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Lilium superbum
Lilium superbum, or Turk’s Cap Lily, is the largest and most spectacular of the native lilies in northeastern North America and attracts the eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly. Turk’s Cap Lily produces beautiful, bell-shaped, yellow-orange “flame” colored flowers with red spots … Continued
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia cardinalis, or Cardinal Flower, is a 3-4 foot tall showy perennial with luminous scarlet-red flower spikes that appear from July through September. Cardinal Flower prefers full to part sun and moist to wet soils. It is an excellent nectar … Continued
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia siphilitica, or Great Blue Lobelia, is a 2-3 foot perennial covered with deep blue flowers in late summer to early fall. Great Blue Lobelia prefers part to full sun in moist to wet soils. It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies … Continued
Monarda didyma
Monarda didyma, or Scarlet Beebalm, is a three-foot showy perennial with scarlet red blooms, appearing July to September. Scarlet Beebalm is easy to grow and prefers full sun to light shade in moist soils. Scarlet Beebalm is a great nectar … Continued
Monarda fistulosa
Monarda fistulosa, or Wild Bergamot, is a 2-4 foot adaptable and lovely perennial with a rounded habit. Wild Bergamot’s sweetly aromatic foliage produces violet blooms in summer. The perennial prefers moist fertile soils in full sun to light shade. Used … Continued
Monarda punctata
Monarda punctata, or Spotted Bee Balm, is a 2-3 foot perennial with pink, green and brown-purple spotted flowers in late summer. Spotted Bee Balm prefers moist to dry sandy or gravelly soils in sun to part sun. It is a … Continued
Opuntia humifusa
Opuntia humifusa, or Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus, is a sun-loving cactus native to eastern North America. This cactus thrives in full sun and sandy, dry conditions, making it ideal for the driest part of your garden. Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus … Continued
Panicum virgatum
Panicum virgatum, or Switch Grass, is a 3-4 foot warm season, clump grass found in dry to wet soils and grows best in sun to part sun. Switch Grass’ pink-tinged flowers are open and form a fine-textured cluster in mid-summer. … Continued
Parthenium integrifolium
Parthenium integrifolium, or Wild Quinine, is a three-foot perennial, producing dense, white, cauliflower-like flowers from June to September. The leaves of the plant were used by Native Americans in a tea to reduce fevers.
Physostegia virginiana
Physostegia virginiana, or Obedient Plant, is a 2-4 foot perennial that thrives in full to part sun and moderately dry to wet soils. Obedient Plant can spread via self-sowing seed or by creeping rhizomes. The perennial’s light to dark pink … Continued
Pycnanthemum incanum
Pycnanthemum incanum, or Hoary Mountain Mint, grows to a height of three feet. Hoary Mountain Mint produces clusters of tiny white flowers from July to August. The leaves surrounding the flowers are silvery white. The native perennial prefers well-drained soils … Continued
Pycnanthemum muticum
Pycnanthemum muticum, or Showy Mountain Mint, is a 3 foot, clump-forming perennial with white to violet blooms and silvery, blue-green leaves appearing in mid to late summer. Showy Mountain Mint prefers moist soils in part to full sun. The plants … Continued
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, or Narrow-Leaf Mountain Mint, is a four-foot perennial, growing in medium, well-drained soil and full sun to part shade. Narrow-Leaf Mountain Mint produces white blooms in late summer, appearing from July to September. All parts of the plant … Continued
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Pycnanthemum virginianum, or Mountain Mint, is a three-foot perennial that favors drier sites than its close relatives. Mountain Mint prefers full sun in dry to medium soils, producing white flowers in mid to late summer. The perennial is a great … Continued
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida columnifera, or Mexican Hat Coneflower, is a 1-3 foot, long-blooming, easy perennial for dry to moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Mexican Hat Coneflower’s blooms are light yellow drooping rays and a green to brown long central disc flowers … Continued
Ratibida pinnata
Ratibida pinnata, or Yellow Coneflower, is a 2-5 foot, long-blooming, easy perennial for dry to moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Yellow Coneflower’s blooms are light yellow with a central brown cone. The perennial is good for borders and meadows, … Continued
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia fulgida, or Orange Coneflower, is a 2-4 foot, showy, golden-yellow blooming perennial for moist meadows and clearings. Orange Coneflower is one of the best summer-flowering natives. It prefers full to part sun and self-sows. The perennial is a favorite … Continued
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta, or Black-Eyed Susan, is a showy, easy to grow perennial ideal for meadows and prairies. Black-Eyed Susan’s extravagant, yellow blossoms attract native bees, pollinating flies, beneficial wasps and butterflies. The seed heads attract finches and other birds.
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia laciniata, or Cutleaf Coneflower, is a tall, stately native perennial with light yellow petals and green center. Cutleaf Coneflower blooms in August and September, and it is an excellent butterfly magnet. Rudbeckia laciniata is also known as Green-Headed Coneflower.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Rudbeckia subtomentosa, or Sweet Black-Eyed Susan, is a 3-5 foot perennial for moist to wet soils in sun to part sun. Sweet Black-Eyed Susan has deep green foliage with abundant yellow blooms and reddish-brown centers, appearing in late July through … Continued
Rudbeckia triloba
Rudbeckia triloba, or Brown-eyed Susan, is a 2-3 foot perennial with abundant yellow-gold, flat-faced flowers centered in brown, blooming in late summer to early fall. Brown Eyed-Susan prefers moist soils in full to part sun. The perennial finds its home … Continued
Ruellia humilis
Ruellia humilis, or Wild Petunia, is a 1 foot, very hardy perennial with lovely trumpet-shaped violet flowers, appearing in mid to late summer. Wild Petunia is great for dry, rocky, shallow soils in full to part sun. It is drought-tolerant … Continued
Senna hebecarpa
Senna hebecarpa, or Wild Senna, is a three-foot perennial producing bright yellow flowers from July to August. Wild Senna’s blooms attract many bees and butterflies in the late summer. In autumn, the perennial brings colorful leaves and black seed pods … Continued
Silene stellata
Silene stellata, or Starry Campion, is a one-foot perennial with five frilled white petals meeting a bell-shaped green calyx. Starry Campion is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that reseeds itself. Silene stellata is also known as Widow’s Frill.