Native to Ontario

Sensitive Fern

Broad smooth pale green fronds have deeply grooved wavy margined leaflets Fronds emerge along long creeping rhizomes In the spring, emerging fronds may have a coppery tone Good ground cover Deciduous

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Yellow Pond Lily

Nuphar lutea

AKA Nuphar luteum Hardy aquatic perennial Naturally found in shallow ponds and along stream borders Flat rounded thick mid-green leaves Cupped yellow flowers Distinctive fragrance Bloom Time: Summer

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Oregon Grape-Holly

Mahonia aquifolium

AKA Berberis aquifolium Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers early spring Green berries change to dark blue in the summer and persist into the winter Glossy blue-green leaves with spines on their edges turn bronze-purple tones in the winter Irregular upright spreading habit Bloom Time: Spring

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American Larch

Larix laricina

Rapid-growing deciduous conifer that is pyramidal when young Soft bluish-green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall Used for windscreens or in solitary plantings

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Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Forms an upright vase-shaped clump of single stalks Thin dark green cylindrical stems look stiff but are soft to the touch Flowers emerge in small clusters from a split in the stems, slightly below the tips of the plant Nodding clusters of flowers are yellow to pale brown Bloom Time: Midsummer till fall

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Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata

Inconspicuous white spring flowers Red berries persist into winter (on female plants only) Dark green glossy leaves turn (occasionally) to purple in autumn Suckering profusely, it produces an oval shrub Bloom Time: June to July

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Sweet Grass

Hierochloe odorata

AKA Anthoxanthum nitens Forms a spreading upright mound of gray-green foliage Blades reach 60 cm high Yellow flower panicles rise very slightly above the foliage As the name suggests, this grass has a sweet vanilla scent Bloom Time: Spring Flower Size: 5-10 cm Grass Type: Cool Season

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Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Habitats include fields, woodland borders, streambanks, and meadows White flower petals surround yellow stamens Flowers are followed by edible fruit Green foliage forms a bushy, trailing mound Useful as a ground cover for erosion control Bloom Time: Mid-spring to midsummer Flower Size: 2 cm

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Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Habitats include fields, woodland borders, streambanks, and meadows White flower petals surround yellow stamens Flowers are followed by edible bright red fruit Green foliage forms a bushy, trailing mound Useful as a ground cover for erosion control Bloom Time: Mid-spring to midsummer Flower Size: 2 cm

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Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

AKA Eupatorium truncatum White flower clusters Textured opposite mid-green leaves Central stems are covered with long white hairs Fragrant flowers Bloom Time: Summer

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Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium maculatum

AKA Eupatoriadelphus maculatus, Eupatorium purpureum ssp. maculatum Round-topped heads of purple-pink flowers Sharp-toothed coarse dark green leaves on rigid spotted purple stems A must for the butterfly garden Bloom Time: Summer

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Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Lance-shaped mid-green fronds Crown is made of large rhizomes that are covered in fuzzy brown hair Upright-clumping habit Spreads slowly by shallow underground rhizomes Deciduous

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Showy Tick Trefoil

Desmodium canadense

Spikes of pink to lavender sweet-pea-like flower clusters Velvety hairs cover the stems and the tri-lobed compound leaves This drought-tolerant plant can be grown on rooftops with as little as 15 cm of growing medium Part of the pea or legume family, fixing nitrogen from the air Bloom Time: Midsummer to early fall

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Black Snakeroot

Cimicifuga racemosa

AKA Actaea racemosa Fragrant white bottlebrush-like flowers Clump forming perennial with green sharp-toothed leaves Excellent in mass, also used as a specimen Bloom Time: Midsummer Flower Height: 175 cm Foliage Height: 100 cm Flower Size: 60 cm

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Short's Aster

Aster shortii

AKA Symphyotrichum Shortii Blue-violet petals surrounding a yellow eye The centres start out yellow but turn red after pollination Attract butterflies, bees and parasitic wasps

