LEHIGH GAP NATURE CENTER

About Lehigh Gap Nature Center:�e Lehigh Gap Nature Center is a non-profit, member-run conservation organization located in the Lehigh Gap of Pennsylvania at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge, between the towns of Slatington and Palmerton. Our mission is to preserve wildlife and habitat through conservation, education, and research for the benefit of the earth and all its inhabitants. We believe in the power of the citizen activist. We believe in the wisdom of the citizen scientist. We believe that knowledge and under-standing build compassion. We believe concerned people working together can make a difference. Join us as we improve our corner of the earth.

About the Habitat Gardens:In 2006, �e Lehigh Gap Nature Center began a program of planting native plants in habitat gardens around the Osprey House, with additional plant-ings added in each of the last several years.  From April to November each year, these gardens reveal a procession of flowering plants providing nectar and pollen for native bees, butterflies, and humming-birds, as well as providing native vegetation for herbaceous insects that form the basis of the food web. Many members and friends of the Lehigh Gap Nature Center have been involved in the design, landscaping, planting, and maintenance of these beautiful gardens.

Purpose of the Habitat Gardens: To provide good habitat for pollinators and other wildlife by supplying the native plants they rely on and to encourage home gardeners to use native plants in their landscapes.

Other trails featuring flowers at Lehigh Gap Nature Center: Many of the trails at LGNC host native plants. In particular, a “Rare and Forgotten Flora Trail” incor-porates four different types of habitat – riparian, wetland, scrub and upland forest and includes 31 species that are all native to the area. Maps of this trail are available at the Center.

Lehigh Gap Nature Center8844 Paint Mill Rd, Slatington, PA 18080

www.lgnc.org

Habitat Garden

Guide

Green Roof

Shade

Sun/Dry

Rock Wall Garden

Sun/WetLehigh River

Paint Mill Road

D & L Trail

Appalachian Trail

Lehigh Gap Nature Center

Look inside for a checklist of plants you can find in each garden.

LEHIGH GAP NATURE CENTER Garden Plan by Habitat

Native plants you will find in each habitat garden

Sunny and Dry – �is area receives a lot of sun and is dry unless it rains.

Sunny and Dry – �is area receives a lot of sun and is dry unless it rains.

Sunny and Wet/Part Shade –�is area receives a lot of sun and is adjacent to a wet area.

Sunny and Wet/Part Shade –�is area receives a lot of sun and is adjacent to a wet area.

Rock Wall Garden– �is area features plants that grow along a rock wall.

Green Roof – �is small green roof hosts a wide array of plants, many atypical of most green roofs.

BOTANIC NAMECOMMON NAME BOTANIC NAMECOMMON NAME

grass/sedge Bluestem, Little Schizachyrium scopariumgrass/sedge Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutansgrass/sedge Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepisgrass/sedge Sedge, Blue Wood Carex flaccospermagrass/sedge Sedge, Pennsylvania Carex pennsylvanicagrass/sedge Sideoats Gramma Bouteloua curtipendulagrass/sedge Switch Grass Panicum virgatumvine Honeysuckle, Coral Lonicera sempervirensshrub Azalea, Pinkshell Rhododendron vaseyishrub Blueberry, Low Bush Vaccinium angustifoliumshrub Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicerashrub Chokeberry, Black Aronia melanocarpashrub Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarponshrub Dogwood, Red Osier Cornus sericeashrub Elderberry Sambucus canadensisshrub Hydrangea, Smooth Hydrangea arborescensshrub Indigo Bush Amorpha fruiticosashrub Juniper, Grey Owl Juniperus virginiana ‘grey owl'shrub Rose, Pasture Rosa carolinashrub Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensisshrub Sheep Laurel Kalmia angustifoliashrub Snowberry Symphoricarpos albusshrub Spicebush Lindera benzoinshrub Summersweet Clethra alnifoliashrub Strawberry Bush Euonymus americanusshrub Sumac, Fragrant Rhus aromaticashrub Viburnum, Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood

shrub Viburnum, Blackhaw Viburnum prunifoliumshrub Viburnum, Viburnum trilobum Highbush Cranberry

shrub Witherod Viburnum cassinoides

BOTANIC NAMECOMMON NAME

shrub Viburnum, Viburnum lentago Nannyberry

shrub Serviceberry, Smooth Amelanchier laevis shrub Sumac, Shining Rhus copallinum shrub Sweet Fern Comptonia peregrinashrub Winterberry Ilex verticulatashrub

Part Shade/Shady and Moist– �is area is shaded and moist.

