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Native Plant Trial Gardens
In fall 2022, three beds were planted at Clark Botanic Garden within its community garden area. They contain uncommon native plants that provide resources for pollinators and other wildlife species. They are being assessed for floral display, size and form, pest and disease resistance and pollinator visitation. This will determine where they can best be planted on Town properties and in the community.
The plants chosen are as follows. Click on the links to find out more about these plant species:
Purple Giant hyssop
(
Agastache scrophulariifolia
)
Nodding Onion
(
Allium cernuum
)
Common Boneset
(
Eupatorium perfoliatum
)
Grass Leaved Goldenrod
(
Euthamia graminifolia
)
Sneezeweed
(
Helenium autumnale
)
False Sunflower
(
Heliopsis helianthoides
)
Hoary Mountain Mint
(
Pycnanthemum incanum
)
Blue Vervain
(
Verbena hastata
)
Stiff Goldenrod
(
Solidago rigida
)
Blue Stem Goldenrod
(
Solidago caesia
)
Zigzag Goldenrod
(
Solidago flexicaulis
)
Golden Ragwort
(
Packera aurea
)
Blue Wood Aster
(
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
)
Eastern Beebalm
(
Monarda bradburiana
)
Narrow Leaf Evening Primrose
(
Oenothera fruticosa
)
Appalachian Sedge
(
Carex appalachica
)
Big Bluestem
(
Andropogon gerardii
)
Broomsedge
(
Andropogon virginicus
)