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Native Plants and Adaptive Plants

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Colour

Colour
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Soil

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  • Fertile loam (9)
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Zone

Zone
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  • 10
  • 11
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Height

Height
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  • 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

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  • Birds (53)
  • Bumble bees (37)
  • Butterflies (79)
  • Hummingbird (20)
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White Heath Aster

Meta description: Enjoy a late-season burst of color in your garden with White Heath Aster: a bushy, compact plant with many small daisy-like white flowers that can turn your garden completely white. Blooming into fall, it's a great choice for a butterfly, pollinator, or cut flower garden!

Plant of the month: Larch

Experience the beauty of Ontario's own native deciduous conifer – the larch tree! Enjoy evergreen-like foliage in spring and summer, and buttery yellow hues in fall. Find out which small larch varieties are suited for urban gardens and how to best plant and care for them.

Lavender

Discover the secrets of growing, caring for, and propagating lavender plants in your garden. Learn the best practices for sunlight, soil, watering, pruning, and more!

White Panicled Aster

Discover the beauty of the white panicled aster, a perennial flowering plant native to North America found in a variety of open, moist habitats. With daisy-like rays, prominent yellow discs, and white panicles, this member of the Asteraceae family is sure to add a memorable accent to your landscape.

Four-Flowered Yellow Loosestrife

Discover the distinct features and habitats of Lysimachia quadrifolia, a species of herbaceous plant in the Primulaceae family. Learn more about its Liner robust leaves, five-parted, yellow flower & how it spreads in wet meadows, grasslands, fields, swamps & marshes.

Ohio Goldenrod

Ohio Goldenrod has a compact form that belies its large, exuberant, and long floral display late in the season, attracting many pollinators.