Historic Garden Week
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Native Garden
Plant List
April 29, 2014
Trees
White oak: Quercus alba
Sweet bay magnolia: Magnolia virginiana
Redbud: Cercis canadensis
Fringetree: Chionanthus virginicus
American holly: Ilex opaca
White dogwood: Cornus florida
Hop tree: Ptelea trifoliate
Shrubs
Summersweet: Clethera alnifolia
Virginia sweetpire: Itea virginica
Leatherwood: Dirca palustris
Inkberry: Ilex glabra
Chokeberry: Aronia arbutifolia
Arrowwood viburnum: Viburnum dentatum
Scarlet Rose mallow: Hibiscus coccineus
Rose mallow: Hibiscus moscheutos
Serviceberry: Amelanchier arborea
Mountain laurel: Kalmia latifolia
Wild hydrangea: Hydrangea arborescens
Oakleaf hydrangea: Hydrangea querciloia
Ninebark: Physocarpus opulifolius
Bottlebrush buckeye: Aesculus parvaflora
Carolina allspice: Calycanthus floridus
Bladdernut: Staphylea trifolia
Spicebush: Lindera benzoin
Strawberry bush: Euonymus americanus
Winterberry: Ilex verticillata
Red twig dogwood: Cornus sericea
Ferns
New York fern: Thelypteris noveboracensis
Christmas fern: Polystichum acrostichoides
Maidenhair fern: Adiantum pedatum
Lady fern: Athyrium filix-femina
Ostrich fern: Matteuccia struthopteris
Grasses
Panic grass (switch grass): Panicum virgatum
Feather reed grass: Calamagrostis acutiflora
Northern sea oats: Chasmanthium latifolium
Little blue stem: Schizachyrium scoparium
Vines
Honeysuckle: Lonicera sempervirens
Carolina jasmine: Gelsemium semperivrens
Passion flower: Passiflora incarnata
Moonseed: Menispermum canadense
Perennials
Wild columbine: Aqueligia canadensis
Mountain mint: Pycanthemum muticum
Pussytoes: Antennaria plantaginifolia
Spiderwort: Tradescantia virginianum
Mist flower: Eupatorium coelestinum
Tall sunflower:Helianthus giganteus
Blue false indigo: Baptisia australis
Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale
Bee balm: Monarda didyma
Common milkweed: Asclepias syriaca
Wild Petunia: Ruellia humilis
Blue-eyed grass: Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Black eyed Susan: Rudbeckia hirta
Purple coneflower: Purple coneflower
Garden Phlox: Pholx paniculata
Ox eye false sunflower: Heliopsis helianthoidies
Cardinal flower: Lobelia cardinalis
Joe Pye weed: Euptorium purpureum
New England aster: Aster novae-angliae
Obedient plant: Physostegia virginiana
Goldenrod: Solidago canadensis
Turtlehead: Chelone glabra
Foamflower: Tiarella cordifolia
Coralbells: Heuchera americana
Spike gayfeather: Liatris spicata
Prickly pear: Opuntia humifusa
Field thistle: Circium discolor
New York ironweed: Vernonia noveboracensis
White wood aster: Eurybia divaricata
Wild ginger: Asarum canadense
Culver’s Root: Veronicastrum virginicum
Ashy sunflower: Helianthus mollis
Wild senna: Senna hebecarpa
Allegheny spurge: Pachysandra procumbens
Woodland sunflower: Helianthus divaricatus
Tickseed coreopsis: Coreopsis verticillata
Bloodroot: Sanguinaria canadensis
Bleeding heart: Dicentra eximia
Common sundrops: Oenathera tetragona
Virginia blue flag: Iris virginica