Native Plants

Trees Shrubs
 Latin Name Common Name  Latin Name Common Name
       
Acer rubrum Red Maple/Scarlet Maple Andromeda polifolia Bog Rosemary
Acer Saccharum Sugar Maple Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry
Amelanchier canadensis Serviceberry/Shadbush Aronia (all species) Chokeberry 
Betula nigra River birch  Calycanthus floridus Sweetshrub
Betula populifolia Gray birch  Campsis radicans  Trumpetvine
Carpinus caroliniana Hornbeam Carex (all species) Sedge Grass
Carya illinionensis Pecan  Chionanthus virginicus White Fringe Tree
Cercis canadensis  Eastern Redbud  Clethra alnifolia Clethra / Summesweet
Cornus alternifolia  Pagoda dogwood Cornus sericea Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn  Hydrangea arborescens Smooth hydrangea
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Tree Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea 
Fagus grandiflolia American Beech Ilex glabra Inkberry
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Ilex opaca American Holly
Juniperus communis Common Juniper Ilex verticillata Winterberry
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo/Blackgum  Lonicera sempervirens Honeysuckle
Picea glauca White Spruce Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry
Picea mariana  Black Spruce  Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark
Pinus resinosa  Red Pine Prunus virginiana Chokeberry
Pinus strobus  Eastern White Pine Rhododendron maximum  Rosebay Rhododendron 
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore/ Plane Tree Rhus aromatica  Fragrant Sumac
Populus  tremuloides  Quaking Aspen  Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry
Prunus serotina  Cherry Tree Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry
Quercus rubra Oak Tree  Sambucus racemosa Red berried Elderberry
Salix discolor Pussy Willow Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Taxus canadensis American/Canada Yew Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry
Thuja occidentalis  Arborvitae/White Cedar Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry Bush
    Viburnum dentatum  Arrowwood
    Viburnum nudum  Winterthur Viburnum 
    Viburnum opulus Highbush Cranberry
    Vitis labrusca Grape Vine
    Wisteria frutescens Wisteria
       
       
       
       
       
Perennials
 Latin Name Common Name  Latin Name Common Name
       
Achillea millefolium Yarrow Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower
Acorus americanus Sweetflag  Liatris spicata Gayfeather
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
Agastache foeniculum Hyssop Lupinus polyphyllus Lupine
Andropogon geradii Bluestem Grass Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern
Anemone (all species) Anemone/Windflower Menta arvensis Mint
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger Monarda didyma Beebalm
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Myosotis verna Spring forget me nots
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed  Oenothera (all species) Evening primrose
Aster Novae-angeliae New England Aster Onoclea sensibilis  Sensitive Fern 
Athyrium filix  Lady fern Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo  Osmunda regalis Royal Fern
Chelone glabra  White Turtlehead Panicum (all species) Switch grass
Chelone lyonii Pink Turtlehead Penstemon digitalis Beardstongue
Coreopsis verticillata Tickseed Phlox (all species) Phlox/Sweet William
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern  Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Shield Fern Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's Seal
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Potentilla (all species) Cinquefoil 
Eupatorium dubium Joe Pye Weed  Polemonium reptans Jacobs Ladder
Eupatorium rugosum Chocolate Snakeroot  Polystichum arcrostichoides Christmas Fern 
Gaillardia aristata Blanketflower Rudbeckia fulgida Black Eyed Susan
Geranium maculatum  Wild Geranium  Rudbeckia laciniata Cut Leaf Coneflower 
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed Rudbeckia hirta Black Eye Susan
Helianthus (all species) Thinleaf Sunflower Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Heliopsis helianthoides  False sunflower Silene caroliniana  Catchfly
Hypericum (all species) St Johns Wort Sisyrinchium  Blue eyed grass
Iris cristata Dwarf Wood Iris Solidago altissima Goldenrod
Iris versicolor (all subspecies) Blue Flag Iris Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Juncus effusus Soft Rush Tradescantia virginiana Spiderwort
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpetvine/Honeysuckle Yucca filamentosa  Adams Needle/Yucca
       
Please note that the plants on this list DO NOT reflect what we currently have in stock. This list is composed of native plants that The Garden Barn typically carries or has carried in recent years. 

References: http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/

                    http://www.wildflower.org/

                    http://www.abnativeplants.com/

                    https://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/habitat/ntvtree.pdf