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Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Small low branching tree, forming a dense pyramidal rounded crown Cup-shaped purple flowers Large, slightly drooping, elliptical green leaves turn yellow late in the fall Fruit emerges green, aging yellowish and finally brown Unique fruit has the fleshy consistency of a banana and flavour of banana, mango and pineapple Bloom Time: Spring

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Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Small white button-like flowers with yellow centres Forms a bushy mound of hairy silver-gray foliage Often found along roadsides and in disturbed areas Food source for many butterflies Bloom Time: July to August

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Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Best described as a dangling cyme of little florets Flowers are commonly pink and sometimes white Flowers mature into fruit opening to show glossy dark seeds The edible bulb, with a strong flavour, produces grass-like leaves with the flowers Found on ledges, gravel or wooded slopes Suitable for rooftop plantings Attracts bees and birds Bloom Time: Midsummer

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Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

AKA Agastache anethiodora, Agastache anisata Tall upright clumping perennial Dense spikes of lavender-purple flowers with violet bracts Medium green lance-shaped aromatic foliage Bloom Time: Summer

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Silver Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana

Fragrant silver foliage turning slightly pink to orange in the fall Tiny silvery-white flower buds open to yellow Excellent for erosion control on slopes and in ditches Bloom Time: Late summer

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Sweet Flag

Acorus americanus

Hardy perennial, swamp or bog plant Foliage and rhizomes have a sweet citrus scent when bruised or cut Wheat-like flowers Great for stabilizing pond edges Bloom Time: June to July

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Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum trilobum

Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers Red berries are attractive to birds Textured three-lobed green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall Upright multi-stemmed habit Bloom Time: Spring

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Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers Bluish-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds Glossy green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall Upright when young, wider with age Bloom Time: Spring

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Arrowwood

Viburnum dentatum

Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds Glossy dark green leaves turning yellow to reddish-purple in fall Upright rounded multi-stemmed habit

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Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

AKA Dryopteris thelypteris, Thelypteris thelypteroides Single pale green pinnate feathery fronds Non-clumping form; it spreads by long creeping rhizomes Makes an effective ground cover

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Steeplebush

Spiraea latifolia

Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny white flowers Brown seed heads persist into the winter Leaves are bright green above, blue-green underneath Fall colour is golden-yellow Upright, vase-shaped habit Bloom Time: Summer

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Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Cone-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers Fruit dries and splits to release seed Narrow toothed green leaves Upright habit Bloom Time: Summer

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Old Field Goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

Erect upright perennial in the sunflower family Narrow downward-arching bright yellow plumes Grey-green leaves and stems Typically grows 60cm but if planted in rich soils, they can exceed 80cm

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Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

AKA Andropogon scoparius Slightly arching clump of blue-green leaves Leaves are flame-coloured in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter Seedheads emerge blue-purple, age to white, and persist through the fall Bloom Time: Late summer Flower Height: 125 cm Foliage Height: 100cm Grass Type: Warm Season

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Black Willow

Salix nigra

Small greenish-yellow catkins in early spring Long narrow glossy green leaves turn yellow in the fall Deeply fissured dark brown bark Slender branches form an irregular crown Bloom Time: Spring

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Flowering Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Fragrant single magenta flowers Small red thimble-shaped tasteless edible fruit Textured five-lobed green leaves turn yellow in the fall Exfoliating canes are upright A good colonizer Bloom Time: Late spring to summer

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Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

Single pink flowers Red flattened-sphere fruit persists into the winter Rich green leaves turn dull red in the fall Canes are scattered with bristles, sparse on mature plants Bloom Time: Summer

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Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Yellowish male and female flowers appear before the leaves Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter Medium green to blue-green aromatic soft leaves are sometimes glossy Fall colour is orange to red, sometimes purple Rounded, spreading, irregular habit, re-rooting on contact with the soil Bloom Time: April

