Botanical Name: Fragaria vesca and related species | Family: Rosaceae Common name(s): Wild strawberry, Woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry GROWING Perennial; herbaceous | Zone 3-10 | 6-12 inches tall | White leaves followed by red fruit
Botanical Name: Caulophyllus thalictroides | Family: Berberidaceae Common name(s): Blue Cohosh, Squawroot, Papoose Root GROWING Perennial; herbaceous | Zone 3-8 | 1-3 feet tall | Leaves dark purple when they emerge then they turn
Botanical Name: Chimaphilla umballata | Family: Ericaceae | Subfamily: Pyrolaceae Common name(s): Pippsissewa, prince’s pine, ground holly GROWING Perennial | Zones 5-8 | 6-12 inches tall | Lance-shaped, toothed, waxy leaves (pale underneath). Flowers
Botanical Name: Petroselinum crispum | Family: Umbelliferae Common name(s): Parsley GROWING Biennial; herbaceous | Zones 5-8 | 12-20 inches tall | White, umbel flowers in early to midsummer in the second year
Botanical Name: Eupatorium purpureum | Family: Compositae Common name(s): Joe-Pye Weed, Trumpet Weed, Purple Boneset, Queen of the meadow, Kidney root GROWING Perennial | Zones 3-8 | 5-6 feet tall |
Botanical Name: Juniperus communis | Family: Cupressaceae Common name(s): Juniper GROWING Evergreen tree or shrub | Zones 2-9 | Gardens, yards, fields Full sun HARVESTING Harvest the ripe berries (they ripen the second
Botanical Name: Zea mays | Family: Gramineae Common name(s): Corn silk, corn tassles GROWING Annual | Zones 4-8 | Garden vegetable See this Old Farmer’s Almanac article on growing corn
Botanical Name: Stillaria media | Family: Caryophyllaceae Common name(s): Chickweed, Starweed, Starwort, Stitchwort (and more!) GROWING Annual; considered a weed | Zones 3-8 | Grows along ground, 6-15 inches | Very
Botanical Name: Galium aparine | Family: Rubiaceae Common name(s): Cleavers, Clivers, Clives, Goose Grass, Bedstraw GROWING Annual; wild, considered a weed | Zones 4-7 | Creeping/climbing plant that can
Botanical Name: Agathosma betulina | Family: Rutaceae Common name(s): Buchu GROWING Perennial; bush | South Africa and some parts of South America – cannot grow easily outside of its natural habitat |
Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Family: Ericaceae Common name(s): Uva Ursi, Bearberry, Upland Cranberry, Mountain Cranberry GROWING Perennial; evergreen | Zones 2-7 | 20″ – low-growing, matting ground cover | White, urn-shaped flowers
Botanical Name: Hydrastis Canadensis | Family: Ranunculaceae Common name(s): Goldenseal, Puccoon Root, Yellowroot GROWING Perennial; herbacious woodland plant | Zones 3-9 | 10 – 15 inches | Greenish white flowers in spring,
Dandelion Forest is physically a little corner of the world in central Massachusetts, nestled in the woods, where dandelions and other miracles of nature abound. But it’s more than the physical. It’s the idea of living connected to the natural world and all it provides us.
