Earth First Native Plant Nursery and Gifts, LLC

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Information on Our Plants
 Common Name  Botanical Name  Color  Height  Culture   Blooms  Notes                   Zones 
Purple Coneflower  Echinacea purpurea  Pink - purple   3 - 5 ft Sun/part shade, average soil Summer  Attracts Goldfinches 3 - 9 
 White Swan  Echinacea purpurea "White Swan white   3 - 5 ft Sun/part shade, average soil   Summer White variety of E. purpurea  3 - 9 
Eastern Coneflower  Rudbeckia fulgida yellow  2 - 4 ft        Sun/part shade, moist to dry soil   Summer  Drought tolerant, birds eat seeds   3 - 9
 Brown Eyed Susan  Rudbeckia triloba   yellow 3 -6 ft  Sun/part shade , mosit to dry soil  Late Summer/fall   Three lobed leaves 3 - 9 
 Northern Blue Flag  Iris versicolor blue-purple  3 - 4 ft Sun/part shade, moist to wet soil   Late spring   Marginal aquatic 4 - 9 
 Slender Blue Flag  Iris prismatica blue-purple 2 -3 ft   Sun/part shade, moist to wet soil  Late spring   Marginal aquatic   4 - 9
 Common Milkweed  Asclepias syriaca  pink  3 -5 ft Sun/part shade, average soil   Summer   Attracts butterflies  3 - 9
 Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata  pink  3 - 4 ft Sun/part shade, moist soil   Summer   Monarch host plant     3 - 7 
 Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa  orange  2ft  Sun, dry soil Summer   Drought tolerant,  good cut flower  3 - 10
Purple Milkweed Asclepias purpurascens purple 2 -3 ft Sun, average soil Summer Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds 3 - 9
Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium dubium dark pink 3 - 4ft Sun/part shade, moist soil  Summer High nectar plants 3 - 9
Blue Mistflower Eupatorium coelestinum purple-blue 2 - 3ft Sun/part shade, moist soil  Late Summer/fall Great late season butterfly plant 4 - 9
White Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosa white 2 - 4ft Part sun to shade, smoist soil Late Summer/fall Woodland plant 4 - 9
Hyssop-leaved Boneset Eupatorium hyssopifolium white 2 - 3ft Sun, dry soil Late Summer/fall Drought tolerant 5 - 8
Bird's Foot Violet Viola pedata lavender 4 - 10 inches Sun, dry soil Spring Clump forming, drought tolerant 3 - 9
Confederate Violet Viola soroia priceana blue/white 4 - 10 inches Sun/part shade, average soil  Late spring  Spreads, good ground cover 3 - 7
Cream Violet Viola striata white 4 - 10 inches Sun/part shade, average soil  Late spring  Woodland plant 4 - 7
Slender Goldenrod Solidago erecta yellow 2 - 4ft Sun, dry soil Late Summer/fall Unusual yellow spikes, drought tolerant 5 - 8
Seaside Goldenrod Solidago sempervirens yellow 2 - 5ft Sun, dry to moist soil  Late Summer/fall Salt tolerant 4 - 8
Smooth Blue Aster Aster laevis lavender 1 - 2ft Sun/part shade,moist to dry soil  Late Summer/fall Drought tolerant 3 - 8
Stiff Leaved Aster Aster linariifolius lavender to 1 ft Sun, dry soil Late Summer/fall Drought tolerant, stiff pine-like leaves 4 - 9
New England Aster Aster novae angliae purple 3 - 5ft Sun/part shade, average soil  Late Summer/fall Attracts late season butterflies 3 - 9
Showy Aster Aster spectabilis lavender 2 - 3 ft Sun, dry soil Late Summer/fall Drought tolerant 5 - 8
White Wood Aster Eruybia divaricata white 2 - 3ft Part shade/shade, dry soil Late Summer/fall Great for dry shade 3 - 9
New York Aster Aster novi-belgii blue
 2 - 3ft Sun, most soil Late Summer/fall Good bog plant 3 - 9
Maryland Golden Aster Chrysopsis mariana yellow 2 - 3ft Sun, dry soil Late Summer/fall Attracts butterflies 3 - 8
Small's Pemstemon Penstemon smallii pink 2 - 3ft Sun/part shade, dry soil  Summer Drought tolerant, does not like wet soils 5 - 9
Foxglove Beard Tongue Husker Red Penstemon digitalis white 2 - 5ft Sun/part shade average soil  Summer Drought tolerant, Husker reddish has red foliage 4 - 8
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis red 2 - 4ft Sun/part shade, moist soil  Summer Attracts hummingbirds TOXIC  DO NOT EAT 4 - 8
Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia syphillitica blue 2 - 5ft Sun/part shade, moist soil  Late Summer/fall Late bloomer
TOXIC DO NOT EAT		 4 - 9
Blazing Star     Liatris spicata purple     2 - 4 ft Sun/part shade, average soil Summer Drought tolerant, Goldfinches relish the seeds. 3 - 8
Giant Purple Hyssop Agastache scrophulariaefolia purple 3 - 6ft Sun/part shade, average soil  Summer Long blooming, attracts bumblebees, butterflies 5 - 9
Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana pink/white 2 - 4ft Sun/part shade  Late Summer/fall Attracts fall migrating hummingbirds 3 - 9
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata blue-purple 4 - 6 ft Sun/part shade  Summer Long, progressive blooming spikes 3 - 8
Sneezeweed Helenium autumnal yellow-red 3 - 5ft Sun/part shade  Summer Attracts butterflies 3 - 8
Lyre-leaved Salvia Salvia lyrata light blue 2ft Sun/part shade  Late spring  Attractive seedheads 5 - 8
Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum blue/yellow 12 - 18 inches Sun/part shade  Late spring  Member of Iris family 3 - 9
Swamp Rose Mallow Hibiscus palustris pink 3 - 5 ft Sun Summer Attracts beneficial insects 3 - 8
Narrow-leaved Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius yellow 4 - 5 ft Sun/part shade  Late Summer Birds relish the seeds 5 - 9

