Philadelphia Gardening Guide: Plant Sources and Recommendations

Each year, the Arboretum staff and Horticulture Committee select three native plants (a tree, shrub, and a fern or wildflower) that thrive in this region and designate them as Green Ribbon Native Plant® selections. These plants represent the species that grow here at the Arboretum and would be beautiful in residential and commercial landscapes throughout southeastern Pennsylvania.

Landscape plant suggestions for residents of Delaware.

Monarda, commonly known as bee balm, has been a popular garden perennial for many years.

Are you looking for just the right plant for your garden or want to learn more about a specific plant? Use our Native Plant Finder to identify that perfect choice

PHS’s Gold Medal Plant Award program recognizes trees, shrubs, woody vines and perennials of outstanding merit. These plants are evaluated and chosen for their superb eye-appeal, performance, and hardiness in the growing region of Zones 5-7. Many winners are hardy in a much broader geographic range. Search or browse the plants in the Gold Medal Plant database.

Plants featured here are suitable for growing in the Delaware Valley.

Not just for woody plants grown in Connecticut. Search by hardiness zone to find plants hardy in your area. Browse by common name or Latin name. Search page contains many filters so you can refine your search and narrow it to the ornamental traits you are looking for in plants, matched with site characteristics.

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We feature distinctive plants for the both indoors and out, along with home and garden accents inspired by nature.