This
is a "starter" list of native plants
for Ohio and Indiana. It is intended for residential
or commercial landscapers who want to create attractive
and varied native landscapes.
Silver maple
Ohio buckeye
Shadblow
Paw Paw
River Birch
American Hornbeam
Redbud
Fringe Tree
Yellowwood
Spindletree
Green Ash
American Holly
Sweetgum
Tulip Poplar
Black Gum
Sourwood
Eastern White Pine
Pin Oak
Black Willow
American Hemlock
Lacy leaves
with a white bloom on the underside
Yellow flowers; yellow/orange fall color; abundant nuts
White flowers bloom in early spring; edible fruit
Unique fruit resembles & tastes like bananas
Modest yellow fall color; seed attracts birds
Good street tree; yellow, orange, scarlet fall color
In April clusters of rosy pink flowers line branches
Wispy clusters of white flowers appear in late spring
Clusters of fragrant white flowers; yellow fall color
Small purplish flowers become red fruit; red fall color
Grows fast; yellow fall color
To ensure fruit one male is needed per 2-3 females
Brilliant scarlet-red, red-purple fall color
Large tulip-like flowers are yellow, green & orange
Scarlet red autumn color
D rooping fragrant white flowers; pink/red fall color
Bluish-green evergreen needles
Russett, bronze, red fall color
Host plant for butterflies
Evergreen with pendulous look; intolerant of drought
Brilliant red
fruit; striking scarlet to orange fall color
Dependable showy orange, burgundy, purple fall color
Interesting red or maroon strawberry-scented flowers
Yellow flowers with strong clove scent; birds eat berries
Golf-ball like flowers hang and attract butterflies
Ivory white fragrant blooms in summer
Golden yellow flowers in fall
Large clusters of creamy white flowers bloom in June
Whte blooms in early summer; red & orange fall color
Greenish-white flowers bloom in early spring
Yellow blooms in early spring
Semi-evergreen; transplants well
Pinnate leaves; blooms early summer
Pie-shaped clusters of white flowers; beautiful fall color
Flowers May-Jun; small blue-black berries in fall
White flat-topped clusters up to 5" across in May
Creamy white flowers in spring
White flowers & edible, bright red fruit attracts
birds
White Yarrow
Sweetflag
Doll's Eyes
Wild Columbine
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Goat's Beard
Ginger
Butterfly Weed
Common Milkweed
New England Aster
White False Indigo
Marsh Marigold
Blue Cohosh
Turtlehead
Bugbane
Dutchman's Breeches
Shooting Star
Joe-pye-weed
White Boneset
Flowering Spurge
Queen-of-the-Prairie
Wild Geranium
St. John's Wort
Dwarf Crested Iris
Yellow Water Iris
Jerusalem Artichoke
Spiked Gayfeather
Great Blue Lobelia
Moneywort
Yellow Loosestrife
Virginia Blue Bells
Bee Balm
Blue Phlox
Jacob's Ladder
Solomon's Seal
Black-eyed Susan
Brown-eyed Susan
Bloodroot
Sedum
Celadine Poppy
Foam Flower
Trillium
Ironweed
Blue Wood Violet
Yellow Root
Soapweed
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2-6" clusters
of pink, white or yellow flowers Jun & Sept
This grass is a nice vertical long-leaf garden feature
Small bright white flowers; poisonous white berries
Unique red & yellow flowers attract hummingbirds
Spathe appears Mar-May; red berries late sum-fall
6-10" plumes of small cream-colored flowers
Evergreen groundcover; glossy heart-shaped leaves
Brilliant orange flowers; butterfly host plant
Pink clusters of fragrant flowers; food of larval Monarch
Bright lavender flowers with yellow centers late sum-fall
Vivid stalks of white flowers grow rapidly
1-1.5" bright yellow flowers in spring & summer
small yellow flowers, blue berries in grape-like clusters
White to pink 1-1.5" flowers summer into fall
Long slender candle-like clusters of white flowers
White & yellow flowers resemble a pair of pantaloons
Delicate white/pink petals, red & yellow center
Purplish-pink flowers explode attracting butterflies
Flat-top clusters of small white flowers in fall
"Baby's breath of the Prairie" blooms in Aug
Show-stopping large pink plumes in Jun-Jul
1" lavender-purple flowers in spring
3" yellow flowers; dark green foliage(groundcover)
Pale lavender-blue crested flowers Apr-May
Bright yellow flowers pencilled with black Apr-Aug
Attracts butterflies
Bright pinkish-purple stalks of interesting flowers Aug
Elongated cluster of pale to dard blue flowers late sum
Attractive yellow flowers
Leaves & yellow star flowers in whorls up the stems
Jun
Pink flower buds open to sky blue Mar-Apr
Edible leaves; flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds
Covered with 1.5" lavender to pink flowers in spring
Terminal clusters of light blue, bell-shaped flowers Apr
Small creamy white to green bells hang from leaf axils
2-4" flower heads with 10-20 bright yellow petals
Hundreds of small deep gold daisy-like flowers
2" white flowers with yellow centers; roots have
red sap
Fleshy evergreen foliage; white star-like flowers spring
2" wide lemon-yellow flowers
Evergreen groundcover; feathery white flowers Apr-Jun
White/pink flowers have 3 broad petals, spring bloom
Purple flowers attract butterflies in summer
Purple violet blooms in spring; spreads readily
Plum-colored flowers(spring); orange & purple fall
color
Stiff, narrow leaves; white bell-shaped blossoms
Circular
cluster of arching fronds; brown fertile fronds
Stiff deep green fronds are once-pinnate
Large, vigorous, attractive fern with bright green fronds
Deak green leathery-looking evergreen fern
Delicate & lacy arching fronds; dark red stems at
matur
Fan-shaped blue-green fronds; delicate black stems
Bi-pinnate blade; pinnae resemble locust tree leaves
Deeply pinnate leaves; poisonous to livestock
1. While
the plants listed above are native to and appropriate
for their indicated regions, please recognize that,
in some instances, human development alters the
characteristics of a site such that it may be advisable
to use plants from a neighboring region. For example,
plantings in urban and suburban areas may receive
reflected heat from streets, sidewalks and/or walls
or be in media that receives less moisture than
normal (e.g., next to a paved area – the pavement
blocks rain from entering soil). Accordingly, using
plants from a neighboring region that support higher
temperatures and/or drier conditions may be more
appropriate.
2. While a plant is native to a region, that does
not mean that it will grow everywhere in that region.
The characteristics of any site will typically vary
from place to place and some plants may do better
than others at various places within a site. In
other words, a little experimentation might be required.
3. The above list is a starter list. Though adequate
for most residential and commercial landscapes,
there are many more native plants and should you
want to consider them, please inquire at a listed
nursery, community
service organization, reference
book or other resources.