New York Ironweed

 Vernonia noveborancensis purple 3 - 7 ft Sun Late Summer/fall Excellent nectar source for butterflies 5 - 9
Seashore Mallow Kosteltzkya virginica pink 2 - 3 ft Sun Summer Salt tolerant  5 -10
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata purple 1 - 2 ft Sun Summer Marginal aquatic, attracts dragonflies 5 - 11
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefoila green to 60 ft Sun to shade Varies vine, host for Sphinx moths, berries for birds
TOXIC DO NOT EAT		 4 - 9
Trumper Creeper Campsis radicans deep orange to 30 ft Sun/part shade  Summer Vine, attracts hummingbirds 4 - 9
Wild Blue Lupine Lupinus perennis blue-purple 2 - 3 ft Sun Late spring  Host plant for Frosted Elfin and Karner Blue 3 - 9
Eastern Prickly Pear Optunia humifusa yellow 4 - 12 inches Sun Summer Fruit edible, only native cactus in the east. 5 - 10
Goat's Rue Tephrosia virginiana yellow/pink 1 - 3 ft Sun Early summer Drought tolerant, attracts ground birds 3 - 8
Tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata yellow 3 - 4 ft Sun/part shade  Early summer Seeds,eaten by birds, resemble ticks 3 - 9
Adam's Needle Yucca filamentosa white 3 - 7 ft Sun Early summer Drought tolerant 3 - 9
Pinelands Heather Hudsonia ericoides yellow 4 - 8 inches Sun Late spring  Drought tolerant 3 - 9
Eastern Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis red/yellow 1 - 3 ft Sun/part shade  Late spring  Hummingbird food source, host  - Columbine Duskywing 3 - 9
Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana blue 1 - 3 ft Shade/part
shade		 Late spring  Nice companion plant 3 - 9
Canada Anemone Anemone candensis white 1 - 2 ft Sun/part shade  Late spring  Attractive foliage 2 - 9
Bee Balm Monarda dydima red 2 - 5 ft Sun/part shade  Early summer Attracts hummingbirds 3 - 9
Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia white to 18 inches Part shade / shade Late spring  Long blooming plant 3 - 9
Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea yellow 1 - 3 ft Sun/part shade  Late spring  Larval host - Black Swallowtail 4 - 9
Allegheny Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens lt blue 1 - 3 ft Sun/part shade  Late Summer/fall Good bog plant, late season color 3 - 10
Nodding Onion Allium cernuum white or pink 1 - 2 ft Sun/part shade  Summer Drought tolerant 3 - 8
Evening Primrose Oenothera fruiticosa yellow 2 ft Sun/part shade  Late spring  Matt forming, may be used as groundcover 3 - 9
Blue Star Amsonia tabernaemontana lt blue 2 - 4 ft Sun/part shade  Late spring  Exotic looking flowers 4 - 9
Turtlehead Chelone lyonii pink 1 - 3 ft Sun/part shade  Late Summer/fall Late fall color 3 - 8
Wood Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum yellow 1 - 2 ft Part shade / shade Late spring  Good companion plant 4 - 8
Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens red 30+ ft Sun/part shade  Late spring  Attracts hummingbirds 3 - 9
Bleeding Heart Dicentra eximia pink 1 ft Part sun /shade Late spring  Attractive foliage, long blooming 4 - 9
Wild Stonecrop Sedum ternatum white 6 inches Part shade / shade Early spring  Evergreen groundcover 4 - 9
Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera blue 10 - 12 inches Part shade / shade Late spring  May be used as  ground cover 4 - 9
Green and Gold Chrysogonum virginiana yellow 6 - 12 inches Sun/part shade  Summer May be used as groundcover 4 - 8
Blue False Indigo Baptisia australis blue-purple 3 - 4 ft Sun Summer Drought tolerant, nitrogen fixer     3 - 9
Carolina Lupine Thermopsis caroliniana yellow 3 - 4 ft Sun Summer Drought tolerant, nitrogen fixer 4 - 9
Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium pink 3 - 6 ft Sun Summer Rapid colonizer, good for meadows 4 - 8
Switch Grass Panicum virgatum green 3 - 6 ft Sun/part shade  Late Summer/fall Food and shelter for songbirds 5 - 9
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans green 3 - 8 ft Sun Late Summer/fall Drought tolerant, host for Pepper and Salt Skipper 3 - 9
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium green-blue 18 - 24 inches Sun/part shade  Summer Seeds valued by birds 4 - 9
Northern Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium green 3 - 4 ft Sun/part shade  Late summer Attractive ornamental 4 - 8
Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepsis green 2 - 3 ft Sun Summer Fine textured. valued by birds, very attractive ornamental 3 - 9
Bushy Beardgrass Andropogon glomeratus (A. virginicus var abbreviatus) green 2 - 5 ft Sun/part shade  Summer Tufted seed heads 3 - 9
Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens white 2 - 6 inches Shade Early summer Woodland plant, evergreen sub-shrub 3 - 7
Groundsel Tree Baccharis halimifolia green to 12 ft Sun/part shade  late summer/fall Cottony seed heads in fall, salt and drought tolerant 3 - 9
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana green 30 - 40 ft Sun/part shade  Spring Food and cover for birds, host for Olive butterfly 3 - 9
Please note that all plant may not be available at all times during the season.  The What's Available Now page shows what we currently have in stock.
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