Nova Scotia Native Species

Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed is the better behaved cousin of Common Milkweed. They don’t spread through rhizomes the way Common Milkweed d...

Achillea millefolium - Delicate looking but very hardy perennial wildflower. Found in meadows and along the edges of pathways. Native all across th...

(Asclepias syriaca) Help feed hungry monarchs! Milkweeds are the only food source for Monarch butterfly caterpillars, which are in decline partly d...

Rudbeckia hirta - Hardy native perennial. Grows to about 3 feet tall and thrives in poor dry soils. Sunny yellow cone-shaped flowers bloom atop bri...

Oenothera biennis - A beautiful and useful native biennial, all parts of Evening Primrose are edible and the young leaves and shoots are especially...

Eutrochium maculatum - Perennial wildflower native to Nova Scotia and across much of North America. 5-6' tall plants topped with pink-purple blosso...

New for 2025 - Allium tricoccum - aka Ramps - Iconic spring ephemeral of rich deciduous woods. Their smooth  green leaves carpet the forest floor i...

Eupatorium perfoliatum - Native perennial. Boneset grows wild across eastern North America including here in Nova Scotia. 3-4’ tall plants are topp...

New for 2025 - Symphyotrichum cordifolium - aka Heartleaf Aster - Native perennial fall-blooming aster. Nova Scotia has an array of native aster sp...

New for 2025 - Scutellaria lateriflora - Valued medicinal and native wildflower. The leaves and flowers are Can be found in the wild in moist meado...

New for 2025 - Clematis virginiana - Our native clematis vine. They go by many whimsical common names, including Old Man's Beard, Devil's Darning N...

New for 2025 - Boehmeria cylindrica - aka False Nettle, Bog Nettle. Fascinating native perennial, of moist woodlands and river edges. At first glan...