Calycanthus floridus
Eastern sweetshrub
Viola sororia
Common blue violet
Passiflora incarnata
Purple Passion Flower
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
Cocculus carolinus
Carolina snailseed
Clematis virginiana
​Virgin’s Bower
Celastrus scandens
American bittersweet
Hibiscus moscheutos
Swamp rose mallow
Helianthus maximillani
Maximilian sunflower
Geranium maculatum
Wild geranium
Eupatorium perfoliatum
​Common boneset
Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake master
Liatris spicata
Dense blazing star
Impatiens capensis
​Spotted touch-me-not
Hylotelephium spectabile
Woodland stonecrop
Lobelia cardinalis
​Cardinal flower
Lilium philadelphicum
Wood lily
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
Asclepias tuberosa
​Butterfly weed
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed
Arisaema triphyllum
​Jack-in-the-pulpit
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild columbine
Echinacea purpurea
​​Purple coneflower
Dalea candida
White prairie clover
Coreopsis lanceclata
Lance-leaved coreopsis
Conoclinium coelestinum
​Blue mistflower
Chelone gkabra
​White turtlehead
Chasmanthium latifolium
Northern sea oats
Every Native Plant Makes a Difference
We are actively working toward a landmark goal of at least 75% native species composition. We have have planted over 65 native plants and trees, and have prioritized the continuous removal of non-native plants to protect our local sanctuary and enrich the East Nashville ecosystem.
Grasses & Sedges
Andropogon gerardii
Big bluestem
Andropogon scoparius
Little bluestem
Carex pensylvanica
Pennsylvania sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
Flowers
Polemonium reptams
Jacob's ladder
Phlox divaricata
Wild blue phlox
Penstemon digitalis
Foxglove beardtongue
Oenothera biennis
Common evening-primrose
Monarda citriodora
Lemon Beebalm
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
White Field Aster
Senna marilandica
Wild Senna
Rudbeckia triloba
​Brown-eyed Susan
Pycnanthemum incanum
Hoary mountain mint
Polygonatum bifloris
Smooth Solomon’s Seal
Vernonia missurica
Missouri ironweed
Verbesina virginica
​Frostweed
Tiarella cordifolia
​Heartleaf foamflower
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Purple-stemmed aster
Ferns
Woodsia abrusa
Blunt-lobed cliff fern
Shrubs
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf hydrangeo
Dirca palustris
Eastern leatherwood
Cornus sericea
Red-osier dogwood
Rubus allegheniensis
Allegheny blackberry
Rosa setigera
Climbing rose
Rosa carolina
Carolina rose
Ribes americanum
American black current
Small Trees
Acer rubrum
Red maple
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud
Amelanchier arborea
Common serviceberry
Trees
Juglans cinerea
Butternut
Vines
Vitis riparia
Riverbank grape
( We're all green thumbs so the images below were generated with Google AI )
Veronicastrum virginicun
Culver's root
Fragaria virginiana
Wild strawberry
Juglans cinerea
Butternut
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