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Astor - Bushy Astor
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Astor - Purple New England Astor
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Bee Balm - Scarlet Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
> Red blooms July to August
> Partial to Full sun
> Wetlands, rich soil plant
> Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds
> Part of mint family
> Colonists used as tea after Boston Tea Party, also known as “Oswego Tea”
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
> Blooms June - August
> Partial to full sun
> Moist fields but drought tolerant
> Loved by moths and butterflies
> Bright yellow flowers produce lots of nectar
> Maryland state flower
Butterfly Weed, Orange
Cardinal Flower
> Blooms July to September
> Partial to full shade
> Wetlands and stream sides
> Loved by humming birds
> Bright red flower clusters 4" - 20 " long
> Plant can grow up to 6' tall
Columbine - Wild Columbine
Coreopsis - Tall Coreopsis
Daisy - Fleabane Daisy
Daisy - Ox-Eyed Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
> White with yellow centered blooms May to June
> Draught tolerant
> Full to partial sun
> Fragrant, attracts many pollinators
> Flower stems can be 2’ tall
Garden Phlox
Gerardia
Golden Ragwort
Goldenrod - Early Goldenrod
Goldenrod - Tall Goldenrod
Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
> Purple, green, or yellow striped spathe and spadix
> Moist woodlands
> Part sun to shade
> Bright red berries in fall
> Traps insects, especially fungus gnats
Lyre Leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata)
> Purple to blue trumpet shaped blooms in May
> Full Sun
> Attracts small native bees and butterflies
> Draught tolerant
> Long flower stalks from lower leaves
> Works well in open meadows
Milkweed, Pink
Milkweed, Purple
Milkweed - Swamp Milkweed
Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum)
> Blue to Purple dense clustered blooms July thru Oct.
> Full sun
> Wetlands and stream sides
> Loved by butterflies
> 1' to 3" tall
> Also known as Ageratum
Pasture Rose (Rosa carolina)
> Light pink blooms in June
> Full Sun
> Attracts small native bees and butterflies
> Prefers moist to moderate soil
> Also known as Carolina Rose
> Bright red, nutritious berries in fall
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Ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
> Wrinkled purple to blue blooms June to Sept.
> Full Sun
> Attracts small native bees and butterflies
> Draught tolerant
> Paired leaves on hairy stalks
> Works well in open meadows
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Saint Johns Wort - Shrubby
> Bright, showy blooms June to August
> Drought tolerant
> Full sun
> Fragrant - attracts many pollinators
> Thin leaves, square stem
> Grows 4" tall/wide
Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
> Dense white clustered blooms July to Sept.
> Draught tolerant
> Full sun
> Fragrant, attracts many pollinators
> Thin leaves, square stem
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Spiderwort
Sundrops
Tickseed
> Abundant, showy yellow blooms August - October
> Full sun
> Moderate to moist soils
> Attracts native butterflies, bees, and moths
> Also known as bur marigold
Tickseed - Red Eyed
Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa)
> Abundant, showy Yellow blooms Aug. to Oct.
> Full Sun
> Moderate to moist soils
> Attracts Native butterflies, bees, and moths
> Also known as bur marigold
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Turtlehead, Pink (Chelone cuthbertii)
> Pink stalks bloom August - September
> Partial sun
> Prefers rich, moist soils
> Host plant to checkerspot butterfly
> Flowers emerge in sequence on the stem from bottom to top
Turtlehead, White
White Avens (Geum canadense)
> Small White blooms June to Aug.
> Partial to Full Sun
> Drought tolerant
> Three part serrated leaves typical of Rose Family
> Native alternative to alien, invasive multi-flora rose
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Wood Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
> Rose to violet purple blooms April to June
> Partial Sun to Shade
> Attracts small native bees and butterflies
> Distinctive five to seven deeply cut lobed leaves
> Plant goes dormant by mid summer
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