Native Wildflowers

Looking for a short groundcover plant that is native to Maryland? Moss phlox is a great low-growing plant for a sunny site near a sidewalk or on a slope.

New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) is a native plant common in moist to wet meadows and sunny floodplains of Maryland.

Rosemallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) is a Maryland native plant, most commonly found in brackish and freshwater marshes.

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is a Maryland native plant adapted to poor dry soils of meadows and woodland edges.

Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) is a Maryland native plant pollinated by hummingbirds and swallowtail butterflies.

Hollow Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) is a Maryland native plant for moist to wet soils of sunny meadows throughout Maryland.

Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), also called wild columbine, is a Maryland native plant with red flowers that provide nectar for hummingbirds.

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) is a Maryland native plant ideal for rain gardens, moist or wet meadows, or perennial garden beds.

Golden groundsel, also called, golden ragwort (Packera aurea), is a Maryland native plant and an ideal groundcover for moist, shady landscapes.

Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) is a Maryland native plant with spikes of white flowers in late spring.