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Virgin's Bower Clematis
Clematis virginiana Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium
Height: 3-12’Spread: 3-5’Spacing: 3-4’
Blooms: July-SeptemberBloom Color: White
Natural Habitat: Woodland edges, wetlands, roadside ditches, and moist disturbed areas
Benefits: Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Host Plant (eg. clematis clearwing moth & 8 other species), Urban Environment, Compaction Tolerant, Low Maintenance
Pairs Well With: Nodding onion, three-lobed coneflower, Culver’s root, flowering raspberry, and heart-leaved Alexanders
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Virginia Mountain-Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium-Dry
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 1-2’
Spacing: 12-18”
Blooms: June-September
Bloom Color: white
Natural Habitat: Dry to moist meadows, ditches, and roadsides.
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Bird Favorite, Fragrant, Low Maintenance, Edible
Pairs Well With: Foxglove beardtongue, black-eyed coneflower, wild bee-balm, broad-leaved mountain-mint, New England aster, and three-lobed coneflower
In mid-summer, small white flowers bloom atop silvery-green foliage attracting numerous pollinators – this is a top nectar plant.
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Water Horehound
Lycopus americanus Native to: All of New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium-Wet
Height: 2’
Spacing: 1-2’
Blooms: Jul-Sep
Bloom Color: White
Natural Habitat: Shores of rivers or lakes, swamps, wetland margins
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Host Plant (eg. Hermit Sphinx), Low Maintenance
“A plant for a variety of open wetland habitats, Water Horehound is a member of the mint family, although its fragrance is subtle and not minty.
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White snakeroot
Ageratina altissima Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Short-Lived Perennial
Light: Partial/Full Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 2-3’
Spacing: 1-3’
Blooms: July to October
Bloom Color: White
Natural Habitat: Deciduous woodland understories, shady roadside edges, and disturbed areas
Pairs Well With: Blue lobelia and blue wood-aster
Benefits: Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Low Maintenance, Fragrant
Note: White snakeroot is poisonous to humans, pets, and horses/cattle.
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White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra Native to: All of New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full Sun to Full Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium-Wet
Height: 1-3’
Spacing: 1-2’
Blooms: July-September
Bloom Color: White
Natural Habitat: Moist to wet meadows, thickets, and wooded streamsides
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Host Plant (eg. Baltimore Checkerspot), Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Low Maintenance, Attracts Hummingbirds
Pairs Well With: Golden Alexander, blue iris, blue lobelia, New England aster, and New York ironweed
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White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia Native to: All of New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full Sun to Full Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium
Height: 3-6’
Spacing: 2-3’
Blooms: June-October
Bloom Color: White
Natural Habitat: Human-disturbed or -maintained habitats, river or stream floodplains, forest edges, forests, meadows and fields
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Host Plant, Attracts Hummingbirds, Benefits Other Pollinators/Wildlife, Attracts Songbirds, Urban Environment, Low Maintenance
White vervain stands out with delicate, white flowers and a dramatic, arching form.
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White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata Native to: All of New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry
Height: 1-2’
Spacing: 2-3’
Blooms: Aug-Sep
Bloom Color: White
Natural Habitat: Woodland edges and in the understory of deciduous forests with moist to dry soils
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Attracts Birds, Drought Tolerant, Urban Environment, Host Plant
“This late summer to early fall-blooming woodland aster makes a handsome landscape plant. Dark green, heart-shaped leaves with deeply-toothed edges make a low, tidy clump from spring to mid-summer.
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Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata Native to: VT, MA, CT and RI
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry
Height: 2’
Spacing: 1-2’
Blooms: Jul-Sep
Bloom Color: White/Green
Natural Habitat: Cliffs, balds, ridges, or ledges; woodlands
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Host Plant (eg. Monarch)
“Whorled Milkweed can bloom anytime between July and September, which is later in the year than many other Milkweeds. There are clusters of approximately 20 flowers near the top of each plant.
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Wild Bee-Balm (Wild Bergamot)
Monarda fistulosa Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Dry
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 12-18"
Spacing: 2-3’
Blooms: July-September
Bloom Color: purple
Natural Habitat: Woodlands, edges, meadows, and disturbed areas
Benefits: Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Urban Environment, Edible, Host Plant (eg. orange mint and hermit sphinx moths)
Pairs Well With: Foxglove beardtongue, Virginia mountain-mint, spotted bee balm, Virginia rose, and cranesbill geranium
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Wild Cucumber
Echinocystis lobata Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Annual
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium
Height: 15-20’
Spacing: 3-10’
Blooms: July-September
Bloom Color: white
Natural Habitat: Woodland edges, thickets, and roadsides
Benefits: Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Pollinator Favorite, Decorative Uses (eg. dried arrangements)
Notes: Despite its name, the wild cucumber is NOT edible. Does best when it can climb on nearby fences or trellises.
“A fast-growing and dramatic annual vine.
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