Plants & Products

A Native plant is a plant that has evolved naturally in a location, without the interferrence of man. Native plants not only have adapted to the local soils and weather conditions they are vital the wildlife that has adapted to the native plant's life-cycle.

Native plants are trending with gardeners as they look more to the sustainability of our local wildlife and to plants that demand less care in the garden.

It is up to each gardener to evaluate plants as acceptable native varieties. In this listing you will find some naturally occuring cultivars and selections that still provide the benefit to wildlife as the straight species.

Native Plants

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Botanical Name	Common Name	Exposure	Flower Color
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'	Kobold Gayfeather	Sun	Rose-lavender	more info
Description Zoo's Best Pollinator Series - This much shorter form of gayfeather has striking reddish lilac blooms from July to Sept. It looks super planted with the cool yellow of coreopsis 'Moonbeam' or white phlox. Zone 3-9 Height 24" Purpose Butterfly, Pollinator, Cut Flower, Drought Tolerant, Bird, Rain Garden, Native
Lindera benzoin	Spicebush	Sun	yellow flowers	more info
Description A native shrub with early Spring yellow flowers. The foliage and twigs have a spicy fragrance. Fall color is an excellent yellow. This shrub is the nectar and larval home of the Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly. Zone 4 Height 6-12' Purpose pollinators, understory, naturalize
Liquidambar s. 'Slender Silhouette'	Slender Silhouette Sweetgum	Sun		more info
Description An American sweetgum, 3-6' wide and nearly 50'' feet tall. Great purple fall color. Easy and fast growing with a columnar habit. Minimal fruiting is also an advantage. Zone 5 Height 50'
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Poplar	Sun	Greenish yellow w/orange ctr	more info
Description Large, fast growing tree for large areas. Greenish-yellow flowers with an orange center emerge in late spring, resembling a tulip. Beautiful golden -yellow fall color. Will grow in a wet area. Zone 4-9 Height 100-200'
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal flower	Sun/Pt Shade	Scarlet	more info
Description Perennials lobelias are prized by gardeners for their spires of bright flowers. Plant in sun to part shade with humusy, moist soil for best show. Zone 3-9 Height 3-4' Purpose Native, Rain Garden, Hummingbird, Butterfly, Rabbit Resistant, Deer Resistant
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia	Sun/Pt Shade	Blue	more info
Description Zoo's Best Pollinator Series- This close relative to the cardinal flower has deep blue flowers in late summer that attract butterflies. It prefers moist soils in the wild, but adapts readily to the garden. Zone 5 Height 1-3' Purpose Native, Rain Garden, Deer Resistant, Pollinator
Lonicera semp. 'Major Wheeler'	Major Wheeler Honeysuckle Vine	Sun/Pt Shade	Red flowers	more info
Description A Cincinnati Zoo pick! This selection is COVERED in red trumpet flowers in late spring and keeps churning them out all summer long, especially with a post-bloom trim. The hummingbirds will find it from miles around. Zone 4-8 Height up to 10' Purpose Native, Hummingbirds, Butterfly, Deer Resistant, Black Walnut Tolerant, Pollinator