BOTANIC NAMECOMMON NAME

wildflower Aster, Blue Wood Aster cordifoliuswildflower Aster, White Wood Aster divaricatuswildflower Anemone, Rue Anemonella thalictroideswildflower Barbara's Buttons Marshallia grandiflorawildflower Bowman's Root Gillenia trifoliata /Fawn's Breathwildflower Cohosh, Black Cimicifuga racemosawildflower Geranium, Wild Geranium maculatumwildflower Goat's Beard Aruncus dioicuswildflower Harebell Campanula rotundifoliawildflower Iris, Crested Iris cristatawildflower Petunia, Fringe Ruellia humilis Leaved wildflower Stonecrop Sedum ternatumwildflower Winecup Callirhoe involucratafern Fern, Goldies Wood Dryopteris goldianafern Fern, Sensitive Onoclea sensibilisshrub Elderberry Sambucus nigra canadensisshrub Serviceberry Amelanchier

COMMON NAME

BOTANIC NAMECOMMON NAME

BOTANIC NAMECOMMON NAME

wildflower Aster, Aromatic Aster oblongifoliuswildflower Aster, Big Leaf Aster macrophylluswildflower Aster, Golden Chrysopsis villosawildflower Aster, New England Aster novae-angliaewildflower Aster, Smooth Aster laevis wildflower Bergamot, Wild Monarda fistulosawildflower Boltonia Boltonia asteroideswildflower Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia trilobawildflower Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia fulgida var. Small fulgidawildflower Coneflower, Purple Echinacea purpureawildflower Coneflower, White Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'wildflower Goldenrod, Bluestem Solidago caesiawildflower Goldenrod, Solidago rugosa Fireworks 'Fireworks'wildflower Goldenrod, Stiff Solidago rigidawildflower Hyssop, Giant Purple Agastache scrophulariifoliawildflower Indigo, False Baptisia australiswildflower Milkweed, Butterfly Asclepias tuberosawildflower Milkweed, Common Asclepias syriacawildflower Mint, Mountain Pycnanthemum virginianumwildflower Onion, Nodding Allium cernuumwildflower Phlox Phlox maculata 'Natascha'wildflower Phlox, Garden Phlox paniculatawildflower Pussy Toe, Antennaria Herb. Plaintain-Leaved plantaginifoliawildflower Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifoliumwildflower Rudbeckia, Great Rudbeckia maxima (Dumbo Ears)

wildflower Strawberry, Wild Fragaria virginianawildflower Sunflower, False Heliopsis helianthoideswildflower Tickseed Coreopsis lanceolatawildflower Tickseed Pink, Coreopsis rosea �readleaf

grass/sedge Bluestem, Big Andropogon gerardii

wildflower Aster, Aromatic Aster oblongifoliuswildflower Aster, New England Aster novi-anglia wildflower Aster, New York Aster novi-belgii wildflower Aster, Purple Stem Aster puniceuswildflower Aster, Smooth Aster laevis wildflower Beardtongue Pentstemon digitalis wildflower Bee Balm Monarda fistulosumwildflower Blazing Star Liatris spicata wildflower Boltonia Boltonia asteroides wildflower Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis wildflower Gentian, Closed Gentiana clausa wildflower Goldenrod, Solidag rugosa Fireworks

wildflower Goldenrod, Stiff Solidago rigida wildflower Groundsel, Golden Senacio aureus wildflower Iris, Blue Flag Iris versicolor wildflower Iris, Slender Iris prismatica Blue Flag

