There are more than 2,000 native plant species in Western Pennsylvania. This list includes easy-to-find and easy-to-grow native flowering native plants. Please see our recommended resources for more information on other species, as well as grasses, shrubs, and trees.
![wild bergamot flowers](https://westernpa.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/101/2023/12/Wild-Bergamot-Monarda-fistulosa-_-ArcheWild-Native-Nursery-min.jpg)
![scarlet bee balm flowers](https://westernpa.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/101/2023/12/Scarlet-Beebalm-Monarda-didyma-_-ArcheWild-Native-Nursery-min.jpg)
![purple coneflower](https://westernpa.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/101/2023/12/Purple-Coneflower-Echinacea-purpurea-_-ArcheWild-Native-Nursery-min.jpg)
![golden ragwort flowers](https://westernpa.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/101/2023/12/Golden-Ragwort-Packera-aurea-_-ArcheWild-Native-Nursery-min.jpg)
![orange butterfly milkweed flowers](https://westernpa.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/101/2023/12/Butterfly-Weed-milkweed-Asclepias-tuberosa-_-ArcheWild-Native-Nursery-min.jpg)
![blue wild indigo flowers](https://westernpa.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/101/2023/12/Wild-Blue-Indigo-Baptisia-australis-_-ArcheWild-Native-Nursery-min.jpg)
![black eyed susan flowers](https://westernpa.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/101/2023/12/Black-Eyed-Susan-coneflower-Rudbeckia-hirta-_-ArcheWild-Native-Nursery-min.jpg)
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20 Easy Native Flowers for Beginners
Common Name | Botanical Name |
Dense Blazing Star | Liatris spicata |
Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta or Rudbeckia fulgida |
Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata |
Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
Wild Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica |
New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
Aromatic Aster | Symphyotrichum oblongifolium |
Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis |
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa |
Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus |
Foamflower | Tiarella cordifolia |
Scarlet Beebalm | Monarda didyma |
Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium fistulosum |
Wild Bergamot/Beebalm | Monarda fistulosa |
New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis |
Anise Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum |
Recommended Resources
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania’s: List of Western PA Natives
Penn State Extension: Pennsylvania Native Plants for the Perennial Garden
PAenFlowered: database of common PA native wildflowers, ferns, grasses, sedges, shrubs, and trees
Another good resource is DCNR: Landscaping with Native Plants
When in doubt, use BONAP to determine if a plant is native.