The Native Plant Beds

The front yard is being developed into beds of native plants. The organic layout is large irregular shaped beds amidst winding paths. The beds are managed to promote an attractive visual experience of diverse plants. Notably, the plants in the beds nearest the road are identified with small markers. All of the beds are covered with leaf mulch from our property.

Look HERE to see how we create these beds.

Most all of the plants were initially grown from seeds collected during a program hosted by Summit County Metro Parks. Live plants were purchased from local vendors during the Summit County Metro Parks Annual Plant Sale. Some plants were grown from seeds from OPN Seeds and Prairie Moon Nursery.

We recommend iNaturalist for help identifying and learning more about specific specie. (HERE)

These are the plants that we currently have throughout the beds and around the house:

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
Blue False Indigo (Babtisia australis)
Rattlesnake Masters (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Wild White Indigo (Babtisia alba)
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Tall Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Goats Rue (Tephrosia virginiana)
Dwarf Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
Little Bluestem (Schizachryrium scoparium)
Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
Prairie Dropseed Grass (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Grey Headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium)
Harry Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Zig Zag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
(Appalachian) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum)
Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum pubescens)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana)