5 Awesome NATIVE PLANTS for the Shade and Woodland!

[@PlantNative]

I’m a sucker for Solomon’s Seal. I’ve been planting Bloodroot seeds for years now…maybe something will come this spring. 🤞

[@ninetypercentnative]

Morning! Same with me for the bloodroot. ;) The deer eat up my solomon's seal. I get to enjoy it for a bit and then the deer strike when I let down my guard with spraying. Happens every year, SMH!

[@donnas3148]

Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) is a great woodland native. It is not quite native to me in Boston, but I use it anyway as it is such a great ground cover

[@ninetypercentnative]

I just keeping putting it all over an seeing if it will take. The only problem I have is the circles of die out I get every year. However, my patches are so big and the die out doesn't happen until fall you don't quite notice it. Thank you for stopping in!!!

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

Excellent content, thank you. Afterwards, I felt winded. 😮

[@CherylBelczak]

Great suggestions! I planted Christmas fern from bare root a year ago. It was a bit lackluster this year, but I'm hoping for a better show as they become more established. I also love Northern maidenhair fern. I also second Foam Flower as another person said! One more I grew last year was Jacob's Ladder. I have Polemonium caeruleum (edit: I'm reading today this one is not native) that had a few flower stalks with many small blue flowers in summer and into fall and Polemonium reptans with many stalks that only flowered in the spring. Both have very similar interesting leaves.

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hi Cheryl! It does take awhile for Christmas fern to get established from bare root for sure. Ahhh, Jacob's ladder/Polemonium reptans, the flowers are so ornamental (but small)!!! Def not what most people would think of a native plant. Thanks for bringing that one up!

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hello Everyone! Please share your favorite native plants for shade and the woodland in the comments below! I'd love for you to share so others can learn from your experiences. I will throw out another one that's quickly moving up my list, wood reed grass! ;)

[@taylorswf23]

Wonderful ideas. I have some bare root Christmas ferns en route. My woodland garden is bare- I can’t wait to see the impact these have on defining the walkway!!

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hi Taylor! Nice! Costco actually had bare root last year. I think they were 3 for $15! I am going to keep my eye out for that deal again.

[@Besumone72]

I love solomon seal...

[@ninetypercentnative]

Good one! I wish the deer didn't eat it!

[@HitTheDirt]

Always bizarre when you find a creator and wonder why I never saw you in my feed before a search today. Your style is kind of wabi sabi which I definitely subscribe to that style of garden. I added you to my interesting by others playlist and subscribed which people can see! Really enjoyed exploring your channel!

[@heidijasper5915]

Sharp-lobed hepatica is my #1 favorite. Others are Spicebush, Large-flower Trillium, Northern Sea Oats with their gorgeous "woven" seedheads, Wild Phlox.

[@ninetypercentnative]

Morning Heidi! Sharp-lobed hepatica is on my list. So beautiful. I think I tried to germinate them a few years back but my double dormancy failed.

[@outdoorztime2923]

Nice list of plants. Thank you. By the way, I have seen deer hit my Mayapples. I'll have to be on the lookout for the Box Turtles.

[@susanpayne5592]

Most of my yard is open with full sun and several very large pines. I planted wax myrtle, sparkle berry, yaupon and sweet bay several years ago and hope to add additional native trees and shrubs to create a woodland area in my yard. There are so many beautiful shade loving plants I would love to grow.

[@ninetypercentnative]

Morning Susan! That sounds absolutely gorgeous! Sparkle berry is definitely something I am going to look up. I am a sucker for fun common names!

[@susanpayne5592]

@@ninetypercentnative Good morning, Michelle! Sparkleberry, Vaccinium arboretum, is a deciduous small tree or shrub that is found in dry woodlands. It has white bell shaped flowers and blooms in late April to June here in Georgia. It produces dry black berries that aren't palatable to humans. According to one of my field guides, Sparkleberry ranges from Virginia to SE Kansas south to north Florida and central Texas.

[@amerwine]

Thanks Michelle, another great video. My may apples have taken over a large part of my woods. I have yet to find a turtle. Black cohosh and blue mistflower are my favorites too. I have searched for golden ragwort seeds for winter sowing but most places were sold out. Maybe I’ll look into some plugs for the spring. I am getting cabin fever waiting for spring to arrive!

[@ninetypercentnative]

Thank you, Annette! I adore blue mist flower. I definitely recommend golden ragwort plugs. I have never been successful getting them to germinate. However, they self seed everywhere naturally. Same problem I have with white wood aster. SMH! Once you have golden ragwort, you will never think about buying the seeds because you will get so many new little baby plants all the time to move around the yard.

[@awildapproach]

Fantastic video, as always! Happy Tuesday! 😄

[@ninetypercentnative]

Thank you so much!!! ;)

[@BackyardFlorida]

What area of the country are you in?

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hi Backyard Florida! I am in zone 7a in Northern VA, right outside of DC. Thank you for stopping in! :) Do you follow the Wild Floridian? I love her!

[@BackyardFlorida]

@@ninetypercentnative Yes, I love her channel! I use a lot of natives in my landscape too. The plants I have that are non-native are not invasive and they're considered Florida-friendly.