Native Plants

Native Plants

Thanks to generous funding from the Schuylkill River Greenways and Philadelphia Water Department, you will see a variety of native species along the Landing.

Here are just some plants you could find

In partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Tend Landscape, these native species were chosen specifically for the River Landing to assist with riparian health and restoration, as well as stormwater management. 

Red Maples

Serviceberries

Groundseltrees

โ€˜Sugar Shacksโ€™ (buttonbush)

โ€˜Ruby Spicesโ€™ (summersweet)

Silky Dogwoods

Red Twig Dogwoods

โ€˜Gro Lowsโ€™ (aromatic sumacs)

Swamp Roses

Prairie Roses

Pussy Willows

White Meadowsweets

Eastern Bluestars

Swamp Milkweeds

Parasol Whitetops

โ€˜Lynnhaven Carpetsโ€™ (Robinโ€™s Plantains)

โ€˜Baby Joesโ€™ (Joe Pye Weeds)

Blue Flag Irises

โ€˜Koboldsโ€™ (Blazing Stars)

Cardinal Flowers

โ€˜Husker Redsโ€™ and โ€˜Dark Towersโ€™ (Beardtongues)

โ€˜Solar Cascadesโ€™ (Goldenrods)

โ€˜Purple Domesโ€™ (New England Asters)

โ€˜Raydonโ€™s Favoritesโ€™ (Aromatic Asters)

โ€˜Iron Butterfliesโ€™ (Ironweeds)

Heart-Leaved Meadow Parsnips

Golden Alexanders

Tussock Sedges

Soft Rushes

โ€˜Shenandoahโ€™sโ€™ (Switchgrasses)

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