Brassica oleracea Cool-weather vegetable typically harvested annually for its large head and is apart of the same species as other cooler season vegetables.
Petroselinum crispum In the Jersey-Friendly garden Parsley can be grown as a host food for Black Swallowtail caterpillars.
Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian are slow-growing but long-lived perennials with dark blue, bottle-like cylindrical flowers that look like buds about to open.
Antennaria plantaginifolia Pussytoes is grown for its basal rosette of soft velvety leaves. Small bees and flies pollinate the small white spring blooming flowers.
Cardamine concatenate One of the first plants to bloom in the spring, Cutleaf Toothwort showcases multiple 4-petaled white-to-pale-pink flowers atop its fleshy branches on this attractive herbaceous perennial.
Maianthemum canadense Clusters of tiny white flowers adorn this fragrant spring blooming woodland plant that stands only 6 inches tall.
Dicentra cucularilla This spring ephemeral blooms in March and April providing early nectar for waking bees.
Uvularia perfoliata Multiple delicate, pale yellow bell-shaped flowers hang from slender stems of this woodland plant in late spring.
Trientalis borealis Petite yet stately, this spring wildflower will make an excellent addition to your woodland garden.
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit is one of New Jersey’s most uniquely structured plants and deserves a closer look!