Planting for Climate Resilience - Sunny, Dry

Question 1

Wood lily

Answer 1

Lilium philadephicum
Flower: red-orange petals with dark speckles
Eco benefit: Swallowtail butterflies enjoy the nectar
Native ecosystem: open sandplain grasslands
Salt tolerant:no
Soils: can thrive in a wide variety of soils
Other: readily grown from seed, with long stratification

Question 2

Harebell

Answer 2

Campanula rotundifolia
Flower: blue-violet, bell-shaped flowers
Leaves: Basal rosettes of round or heart shaped leaves. Wiry stems with narrow leaves
Eco benefit: ?
Native ecosystem: along rocky coastlines, river shore outcrops, in dry grasslands and alpine meadows
Salt tolerant:yes
Soils: can thrive in low fertility soil
Other: doesn’t tolerate competetion from larger plants - does well where others struggle (rocky crevices)