EDWIN FOTHERINGHAM
Favorite Natives of the Year
05.10.2023 - 08:13 / finegardening.com / GPOD Contributor
Today’s photos are from Joseph in Indiana.
As we get into fall, I find myself always looking back on the plants I’ve seen that I’d like to add to my garden in the future. It is a lot of fun, and I thought I’d share some of my favorite plants of the year, specifically NATIVE plants. I garden in northern Indiana, so I mean native broadly to this part of North America.
In the spring, I see spring beauty (Claytonia virginiana, Zones 4–9) all over any wooded area, but I almost never see it in gardens. The individual flowers are small but are often produced in huge numbers, making a carpet of pink under the trees. I think a bunch of them under the big maple in my front yard would be perfect.
Another native woodland wildflower I rarely see in gardens is hepatica (Hepatica americana, Zones 3–9). It has beautiful flowers, and even better, unlike on most native spring bloomers the foliage stays up all summer so they don’t leave a blank spot in the garden. I finally planted a few of these at home, so I’m looking forward to seeing them bloom there.
Trout lily (Erythronium americanum, Zones 3–8) is another wonderful little woodland ephemeral, with pretty speckled foliage and cheery yellow lilylike flowers.
A final woodland spring ephemeral is bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis, Zones 3–8). The flowers don’t last long, but they sure are beautiful while they flower!
This is a very special wildflower that I’ll probably never be able to grow at home but would love to find a spot for: hairy puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense, Zones 3–7). It grows only in very dry, sandy soil, such as on the dunes next to Lake Michigan. I love seeing it flowering in the wild each spring.
Lilies are a great part of any garden—so why not a native one? This
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