Maryland Native Keystone Plants Malus angustifolia – Southern Crabapple Malus angustifolia also called Southern Crabapple, is a shrub or small tree 20 to 30 feet in height. Its native habitat is pine woodlands or mixed woods in open to medium densities. Its...
Maryland Native Plants for Spring Dodecatheon meadia – Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia, also called Shooting Star, is a native spring ephemeral; it blooms in late spring, then foliage disappears and the plant goes dormant in summer. It is indigenous to much of...
Maryland Native Shrubs Symphoricarpos orbiculatus – Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, also called Coralberry, is a native dense suckering deciduous shrub in the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) family. Growing to 2 to 4 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide with...
Maryland Native Plants Helianthus giganteus – Giant Sunflower Helianthus giganteus, also called giant sunflower can grow between 3-9′ tall. It forms a central stem that is unbranched, except along the upper one-third of its length, where there may be a few...
Maryland Native Plants Physostegia virginiana – Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana, also known as Obedient Plant, is a robust perennial wildflower that has bold lance shaped leaves. In late summer and early fall the foliage is topped by graceful lavender,...
