Native range

Native plants of New Hampshire

45 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in New Hampshire, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 119 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 1 to 60 of 63 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; New Hampshire is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 63 plants, 50 have been checked against outside sources (1 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.

American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Part shadeZones 2–68 inModerate
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–749 ftModerate
Foliage
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
Foliage
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
Northern Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Full sunZones 4–820 ftLow
Foliage
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Foliage
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftHigh
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Foliage
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Foliage
Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
Full sunZones 3–820 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Foliage
Wild Ginger
Asarum
Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
Campsis radicans f. flava
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Appalachian Sedge
Carex appalachica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Pink Dogwood
Cornus florida var. rubra
Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate
Goldenrod
Solidago
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Aster
Symphyotrichum
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Serviceberry
Amelanchier
Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate
Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate
Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium
Full sunZones 4–96 ftHigh
Trillium
Trillium
Full shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
Bee Balm
Monarda
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
False Indigo
Baptisia
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to cats
Penstemon
Penstemon
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow
Spiderwort
Tradescantia
Part sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Coreopsis
Coreopsis
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow
Foam Flower
Tiarella
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Recorded across New Hampshire

How many of the state's 10 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in New Hampshire; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 42 of the wild species carry a county record here.

Garden forms of New Hampshire natives

119 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in New Hampshire and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.

  • Abbotswood

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Adams Elderberry

    Sambucus canadensis 'Adams' · Garden form of American Elderberry

  • Alma Pötschke

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Alma Pötschke' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • Alpine Carpet Juniper

    Juniperus communis 'Mondap' · Garden form of Juniperus communis

  • Amazing Grace

    Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Amber Jubilee

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam' · Garden form of Ninebark

  • Aquavita Juniper

    Juniperus virginiana 'FARROWJVBF' · Garden form of Juniperus virginiana

  • Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood

    Cornus sericea 'Farrow' · Garden form of Cornus sericea

  • Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood

    Cornus sericea 'SMNCSBD' · Garden form of Cornus sericea

  • Athena Gold False Sunflower

    Heliopsis helianthoides 'Inhelsogia' · Garden form of False Sunflower

  • Autumn Colors

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed

    Eutrochium purpureum 'Baby Joe' · Garden form of Eutrochium purpureum

  • Bailey Compact American Cranberrybush

    Viburnum opulus var. americanum 'Bailey Compact' · Garden form of Viburnum trilobum

  • Balmy Purple

    Monarda didyma 'Balbalmurp' · Garden form of Monarda didyma

  • Berry Heavy

    Ilex verticillata 'Spravy' · Garden form of Winterberry

  • Berry Poppins

    Ilex verticillata 'FarrowBPop' · Garden form of Winterberry

  • Berry Scape Aronia

    Aronia arbutifolia 'UCONNAA001' · Garden form of Aronia arbutifolia

  • Black Hills Spruce

    Picea glauca 'Densata' · Garden form of Picea laxa

  • Blackhawks Big Bluestem

    Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks' · Garden form of Andropogon gerardi

  • Blaze

    Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze' · Garden form of Little Bluestem

  • Blue Paradise

    Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Bobee Northern Bayberry

    Myrica pensylvanica 'Bobzam' · Garden form of Myrica pensylvanica

  • Bridesmaid Mountain Laurel

    Kalmia latifolia 'Bridesmaid' · Garden form of Mountain Laurel

  • Bright Eyes

    Phlox paniculata 'Bright Eyes' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox

    Phlox paniculata 'Ditomfra' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Candy Stripe

    Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Carol Mountain Laurel

    Kalmia latifolia 'Carol' · Garden form of Mountain Laurel

  • Carousel Mountain Laurel

    Kalmia latifolia 'Carousel' · Garden form of Mountain Laurel

  • Cheer Drops Arborvitae

    Thuja occidentalis 'Smntdgt' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Cherokee Brave

    Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave' · Garden form of Flowering Dogwood

  • Cherokee Chief

    Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief' · Garden form of Flowering Dogwood

  • Cherokee Princess

    Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess' · Garden form of Flowering Dogwood

  • Cherry Berries Wintergreen

    Gaultheria procumbens 'Gaulsidh5' · Garden form of Gaultheria procumbens

  • Cherry Brandy

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Claire Grace

    Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' · Garden form of Monarda fistulosa

  • Cloud Nine

    Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine' · Garden form of Flowering Dogwood

  • Columnar White Pine

    Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' · Garden form of Eastern White Pine

  • Coppertina

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia' · Garden form of Ninebark

  • Coral Flame

    Phlox paniculata 'Coral Flame' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Crimson Trumpet

