Parker's Picks — Butterfly Weed
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Butterfly weed, one of Western New York’s showiest and sought after milkweeds, features striking flat-topped clusters of orange blooms in late June through August.
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Parker's Picks — Culver's Root
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A striking Western New York native perennial, Culver’s Root grows 3–7 feet tall and adds strong vertical interest to the garden.
Read MoreParker's Picks — Buttonbush
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The buttonbush is a deciduous shrub indigenous to the wetlands of Western New York renowned for its distinctive spherical flower clusters.
Read MoreParker's Picks — Bunchberry
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Bunchberry (cornus canadensis) is a charming perennial ground cover native to Western New York and part of the dogwood family.
Read MoreParker's Picks — Northern Bush Honeysuckle
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Northern bush honeysuckle (diervilla lonicera) is a hardy Western New York deciduous shrub that typically reaches heights of 3 to 4 feet with a similar spread.
Read MoreParker's Picks — Meadowsweet
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Meadowsweet (spiraea alba) typically grows in wet meadows and does best in medium to moist soils here in Western New York.
Read MoreParker's Picks — Wild Geranium
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Wild geranium (geranium maculatum) is a widespread perennial wildflower of Western New York.
Read MoreParker's Picks — Wild Ginger
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This week’s Parker’s Picks Native Plant of the Week can help you tackle one of the garden’s peskiest spots — wet shade. Wild ginger (asarum canadense) is a low-growing, slow-spreading ground cover that thrives in consistently moist , shady patches.
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