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  General info: Thalia dealbata, commonly called powdery alligator flag, is a North American native perennial that thrives in shallow water to wet soils in full sun. This marginal aquatic perennial can reach heights up to ten feet and is adorned with striking violet blue blooms. Alligator flag will spread by rhizomes and thrives in boggy… Continue reading Thalia dealbata (powdery alligator-flag)

  General info: Spartina patens, commonly called saltmeadow cordgrass, is a North American native grass that thrives in dry to wet soil in full sun. This perennial grass is typically found in salt marsh margins. Saltmeadow cordgrass is typically inundated at high tide and dries out during low tide. This is a very important species for… Continue reading Spartina patens (saltmeadow cordgrass)

  General info: Spartina bakeri, commonly called sand cordgrass, is a North American native grass that thrives in dry to medium moisture soil with full sun. This clump forming native grass can grow up to five feet tall and is drought tolerant. Sand cordgrass is semiaquatic and can be found growing in sand dunes and inland… Continue reading Spartina bakeri (sand cordgrass)

  General info: Spartina alterniflora, commonly called smooth cordgrass, is a North American native perennial grass that thrives in wet salt marsh with full sun. This native grass needs little to no care and grows up to five feet tall. This species is the predominant species in tidal salt marshes. Smooth cordgrass is known as a… Continue reading Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass)

Solidago rugosa (wrinkle leaf goldenrod) General info: Solidago rugosa, commonly called wrinkle leaf goldenrod, is a native North American perennial that thrives in medium to wet soil in full sun. Wrinkle leaf goldenrod is a spreading perennial that is typically found in swampy meadows or thickets. This species will get up to five feet tall and… Continue reading Solidago rugosa (wrinkle leaf goldenrod)

  General info: Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly called blue-eyed grass, is a North American native perennial that thrives in wet well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Blue-eyed grass is a clump forming perennial. It is typically found growing in damp woods and along streams and ponds. Blue eyed grass is adorned with delicate blue… Continue reading Sisyrinchium angustifolium (blue-eyed grass)

  General info: Scirpus validus, commonly called soft-stemmed bulrush, is a North American native perennial that thrives in wet soil to standing water in full sun. This aquatic perennial can grow in standing water up to a foot deep and is typically found in ditches or bogs. Soft-stem bulrush can reach heights up to six feet… Continue reading Scirpus validus (soft-stemmed bulrush)

  General info: Scirpus cyperinus, commonly called woolgrass,  is a North American native aquatic perennial that thrives in moist to standing water with full sun to partial shade. This aquatic emergent perennial grows in clumps that can reach heights up to three to five feet tall. Woolgrass is typically found in swamps, marshes, and wet meadows.… Continue reading Scirpus cyperinus (woolgrass)

General info: Saururus cernuus, commonly called lizard’s tail, is a North American native perennial that thrives in standing water with full sun to partial shade. This species is a marginal aquatic perennial that is typically found in swampy woods and slow-moving streams. This species is adorned with unique fuzzy white blooms. The shape of these blooms… Continue reading Saururus cernuus (lizard’s tail)

  General info: Salvia coccinea, commonly called scarlet sage, is a North American native annual that thrives in medium to moist soils in full sun to part shade. This salvia is adorned with bright red tubular blooms. In fact, it is the only North American native sage to have red flowers. This species only reaches about… Continue reading Salvia coccinea (scarlet sage)