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Selection Criteria

Colour

Colour
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Purple
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Blue
  • Lavender
  • Orange
  • Green
  • Maroon

Blooms in

Blooms in
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  • Spring (57)
  • Fall (41)
  • Winter (1)

Sun or Shade

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  • Partial Sun (108)
  • Partial Shade (51)
  • Shade (33)

Soil

Soil
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  • Acidic (10)
  • Adaptable (58)
  • Dry (14)
  • Fertile loam (9)
  • Moist (62)

Zone

Zone
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  • 10
  • 11
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Height

Height
  • All
  • Less than 1 foot (30 cms or less)
  • Over 35 feet (10 meters)
  • Up to 1.5 feet (50 cms)
  • Up to 2 feet (60 cm)
  • Up to 3 feet (1 meter)

Pollinators

Pollinators
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  • Bees (86)
  • Birds (53)
  • Bumblebees (36)
  • Butterflies (78)
  • Hummingbird (20)
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Fireweed

Fireweed for pollinators: discover the wild magenta willow plant with stunning blooms & its importance for pollinators. Visit North Carolina to witness Fireweed and its unique beauty, or learn more about its edibility, and its potential toxicity to animals.

How to Grow the Delicate Harebell

Admire the delicate and graceful harebell wildflower with its deep bluish-purple flowers, native to North America and Europe, that are eaten raw, used to make dye, and believed to give witches the power of transformation. A perfect addition to the rock garden that grows through summer and fall, and pollinated by hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.

Bellwort

Bellwort is an excellent early-blooming native shade plant for the woodland garden, shaded border, wildflower garden, or naturalized area.

Grey Goldenrod

Grey Goldenrod flower has clusters of literally hundreds of flowers, called florets, only a few millimeters in diameter. Florets are grouped.

Bur Oak

Bur Oak is one of the most massive oaks. Trunk and upper branches climb towards the sky, middle branches grow horizontally. Discover more.