Keystone Native Plants

Keystone Plants are the native plant superstars of the landscape. They are the native plants that are the backbone of a region’s ecosystem hosting the most species and feeding the most caterpillars. They also feed and shelter the most bird species since caterpillars are vital to the lifecycle of birds. While all native plants are important and provide hosting and food for pollinators, Keystone Plants provide much more relative to other native species and are essential to keep the local ecosystem in balance and healthy.


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Itea virginica Fountains of Rouge™ - Virginia sweetspire
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Juniperus virginiana 'Brodie' - Brodie Eastern Red Cedar
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Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii' - Burkii Red Cedar
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Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl' - Red Cedar
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Myrica gale - Sweetgale
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Myrica gale NativeStar® 'Lowboy' - Sweetgale
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Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry
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Myrica pensylvanica Bobee™ ('Bogozam') - Bobee™ Bayberry
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Myrica pensylvanica Brave Athena - Northern Bayberry
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Picea glauca - White Spruce
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Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine
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Prunus maritima - beach plum
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Prunus serotina - Black cherry
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Quercus alba - white oak
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Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak
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Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak
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Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak
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Quercus palustris - Pin Oak