Blossom Garden Plant List July 2023

Scientific Name

Common Name

Native?

Acer negundo

Box elder

Finger Lakes

Acer pensylvanicum

Moose wood

Finger Lakes

Acer saccharum

sugar maple

Finger Lakes

Actaea pachypoda

white baneberry  (doll’s eyes)

Finger Lakes

Actaea racemosa

black snakeroot

nearby NY

Actaea rubra

red baneberry

Finger Lakes

Adiantum pedatum

maidenhair fern

Finger Lakes

Aesculus parviflora

bottle brush buckeye

US native

Agastache foeniculum

anise hyssop

naturalized in NY, US native

Ageratina altissima aka Eupatorium rugosum

White snake root

Finger Lakes

Agrimonia gryposepala

tall agrimony

Finger Lakes

Agrostis scabra

Tickle grass

Finger Lakes

Allium canadense var lavendura

showy wild garlic

variety is US native, species is Finger Lakes native

Allium stellatum

Prairie onion

US native

Allium tricoccum

wild leek

Finger Lakes

Amelanchier alnifolia

service berry-Saskatoon

Finger Lakes

Amelanchier arborea

Downy serviceberry

Finger Lakes

Amsonia

blue star

US native

Anaphalis margaritacea

pearly everlasting

Finger Lakes

Andropogon gerardii

big bluestem

Finger Lakes

Anemone canadensis

Canada anemone

Finger Lakes

Anemone cylindrica

long headed thimbleweed

Finger Lakes

Antennaria neglecta

field pussy toes

Finger Lakes

Antennaria parlinii

Parlin's pussy toes

Finger Lakes

Antennaria plantaginifolia

plantain leaved pussy toes

Finger Lakes

Aquilegia canadensis

wild columbine

Finger Lakes

Aralia racemosa

spikenard

Finger Lakes

Arisaema dracontium

green dragon

Finger Lakes

Arisaema triphyllum

jack in the pulpit

Finger Lakes

Aronia arbutifolia

red chokeberry

Finger Lakes

Aruncus dioicus

white goat's beard, bride's feathers

European, not naturalized, but some var are US native

Asarum canadense

wild ginger

Finger Lakes

Asclepias exaltatum

poke milkweed

Finger Lakes

Asclepias incarnata

swamp milkweed

Finger Lakes

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

Finger Lakes

Asclepias tuberosa

butterfly weed, orange milkweed

Finger Lakes

Asimina triloba

paw paw

NY, near Finger Lakes

Athyrium angustum aka Athyrium filix-femina

Lady fern

Finger Lakes

Baptisia australis

blue wild indigo

US native

Baptisia bracteata

cream wild indigo

US native

Betula alleghaniensis

yellow birch

Finger Lakes

Betula lenta

Black birch

Finger Lakes

Betula nigra

river birch

Finger Lakes

Bouteloua curtipendula

Sideoats grama

Finger Lakes

Callirhoe bushii

Bush's poppy mallow

US native

Caltha palustris

marsh marigold

Finger Lakes

Calycanthus florida

Sweet shrub

US native

Camassia scilloides

wild hyacinth

US native

Campanula americana

tall bellflower

Finger Lakes

Campsis radicans

trumpet vine

US native, naturalized

Cardamine concatenata aka Dentaria laciniata

Cut-leaved toothwort

Finger Lakes

Cardamine diphylla

Two-leaved toothwort

Finger Lakes

Carex cephalophora

oval headed sedge

Finger Lakes

Carex conjuncta

soft fox sedge  (endangered)