    Campsis radicans 'Crimson Trumpet' · Garden form of Trumpet Vine

  • Danica

    Thuja occidentalis 'Danica' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • David

    Phlox paniculata 'David' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • DeGroot's Spire

    Thuja occidentalis 'DeGroot's Spire' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Denver Daisy

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Diabolo

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo' · Garden form of Ninebark

  • Drummond's Pink

    Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Dwarf Alberta Spruce

    Picea glauca 'Conica' · Garden form of Picea laxa

  • Dwarf White Pine

    Pinus strobus 'Nana' · Garden form of Eastern White Pine

  • Elf Mountain Laurel

    Kalmia latifolia 'Elf' · Garden form of Mountain Laurel

  • Emerald Blue

    Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Emerald Green

    Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Emerald Pink

    Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Fire Chief

    Thuja occidentalis 'Fire Chief' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Gentsch White

    Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White' · Garden form of Eastern Hemlock

  • Golden Globe

    Thuja occidentalis 'Golden Globe' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Goldfinger

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Goldilocks

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Grand Marshall

    Monarda didyma 'Grand Marshall' · Garden form of Monarda didyma

  • Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

    Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' · Garden form of Fragrant Sumac

  • Happy Face Yellow

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Happy Face Yellow' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Heavy Metal

    Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Holmstrup

    Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Hummingbird

    Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' · Garden form of Summersweet

  • Indian Summer

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Jeana

    Phlox paniculata 'Jeana' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Jeddeloh Hemlock

    Tsuga canadensis 'Jeddeloh' · Garden form of Eastern Hemlock

  • Laura

    Phlox paniculata 'Laura' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Lemony Lace Elderberry

    Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' · Garden form of Sambucus racemosa

  • Little Devil

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May' · Garden form of Ninebark

  • Luminary Ultraviolet

    Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Major Wheeler

    Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' · Garden form of Lonicera sempervirens

  • Mango Tango

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • McKay's White

    Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • Nicky

    Phlox paniculata 'Nicky' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Northwind

    Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Nugget

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget' · Garden form of Ninebark

  • Orange Perfection

    Phlox paniculata 'Orange Perfection' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Orange Whisper

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Pardon My Purple

    Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Purple' · Garden form of Monarda didyma

  • Patricia Ballard

    Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard' · Garden form of Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

  • Pink Beauty

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Pink Spire

    Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire' · Garden form of Summersweet

  • Pink Whisper

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Whisper' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Prairie Sun

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Professor Kippenberg

    Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg' · Garden form of Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

  • Purple Beauty

    Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Purple Dome

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • Purple Phlox

    Phlox paniculata 'Purple' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Purple Rooster

    Monarda 'Purple Rooster' · Garden form of Monarda didyma

  • Rainbow Pillar

    Amelanchier canadensis 'Rainbow Pillar' · Garden form of Amelanchier canadensis

  • Red Ace

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Red Sprite

    Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite' · Garden form of Winterberry

  • Red Wings

    Phlox subulata 'Red Wings' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Rheingold

    Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Robert Poore

    Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Ruby Spice

    Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' · Garden form of Summersweet

  • Sarah Mountain Laurel

    Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah' · Garden form of Mountain Laurel

  • Scarlet Flame

    Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • Shenandoah

    Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Sixteen Candles

    Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles' · Garden form of Summersweet

  • Starfire

    Phlox paniculata 'Starfire' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops

    Monarda didyma 'Cherry Pops' · Garden form of Monarda didyma

  • Sugar Shack Buttonbush

    Cephalanthus occidentalis 'SMCOSS' · Garden form of Buttonbush

  • Summer Wine

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' · Garden form of Ninebark

  • Tangerine

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Techny

    Thuja occidentalis 'Techny' · Garden form of Arborvitae

  • Tiger Eyes Sumac

    Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger' · Garden form of Staghorn Sumac

  • Tiny Wine

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPOTW' · Garden form of Ninebark

  • Toto Gold

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto Gold' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Twilight Zone

    Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone' · Garden form of Little Bluestem

  • Vanilla Spice

    Clethra alnifolia 'Caleb' · Garden form of Summersweet

  • Weeping Hemlock

    Tsuga canadensis 'Sargentii' · Garden form of Eastern Hemlock

  • Weeping White Pine

    Pinus strobus 'Pendula' · Garden form of Eastern White Pine

  • White Delight

    Phlox subulata 'White Delight' · Garden form of Creeping Phlox

  • White Flame

    Phlox paniculata 'White Flame' · Garden form of Garden Phlox

  • Winter Gold

    Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold' · Garden form of Winterberry

  • Winter Red

    Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' · Garden form of Winterberry

Plant groups native to New Hampshire

18 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in New Hampshire; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.

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