{"id":561,"date":"2025-05-15T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2025-05-18T21:56:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:56:41","slug":"wildflowers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/environment\/gardens-and-plants\/wildflowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Native families that do well on their own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asteracea &#8212; Asters, Sunflowers, etc. &#8211; We get beautiful wood asters in the late summer \/ fall. Coneflowers are native to the area, and will grow here, but do like a bit more sun than I have. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Symphyotrichum cordifolium<\/em> (Blue wood-aster)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Symphyotrichum lateriflorum<\/em> (Calico aster)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Symphyotrichum puniceum<\/em> (Purplestem aster)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Symphyotrichum lanceolatum<\/em> (White-panicle aster)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Symphyotrichum novae-angliaea<\/em> (New England aster) &#8211; Love this one, but haven&#8217;t been able to get it to do well here! Too much shade?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eurybia macrophylla<\/em> (large-leaved aster)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eurybia divaricata<\/em> (White wood aster)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Erigeron philadelphicus<\/em> (Philadelphia fleabane)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Echinacea purpurea<\/em> (Purple coneflower) &#8211; Love these! But haven&#8217;t got quite enough sun to make them extremely happy. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maianthemum &#8211; grows throughout! \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Maianthemum racemosum<\/em> (False Solomon&#8217;s seal) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Maianthemum canadense<\/em> (Canada mayflower)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violets\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Viola sororia<\/em> (common blue violet, which also comes in yellow &amp; white) &#8212; Grows throughout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Viola striata<\/em> &#8211; a cream violet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Viola walteri<\/em> &#8211; Walter&#8217;s violet. Silver foliage! Not eco-typic, but got them from the Native Plant Trust because I liked the foliage. They seemed to do well but only one out of half a dozen has returned in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solidago &#8211; I definitely cannot recognize the various solidagos, but my plant ID apps tell me these are around: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Solidago rugosa<\/em> (Wrinkleleaf goldenrod)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Solidago canadensis<\/em> (Canada goldenrod)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Solidago gigantea<\/em> (Giant goldenrod)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Solidago caesia<\/em> (Blue-stemmed goldenrod)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trilliums &amp; related &#8211; I saw these for the first on my own property and fell in love. Trillium luteum and cuneatum were growing on the property on their own when I came here. I&#8217;ve planted other trilliums, and we&#8217;ll see what takes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Trillium luteum<\/em> (yellow trillium, in the front yard) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trillium cuneatum<\/em> (Sweet Betsy) &#8211; deep red trillium, in the back yard among the rhododendrons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trillium grandiflorum<\/em> (White trillium)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trillium sulcatum<\/em> (Furrowed wakerobin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trillium cernuum<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Arisaema triphyllum<\/em> (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) &#8211; Have seen this identified in a number of places growing in the back woods, but have not seen it bloom yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Weird plants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Monotropa uniflora<\/em> (ghost pipe, Indian pipe) &#8211; These are so weird. I thought they were some kind of odd mushroom, but no, they are flowers. They pop up here and there! Part of rhododendron family? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plants that grow up wild, mostly without conspicuous flowers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Eupatorium perfoliatum<\/em> (Boneset)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hypericum punctatum<\/em> (Spotted St. John&#8217;s wort)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Circaea canadensis<\/em> (Eastern enchanter&#8217;s nightshade) &#8211; an awesome name; inconspicuous flowers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pilea pumila<\/em> (Canadian clearweed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Oxalis corniculata<\/em> (Creeping woodsorrel) &#8211; Tiny little plant that reminds me of white clover. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Verbena urticifolia<\/em> (white vervain) &#8211; grows throughout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Prunella vulgaris<\/em> (Self-heal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The plants below are native, but were not necessarily on the property, or not in any great quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phloxes &#8211; Have planted a number of phloxes around. The moss phlox is blooming in the back gardens, and near the moss spiral path. The paniculata and divaricata both bloom wherever planted. I think I planted drummondii somewhere, but can&#8217;t find it! \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Phlox subulata<\/em> (Moss phlox)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Phlox paniculata<\/em> (Garden phlox)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Phlox divaricata<\/em> (wild blue phlox) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Phlox drummondii <\/em>(Drummond \/ annual phlox)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allium\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Allium cernuum<\/em> (Nodding onion) &#8211; Planted several of these near the American elm. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Allium tricoccum<\/em> (Ramps)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dicentra &#8211; Love Dicentra, the plant and all its common names! Have been planting it around in the ornamental beds.