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Expert Advice
Native Pennsylvania Plants
The Following list of plants contain flora native to Pennsylvania. Some of these plants have been growing in Pennsylvania for thousands of years. Not only has the ecosystem of the region helped to shape them but they have also helped to shape the ecosystem. There are many other benefits to growing naturally occurring plants. Usually there is less maintenance and some are even more resistant to disease. Birds and other animals will flock to your yard because several species of native plants are a natural food source for them. By incorporating these types of plants into your garden you are also helping the environment because this means you are not planting invasive vegetation. Without a doubt PA native perennials are the way to go for a beautiful natural garden.
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Native Plant List |
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Latin Name |
Common Name |
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Actaea pachypoda |
Doll's Eyes |
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Aquilegia canadensis |
Wild Columbine |
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Arisaema triphyllum |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
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Asarum canadense |
Wild Ginger |
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Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed |
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Asclepias syrica |
Common Milkweed |
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Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly Weed |
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Chelone glabra |
Turtlehead |
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Eupatorium fistulosum |
Joe-Pye Weed |
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Eupatorium rugosum |
White Snakeroot |
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Gaura biennis |
Gaura |
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Geranium maculatum |
Wood Geranium |
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Helenium autumnale |
Common Sneezeweed |
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Helianthus sp. |
Sunflowers |
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Heliopsis helianthoides |
Oxeye Sunflower |
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Heuchera americana |
Alum-root |
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Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
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Lobelia siphilitica |
Great Blue Lobelia |
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Mimulus ringens |
Monkey Flower |
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Mitchella repens |
Partridge Berry |
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Monarda didyma |
Bee-balm |
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Monarda fistulosa |
Bee-balm |
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Oenothera fruticosa |
Sundrops |
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Penstemon digitalis |
Beard-tongue |
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Phlox divaricata |
Phlox |
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Phlox maculata |
Phlox |
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Phlox paniculata |
Phlox |
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Podophyllum petatum |
May-apple |
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Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's Ladder |
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Polygonatum pubescens |
Solomon's Seal |
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Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan |
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Rudbeckia lacianata |
Cutleaf Coneflower |
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Sanguinaria canadensis |
Bloodroot |
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Senecio aureus |
Golden Ragwort |
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Smilacina racemosa |
False Solomon's Seal |
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Solidago rugosa |
Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod |
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Spiranthes cernua |
Nodding Ladies-tresses |
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Thalictrum pubescens |
Tall Meadow-rue |
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Tiarella cordifolia |
Foamflower |
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Trillium grandiflorum |
Trillium |
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Verbena hastata |
Blue Vervain |
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Veronica noveboracensis |
New York Ironweed |
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Viola conspersa |
American Dog Violet |
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Viola sororia |
Common Blue Violet |
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Zizia aurea |
Golden Alexanders |
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