Wildlife Gardening/Location/Delaware
Geography
[edit | edit source]General description of environment and ecology. USDA hardiness zones and/or international equivalents.
Taxa
[edit | edit source]Taxa of interest
[edit | edit source]Native
[edit | edit source]- List of native taxa and their favorable attributes. Some taxa may be dual-listed in taxa of concern and this should be pointed out.
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Vines to check
- Bignonia capreolata- not in DE
- Campsis radicans
- Clematis virginiana
- Lonicera sempervirens
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia
- Passiflora incarnata
- Wisteria frutescens
Trees to check:
- Acer rubrum
- Acer saccharum- strongly allelopathic
- Acer negundo- moderately allelopathic
- Betula nigra
- Carya glabra
- Carya laciniosa
- Castanea dentata
- Fagus grandifolia- may be slightly allelopathic
- Fraxinus americana- may be slightly allelopathic
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica- may be slightly allelopathic
- Liquidambar styraciflua
- Liriodendron tulipifera
- Nyssa sylvatica
- Platanus occidentalis- strongly allelopathic
- Quercus alba- moderately allelopathic
- Quercus coccinea
- Quercus falcata- strongly allelopathic
- Quercus palustris
- Quercus phellos
- Quercus rubra- may be slightly-strongly allelopathic
- Quercus velutina
- Tilia americana- slightly allelopathic
- Ulmus americana- strongly allelopathic
Conifers to check
- Chamaecyparis thyoides- not in WV
- Juniperus virginiana
- Pinus strobus
- Pinus virginiana
- Tsuga canadensis
Shrubs and understory trees to check:
- Acer pennsylvanicum
- Acer spicatum
- Alnus serrulata
- Amelanchier arborea
- Amelanchier canadensis
- Amelanchier laevis
- Amorpha fructicosa
- Aralia spinosa
- Aronia arbutifolia
- Aronia melanocarpa
- Asimina triloba
- Baccharis halimifolia
- Carpinus caroliniana
- Castanea pumila
- Ceanothus americanus
- Celtis occidentalis
- Cephalanthus occidentalis
- Chionanthus virginicus
- Clethra alnifolia
- Comptonia peregrina
- Cornus alternifolia
- Cornus amomomum
- Cornus florida
- Cornus racemosa
- Cornus sericea
- Corylus americanus
- Dirca palustris
- Euonymus americanus
- Hamamelis virginiana
- Hydrangea arborescens
- Ilex decidua
- Ilex glabra
- Ilex opaca
- Ilex verticillata
- Itea virginica
- Kalmia angustifolia
- Kalmia latifolia
- Lindera benzoin
- Magnolia virginiana
- Marella pennsylvanica
- Ostrya virginiana
- Rhododendron arborescens
- Rhododendron atlanticum
- Rhododendron calendulaceum
- Rhododendron maximum
- Rhododendron periclymenoides
- Rhododendron prinophyllum
- Rhododendron viscosum
- Rhus copallina
- Rhus glabra
- Rhus typhina
- Rosa blanda
- Rosa carolina
- Rosa palustris
- Rosa setigera
- Rosa virginiana
- Salix discolor
- Salix nigra
- Salix sericea
- Sambucus canadensis
- Sassafras albidum
- Spiraea alba
- Spiraea tomentosa
- Ulmus rubra
- Vaccinium angustifolium
- Vaccinium corymbosum
- Viburnum acerifolium
- Viburnum dentatum
- Viburnum nudum
- Virburnum prunifolium
Ground covers to check.
- Antennaria dioica
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
- Asarum canadense
- Carex galucodea
- Carex pennsylvanica
- Carex platyphylla
- Carex stricta
- Chrysogonum virginianum
- Fragraria virginiana- not in wv
- Gaultheria procumbens
- Hepatica americana
- Maianthemum canadense
- Mitchella repens
- Pachysandra procumbens- not in wv
- Phlox divaricata
- Phlox maculata
- Phlox stolonifera
- Podophyllum peltatum
- Potentilla candensis
- Potentilla simplex
- Sedum ternatum
- Tiarella cordifolia
- Viola blanda
- Viola pallens
- Viola papilionacea
- Viola pedata
- Viola septentrionalis
- Waldsteinia fragrarioides
HP dry sites to check
- Agrimonia parviflora
- Amsonia tabernaemontana
- Anemone canadensis
- Aquilegia canadensis
- Arisaema triphyllum
- Asclepias tuberosa
- Aster divaricatus
- Aster latiflorus
- Aster novae-angliae
- Aster oblongifolius
- Aster spectabilis
- Baptisia australis
- Cardamine concatenata
- Chrysopis mariana
- Cimicifuga racemosa
- Coreopsis lanceolata
- Coreopsis verticillata
- Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- Eupatorium perfoliatum
- Eupatorium rotundifolium
- Eupatorium serotinum
- Euphorbia corollata
- Geranium maculatum
- Heliopsis helianthoides
- Heuchera americana
- Lespedeza virginica
- Mertensia virginica
- Oenothera fructicosa
- Packera aurea
- Phlox maculata
- Pycnathemum muticum
- Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- Ratibida pinnata
- Rudbeckia fulgida
- Rudbeckia nitida
- Salvia lyrata
- Sedum ternatum
- Senna hebecarpa
- Silene virginica
- Sisyrinchium angustifolium
- Solidago caesia
- Solidago canadensis
- Solidago graminifolia
- Solidago rugosa
- Solidago speciosa
- Vernonicastrum virginicum
HP Moist sites to check
- Aconitum uncinatum
- Actaea pachypoda
- Agastache scrophulariifolia
- Aruncus dioicus
- Asclepias incarnata
- Aster puniceus
- Astilbe biternata
- Boltonia asteroides
- Chelone glabra
- Coreopsis rosea
- Dicentra cucullaria
- Dicentra eximia
- Erythronium americanum
- Eupatorium coelestinum
- Eupatorium dubium
- Eupatorium fistulosum
- Eupatorium rugosum
- Filipendula rubra
- Helenium autumnale
- Helianthus angustifolius
- Hibiscus moscheutos
- Iris versicolor
- Jeffersonia diphylla
- Liatris spicata
- Lobelia cardinalis
- Lobelia siphilitica
- Ludwigia alternifolia
- Lysimachia ciliata
- Mimulus ringens
- Monarda didyma
- Penstemon digitalis
- Phlox paniculata
- Polemonium reptans
- Polygonatum commutatum
- Rudbeckia laciniata
- Verbena hastata
- Vernonia noveboracensis
Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
- Andropogon gerardii
- Andropogon ternarius - not wv
- Andropogon virginicus
- Carex flaccosperma - not wv
- Carex pennsylvanica
- Carex vulpinoidea
- Chasmanthium latifolium
- Elymus canadensis
- Elymus hystrix
- Elymus virginicus
- Eragrostis spectabilis
- Juncus effusus
- Panicum virgatum
- Saccharum giganteum - not wv
- Schizachyrium scoparium - not wv check name
- Sorghastrum nutans
- Tripsacum dactyloides
Ferns- all wv
- Adiantum pedatum
- Athyrium filix-femina
- Denstaedtia punctilobula
- Onoclea sensibilis
- Osmunda cinnamomea
- Osmunda regalis
- Polystichum acrostichoides
- Thelypteris noveboracensis
don't forget to note deer resistance
Introduced
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Taxa of concern
[edit | edit source]Taxa that one might be very cautious about having around like large predators, venemous animals, poisonous plants, agricultural pests, invasive species, noxious weeds.
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Law
[edit | edit source]Laws of interest to wild gardeners.
References
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