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Dicentra eximia<\/em> (Bleeding heart)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dicentra cucullaria<\/em> (Dutchman&#8217;s breeches)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dicentra canadensis<\/em> (Squirrel corn)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lobelia &#8211; Planting, but haven&#8217;t seen a lot of blooms yet. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Lobelia siphilitica<\/em> (Great blue lobelia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lobelia cardinalis<\/em> (Cardinal flower)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heuchera &amp; Tiarella &#8211; These do pretty well! They hybridize together. I admit to getting some of the cultivars with exotic foliage, but have also tried to get some of the straight species too. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Tiarella cordifolia<\/em> (Heartleaf foamflower)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Heuchera micrantha<\/em> (Crevice alumroot)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Heuchera longiflora<\/em> (longflower alumroot)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Heuchera villosa<\/em> (Maple leaf alumroot)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Polemonium reptans<\/em> (Jacob&#8217;s ladder) &#8211; The polemonium reptans is also very happy on the cultivated beds! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Geranium maculatum<\/em> (wild geranium) &#8211; The wild geranium is very happy on the cultivated beds! Geranium, polemonium, and phlox all produce bluish purple flowers around the same time (May). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Impatiens capensis<\/em> (Jewelweed) &#8211; This was here and there, but since I&#8217;ve been pulling up the daylily (orange when it blooms which is hardly ever), I&#8217;ve been cultivating it more to provide a little pop of orange late in the summer. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plants I&#8217;m experimenting with &#8212; may or may not be taking off: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baptisia (Wild indigo)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baptisia australis (Blue wild indigo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baptisia alba (Wild white indigo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baptisia sphaerocarpa (Yellow wild indigo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cohosh \/ Actaea\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Actaea racemosa<\/em> (Black cohosh) &#8211; These seem to be doing pretty well in a few places. Along the back border (near the corner of the fence), along the log path, and near the American Elm near the moss spiral. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Actaea pachypoda<\/em> (White baneberry, doll&#8217;s eyes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Actaea rubra<\/em> (Red baneberry) &#8211; white flowers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Caulophyllum thalictroides<\/em> (Blue cohosh) &#8211; yellow flowers, in barberry family. It&#8217;s not clear to me how blue cohosh is actually related to the other Actaea \/ cohoshes? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potentilla (Cinquefoil) &#8211; in the rose family. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Potentilla canadensis <\/em>(Dwarf cinquefoil) &#8211; Little yellow flowers, running foliage that reminds me of strawberry. Doing pretty well on the north side of the yard! All over! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Potentilla simplex<\/em> (Common cinquefoil) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Potentilla arguta<\/em> (Tall cinquefoil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sibbaldiopsis tridentata<\/em> (Three-toothed cinquefoil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dasiphora fruticosa<\/em> (Shrubby cinquefoil) &#8211; shrubs, adding summer 2025 to the north side. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claytonia &#8211; \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Claytonia caroliniana<\/em> (Carolina spring beauty)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Claytonia virginica<\/em> (Virginia spring beauty)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ranunculaceae<\/em> (Buttercup) Buttercups &amp; Anemones: I&#8217;ve planted these in a number of places, and they seem to be doing okay in fern valley, Squirrel Hill, Ash Hill near the house.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Hepatica nobilis<\/em> (hepatica, liverwort)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Anemone acutiloba<\/em> (Sharp-lobe hepatica)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Anemone canadensis<\/em> (Canadian anemone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mints &#8211; Planting on Ash Hill in 2024 &amp; hoping they will take off and fill it in, along with the tiarella cordifolia!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Meehania cordata<\/em> (Meehan&#8217;s mint)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pycnanethemum virginianum<\/em> (Virginia mountain mint)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Berries &amp; brambles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Fragaria virginiana<\/em> (Wild strawberry) &#8211; I planted a little of this and it is extremely happy now and grows wild all over the place. Its strawberries are very, very tiny. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Waldsteinia fragarioides<\/em> (Barren strawberry) &#8211; I planted some of this, too, but it is not nearly as aggressive as the Fragaria virginiana!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>non-native strawberries &#8212; I plant these too!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rubus flagellaris<\/em> (Northern dewberry)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rubus allegheniensis<\/em> (Blackberry) &#8211; These have thorns, so I try to move them to the edges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rubus odoratus<\/em> (Flowering raspberry, a shrub)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rubus occidentalis<\/em> (Black raspberry)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plants for foliage &#8212; planting these to replace hostas over time: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Asarum canadense<\/em> (Wild ginger)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hexastylis arifolia<\/em> (little brown jug, heartleaf ginger) &#8211; Planted a few of these as a tester. At least one is still hanging in there (on Ash Hill) as of May 2025. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Podophyllum peltatum<\/em> (Mayapple) &#8211; It does make an adorable little white flower, but it&#8217;s below the leaves, so you don&#8217;t usually see it! But the leaves are big and beautiful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Heuchera<\/em> &#8212; All the heucheras are lovely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Five tiny plants I love:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Gaultheria procumbens<\/em> (Wintergreen) &#8211; I love this! It makes little red berries, has hard leaves, and is the source of the flavor &#8220;wintergreen&#8221;!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mitchella repens<\/em> (Patridgeberry) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chimaphila maculate<\/em> (Striped wintergreen) &#8211; Found throughout the back, but was being choked out by vinca &amp; pachysandra. Gorgeous leaves, then little white flowers. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Cornus canadensis<\/em> (Bunchberry)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Houstonia caerulea<\/em> (Azure bluet) &#8211; Love this tiny little blue flower. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Native blue bulbs of various sizes <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Iris versicolor<\/em> (Northern blue flag iris)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Iris cristata<\/em> (Dwarf crested iris)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sisyrinchium angustifolium<\/em> (Blue-eyed grass)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Vines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Parthenocissus quinquefolia<\/em> (Virginia creeper) &#8211; grows madly all over the place! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Toxicodendron<\/em> (Poison ivy) &#8212; Yes, it&#8217;s native and apparently quite popular with wildlife. It pops up occasionally but I have worked hard to keep it off the property. In 2025, I found a small sprig along the street in the main ornamental gardens &#8212; a completely new place for it, and along the basement steps, where I&#8217;ve been seeing sprigs periodically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Vitis aestivalis<\/em> (Summer grape) &#8211; There are a couple of native northeastern grape vines that pop up here &amp; there but have not been notably successful. Paula Rauch told me that they used to have a lot of grapes when she was a girl (i.e., back in the 1960s). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Clematis virginiana<\/em> (Devil&#8217;s darning needles) &#8211; Planted near the front<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Natives I&#8217;ve planted that seem to be doing okay: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Stylophorum diphyllum<\/em> (Celandine wood poppy) &#8211; Planted a few of these along the back patio beds in 2023 or so, and they are very happy &#8230; making new celandine wood poppies, which is exciting! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mertensia virginica<\/em> (Virginia bluebells) &#8211; I planted along the back patio beds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dodecatheon meadia<\/em> (Shooting star) &#8211; Happy on the back slope beds, and want more! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sedum ternatum<\/em> (Woodland stonecrop) &#8211; Did not do very well in the back slope beds, but quite happy on Ash Hill where they get just a little bit more sun. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chrysogonum virginianum<\/em> (Green-and-Gold) &#8211; Planted along the back of the firepit. Not ecotypic for Massachusetts, but I thought I would try it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Things I&#8217;m experimenting with that may be doing okay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Senna hebecarpa<\/em> (American senna) &#8211; One planted amongst the raspberries in 2023. It came back up in 2024! Seems to want more sun than I have, but if it keeps coming, I&#8217;ll be happy. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eutrochium purpureum<\/em> (Sweet joe pye weed) &#8211; Front yard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <em><em>Aquilegia canadensis<\/em><\/em> (Eastern red columbine) &#8212; Planting along the log path. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sanguinaria canadensis<\/em> (Bloodroot) &#8211; Planting in fern triangle. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Coreopsis lanceolata<\/em> (Lanceleaf tickseed) &#8211; Some of this seemed to be growing on its own in the front yard. I planted a batch of it near the raspberries, and it seems to get enough sun, somehow! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Thalictrum dioicum<\/em> (Early meadow rue) &#8212; Near the log path. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Spigelia marilandica<\/em> (Indian pink) &#8211; Near the firepit. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Silene caroliniana<\/em> (Wild pink) (Not to be mistaken with ragged robin, which is also a <em>Silene<\/em>, but invasive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Things I&#8217;m experimenting with that are too soon to tell! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Desmodium canadense<\/em> (Showy tick trefoil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Coptis trifolia<\/em> (Threeleaf goldthread)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Aralia racemosa<\/em> (American spikenard)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ceeanothus americanus<\/em> (New Jersey tea)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Physostegia virginiana<\/em> (Obedient plant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Linnaea borealis<\/em> (Twinflower)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Jeffersonia diphylla<\/em> (Twinleaf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chelone glabra<\/em> (White turtlehead)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lupinus perennis<\/em> (Sundial lupine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Struggling: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Epigaea repens<\/em> (Trailing arbutus) &#8211; failing to establish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Goodyera pubescens<\/em> (Downy rattlesnake plantain) &#8211; I have tried to plant this but it doesn&#8217;t survive!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-native herbs \/ culinary that have naturalized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Melissa officinalis<\/em> (lemon balm) &#8211; very happy!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Allium schoenoprasum<\/em> (chives) &#8211; doing well!