The Native Plant Garden at NBG showcases regionally native species in a setting that highlights both their ecological role and natural beauty. Designed as a living example of local flora, it offers visitors a chance to learn how plants adapted to the Brooklyn area’s climate and soils support pollinators, wildlife, and overall ecosystem health.
Native Plant Garden
Featured plants
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![Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii)]()
Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii)
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![Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)]()
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
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![Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)]()
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
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![Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)]()
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
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![Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)]()
Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
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![False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum) Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)]()
False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) -
![Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)]()
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Perennials & ferns collection
Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor L.)
Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana L.)
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
Glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)
Trillium 'Little Sweet Betsy' (Trillium cuneatum)
Trillium (Trillium grandiflora)
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Star of Bethlehem (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Meadow anemone (Anemonastrum canadense)
Cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
Marginal wood fern (Dryopteris marginalis)
Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
Allegheny spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)
Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Wild lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense)
Lizards tail (Saururus cernuus)
Daisy fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)
Cherokee sedge (Carex cherokeensis)
Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
Trees, shrubs & vines collection
Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
Arborvitae (Thuja standishii x plicata 'Green Giant')
Native juniper (unknown)
Oak with virgina creeper
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
American white birch (Betula papyrifera)
Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
Gray birch (Betula populifolia)
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
American snowdrop (Halesia diptera)
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)
Witch-alder (Fothergilla major)
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
River birch (Betula nigra)
American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Filbert hazelnut tree (Corylus americana)
American witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Winterberry holly ( Ilex verticillata)
American holly (Ilex opaca)
American holly (Ilex opaca)
Inkberry (Ilex glabra)
Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica)
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica)
American strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus)
Pink snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Native wild rose (Rosa virginiana)
Carolina rose (Rosa carolina)
Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus)
Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus)
Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
Hydrangea annabelle (Hydrangea arborescens)
Old oak with bittersweet vine (Celastrus scandens)
Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans)
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
American wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)