Finger Lakes

Carex grayi

Gray's sedge

Finger Lakes

Carex intumescens

bladder sedge

Finger Lakes

Carex pensylvanica

Pennsylvania sedge

Finger Lakes

Carex plantaginia

plantain leaved sedge

Finger Lakes

Carex scoparia

pointed broom sedge

Finger Lakes

Carex stricta

tussock sedge

Finger Lakes

Carex vulpinoidea

fox sedge

Finger Lakes

Carpinus caroliniana

musclewood

Finger Lakes

Carya cordiformis

Butternut hickory

Finger Lakes

Castanea dentata

American chestnut

Finger Lakes

Castanea ozarkensis aka Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis

Ozark Chinquapin

US native

Catalpa speciosa

northern catalpa

US native, naturalized in NY

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Blue cohosh

Finger Lakes

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey tea

Finger Lakes

Celastrus scandens

American bittersweet

Finger Lakes

Celtis occidentalis

Hackberry

Finger Lakes

Cephalanthus occidentalis

button bush

Finger Lakes

Cercis canadensis

Red bud

US native, naturalized NY

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Partridge pea

NY, near Finger Lakes

Chasmanthium latifolium

northern sea oats, river oats

US native

Chelone glabra

white turtlehead

Finger Lakes

Chelone lyonii

pink turtlehead

US native

Chionanthus virginicus

fringe tree

US native, naturalized NY

Chrysogonum virginianum

green and gold

US native

Circaea canadensis

Enchanter’s night shade

Finger Lakes

Cirsium discolor

pasture thistle

Finger Lakes

Clematis virginiana

virgins bower

Finger Lakes

Cleome serrulata aka Peritoma serrulata

rocky mountain bee plant

US native

Collinsonia canadensis

horse balm

Finger Lakes

Coreopsis lanceolata

lanceleaf coreopsis

US native, naturalized in Finger Lakes

Coreopsis palmata

stiff tickseed

US native

Coreopsis tripteris

tall tickseed

US native

Coreopsis verticillata

whorled coreopsis, threadleaf coreopsis, whorled tickseed

US native

Cornus alternifolia

pagoda dogwood

Finger Lakes

Cornus amomum

silky dogwood

Finger Lakes

Cornus florida

Flowering dogwood

Finger Lakes

Cornus racemosa

gray dogwood

Finger Lakes

Cornus rugosa

Round leaved dogwood

Finger Lakes

Cornus sericea

red osier dogwood

Finger Lakes

Corydalis sempervirens

rock harlequin

Finger Lakes

Corylus americana

filbert

Finger Lakes

Corylus cornuta

Beaked hazelnut

Finger Lakes

Cryptotaenia canadensis

honewort

Finger Lakes

Cystopteris bulbifera

Bulblet bladder fern

Finger Lakes

Dalea candida

White prairie clover

US native

Dalea purpurea

purple prairie clover

US native

Danthonia spicata

poverty oat grass

Finger Lakes

Delphinium exaltatum

tall larkspur

US native

Deschampsia cespitosa

tufted hair grass

Finger Lakes

Desmodium glutinosum

Pointed leaf tick trefoil

Finger Lakes

Dicentra canadensis

Squirrel corn

Finger Lakes

Dicentra cucullaria

dutchmans breeches

Finger Lakes

Dicentra eximia

fringed bleeding heart

US native

Dichanthelium clandestinum aka Panicum clandestinum

deer tongue grass

Finger Lakes

Diervilla lonicera

northern bush honeysuckle

Finger Lakes

Dodecatheon meadia

shootingstar

Finger Lakes

Doellingeria umbellata

Flat top aster

Finger Lakes

Dryopteris goldiana

Goldie's fern

Finger Lakes

Drymocallis arguta

Potentilla arguta

Finger Lakes

Dryopteris intermedia

intermediate or evergreen wood fern

Finger Lakes

Dryopteris marginalis

marginal wood fern

Finger Lakes

Echinacea purpurea

purple coneflower

US native

Echinocystis lobata

wild cucumber, prickly cucumber, wild balsam-apple

Finger Lakes

Elymus canadensis

Canada rye

Finger Lakes

Elymus hystrix

eastern bottlebrush grass

Finger Lakes

Elymus riparius

Riverbank rye

Finger Lakes

Elymus virginicus

Virginia wild rye

Finger Lakes

Equisetum hyemale

Scouring rush

Finger Lakes

Erigeron annuus

daisy fleabane

Finger Lakes

Erythronium americanum

Trout lily

Finger Lakes

Eupatorium perfoliatum

common boneset

Finger Lakes

Eupatorium sessifolium

upland boneset

Finger Lakes

Eurybia divaricata

white wood aster

Finger Lakes

Eurybia furcata

Forked aster

US native

Eurybia macrophylla 

large-leaf aster - white flowers

Finger Lakes

Eutrochium maculatum

spotted Joe Pye weed

Finger Lakes

Eutrochium purpurea

purple Joe Pye

Finger Lakes

Fagus grandiflora

Beech

Finger Lakes

Filipendula rubra

queen of the prairie

US native

Fothergilla gardenii

dwarf witch-alder (shrub)

