Best native plants on Reddit
122 reviews from r/NativePlantGardening, r/GardenWild, r/Ceanothus and 23 more subreddits
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#1
Native Plant
5.0
(11)
"Green-headed coneflower"
"Marsh-marigold"
"(blazing star and meadow liatris)"
"Attract the most bees"
#2
Buttonbush
5.0
(7)
"Most successful live stakes per owner of Earnst seeds: Willows, dogwoods, elderberry, button bush."
"You might want to look into buttonbush."
"Buttonbush seems like a slam-dunk for the way you describe the spot."
"Pickerelweed, buttonbush, iris, sedges of all sorts."
"Definitely the Buttonbush, Butterflyweed, and Eastern Red Columbine."
"My first reaction was buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) which several others have mentioned."
"I planted three buttonbush in one of my low areas that seem quite happy."
#3
Redbud
5.0
(3)
"I’ll add another vote in for red bud!"
"Definitely redbud!"
"Definitely redbud! They used my swamp milkweed, but that was the year after my redbud died."
#4
Elderberry
4.7
(3)
"Elderberry Sambucus canadensis."
"Elderberry grows really well here, is native, feeds wildlife, and makes a great syrup / wine."
"I'd add elderberry and hazelnut."
#5
Lantana
4.7
(3)
"Lantana"
"Lantana is a hardy plant that attracts butterflies."
"Get some lantana as they are perennials."
#6
Milkweed
5.0
(2)
"Milkweed (butterflies), snapdragons, English lavender (ALL the bees), bearded iris, sunflowers (bees and birds)..."
"Milkweed baybee"
#7
Witch Hazel
5.0
(2)
"Witch Hazel."
"For shrubs, I've found witch hazel, sassafras, Spicebush, bladdernut and maple leaf viburnum growing naturally and doing quite well."
#8
Tapteal Native Plants
5.0
(2)
"They have a great selection of native plants and their spring sale is a fantastic opportunity to buy."
"I'm head over heels for their selection."
#9
Evening Primrose
5.0
(2)
"Evening primrose and cat mint are both very happy in the dry, sandy spots."
"I have volunteer evening primrose."
#10
California Native Plant Society
5.0
(2)
"The California native plant society has a database of native plants that you can sort by coordinates on [calscape.org](https://calscape.org)"
"Great group to join, if you haven't already."
#11
California Buckwheat
5.0
(2)
"Here are a few plants that have worked for me. I have no irrigation, clay soil."
"Needs very little water. Bees love it."
#12
Fletcher Wildlife Garden
5.0
(2)
"Fletcher wildlife garden is excellent."
"Fletcher Wildlife Garden has a native plant sale every year: https://ofnc.ca/fwg-online-plant-sale"
#13
Texas Sage
5.0
(2)
"Texas sage, they are native to this area and can be shaped into hedges and have they pretty purple blooms."
"Texas sage is a great choice for landscaping."
#14
Spicebush
5.0
(2)
"In my garden, they use spicebush, ash, and buttonbush."
"This year I'm investing in better fencing. And then hopefully I'll have some Spicebush."
#15
Calscape
5.0
(2)
"Go to calscape and see 'what grows here'."
"Try out Calscape.org to get a list of plants that occur naturally in your area."
#16
ANPS
5.0
(1)
"I'm not sure about free but check this out, it's a list of nursies who sell native plants and seeds."
#17
Coral Honeysuckle
5.0
(1)
"The botanical gardens has an area that’s specifically for native plants as well. Coral honeysuckle is one."
#18
Kent Conservation
5.0
(1)
"Check out the Kent Conservation website https://www.kentconservation.org/native-plants/ Each spring and fall they have a sale on native plants."
#19
Bee Balm
5.0
(1)
"Garden phlox, bee balm (bury the pot in the ground or it will take off), milkweed, black eyed Susan’s, cone flowers, cardinal flowers, for starters"
#20
Louisiana Iris
5.0
(1)
"Louisiana iris is really good for wet, low areas"
#21
Aralia
5.0
(1)
"Aralia racemosa, four foot high, likes some moisture, tolerates shade, spreads underground over time establishing thickets."
