Black-eyed Susan (Rudibeckia hirta) is planted in our native plant garden. . Bright yellow, daisy-like petals and domed dark-brown centers. These plants thrive in full sun. They bloom from summer through fall, self-seed readily, and support pollinators.
Early WildRye (Elymus macgregorii) is in our garden.
NB: The photo from Alex belongs to Prairie Nursery, all rights reserved. Changed to a different image.
Wild Geranium (Geranium Maculatum) is in our natives garden. This is different from the cultivated geranium often sold.
NB: The intro image photo from Alex is copyrighted; from a nursery. I swapped it out.
Common Cut-leaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is in our garden. Also called Greencut Coneflower.
Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) is in our garden.
NB: The image from Alex is incorrect.
Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) is in our garden. It is also known as Golden Groundsel and Butterweed. The photo #6 from Alex is really Goldenrod.
Virginia Goldenrod (Solidago gracillima) is in our garden.
NB: The photo #7 from Alex is not goldenrod. Her "Golden Ragwort" is goldenrod, but the photo she provided is an exact match to a photo of Sweet Goldenrod, Solidago odora on the Virginia Native Plant Society's website. Solidago gracillima is Virginia Goldenrod.
Hairy Beard Tongue (Penstemon hirsutus, which is purple) is in Alex's list and may be in our garden. TThe photo she used is copyrighted.
This photo from our garden is identified by Google as Foxglove Beardtongue (P. digitalis).
Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) is in our garden. The image provided by Alex matches a copyrighted photo by mgnv.org, so it has been replaced.
Joe Pye Weed (Eurtrochium fistulosum) is in our garden.The image from Alex matches a photo by Joe Shlabotnik at the Virginia Native Plant Society; it can be used with attribution.
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) is in our garden. This photo is from our garden. The photo and scientific name from Alex were incorrect.
Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida) may be in our garden. Orange coneflower is actually yellow. The orange flowers Alex had are actually Echinacea rather than Rudbeckia. Note the similarities to Black-eyed Susan and Greencut Coneflower.
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) is in our garden. The photo used by Alex is copyrighted; we replaced it with one in our garden.
Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) is in our garden. The image Alex showed is purple but may be copyrighted.
Whorled Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) is in our garden. NB: Alex labeled this as C. verticaleate. It appears to be Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'. Her photo is copyrighted.
Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata) is in our garden. Eurybia divaricata is commonly known as the White Wood Aster.
Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia), or Purple Chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia) may be in our garden. I have not seen it yet and Alex used the red photo and the black (melanocarpa) scientific name.
Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is in our garden. This tree grows to 80 feet tall, and has small dark berry-like fruit, a distinct, warty, corky bark and rough-textured leaves.
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is in our garden. The image from Alex is copyrighted; changed it.
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is in our garden. It grows orange edible fruit. The image from Alex is copyrighted, all rights reserved; changed it.