15 Northeast Wildflowers to Try
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Turk’s Cap Lily (Lilium superbum)
Bigleaf Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)
Bottle Gentian (Gentiana clausa)
Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)
Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)
'Gateway' Joe-Pye Weed
American blue vervain (Verbena hastata)
From midsummer through September, spikes of purple blooms top towering stems in this pretty native. American blue vervain is the ideal choice for damp or wet sites and quickly colonizes to form a thick patch of plants that grow 2 to 6 feet tall and 1 to 2.5 feet wide. This vervain is hardy in Zones 3 to 8 and thrives in rain gardens. Use it in butterfly gardens to attract the common buckeye butterfly.
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Fringed Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia)
Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata)
A perennial favorite in cottage and cutting gardens, this native is an easy-growing beauty. Plants open flowers from midsummer into fall. Butterflies frequently blanket the blossom-packed flower heads. The native phlox typically grows from 24 to 36 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide. Many hybrids are available in assorted heights and flower colors. Garden phlox is hardy in Zones 4 to 8.