#22
Chicadee Natives
5.0
(1)
"I'd also recommend chicadee natives as well. I've bought a lot of plants from her, and they are native to our immediate local area."
#23
Native Plant Society
5.0
(1)
"Check out the native plant society - https://www.lnps.org"
#24
California fuchsia
5.0
(1)
"My California fuchsia (epilobium canum) has started to really spread out."
#25
Pelican Greenhouse
5.0
(1)
"Pelican Greenhouse is a fine place to buy natives—they have plant sales every month at this time of year."
#26
Dichondra
5.0
(1)
"If you want a lawn substitute that's very hardy, low maintenance and can tolerate some foot traffic you can look into Dichondra Repens aka Kidney Weed."
#27
Angelica
5.0
(1)
"I will add ironweed, jewelweed, and angelica."
#28
Red Flowering Currant
5.0
(1)
"For a shrub, red flowing currant is nice because it blooms early in spring."
#29
Lady Fern
5.0
(1)
"There's a plant store in Norfolk called lady ferns and they sell only VA native plants!"
#30
American Hazelnut
5.0
(1)
"Any of these shrubs would work great: American Hazelnut."
#31
Chickasaw Plum
5.0
(1)
"Chickasaw Plum."
#32
American Plum
5.0
(1)
"American Plum."
#33
Black Currant
5.0
(1)
"Black Currant."
#34
Liatris ligulistylis
5.0
(1)
"Thanks to everyone who suggested liatris ligulistylis!"
#35
Black Elderberry
5.0
(1)
"Black Elderberry."
#36
Native Viburnum
5.0
(1)
"Local native Viburnum species."
#37
Native Dogwood
5.0
(1)
"Local native Dogwood species."
#38
Native Hawthorn
5.0
(1)
"Local native hawthorn species."
#39
Florida Native Plant Society
5.0
(1)
"There’s also the Florida Native Plant Society which is a fantastic online resource."
#40
Blueberry
5.0
(1)
"Blueberries are in fact native and also do well in part shade."
#41
Serviceberry
5.0
(1)
"I like the serviceberry."
#42
Red Chokecherry
5.0
(1)
"My neighbors have a beautiful red chokecherry that the birds love to eat."
#43
Native Thistles
5.0
(1)
"Native thistles, including the field thistle (Cirsium discolor), have many wildlife values."
#44
Florida Native Plants
5.0
(1)
"I would look into vining plants that don’t get too big."
#45
Native Ferns
5.0
(1)
"I always plant native ferns in hanging baskets."
#46
Wild Plants
5.0
(1)
"Hairy wild petunia, wild geranium (shade), and rose verbena."
#47
Mullein
5.0
(1)
"I've really been noticing how much the little birds are enjoying the remains of mullein."
#48
San Diego
5.0
(1)
"Try a mix of San Diego native wildflowers!"
#49
Kangaroo Paw
5.0
(1)
"Kangaroo paw is pretty and hates being over watered."
#50
Grevilleas
5.0
(1)
"I like grevilleas, banksias and billy buttons."
#51
Texas Smartscape
5.0
(1)
"Here is calendar for upcoming native plant sales in DFW."
#52
Cleveland Metroparks
5.0
(1)
"Saturday, May 11th, Cleveland Metroparks is having a native plant sale at all their nature center locations."
#53
Wild Strawberries
5.0
(1)
"Wild strawberries is a great spiller."
#54
Coyote Bush
5.0
(1)
"They are low water, low maintenance and green all year round."
#55
Mountain Ash
5.0
(1)
"The birds love the fermented berries of mountain ash."
#56
Local University
5.0
(1)
"Reach out to your local university. Many have programs to help establish native plants."
#57
Delta Flora
5.0
(1)
"Contact the folks at Delta Flora. They should be able to give some good advice."
