Edible Maryland Native Plants Allium cernuum – Nodding Onion Allium cernuum – nodding wild onion, is an edible native plant which occurs primarily in rocky soils on glades, bluff edges, open woods and slopes in the Ozark region of the State. Plants...
Glorious Grasses Eragrostis spectabilis – Purple Love Grass Eragrostis spectabilis, also called purple love grass, is a warm-season bunchgrass with flat, coarse, basal leaves, followed by soft reddish-purple flowers in a loose, open inflorescence in August....
Spring Blooming Trees Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis, also known as eastern redbud is a deciduous, multi-trunked understory tree that displays brilliant clusters of rose-pink flowers on bare branches in early spring, before the foliage...
Maryland Native Plants for Spring Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica, also called Virginia bluebells, is easily naturalized in moist, shady areas and works well in wildflower gardens. It is a native wildflower found in moist...
