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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!

Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem is a tall, attractive, drought-tolerant native grass with colorful foliage and enormous benefits for wildlife.

Actaea rubra

Red baneberry is a bushy flowering perennial that offers a delightful textured appearance in the shade garden.