#58
Illicium floridanum
5.0
(1)
"Florida anise tree! Illicium floridanum"
#59
Nodding Onion
5.0
(1)
"My kids like picking the leaves straight off nodding onion and eating it."
#60
Deschampsia cespitosa
5.0
(1)
"My dog likes nibbling on the native grasses deschampsia cespitosa and meadow barley."
#61
Asimina triloba
5.0
(1)
"Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a native and host for the zebra swallowtail butterfly."
#62
Cercis occidentalis
5.0
(1)
"Full sun - California Buckwheat, Interior CA Buckwheat, Sunset Manzanita, Ian Bush Manzanita, Brandegee’s Sage, White Sage, Black Sage, Allen Chickering Sage, Pozo Blue Sage, Western Red Bud."
#63
Lambsquarters
5.0
(1)
"I have to tout Lambsquarters. I discovered this plant is a veritable powerhouse for fauna."
#64
Ilex glabra
5.0
(1)
"Winterberries if you have some moister soil. Ilex glabra (inkberry) has fruits the birds will eat."
#65
Chamaecrista fasciculata
5.0
(1)
"I love Partridge Pea. A native Texas legume that bumblebees love the blooms on."
#66
Prairie Moon Nursery
5.0
(1)
"I go to prairie Moon nursery and I purchase their cover crop seeds."
#67
Prairie Moon
5.0
(1)
"Check out Prairie Moon and start making a wishlist like me!"
#68
Coyote Brush
5.0
(1)
"I use coyote brush for slope stabilization and ground cover."
#69
Purple Coneflower
5.0
(1)
"Others have said purple coneflower and I agree."
#70
Service Berries
5.0
(1)
"One great one is Service berries."
#71
Red Creeping Thyme
5.0
(1)
"Red Creeping Thyme. Low maintenance & pretty."
#72
Herb Society of America
5.0
(1)
"The Herb Society of America - Notable Native Herbs"
#73
Heuchera
4.0
(1)
"Adding Heuchera, not sure if it’s a favorite but they seem to use it"
#74
native grasses
4.0
(1)
"Research native grasses in your area and see if you can get seeds or plugs at a cheap price."
#75
Randwick Community Nursery
4.0
(1)
"Try to find a council-run place (my closest is Randwick Community Nursery) - they tend to be cheap, have plants that suit the area, and also stock locally-gathered plants, preserving germplasm."
#76
Sydney Wildflower Nursery
4.0
(1)
"Other good specialist nurseries include Sydney wildflower nursery in heathcote."
#77
RBGSyd Growing Friends Nursery
4.0
(1)
"Other good specialist nurseries include... the RBGSyd growing friends nursery."
#78
Daleys
4.0
(1)
"I've found Daleys' to be pretty decent myself. They deal online, and are located in Kyogle."
#79
Plants Plus
4.0
(1)
"Plants Plus is great."
#80
Curly Dock
4.0
(1)
"I found curly dock was prolific in my yard."
#81
Agastache
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend looking at different agastaches."
#82
Goldenrods
4.0
(1)
"Any goldenrods, Black-eyed Susans, Mountain mint, Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Black cherry."
#83
Echinacea purpurea
4.0
(1)
"Birds really like purple coneflower and sunflowers."
#84
Helianthus
4.0
(1)
"Sunflowers are also used to draw containments from greyfields."
#85
Silver Carpet
4.0
(1)
"I have an area using Silver Carpet that is pretty good at holding off weeds."
#86
New Jersey Tea
4.0
(1)
"New Jersey Tea plant, Ceanothus americanus."
#87
Quinault Strawberries
4.0
(1)
"Quinault Strawberries are from Quinault Lake and they are perfect for hanging baskets."
#88
Heucheras
4.0
(1)
"The surprise winner that I return to as a centerpiece every year are Heucheras."
#89
Bees Bliss Sage
4.0
(1)
"Bees Bliss sage can spread quickly to out compete weeds."
#90
Artemisia californica 'Montara'
4.0
(1)
"Artemesia californica ‘Montara’ is a very dense form of sagebrush."
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