: Sun, Partial...

Family: Violaceae Name: Viola labradorica - Labrador Violet Bloom Time: May-June Flower: Violet Soil Condition: Moist, Well Drained...

Family: Adoxaceae Name: Viburnum dentatum - Arrowwood Bloom Time: May - July Flower: White Soil Condition: Average, Moist, Dry, Acidic...

Name: Tiarella cordifolia - Foam Flower Family: Saxafragaceae Bloom Time: May Flower: Blush or White Soil Condition: Moist, Average, Dry,...

Family: Rosaceae Name: Geum (Waldstenia) fragarioides - Barren Strawberry Pictures: closeup of flower (Ryan Hodnett), habit (Meneerke...

Family: Violaceae Name: Viola sororia - Common Violet Bloom Time: March - May Flower: Violet Purple Soil Condition: Moist, Average,...

Family: Cyperaceae Name: Carex pensylvanica - Oak Sedge 'Bloom Time': May 'Flower': White/Brown Soil Condition: Dry, Average Light:...

Family: Ericaceae Name: Vaccinium angustifolium aka Lowbush Blueberry Bloom Time: May-June Soil Condition: prefers moist to dry,...

Family: Cyperaceae Name: Carex albicans - White-tinged Sedge Bloom Time: May Flower: Insignificant Soil Condition: Dry, Average, Moist,...

Name: Ptelea trifoliata - Wafer Ash or Hop Tree Family: Rutaceae Bloom Time: June Flower: Greenish Yellow Soil Condition: Dry-Moist...

Many think dry shade is an impossible place for a garden. On Long Island, we have several dry woodland settings. Some are thick with Oak,...

Family: Lamiaceae Name: Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop Bloom Time: July - Frost Flower: Lavender Blue Soil Condition: Dry, Average,...

Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Name: Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa - Black Chokeberry Pictures: Flower with Sphecodes - Sweat Bee (KMS Native...

Family: Campanulaceae Name: Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower Bloom Time: July - August Flower: Scarlet Red Soil Condition: moist to...

Living on Long Island, some of you may be dealing with seaside conditions; sandy, dry, salty, windy, and sometimes flooded. Our native...

KMS Native Plants is excited to be a mason bee rancher! Mason bees are small but very important early pollinators that rely on...

Family: Iridaceae Name: Iris versicolor - Blue Flag Iris Bloom Time: June Flowers: Purple, Lavender, Violet Soil Condition: Average-wet,...

Family: Rosaceae Name: Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry Bloom Time: March - May Flowers: White with red anthers Fruit: Red Soil...

Family: Ranunculaceae Name: Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Columbine Bloom Time: May-June Flowers: bicolor red and yellow Soil Condition:...

It doesn't happen often on Long Island but there are some areas with pockets of soil with clay in them. It's usually still well draining...