Native Plants
This UK Nursery Crops Development Center site is to discuss Kentucky Native Plants with Landscape potential. Some have already become popular plants in landscapes; the use of others has been limited for one reason or another. It is hoped that those who read the native plant pages will e-mail Winston Dunwell, Extension Professor - Nursery Crops with their experiences and observations of native plants in the landscape.
See Tom Barnes blog for some great images and information: http://www.kentuckynativeplantandwildlife.blogspot.com/
Native Plants
Arisaema dracontium - Green Dragon
Baptisia australis – false indigo
Bignonia capreolata - Cross Vine
Cephalanthus occidentalis - common buttonbush
Frasera caroliniensis - American Colombo
Hymenocallis caroliniana [formerly H. occidentalis] (L.) Herbert - Carolina spiderlily
Polemonium reptans, Jacob’s ladder
Spigelia marilandica - Indian Pink
Trillium recurvatum, recurved trillium
Resources (see Ornamental and Environmental Horticulture Books: book reviews and descriptions):
Native Trees of Kentucky by UK Department of Horticulture, http://www.uky.edu/hort/Native-Trees-of-Kentucky
Photographic tips see Tom and Jamie Barnes Blog http://kentuckybarefootphotography.blogspot.com Tom died so his online presence ended in 2014.
Kentucky Wildflowers see Tom Barnes http://kentuckynativeplantandwildlife.blogspot.com
Armitage, Allan M. Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-hardy Perennials. Timber Press, 2001.
Armitage, Allan M. Armitage’s Native Plants for American Gardens. Timber Press, 2006.
Armitage, Allan M. Herbaceous Perennial Plants. Stipes Publishing, 1997.
Barnes, Thomas G. and S. Wilson Francis. Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004
Barnes, Thomas G. (Tom) How to Find and Photograph Kentucky Wildflowers. Acclaim Press, 2011.
Baskin, Carol C. and Jerry M. Baskin - Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press 2001
Cappiello, Paul and Don Shadow. Dogwoods. Timber Press, 2005.
Carman, Jack B.. Wildflowers of Tennessee. High Rim Press, Tullahoma, TN 2001.
Chester, Edward W. and William H. Ellis. Wildflowers of the Land Between the Lakes Region, Kentucky and Tennessee, 2nd Edition. Miscellaneous Publication No. 15, The Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37044, 2000.
Cullina, William - The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada. Houghlin Mifflin, 2000
Darke, Rick - The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest. Timber Press, 2002.
Del Tredici, Peter. Wild Urban Plants Of The Northeast: a field guide. (Cornell University Press, 2010.
Dirr, Michael. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Stipes Publishing, 1998.
Duncan, Wilbur H. and Marion B. Duncan. Wildflowers of the Eastern United States. The University Press of Georgia, 1999.
Ellis, William H. and Edward W. Chester. Spring Wildflowers of Land Between the Lakes. Tennesse Valley Authority, 1971.
Ellis, William H. and Edward W. Chester. Summer and Fall Wildflowers of Land Between the Lakes. Tennesse Valley Authority, 1973.
Ellis, William H. and Edward W. Chester. Trees and Shrubs of Land Between The Lakes. Tennesse Valley Authority, 1980.
Haragan, Patricia Dalton, Susan Wilson, and Chris Bidwell. The Olmsted Parks of Louisville: A Botanical Field Guide. University Press of Kentucky, 2014
Jones, Ronald L. – Plant Life of Kentucky: An Illustrated Guide ti the Vascular Plants. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
Kirkman, L. Katherine, Claud L. Brown, and Donald L. Leopold. Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide. Timber Press, 2007.
Levine, Carol. A Guide to Wildflowers in Winter. Yale Univ. Press, 1995
Louv, Richard. Last Child In The Woods: Saving our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005: there is an Updated and Expanded edition as of April 10, 2008). And The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age, Algonquin Books; Reprint edition (April 17, 2012).
Seymour, Randy. Wildflowers of Mammoth Cave National Park. The University Press of Kentucky, 1999.
Sternburg, Guy with Jim Wilson. Native Trees for North American Landscapes. Timber Press, 2004.
Towe, L. Clarence . American Azaleas. Timber Press, 2004.
Uva, Richard H. , Joseph C. Neal, and Joseph M. DiTomaso. Weeds of the Northeast. Comstock Publishing Associates, Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 1997.
Wharton, Mary E. and Roger Barbour. A Guide to the Wildflowers & Ferns of Kentucky. The University Press of Kentucky, 1971, 1979 edition
Wharton, Mary E. and Roger Barbour. Trees & Shrubs of Kentucky. The University Press of Kentucky, 1973
