Mid-Atlantic Natives
Plants native to the Mid-Atlantic region including Maryland, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
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Achillea millefolium
Our native Achillea is white-flowered, unlike the more common garden yellow varieties. It is a great pollinator attractant and works as an accent plant within a base of succulent ground cover plants. -
Allium cernuum
Reliable North American native with a nodding flower habit. Tolerates some shade. -
Asclepias tuberosa
With its striking bright orange flowers, this North American and Mid-Atlantic native is a great accent plant. It is a host plant for monarch butterfly larva and helps increase the biodiversity on a green roof. -
Bigelowia nuttallii
Showy yellow flowers are borne high above tuft-like foliage. A very drought tolerant North American Native, with a lasting bloom. Tolerates some shade. -
Campanula rotundifolia
A North American Native commonly used on European green roofs. Needs some shade and water. -
Echinacea purpurea
This eastern North American Native is a good accent plant on a green roof. It can add height and color with its bright purple daisy-like flowers as well as attracting a range of pollinators. -
Heuchera americana
This eastern North American Native is grown for its beautiful foliage. It is an accent plant that will tolerate more shade than many other green roof plants. -
Ipomopsis rubra
North American Native. Brilliant red flowers on spikes 3 or 4 feet high. Feathery green foliage. Highly drought tolerant. -
Liatris spicata
This eastern North American native is a great accent plant to add color and height to a green roof. Its purple flower spike is a pollinator magnet and will increase biodiversity. -
Opuntia compressa syn. O. humifusa
A US native cactus that stands out on a green roof. A great way to add a sculptural element to an extensive roof.