wildflower Ironweed, New York Vernonia noveboracensiswildflower Joe-pye weed Eupatorium fistulosumwildflower Lupine, Carolina �ermopsis carolinianawildflower Lobelia, Great Blue Lobelia siphilitica wildflower Marigold, Marsh Caltha palustris wildflower Milkweed, Butterfly Asclepius tuberosa wildflower Milkweed, Horsetail Asclepius verticillatawildflower Milkweed, Swamp Asclepias incarnata wildflower Sunflower Heliantha strumosuswildflower Turtlehead Chelone glabra grass/sedge Bottlebrush Grass Elymus hystrix fern Fern, Cinnamon Osmunda cinnamoneafern Fern, Royal Osmunda regalis shrub American Hazelnut Corylus americanashrub Blueberry, High Bush Vaccinium corymbosum

shrub Button Bush Cephalanthus occidentalis shrub Dogwood, Silky Cornus amomum shrub Elderberry Sambucus canadensisshrub False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa shrub Nine bark Physocarpus opulifolius

wildflower Aster, Aromatic Aster oblongifolius wildflower Aster, Maryland Chrysopsis mariana Golden wildflower Aster, Snow flurry Aster ericoideswildflower Bleeding Heart, Wild Dicentra eximiawildflower Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifoliumwildflower Bluets Houstonia caeruleawildflower Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia fulgida var. small fulgidawildflower Campion, Starry Silene stellatawildflower Catchfly, Royal Silene regiawildflower Columbine, Wild Aquilegia canadensiswildflower Coneflower, Tennessee Echinacea tennesseensiswildflower Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullariawildflower Goldenrod, Fireworks Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'wildflower Goldenrod, Stiff Solidago rigidawildflower Indigo, Blue False Baptisia australiswildflower Indigo, Dwarf False Baptisia australiswildflower Milkweed, Butterfly Asclepias tuberosa wildflower Onion, Nodding Allium cernuumwildflower Pentstemon Pentstemon calycosuswildflower Pentstemon Pentstemmon (Husker's red) wildflower Phlox, Garden Phlox paniculatawildflower Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccafoliumwildflower Tickseed Coreopsis lanceolatawildflower Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosawildflower Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbensgrass/sedge Bluestem, Little Schizachyrium scopariumgrass/sedge Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepisgrass/sedge Purple Top Grass Triden flavusshrub Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursishrub Clethra, Ruby Spice Clethra alnifoliashrub Juniper, Grey Owl Juniperisshrub Rose, Pasture Rosa carolinashrub Sumac, Fragrant Rhus aromaticashrub Sweetpire,Virginia Itea virginicashrub Viburnum, American Viburnum trilobum Cranberryvine Honeysuckle, Coral Lonicera sempervirensvine Honeysuckle, Yellow Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'

wildflower Alumroot Heuchera americanawildflower Beebalm, Spotted Monarda punctatawildflower Cactus, Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusawildflower Cinquefoil, 3-toothed Potentilla tridentatawildflower Fameflower Talinium teretifoliumwildflower Iris, Dwarf Crested Iris vernawildflower Milkweed, Butterfly Asclepias tuberosawildflower Nodding Onion Allium cernuumwildflower Phlox, Moss Phlox subulatawildflower Pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifoliumwildflower Stonecrop, Allegheny Sedum telephoideswildflower Strawberry, Barren Waldsteinia fragaroidesgrass/sedge Prairie Dropseed Sporobolis heterolepisgrass/sedge Prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha

Lehigh River

D & L Trail

For a full list of the plant species at the gardens, see http://lgnc.org/wp/wpcontent/uploads/2013/10/Plant-data-base.pdf

BOTANIC NAME

�is guide was compiled by Kate Brandes.Designed by Maxfield Design.

Special thanks to the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation and the Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation

Landscape Initiative for funding this Program.

�is project was completed in partnership with the Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape.

Funding was provided in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of

Recreation and Conservation, Environmental Stewardship Fund, administered by Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.

© 2015 Lehigh Gap Nature Center