US native

Fragaria virginiana

wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry

Finger Lakes

Fraxinus americanus

white ash

Finger Lakes

Gentiana andrewsii

stiff gentian

Finger Lakes

Gentiana clausa

closed gentian

Finger Lakes

Gentiana flavida

cream gentian

US native

Geranium maculatum

wild geranium

Finger Lakes

Geranium robertianum

herb Robert

Finger Lakes

Geum aleppicum

Yellow avens

Finger Lakes

Geum canadense

white avens

Finger Lakes

Geum rivale

purple or water avens

Finger Lakes

Geum triflorum

Prairie smoke

nearby NY

Helianthus decapetalis

Thin leaved sunflower

Finger Lakes

Helianthus tuberosus

Jerusalem artichoke

Finger Lakes

Hepatica acutiloba

sharp leaved hepatica

Finger Lakes

Heuchera richardsonii

prairie alumroot

US native

Hibiscus moscheutos

swamp mallow

Finger Lakes

Hydrastis canadense

goldenseal

Finger Lakes

Hydrophyllum canadense

Canada waterleaf

Finger Lakes

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Virginia water leaf

Finger Lakes

Hypericum frondosum

cedar-glade St. John’s wort

US native

Hypericum prolificum

shrubby St. John's wort

Finger Lakes

Hypericum punctatum

spotted St. John's wort

Finger Lakes

Ilex verticillata

winterberry

Finger Lakes

Impatiens pallida and I. capensis

yellow & orange jewelweed

Finger Lakes

Iris cristata

Dwarf crested iris

US native

Iris versicolor

blue flag

Finger Lakes

Jeffersonia diphylla

twinleaf

Finger Lakes

Juglans nigra

black walnut tree

Finger Lakes

Laportea canadensis

Wood nettles

Finger Lakes

Liatris aspera

button blazing star

US native

Liatris cylindracea

few-headed blazing star

NY native

Liatris ligulistylis

meadow blazing star

US native

Liatris pycnostachya

prairie blazing star

US native

Liatris scariosa

savannah blazing star

Finger Lakes

Liatris spicata

dense blazing star

US native, ? NY native

Lindera benzoin

Spice bush

Finger Lakes

Lobelia cardinalis

cardinal flower

Finger Lakes

Lobelia inflata

Indian tobacco

Finger Lakes

Lobelia siphilitica

great blue lobelia

Finger Lakes

Lonicera hirsuta

hairy honeysuckle

Finger Lakes

Lonicera sempervirens

honeysuckle

Finger Lakes

Lupinus perennis

wild Lupine

Finger Lakes

Lysimachia ciliata

fringed loosestrife

Finger Lakes

Maianthemum canadense

Canada mayflower

Finger Lakes

Maianthemum racemosum

false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume

Finger Lakes

Maianthemum stellatum

Starry false Solomon's seal, starry Solomon's plume

Finger Lakes

Matteuccia struthiopteris

ostrich fern

Finger Lakes

Melanthium virginicum

Bunch flower

US native

Mertensia virginiana

Virginia blue bells

Finger Lakes

Mimulus ringens

Monkey flower

Finger Lakes

Mitchella repens

partridgeberry

Finger Lakes

Mitella diphylla

