Photo by Jane Ellis
From this curated master list of 400 species , the KLWG created a subset of approximately 200 of the more commonly known and commercially available plants to be included in the database ’ s first release . Numerous attributes for each plant
included :
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Latin and common names
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Culture ( light and water preference )
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Flowering duration and color
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Size ( at maturity )
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Wildlife value
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Salt tolerance
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Deer resistance
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Soil pH preference .
The database is designed with you in mind . You can search and filter by any one of these attributes to yield a list that is most relevant to you . Whether you are a property owner , landscape architect / designer , horticulturist , retailer , grower , or developer , this database can serve your needs . It ’ s designed to be dynamic ; it will evolve as we gather more information about plant performance , as new cultivars ( variants of straight species ) are bred , and as we research more natives in the master list .
Red buckeye .
Photo by Denise Graybill Donohoe
Butterfly weed .
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