It’s so exhilarating to see native plants in the wild! So many natives are featured in articles and books, but to see them in situ is to truly appreciate them as living, breathing members of the ecosystem. Today’s weather was perfect for exploring the wilderness, so I headed to one of my favorites, Great Falls National Park.
I am fortunate to have some woodland around my neighborhood, and though there are a fair number of invasive plants taking over, there are still some lovely wildflowers to be found. I have walked these paths several times before, so I have learned where to find some of the good stuff.
BaySafe (Native to Maryland) Perennials Plant List (*) Availability of plants varies seasonally Botanical Name Common Name Acorus calumus Sweet Flag* Actaea pachypoda White Baneberry* Actaea (Cimcifuga) racemosa Bugbane Actaea rubra Red Baneberry* Allium cernuum Nodding Onion Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue…
BaySafe (Native to Maryland) Trees And Shrubs Plant List (*) Availability of plants varies seasonally Botanical Name Common Name Abies balsamea Balsam Fir * Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder / Hazel Alder *…
BaySafe (Native to Maryland) Aquatic Plant List (*) Availability of plants varies seasonally. Botanical Name Common Name Alisma subcordatum Water Plantain * Cabomba caroliniana Carolina Fanwort* Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold * Carex glaucescens Blue Sedge * Decodon verticillatus Water Oleander *…
The “BaySafe Plants Program” is Behnke Nurseries’ native plants program. BaySafe perennials and woody plants are signed with a distinctive blue logo. We don’t use individual labels in order to reduce the use of plastic. The best availability of BaySafe…
The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC) has drafted “Eight Essential Elements” of Conservation Landscaping. The vision is to one day find conservation landscapes used routinely throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Ideally, these landscapes could be easily recognized because they would…