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
‘Sugar Shacks’ (buttonbush)
‘Ruby Spices’ (summersweet)
Silky Dogwoods
Red Twig Dogwoods
‘Gro Lows’ (aromatic sumacs)
Swamp Roses
Prairie Roses
Pussy Willows
White Meadowsweets
Eastern Bluestars
Swamp Milkweeds
Parasol Whitetops
‘Lynnhaven Carpets’ (Robin’s Plantains)
‘Baby Joes’ (Joe Pye Weeds)
Blue Flag Irises
‘Kobolds’ (Blazing Stars)
Cardinal Flowers
‘Husker Reds’ and ‘Dark Towers’ (Beardtongues)
‘Solar Cascades’ (Goldenrods)
‘Purple Domes’ (New England Asters)
‘Raydon’s Favorites’ (Aromatic Asters)
‘Iron Butterflies’ (Ironweeds)
Heart-Leaved Meadow Parsnips
Golden Alexanders
Tussock Sedges
Soft Rushes
‘Shenandoah’s’ (Switchgrasses)