Native Plant Resources
Native plants are beautiful, easy to grow, and vital to local biodiversity. Explore the native plants that grow in our gardens and plant some in your yard, too! Let’s make South Jersey a Homegrown National Park.
Native Plants FAQ & Resources
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Answers to FAQs can go here! This shouldn’t be long, but support the native plant mission of the gardens and help people feel informed vs. confused.
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Answers to FAQs can go here! This shouldn’t be long, but support the native plant mission of the gardens and help people feel informed vs. confused.
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Answers to FAQs can go here! This shouldn’t be long, but support the native plant mission of the gardens and help people feel informed vs. confused.
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Answers to FAQs can go here! This shouldn’t be long, but support the native plant mission of the gardens and help people feel informed vs. confused.
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Answers to FAQs can go here! This shouldn’t be long, but support the native plant mission of the gardens and help people feel informed vs. confused.
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Answers to FAQs can go here! This shouldn’t be long, but support the native plant mission of the gardens and help people feel informed vs. confused.
Native Plant Directory
See a plant or tree that you love? Curious about how to grow it or how it benefits the native ecosystem? Browse the directory of native plants in the gardens so you can learn more and plant them at your home, school, or organization.
Purple Coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacia purpura
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Wildlife benefits: Butterfly & Moth Nectar, Food for Birds, Food for Pollinators
Fun fact: Coneflowers of all types provide vital food (thistle seeds) for the state bird of New Jersey, the American Goldfinch. You will see Goldfinches eating the seeds of this flower in late fall and through winter. Don’t cut back your Coneflowers in the fall - leave them through Spring to provide food for the birds.
Purple Coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacia purpura
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Wildlife benefits: Butterfly & Moth Nectar, Food for Birds, Food for Pollinators
Fun fact: Coneflowers of all types provide vital food (thistle seeds) for the state bird of New Jersey, the American Goldfinch. You will see Goldfinches eating the seeds of this flower in late fall and through winter. Don’t cut back your Coneflowers in the fall - leave them through Spring to provide food for the birds.
Purple Coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacia purpura
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Wildlife benefits: Butterfly & Moth Nectar, Food for Birds, Food for Pollinators
Fun fact: Coneflowers of all types provide vital food (thistle seeds) for the state bird of New Jersey, the American Goldfinch. You will see Goldfinches eating the seeds of this flower in late fall and through winter. Don’t cut back your Coneflowers in the fall - leave them through Spring to provide food for the birds.
Purple Coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacia purpura
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Wildlife benefits: Butterfly & Moth Nectar, Food for Birds, Food for Pollinators
Fun fact: Coneflowers of all types provide vital food (thistle seeds) for the state bird of New Jersey, the American Goldfinch. You will see Goldfinches eating the seeds of this flower in late fall and through winter. Don’t cut back your Coneflowers in the fall - leave them through Spring to provide food for the birds.
Purple Coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacia purpura
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Wildlife benefits: Butterfly & Moth Nectar, Food for Birds, Food for Pollinators
Fun fact: Coneflowers of all types provide vital food (thistle seeds) for the state bird of New Jersey, the American Goldfinch. You will see Goldfinches eating the seeds of this flower in late fall and through winter. Don’t cut back your Coneflowers in the fall - leave them through Spring to provide food for the birds.
Purple Coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacia purpura
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Wildlife benefits: Butterfly & Moth Nectar, Food for Birds, Food for Pollinators
Fun fact: Coneflowers of all types provide vital food (thistle seeds) for the state bird of New Jersey, the American Goldfinch. You will see Goldfinches eating the seeds of this flower in late fall and through winter. Don’t cut back your Coneflowers in the fall - leave them through Spring to provide food for the birds.