bishops cap

Finger Lakes

Monarda didyma

bee balm

Finger Lakes

Monarda fistulosa

wild bergamot

Finger Lakes

Monarda punctata

horsemint

Finger Lakes

Morus rubra

red mulberry

Finger Lakes

Myosotis alpestris

alpine forget me not

US native

Oenothera biennis

evening primrose

Finger Lakes

Oenothera pilosella

prairie sundrops

US native, ? NY native

Onoclea sensibilis

sensitive fern

Finger Lakes

Opuntia humifusa

eastern prickly pear

NY native

Osmorhiza claytonii

bland sweet cicily

Finger Lakes

Osmunda cinnamomeum

cinnamon fern

Finger Lakes

Osmunda regalis

royal fern

Finger Lakes

Ostrya virginiana

hornbeam

Finger Lakes

Packera aurea aka Seneceo aureus

golden ragwort

Finger Lakes

Panicum virgatum

switch grass

Finger Lakes

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Finger Lakes

Penstemon digitalis

smooth beardtongue

US native, naturalized Finger Lakes

Penstemon hirsutus

hairy beardtongue

Finger Lakes

Persicaria virginiana

Jump seed

Finger Lakes

Phlox divaricata

wild blue phlox

Finger Lakes

Phlox maculata

wild sweet William

Finger Lakes

Phlox subulata

moss phlox

Finger Lakes

Phyrma lepostachya

Lopseed

Finger Lakes

Physocarpus opulifolius

ninebark

Finger Lakes

Physostegia virginiana

obedient plant, false dragon-head

Finger Lakes

Phytolacca americana

pokeweed

Finger Lakes

Poa nemoralis

wood bluegrass

Finger Lakes

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple

Finger Lakes

Polemonium reptans

spreading Jacobs-ladder

Finger Lakes

Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum aka Polygonatum commutatum

giant Solomon's seal

Finger Lakes

Polygonatum pubescens

hairy Solomon's seal

Finger Lakes

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas fern

Finger Lakes

Porteranthus stipulatus aka Gillenia trifoliata

Indian physic

Finger Lakes

Potentilla sp.

Cinquefoil

??

Prenanthes alba

white wild lettuce

Finger Lakes

Prunus pensylvanica

Pin cherry

Finger Lakes

Prunus serotina

black cherry

Finger Lakes

Prunus virginiana

Choke cherry

Finger Lakes

Pycnanthemum muticum

hoary mountain mint

Finger Lakes

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

narrow leaf mountain mint

Finger Lakes

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Virginia mountain mint

Finger Lakes

Quercus alba

white oak

Finger Lakes

Quercus macrocarpa

Burr oak

Finger Lakes

Quercus palustris

Pin oak

Finger Lakes

Quercus rubra

red oak

Finger Lakes

Ratibida pinnata

gray headed prairie coneflower

US native

Rhus aromatica

Fragrant sumac

Finger Lakes

Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Lo’

Low grow sumac

nativar

Rhus glabra

Smooth sumac

Finger Lakes

Rhus typhina

Stag horn sumac

Finger Lakes

Ribes

currant

???

