Native range
Native plants
112 plants native to North America in the BloomsEye library: 92 wild species and 20 plant groups, each growing wild in part of the United States or Canada and read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 170 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
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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, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 112 plants, 78 have been checked against outside sources (6 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.
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American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Anise Hyssop
Agastache
Full sunZones 5–93 ftLow
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Apricot Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
FoliageArborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
Full sunZones 3–820 ftModerate
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Aster
Symphyotrichum
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
FoliageBald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Full sunZones 4–959 ftHigh
Bee Balm
Monarda
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Bidens
Bidens ferulifolia
Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Blue Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Bluestar
Amsonia
Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate
FoliageBoston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Part shadeZones 9–112 ftHigh
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
California Flannelbush
Fremontodendron californicum
Full sunZones 8–1115 ftLow
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow
California Poppy
Eschscholzia
Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
FoliageCinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
FoliageColorado Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Full sunZones 2–749 ftModerate
Coreopsis
Coreopsis
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow
Cream Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
FoliageDouglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Full sunZones 4–659 ftModerate
Drooping Leucothoe
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate
Dwarf Fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii
Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate
FoliageEastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–749 ftModerate
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
FoliageEastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
False Indigo
Baptisia
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
Campsis radicans f. flava
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Foam Flower
Tiarella
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Gaura
Oenothera lindheimeri
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftModerate
Golden Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Goldenrod
Solidago
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
FoliageHoneylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Ironweed
Vernonia
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate
Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium
Full sunZones 4–96 ftHigh
Kalm's St. John's Wort
Hypericum kalmianum
Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Large Fothergilla
Fothergilla major
Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate
Lavender Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Lisianthus
Eustoma
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
FoliageMaidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
Garden forms of North American natives
170 named selections of a wild North American species, each names its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Abbotswood
- Alma Pötschke
- Amazing Grace
- Amber Jubilee
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Autumn Beauty
- Autumn Colors
- Autumn Sun Coneflower
- Baby Blue
- Berry Heavy
- Berry Poppins
- Blaze
- Blue Moon Wisteria
- Blue Paradise
- Blue Rug Juniper
- Bright Eyes
- California Poppy (Cream/White)
- California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)
- Candy Stripe
- Caramel
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Brandy
- Citronelle
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Coconut Lime
- Columnar White Pine
- Coppertina
- Coral Flame
- Crème Brûlée
- Crimson Trumpet
- Danica
- David
- DeGroot's Spire
- Denver Daisy
- Diabolo
- Drummond's Pink
- Dwarf Alberta Spruce
- Dwarf White Pine
- Early Sunrise
- Emerald Blue
- Emerald Green
- Emerald Pink
- Falling Waters
- Fat Albert
- Fire Chief
- Flame Thrower
- Forest Pansy
- Gentsch White
- Giant Sunflower
- Globe Blue Spruce
- Golden Globe
- Goldfinger
- Goldilocks
- Goldsturm
- Grand Marshall
- Green Jewel
- Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac
- Happy Face Yellow
- Hearts of Gold
- Heavy Metal
- Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
- Holmstrup
- Hoopsii
- Hummingbird
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Ivory Castle
- Jeana
- Jeddeloh Hemlock
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Lemon Queen
- Little Devil
- Little Gem Magnolia
- Little Henry Sweetspire
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Luna Pink Swirl
- Luna White
- Magnus
- Major Wheeler
- Mammoth
- Mango Tango
- McKay's White
- Mikado
- Montgomery
- Moonbeam
- Moulin Rouge
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Nugget
- October Skies
- Oklahoma Redbud
- Orange Perfection
- Orange Whisper
- Painted Orange Bidens
- Painted Red Bidens
- Pardon My Purple
- Patricia Ballard
- Peve Minaret
- Pink Beauty
- Pink Double Delight
- Pink Spire
- Pink Whisper
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Professor Kippenberg
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Dome
- Purple Gleam
- Purple Phlox
- Purple Rooster
- QIS Orange
- Rainbow Leucothoe
- Rainbow Pillar
- Raydon's Favorite
- Red Ace
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- Regent Serviceberry
- Rheingold
- Ring of Fire
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Rose Chiffon
- Route 66
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Ruby Spice
- Sarah Mountain Laurel
- Scarlet Flame
- Scarletta Leucothoe
- Screaming Yellow
- Shawnee Brave
- Shenandoah
- Sienna Sunset
- Sixteen Candles
- Skyrocket Juniper
- Snow Flurry
- Soraya
- Starfire
- Strawberry Blonde
- Strawberry Fields
- Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- Summer Wine
- Sunny Boulevard St. John's Wort
- Tangerine
- Techny
- Teddy Bear
- The Rising Sun
- Tiny Wine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- Vanilla Spice
- Velvet Queen
- Weeping Hemlock
- Weeping White Pine
- White Delight
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
- Zagreb
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Native to your state
These are the library's natives across the United States and Canada. For your own state, enter your ZIP in the free garden planner: Garden Check lists which of these grow wild there, wild species first, marks the ones recorded wild in your county, and places any of them in your plan. No account needed.
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