Fast & Furious
Fast-growing plants that fill in quickly, perfect for new gardens, erosion control, or impatient gardeners who want instant impact. Be warned: many of these plants are considered aggressive, so either give them room to roam or give them competition.
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Hoary Vervain (Verbena Stricta) -
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) -
Pretty Sedge (Carex Woodii) -
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Pallida) -
Late Figwort (Scrophularia Marilandica) -
Common Milkweed (Asclepias Syriaca) -
Lemon Beebalm (Monarda citriodora) -
Prairie Cinquefoil (Drymocallis Arguta) -
Obedient Plant (Physostegia Virginiana) -
Mad Dog Skullcap (Scutellaria Lateriflora) -
Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia Laciniata) -
Blue Vervain (Verbena Hastata) -
Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone Virginiana) -
Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus Maximiliani) -
Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) -
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus Virginicus) -
Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) -
Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia Fulgida) -
Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago Nemoralis) -
Big-leaf Aster (Eurybia Macrophylla) -
Arrowleaf Aster (Symphyotruchum Urophyllum) -
Prairie Sage (Artemisia Ludoviciana) -
Mead's Sedge (Carex Meadii) -
Early Figwort (Scrophularia Lanceolata)