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mint &#8211; of course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Salvia officinalis<\/em> (common sage) &#8211; This is the European sage, not the North American native sage, which is <em>Salvia apiana <\/em>(white sage). I planted some for culinary purposes last year &amp; at least one plant has come back this year. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Exotics cultivated or at least tolerated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daffodils &#8211; I planted these for my mom, but there are some wild daffodils &amp; other narcissus around. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tulips &#8211; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hostas &#8211; Lots of hostas, which are lovely, but I&#8217;m gradually replacing them with native large-foliage plants, including mayapple, ginger, and hosta. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve identified all the hostas, but these are here for sure: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Hosta ventricosa<\/em> (Blue plantain lily) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hosta sieboldii<\/em> (Siebold&#8217;s plantain lily)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hosta plantaginea<\/em> (fragrant plantain lily)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Astilbe<\/em> (red astilbe)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Epimedium pinnatum<\/em> &#8211; on Squirrel Hill, and in front yard. Very pretty, like fairy flowers, but it gets a bit aggressive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Plantago major<\/em> (Common plantain) &#8211; This is naturalized in North America, and at least according to Robin Wall Kimmerer, is well-behaved and not invasive. It is also called &#8220;white man&#8217;s foot&#8221; which I love and it is edible: or medicinal? Apparently it is also used for remediation and can indicate the presence of heavy metals in the soil. How? Just by existing? Or particular cues in how it grows?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Invasives I try to eradicate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Celastrus orbiculatus<\/em> (Oriental bittersweet) &#8211; a woody vine that chokes trees to death. Very invasive and terrible!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hedera helix<\/em> (English ivy) &#8211; Okay, people like this, and it&#8217;s not as deadly to trees as bittersweet, but it is very hard to get rid of, and is listed as invasive in many places. I try to get rid of it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hemerocallis fulva<\/em> (daylily, ditch lily) &#8211; Ugh, all over the place, and it hardly ever blooms! Trying to replace with <em>Iris versicolor<\/em>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Convallaria majalis<\/em> (Lily of the valley) &#8211; Particularly in the front yard. In the spring, the mayflower (single leaf) pops first, then the lily of the valley comes, first with a curled leaf and then two leaves. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chelidonium majus<\/em> (greater celandine) &#8211; Yellow flowers like the native lesser celandine poppy, but invasive. We had a lot of it in the &#8220;laundry garden&#8221; &amp; I&#8217;ve gotten rid of it, mostly, but it comes back periodically. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ajuga reptans<\/em> (Bugleweed) &#8211; A lot in the laundry garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Glechoma hederacea<\/em> (Ground ivy) &#8211; A lot in the laundry garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lonicera morrowii<\/em> (Morrow&#8217;s honeysuckle) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Scilla luciliae<\/em> &#8211; All over the north part of the property in the early spring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Scilla sibaritica<\/em> &#8211; All over the north part of the property in the early spring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Myosotis sylvatica<\/em> (woodland forget-me-not) &#8211; A lot in the laundry garden, blooming by May.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Vinca minor<\/em> (Common periwinkle) &#8211; All over the property. Largely eradicated from the back, but still in the front ornamental gardens. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pachysandra terminalis<\/em> (Japanese pachysandra)- All over the property. Largely eradicated from the back, but still in the front ornamental gardens. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lysimachia nummularia<\/em> (Creeping jenny) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lupinus polyphyllus<\/em> (western lupine) &#8211; has become invasive in Eastern areas, running roughshod over the native lupine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Galium odoratum<\/em> (Sweet woodruff) &#8211; Cute foliage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Silene flos-cuculi <\/em>(ragged robin) &#8211; A lot in the laundry garden that comes back periodically. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Persicaria maculosa<\/em> (Lady&#8217;s thumb) &#8211; A lot in the laundry garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Persicaria longiseta<\/em> (lady&#8217;s thumb)  &#8211; A lot in the laundry garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lamium galeobdolon<\/em> (Yellow archangel) &#8211; invasive &amp; colonizes rapidly! Pulled out a large patch in back yard; north front yard; also in the front. Very pretty foliage. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Epipactis helleborine<\/em> (Broad-leaved helleborine) &#8211; Always looks like it&#8217;s going to be exciting but then it&#8217;s helleborine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trifolium repens<\/em> (White clover) &#8211; I don&#8217;t work particularly hard to get rid of it, but if it&#8217;s standing in front of me, blocking something else, I will pull it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Euonymus fortunei<\/em> (Fortune&#8217;s spindle) &#8211; The small leaves look a lot like the native <em>Chimaphila Maculata<\/em>, but instead of single plants, puts out runners, and ends up taking a lot of space. I pull it out! Have eradicated a lot from the back yard, and continue working on the north front border, and the front ornamental gardens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Native families that do well on their own: Weird plants: Plants that grow up wild, mostly without conspicuous flowers: The plants below are native, but were not necessarily on the property, or not in any great quantities. Plants I&#8217;m experimenting with &#8212; may or may not be taking off: Berries &amp; brambles: Plants for foliage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-561","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561\/revisions\/738"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}