Maryland Native plants for ponds: Sagittaria latifolia – Duck Potato
Maryland Native Plants for Ponds Sagittaria latifolia – Duck Potato Sagittaria latifolia, also known as, arrowhead, duck potato, or wapato, is a vigorous, deciduous, marginal aquatic perennial that typically grows 1-4’ tall. It has arrowhead-shaped...Native Maryland Trees: Prunus americana – Wild Plum
Maryland Native Trees Prunus americana – Wild Plum Prunus americana, also called Wild Plum, easily grows in average, dry to medium, well-draining soils in full sun to part shade. Remove suckers to prevent unwanted spread. Fairly adaptable. American plum...
Native grasses for wet areas Maryland: Carex Stricta – Tussock sedge
Maryland Native grasses for wet areas Carex stricta – Tussock sedge Carex stricta, known as Tussock sedge is a full sun to part shade species that thrives in sandy or mucky soil, it is also tolerant of intermittent flooding. It often grows around...
Native Plants for Privacy Screening: Morella pensylvanica – Northern Bayberry
Privacy Screening Shrub – Northern Bayberry Morella pensylvanica – Northern Bayberry Morella Pensylvanica, Northern Bayberry is a semi-evergreen, dense, rounded, shrub that grows 5 to 10 feet tall. The leaves are grayish-green to dark green, leathery, and...