Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
- » Showy tubular red flowers
- » Glossy, dark green leaves
- » Attracts Hummingbirds
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
- » White showy blooms
- » Edible fruit ripens early summer
- » Beautiful fall color
Eastern Blue Star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
- » Attractive blue flowers
- » Ideal for woodland garden
- » Golden fall color
Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
- » Silvery white fuzzy flower heads
- » Spoon shaped leaves forms mats of green and silver
- » Great evergreen groundcover
Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
- » Red, showy, bell-shaped flowers
- » Great for naturalizing
- » Attractive light green foliage all season
Woolly Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia tomentosa
- » Small yellow pipe-shaped flowers
- » Large, heart-shaped leaves
- » Beautiful foliage
Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
- » Off-white to pink flowers
- » Great fall color
- » Shiny blackish-purple fruit
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
- » Attractive purplish flowers
- » Native woodland plant
- » Fantastic ground cover
Paw Paw Tree
Asimina triloba
- » Purple flowers appear before the leaves
- » Large drooping, tropical-looking leaves
- » Edible fruit
Wild Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis
- » Deep blue 12 spikes of lupine-likeflowers
- » Attractive, gray-green foliage
- » Legume
Cream Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata
- » Showy cream-White Blooms
- » Early spring bloomer
- » Attractive seed pods
Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
- » Showy bright yellow flowers
- » Long blooming
- » Legume
Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus
- » Showy red fragrant flowers
- » Golden fall color
- » Winter interest
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
- » Fragrant, white flowers
- » Colorful twigs provide winter interest
- » Compact, dense, rounded shrub
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
- » Red-purple, pea-like flowers
- » Full sun-part shade
- » Vibrant fall color
White Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
- » Fringe-like, fragrant, white flowers
- » Colorful drupes on female plants
- » Vibrant fall color
Alternate Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
- » White fragrant flowers in flat-topped clusters
- » Abundant clusters of bluish-black berries in the summer
- » Beautiful fall color
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
- » Creamy-white flowers, blue berries
- » Dark red branches
- » Winter interest
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
- » White, showy blooms
- » Beautiful sign of spring
- » Red to reddish purple fall color
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
- » White flowers
- » Purple fall color with white berries
- » Grows well in most soils
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
- » White showy flowers
- » Vibrant fall color with white berries
- » Great winter interest
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
- » Edible nuts mature summer-fall
- » Attractive foliage
- » Vibrant yellow fall color
Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
- » Fragrant white flowers
- » Bright red berries often last into winter
- » Vibrant fall foliage
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
- » Blooms white
- » Drought tolerant
- » Legume
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
- » Red nodding flowers
- » Interesting fern like foliage
- » Red fall color
Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
- » White, bell shaped flowers
- » Nut like fruits
- » Yellow fall foliage
Winterberry
Ilex verticilata
- » Small white blooms
- » Showy red winter berries
- » Attracts songbirds
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
- » Colorful flowers
- » Water-loving
- » Green, sword-like leaves
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
- » Lightly fragrant white flowers
- » Brilliant fall color
- » Rounded arching habit with clustered branches
June Grass
Koeleria macrantha
- » Gray green leaves
- » Silver green seed heads
- » Attracts birds
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
- » Yellow flowers
- » Aromatic foliage
- » Three-season interest
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
- » Orange to red scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers
- » Hummingbird favorite
- » Fall berries attract songbirds
Sundial Lupine
Lupinus perennis
- » Showy purple blooms
- » Full-part sun
- » Attracts Hummingbirds
- » Legume
Virginia bluebell
Mertensia virginica
- » Charming spring wildflower
- » Blue bell-shaped flowers
- » Shady woodland garden
Spotted Bee Balm
Monarda punctata
- » Pinkish to purple blooms
- » Aromatic foliage
- » Attracts many pollinators
Prairie Sundrops
Oenothera pilosella
- » Bright yellow flowers
- » Pollinator
- » Easily grown
Allegheny spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
- » Semi-evergreen ground cover
- » Fragrant, white bottlebrush flower spikes
- » Perfect for shade gardens
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
- » White two lipped blooms
- » Hummingbird delight
- » Early nectar source
Large Flowered Beard Tongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
- » Profusion of lavender trumpet flowers
- » One of the showiest North American penstemons
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
- » Delightful pink to purple flowers
- » Attracts butterflies
- » Mild pleasant fragrance
Ninebark
Physocarput opulifolius
- » White to pinkish beautiful blooms
- » Attractive foliage
- » Reddish berries
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
- » Blue bell-shaped flowers
- » Woodland perennial
- » Fresh green foliage all through the growing season
American Plum
Prunus americana
- » Clusters of white spring flowers
- » Important host plant
- » Excellent fall color
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
- » Showy fragrant blooms
- » Showy fruit and color in the fall
- » Attracts birds and pollinators
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
- » Unique yellow blooms
- » Outstanding Orange-red fall color
- » Beautiful summer foliage
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
- » Unique yellow stamens
- » Host plant for many
- » Food source for game and songbirds
Lyre leaved Sage
Salvia lyrata
- » Showy purple blooms
- » Attracts butterflies
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