Robinia pseudoacacia

black locust

US native, naturalized NY

Rosa carolina

pasture rose

Finger Lakes

Rosa carolina f. alba

white Carolina rose

Finger Lakes

Rubus idaeus

Wild raspberry

Finger Lakes or US or European

Rubus odoratus

flowering raspberry

Finger Lakes

Rudbeckia fulgida

orange coneflower

US native

Rudbeckia laciniata

green-headed coneflower

Finger Lakes

Rudbeckia triloba

browneyed Susan

US native, ? NY native

Ruellia humilis

wild petunia

US native

Sagittaria latifolia

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Finger Lakes

Salix discolor

pussywillow

Finger Lakes

Salvia lyrata

 Lyre-leaved sage

 NY native

Sambucus racemosa

Red elderberry

Finger Lakes

Sanguinaria canadensis

bloodroot

Finger Lakes

Schizachyrium scoparium

little bluestem

Finger Lakes

Scrophularia marilandica

carpenters square

Finger Lakes

Sedum ternatum

woodland stonecrop

US native, ? NY native

Senna hebacarpa

northern wild senna

Finger Lakes

Silene stellata

starry companion

Finger Lakes

Silphium laciniatum

compass plant

US native

Silphium terebinthinaceum

praire dock

US native

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

blue-eyed grass

Finger Lakes

Sium suave

tall water parsnip

Finger Lakes

Solanum nigrum

black nightshade

Eurasian, naturalized

Solidago altissima ssp. altissima

tall goldenrod

Finger Lakes

Solidago bicolor

silver rod

Finger Lakes

Solidago caesia

blue-stemmed goldenrod

Finger Lakes

Solidago flexicaulis

Zig zag goldenrod

Finger Lakes

Solidago nemoralis

gray goldenrod

Finger Lakes

Solidago ptarmicoides aka Aster ptarmicoides

Upland white flat-topped goldenrod

Finger Lakes

Solidago rigida

stiff goldenrod

Finger Lakes

Solidago speciosa

showy goldenrod

NY native

Sorbus decora

northern mountain ash

Finger Lakes

Sorghastrum nutans

Indian grass

Finger Lakes

Spigelia marilandica

Indian pink

US Native

Spiraea alba

meadowsweet

Finger Lakes

Sporobolus heterolepis

prairie dropseed, northern dropseed

Finger Lakes

Stylophorum diphyllum

celadine poppy, wood poppy

US native

Symphotrichum patens

late purple aster

Finger Lakes

Symphyotrichum cordifolium aka Aster cordifolius

heart-leaved aster

Finger Lakes

Symphyotrichum laeve

smooth aster

Finger Lakes

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

calico aster

Finger Lakes

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Aster novae-angliae)

New England aster

Finger Lakes

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

sky blue aster

NY native

Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

crooked-stemmed aster

Finger Lakes

Symphyotrichum umbellatum

Flat top aster

Finger Lakes

Symphyotrichum urophyllum aka Aster sagittifolius

arrow-leaved aster

Finger Lakes

Thalictrum dioicum

Early meadow rue

Finger Lakes

Thalictrum pubescens

Tall meadow rue

Finger Lakes

Thelypteris noveboracensis

New York fern

Finger Lakes

Thelypteris palustris

eastern marsh fern

Finger Lakes

Tiarella cordifolia

heart-leaved foamflower

Finger Lakes

Tilia americana

Basswood tree

Finger Lakes

Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio Spiderwort

US native

Trillium erectum

Red trillium

Finger Lakes

Trillium grandiflorum

White trillium

Finger Lakes

Typha latifolia

cattails

Finger Lakes

Ulmus americana

American elm

Finger Lakes

Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

American stinging nettle

Finger Lakes

Uvularia perfoliatum

perfoliate bellwort

Finger Lakes

Uvularia sessilifolia

wild oats, sessile leaved bellwort

Finger Lakes

Vaccinium corymbosum

highbush blueberry

Finger Lakes

Verbena hastata

blue vervain

Finger Lakes

Vernonia lettermannii

threadleaf ironweed

US native

Vernonia noveboracensis

New York ironweed

Finger Lakes

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's root

Finger Lakes

Viburnum acerifolium

maple leaved viburnum

Finger Lakes

Viburnum dentatum

northern arrowwood

Finger Lakes

Viburnum lentago

nannyberry

Finger Lakes

Viola canadensis

Canada violet

Finger Lakes

Viola palmata

three lobed violet

Finger Lakes

Viola pedata

birds foot violet

NY native

Viola pubescens

downy yellow violet

Finger Lakes

Viola rostrata

long spurred violet

Finger Lakes

Viola sororia

common blue violet, sister violet

Finger Lakes

Viola striata

Creamy violet

Finger Lakes

Vitis riparia

riverbank grape

Finger Lakes

Zizia aurea

common golden Alexanders

Finger Lakes