Native Plants of Delaware
2,115 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in Delaware. Filter for the bees, or for plants the deer and rabbits tend to leave alone.
Welcome! If you love gardens and want to help our local wildlife, you've come to the right place. Delaware is home to more than 2,100 native plants. These are the flowers, shrubs, and trees that have grown here for thousands of years. Many of them are beautiful and easy to grow right in your own yard.
When you plant natives like sassafras, tuliptrees, or Virginia springbeauty, you're giving bees, birds, and butterflies exactly what they need to thrive. These plants know our soil, our weather, and our seasons. They'll reward you with color and life while helping nature all around you. Let's explore what grows best here in Delaware.
Adam and Eve
Aplectrum hyemale
OrchidaceaeForb/herb
Adam's needle
Yucca filamentosa
AgavaceaeSubshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herb
Amberique-bean
Strophostyles helvola
FabaceaeVine, Forb/herb
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
FagaceaeTree
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
AsteraceaeForb/herbAmerican featherfoil
Hottonia inflata
PrimulaceaeForb/herbAmerican hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Fabaceae
American holly
Ilex opaca
AquifoliaceaeTree, Shrub
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
BetulaceaeTree, Shrub
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herbAmerican searocket
Cakile edentula
BrassicaceaeForb/herb
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae☀ Full sunTree
American witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
HamamelidaceaeTree, ShrubAnisescented goldenrod
Solidago odora
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herbAnnual wildrice
Zizania aquatica
PoaceaeGraminoidApocynum × floribundum
Apocynum × floribundum
ApocynaceaeForb/herbAppalachian quillwort
Isoetes engelmannii
IsoetaceaeGraminoidArrowfeather threeawn
Aristida purpurascens
PoaceaeGraminoidArrowleaf violet
Viola sagittata
ViolaceaeAtlantic white cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
CupressaceaeTreeAwlfruit sedge
Carex stipata
CyperaceaeGraminoidAwned mountainmint
Pycnanthemum setosum
LamiaceaeForb/herb
Azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
RubiaceaeForb/herb
Bald cypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae☀ Full sunTreeBalsam poplar
Populus balsamifera
Salicaceae☀ Full sunTreeBartram oak
Quercus × heterophylla
FagaceaeBeach plum
Prunus maritima
RosaceaeShrubBeechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
OrobanchaceaeForb/herbBeggarslice
Hackelia virginiana
BoraginaceaeForb/herbBiennial wormwood
Artemisia biennis
AsteraceaeBitter panicgrass
Panicum amarum
PoaceaeGraminoidBlack baneberry
Actaea racemosa
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeTree, ShrubBlack edge sedge
Carex nigromarginata
CyperaceaeGraminoidBlack hickory
Carya texana
JuglandaceaeTreeBlack huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
EricaceaeShrub
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae☀ Full sunTreeBlack oak
Quercus velutina
FagaceaeBlack raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
RosaceaeSubshrub
Black walnut
Juglans nigra
Juglandaceae☀ Full sunTreeBlack willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBlackfruit spikerush
Eleocharis melanocarpa
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica
CornaceaeTree
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
CaprifoliaceaeTree, Shrub
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
PapaveraceaeForb/herbBlue huckleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa
EricaceaeShrub
Blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
AsteraceaeForb/herbBlue sedge
Carex glaucodea
CyperaceaeBluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
PoaceaeGraminoidBlunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
CyperaceaeBog rush
Juncus biflorus
JuncaceaeGraminoidBox huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera
EricaceaeShrub, Subshrub
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBroad beechfern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
ThelypteridaceaeForb/herbBroad looseflower sedge
Carex laxiflora
CyperaceaeBroadleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
AlismataceaeBroom sedge
Carex scoparia
CyperaceaeBroomsedge bluestem
Andropogon virginicus
PoaceaeGraminoidBrownish beaksedge
Rhynchospora capitellata
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Bulltongue arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Alismataceae
Bursting-heart
Euonymus americanus
Celastraceae
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
AsclepiadaceaeForb/herbButton sedge
Carex bullata
Cyperaceae
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Canada germander
Teucrium canadense
LamiaceaeForb/herbCanada lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herbCanada toadflax
Nuttallanthus canadensis
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbCanadian clearweed
Pilea pumila
UrticaceaeForb/herb
Canadian honewort
Cryptotaenia canadensis
ApiaceaeCanadian serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
RosaceaeTree, ShrubCanadian wildginger
Asarum canadense
AristolochiaceaeForb/herbCanby's lobelia
Lobelia canbyi
CampanulaceaeForb/herb
Cardinalflower
Lobelia cardinalis
CampanulaceaeForb/herb
Carolina geranium
Geranium carolinianum
GeraniaceaeForb/herb
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
SolanaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCarruth's sagewort
Artemisia carruthii
AsteraceaeForb/herbCat greenbrier
Smilax glauca
SmilacaceaeCelandine poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
PapaveraceaeForb/herbChairmaker's bulrush
Schoenoplectus americanus
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
DryopteridaceaeForb/herb
Clasping Venus' looking-glass
Triodanis perfoliata
CampanulaceaeForb/herb
Climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
AsteraceaeVine, Forb/herbCoast cockspur grass
Echinochloa walteri
PoaceaeGraminoid
Coast tarweed
Madia sativa
AsteraceaeForb/herbCoastal jointweed
Polygonella articulata
PolygonaceaeCoastal plain joe pye weed
Eutrochium dubium
AsteraceaeForb/herbCoastal plain tickseed
Coreopsis gladiata
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Coastal sweetpepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
ClethraceaeShrubCockspur hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
RosaceaeTree, ShrubCollins' sedge
Carex collinsii
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Common buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
RubiaceaeShrub, Tree