WSSC’s Native Plant Garden for Butterflies and Birds

	With help from CIVICUS and Prince George’s Master Gardeners, WSSC created a native garden for butterflies and birds at the Parkway Wastewater Treatment Plant, 10100 Canadian Way, Laurel.
	The site at Parkway was chosen because the majority of our classroom tours take place at Parkway. So many of the students that come to WSSC will get to learn about habitats for butterflies and birds.
	The garden is 20’ by 50’ with a small pond. The plants are native to Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region, including:
	-Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) -Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) -New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) -Red Maple (Acer rubrum) -Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) -Alleghany chinkapin (Castanea pumila) -Eastern Redbud (Cercis candenis) -Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) -Dogwood (Cornus amomum) -Joe Pye-Weed (Eupatorium dubium) -Rose Mallow (Hibscus moscheutos) -Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) -Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) -Beebalm (Monarda didyma) -Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) -Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata) -Moss phlox (Phlox subulata) -Black chokeberry (Photina melanocarpa) -Mountain Mint (Pycanthemum incanum) -Sumac (Rhus aromatica) -Orange coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida) -Fire Pink (Silene virginica) -Plum Tree (Prunus americana) -Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) -Rough goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) -Ironweed (Veronica noveborancensis) -Marsh Blue Violet (Viola cucullata)