🌿 Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

Tall warm-season prairie grass. Blue-green foliage turns bronze-red in fall. Seeds eaten by birds. Native to prairies and dry fields.

Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Snapdragon-like white flowers. Host plant for Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly. Native to wet woods and stream banks.

Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)

Willow-like leaves. Acorns eaten by wildlife. Yellow fall color. Supports many caterpillar species. Native to floodplains and moist woods.

Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Common Rush (Juncus effusus)

Upright cylindrical stems. Good for wet areas and rain gardens. Native to marshes and wet meadows.

Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds

🌿 River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Decorative flattened seed heads. Good for shade. Seeds eaten by birds. Native to moist woods and stream banks.

Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds

🌿 Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)

Delicate white flower spikes above attractive foliage. Good groundcover for shade. Native to rich woods.

Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators

🌿 Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Red flowers in early spring, brilliant red fall color. Adaptable to various conditions. Seeds eaten by birds. Native to swamps and upland forests.

Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)

Bright yellow umbel flowers. Important host plant for Black Swallowtail butterfly. Native to moist meadows.

Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)

Smooth gray bark, golden bronze fall color. Nuts eaten by wildlife. Native to rich upland forests.

Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Showy white bracts in spring, red berries highly valuable to birds, red fall color. Native to woods and forest edges.

Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies | 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)

Low-growing sedge excellent as lawn alternative or groundcover. Native to dry woods and clearings.

Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)

Willow-like leaves. Acorns eaten by wildlife. Yellow fall color. Supports many caterpillar species. Native to floodplains and moist woods.

Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana)

Pale blue star-shaped flowers in spring, golden yellow fall foliage. Native to moist woods and floodplains.

Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies

🌿 Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Delicate nodding flowers with red petals and yellow centers. Excellent for hummingbirds. Native to rocky woods and cliffs.

Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🐦 Birds