common name: Yarrow

height: 1' - 2'

flower type: corymb

flower color: Red, Burgundy Red

origin: North America, Europe, Asia

notes: Does poorly in wet sites or in heavy, poorly drained soil. Low maintenance, tolerates deer, drought, dry soil, and air pollution

common name: Giant Hyssop

height: 2 '- 3'

flower type: spadix

flower color: Lavender-blue

origin: The Americas

common name: Glossy Abelia

height: 6'

flower type: Bell-shaped, fragrant

flower color: White flowers with hints of pink

origin: Unknown

notes: It's a very low maintenance plant. It also tolerates erosion.

common name: German garlic

height: 6"-12"

flower type: round ball

flower color: Lavender, pink

origin: Exotic (Africa, Asia, Australia, or Europe)

common name: Blue star

height: 2' - 3'

flower type: spike

flower color: blue (sometimes green)

origin: Arkansas, and Oklahoma

common name: Swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp

height: 3' - 4'

flower type: umbels

flower color: rose, pink

origin: North America

common name: Common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed,

height: 5'

flower type: corymb

flower color: white, pink

origin: Canada and US east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies

notes: Critical plant for Monarch butterflies

common name: Butterfly weed

height: 1' - 3'

flower type:

flower color: orange, yellow

origin: Eastern and southwestern North America

notes: Critical plant for Monarch butterflies

common name: Wild indigo, False indigo

height: 3' - 4'

flower type: spike

flower color: indigo blue

origin: Midwest / east coast

notes: Attracts butterflies, bees, hummingbirds

common name: Black cohosh

height: 3' - 8'

flower type:

flower color: white

origin: East Coast

common name: Ageratum, Blue Mistflower

height: 1' - 2'

flower type: Cyme

flower color: blue

origin: East Coast

notes: Can spread rapidly

common name: Coneflower

height: 2' - 2.5'

flower type: composite (disc & ray flowers)

flower color: white, red, orange, yellow, violet, Pink

origin: North America and Europe

notes: These flowers are hardy and easy to maintain. They come in many color varieties.

common name: Joe Pye weed

height: 5'+

flower type: composite (disc flowers)

flower color: Lavender-pink

origin: The Americas

notes: Thrives in wetlands and is more tolerant than other joe pye varieties.

common name: Boneset

height: 3' -6'

flower type:

flower color: white, red, green (it happens)

origin: East Coast

notes: Typically found in woodland areas. Prolific self seeder.

common name: White Wood Aster

height: 12" - 18"

flower type: composite (disc & ray flowers)

flower color: white, red, yellow, green (it happens)

origin: Eastern US & Canada

notes: Can tolerate partial to full shade.

common name: Blanket Flower

height: 12" - 18"

flower type: composite (rays & disk flowers)

flower color: red, yellow, green

origin: Western and Northern United States

notes: This flower has fuzzy green leaves.

common name: Cranesbill

height: 1' - 2'

flower color: blue, violet

origin: East Coast

common name: Blazing star

height: 2' - 4'

flower type: spike

flower color: violet

origin: Eastern US.

common name: Scarlet beebalm

height: 2' -3.5'

flower type: composite

flower color: red

origin: Northeast US

common name: Wild bergamont

height: 2' - 4'

flower color: lavender

origin: The Americas

notes: poor in crowded gardens. native to dry soils on prairies, dry rocky woods and glade margins, unplanted fields and along roads and railroads. attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. use for herbs, to neutralize, and rain gardens.

common name: Catmint

height: 2' - 2.5'

flower type: spike

flower color: violet

origin: Exotic (Africa, Asia, Australia, or Europe)

notes: full sun to part shade, dry to medium, no serious insect or disease issues.

common name: Mayapple

height: 1'

flower type: single

flower color: white, yellow

origin: Eastern North America south to Texas

common name: Variegated Solomon's Seal

height: 2' - 3'

flower type: spike

flower color: white

origin: All of America

common name: Short-toothed Mountain Mint

height: 2' - 3'

flower type: corymb

flower color: pink/green

origin: United States

notes: Excellent nectar source for native pollinators

common name: Rudbeckia

height: 2' - 3'

flower type: composite (disc & ray flowers)

flower color: orange, yellow

origin: Southeastern U.S.

common name: Goldenrod

height: 3' - 4'

flower type: panicle

flower color: yellow

origin: Eastern & Central US

notes: Late season nectar source for pollinators

common name: Stokes' aster

height: 1' - 2'

flower type: corymb

flower color: blue, violet

origin: Southeastern United States

common name: Aromatic Aster / Aster “Raydon’s favorite”

height: 2' - 3'

flower type: corymb

flower color: blue, violet

origin: Central and eastern US