Native Wildflowers

Each berry has a distinctive small dark purplish spot (formed by the flower stigma) which gives rise to another common name of Doll’s Eyes. Berry toxicity probably is the main reason why wildlife seems to ignore the fruit, with the berry clusters typically persisting on the plants and providing ornamental interest until frost.

The species grows in dependably moist, fairly heavy soil. It bears tall tapering racemes of white midsummer flowers on wiry black-purple stems, whose mildly unpleasant, medicinal smell at close range gives it the common name "Bugbane". The drying seed heads can stay attractive in the garden for many weeks. It's deeply cut leaves add interest

Great aroma and color, favored nectar source for bees and butterflies. The soft, anise-scented leaves of Agastache foeniculum are used as a seasoning, as a tea, and in potpourri. The purple flower spike is favored by bees who make a light fragrant honey from the nectar.

Rare, beautiful and an early bloomer; but do not eat. Typically found in dry to moist woods, meadows, and open fields, it is considered a threatened species in some areas. It is a plant that appears to be gradually declining in nature, due largely to habitat loss.

This species is a nice colony former that grows in high shade understories, often on dry slopes in our area. The variety 'ambigua' (some taxonomists have made it the species epithet) refers to a leaf top surface that is green and glabrous (free of pubescence).

Aquilegia canadensis is a native spring wildflower which occurs in rocky woods, slopes, rocky ledges and open areas throughout the east. The drooping, bell-like, red and yellow flowers and delicate, biternate foliage are delightful to behold.

This plant starts out as a sleeper in the spring garden that transforms into a summer stunner. The fine sprays of white, diminutive flowers turn to green then burgundy bunches of small grape-like fruits. These darken to blue-black and are prized by birds.

The flower structure consists of the spadix (Jack) which is an erect spike containing numerous, tiny, green to purple flowers and the sheath-like spathe (pulpit) which encases the lower part of the spadix and then opens to form a hood extending over the top of the spadix. The outside of the spathe is usually green or purple and the inside is

A tall, elegant and stately plant for the shade garden. The flowers are on elegant white stalks, and borne in the summer. This plant can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and eastern and western North America.

A beautiful shade plant that eventually forms a nice, tight ground cover for woodland gardens, native plant gardens or naturalized areas.

One of the more unusual milkweeds. Can be taller than Common Milkweed and has been known to hybridize as well. Naturally found on the edges of forests.

Fine color and robust habit. A fetching herbaceous perennial native to much of North America. It is found growing in damp to wet soil, but also grows well in typical garden soil. A favorite of the monarch butterfly..

Delicately and beautifully fragrant, it is visited by a variety of different pollinators. Position yourself in the downwind breeze and enjoy the delightful aroma. This species is native to most of North America and is one of the primary foods for the monarch butterfly larvae.

It is the most flamboyant of our milkweeds and is a joy to behold. Our seed grown local varieties are a deeper orange than many. Monarchs do love them, and will often nibble them down to their stems, but fear not, they will regrow.

Whorled Milkweed, has been used as a medicinal plant by Native American tribes and in Butterfly gardening. It tends to be associated with poorer soil types where competition is more limited. Its native range includes most of eastern North America and parts of western North America.

An unusual milkweed species. It is drought tolerant and will self-seed once established in the landscape. Flowers are a food source to a variety of butterflies, and the leaves are consumed by Monarch larvae.

Flowers are very numerous and have a daisy-like appearance. The hairy stems are green initially, but often become brown when the plant matures. They are linear in form and have smooth edges, often with a fine pubescence

The New England aster inhabits a wide variety of habitats and soil types, though it does not tolerate strong shade.Due to the attractive flowers, numerous cultivars have been developed. Furthermore, as a result of its increased usage in the garden, it has been introduced to many areas beyond its natural range.

Resistant to deer and a butterfly magnet, pulling in all the Monarch butterflies before they fly south for the winter during the month of October.

An uncommon herbaceous perennial. Aromatic leaves make them less desirable to browsing from animals such as deer.