| When restoring
an ecosystem to its original state, or maintaining it in that
state, it is important to encourage plants native to the
ecosystem. The opposite of "native" plants is
"alien" plants. For more information on that topic
see the "Alien Plants" section of this website.
Please note that a plant
that is "native" to one area may be
"alien" or "invasive" in another area. Therefore please be sure
that the "native" plants you are using to naturalize
an area are, in fact, native!
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What is a "Native Plant"?
Walter Muma
Species
& Soil Types
Recommended native plant species
for various soil types (Ontario, Canada)
Info provided courtesy of Sweet
Grass Gardens.
Oxalis:
Wild Herbs (Wood Sorrel)
The Monday Garden,
September 15, 2002, issue no. 25, by
Sue Sweeney
Joe
Pye Weed: A Great American
The Monday Garden, August 25, 2002, issue no. 22, by
Sue Sweeney
Great
Americans: Serviceberry (Shadbush)
The Monday Garden, June 22, 2003, issue no. 65, by
Sue Sweeney
Great Americans: Monarch's Milkweed
The Monday Garden, July 20, 2003, issue no. 69, by
Sue Sweeney
Great Americans: Pokeberry
The Monday Garden, July 27, 2003, issue no. 70, by
Sue Sweeney
Great Americans: Burdock
The Monday Garden, August 17, 2003, issue no. 73, by
Sue Sweeney
Goldenrod & Ragweed
The Monday Garden, August 31, 2003, issue no. 75, by
Sue Sweeney
Great Americans: Autumn Vines
The Monday Garden, September 28, 2003, issue no. 79, by
Sue Sweeney
Virgin's Bower and the Asian Twin
The Monday Garden, October 5, 2003, issue no. 80, by
Sue Sweeney |
