Native Plants of New Jersey

1. NATIVE PLANTS OF NEW JERSEY

2. Flowering Plants Planting commercially available native plant species with an eye toward spreading out their blooming periods will keep your garden colorful from Spring to Fall. New Jersey has many native flowering plant species, but these are not only eye-catching, they will also attract a variety of different pollinators to your yard. Flowers Are The Crown Jewel Of Any Garden www.Sponzilli.com

3. Wood Anemone The yellow wood anemone (Anemonoides ranunculoides) is slightly smaller, with yellow flowers and usually without basal leaves. Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica, the great blue lobelia, great lobelia, or blue cardinal flower is a plant species within the family Campanulaceae. Lonicera Sempervirens Lonicera sempervirens is a species of honeysuckle vine native to the eastern United States which is known for its reddish flowers

4. Wood Anemone A spring ground cover plant, the wood anemone enjoys moist-to-wet soil and shady corners where the sun won’t scorch its leaves. Blooming from April to May, this perennial will die back in mid-summer, then return the following spring.

5. Great Blue Lobelia Sporting bold, blue flowers and growing to a height of 2-3 feet, the Lobelia will stand out in your landscape. It is also a lover of wet soil but prefers partial sun. The Lobelia blooms from July to September, after many other flowers have faded, so you can enjoy its color through the early days of fall.

6. Lonicera Sempervirens Also known as Woodbine, this is a great alternative to the invasive Japanese honeysuckle. Though it doesn’t produce as strong a fragrance, it does boast bright orange blossoms. The Woodbine loves the full sun and well- drained soil, so it’s perfect for the higher, sandier places in your yard.

7. Shrubs and Bushes Shrubs, hedges, and bushes form the structure of a landscape, like the walls of a house. Choosing the right shrubs to form the basis of your landscape can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. These options can work in most gardens and landscapes, while also adding interest to your design Gardening Adds Years of Your Life and Life to Your Years www.Sponzilli.com

8. Stiff Dogwood Cornus foemina is a species of flowering plant in the Cornaceae known by the common names stiff dogwood and swamp dogwood. Dwarf Huckleberry This shrub branches from the base and grows erect to a maximum height around 75 centimeters (30 inches). It grows from a rhizome. Eastern Teaberry The plant has been used by various tribes of Native Americans for medicinal purposes.

9. Stiff Dogwood This species is one that can be tailored to suit your needs. It can be kept small and shrub- like through pruning, or shaped and allowed to grow as a tree. It bears small, white flowers in the spring that attract butterflies, and is specifically host to the Summer Azure Butterfly. The Stiff Dogwood prefers wet soil and partial shade but can be adapted to drier soils if necessary.

10. Dwarf Huckleberry These small bushes are similar to a blueberry, and produce both flowers and small, white- blue fruits. They like sandy soil with good drainage and have low water requirements. Preferring partial shade, Dwarf Huckleberry shrubs can easily fill in the corners of a shady flower bed.

11. Eastern Teaberry Also called Wintergreen, this plant is a low- growing ground cover that produces small, bell- like white flowers that are later replaced with bright red berries. Its root tendrils grow underground, so it will form plant colonies as it grows and spreads. The Eastern Teaberry can tolerate almost any soil or light conditions, but will flower best if given bright, partial sun.

12. Trees These add scale and dimension to a landscape, drawing the eye upward and encouraging the viewer to appreciate the garden as a whole. It is always good to keep in mind how a tree will look throughout the year, whether to choose evergreen or deciduous trees, and how tall a tree may get over the years. With that in mind, these trees can help anchor your landscape while providing beauty all year long. Trees Are Poems That The Earth Writes Upon The Sky www.Sponzilli.com

13. Sugar Maple Sugar maple was a favorite street and park tree during the 19th century because it was easy to propagate and transplant, is fairly fast-growing, and has beautiful fall color. Eastern Hemlock American pioneers made tea from the tree's leafy twigs and used its branches as brooms Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana is a dense slow-growing coniferous evergreen tree that may never become more than a bush on poor soil, but is ordinarily from 5– 20 m or 16–66 ft tall

14. Sugar Maple A majestic, large tree, the Sugar Maple is probably best-known for its striking red and yellow fall foliage. It can tolerate most soil types, moisture levels, and light conditions, though its leaves can scorch during droughts. The lovely Sugar Maple is an excellent shade tree that would be a commanding centerpiece in any landscape.

15. Eastern Hemlock This coniferous tree features long, sloping branches and tiny, silvery-brown cones. It prefers moist soil, partial shade, and can be shaped into a hedge through consistent pruning if desired. The Eastern Hemlock tree’s graceful shape and evergreen nature will add color and drama to your landscape design year-round.

16. Eastern Red Cedar A semi-evergreen, this tree can vary in color from silvery-blue-green to dark-green, and the female tree bears small, blue berries. Also known as Virginia Juniper, it can tolerate most extremes of temperature and moisture, from drought to monsoon. The Eastern Red Cedar can be pruned to develop into tall, slender cones, or allowed to expand into spreading giants in larger landscapes. SOURCE:- https://bit.ly/3mITgGX

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