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Virginia Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Well-branched, upright habit Terminal clusters of white two-lipped flowers Narrow toothless mid-green leaves 6 cm long Numerous white flowers attract bees, butterflies and small insects seeking the nectar Foliage emits a spearmint fragrance when crushed Most effective when planted in mass Bloom Time: Late July to September

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Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Narrow, columnar to rounded crown Pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers Flowers are followed by red pea-sized cherries, ripening to purple-black Dark green elliptical to ovate leaves turn yellow and rose in the fall Bloom Time: April to May

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Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Palmately-lobed mid-green leaves up to 25 cm wide Generally only one leaf per stem, sometimes two Flowers have six to nine white petals with yellow stamens Fragrant flowers are hidden below the foliage Flowers give way to yellowish-green berries May apple spreads by rhizomes to form dense vegetative colonies Bloom Time: May Flower Size: 3.5 cm

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Common Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Flat-topped cluster of white flowers Flowers give way to reddish fruit in the fall Green, three-lobed, textured leaves turn yellow in the fall Bark peels in strips, especially on older stems Upright, arching habit Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer

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Bayberry

Myrica pensylvanica

AKA Morella pensylvanica Waxy yellowish-green catkins appear before the leaves Fragrant glossy grayish-green foliage Female plants produce clusters of tiny grayish-white fruits in late summer Upright oval habit Nitrogen-fixing species Bloom Time: May

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Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

AKA Matteuccia pensylvanica Upright clump of big green lacy fronds Smells like freshly-mown hay when fronds are broken Short dark brown fertile fronds appear in the centre in late summer Upright-arching habit Spreads vigorously by shallow underground rhizomes Deciduous

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Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Broadly columnar growth habit Upright growing foliage is green during the summer Winter foliage turns a bronze colour Use in groups for screening or naturalizing Dioecious

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Round-lobed Hepatica

Hepatica americana

AKA Anemone americana, Hepatica triloba, H. nobilis var. obtusa Flowers vary in shades of blue, white and pink Flowers appear soon after snow melt Evergreen three-lobed leaves on hairy stems Slightly marbled green leaves with a tinge of purple Bloom Time: Spring Flower Size: 2 cm

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Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Erect clump-forming habit Daisy-like flowers with yellow petals and brownish-yellow cones Lance-shaped dark green leaves Naturally found along moist stream banks and wet meadows Bloom Time: Midsummer to fall

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Bowman's Root

Gillenia trifoliata

AKA Porteranthus trifoliatus Dainty star-shaped white flowers with red petioles Attractive red cups(calyces) remain long after the petals have fallen Flowers are held on deep red stems Sharply serrated deep green leaves turn deep bronze-red in autumn Airy, open, growth habit; excellent when massed Bloom Time: Mid to late summer Flower Height: 100 cm Foliage Height: 65 cm

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Hay Scented Fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Delicate green fronds, 30-45 cm long Smells like freshly mown grass when crushed Turns a yellow-orange in the fall Spreads vigorously by rhizomes and may become aggressive Deciduous

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White Prairie Clover

Dalea candida

Spikes of white flowers above clover-like leaves Bloom Time: June-September

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Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Upright, arching branches with a rounded, spreading crown Bark develops corky ridges, tan when young, turning gray at maturity Simple ovate leaves, with serrated margins, are light green in the summer Foliage turns a bright yellow in the fall A hardy shade tree tolerating a wide range of soil conditions Greenish flowers produce round fleshy berry-like deep purple drupes Bloom Time: April to May

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Morning Star Sedge

Carex grayi

Forms a slightly arching tight upright clump Semi-evergreen leaf blades are 15 mm wide Flower spikes are followed by unique light green star- or mace-shaped seed pods Seed pods are 2.5 cm in diameter and turn a chocolate-brown, persisting into winter Bloom Time: May Grass Type: Cool Season

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Bristle-leaf Sedge

Carex eburnea

Forms a small rounded clump of soft green thread-like foliage Propagation is slow, because few rhizomes are produced Insignificant white-green flowers Bloom Time: Spring Grass Type: Cool Season

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Native to Ontario

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