🌿 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
🌿 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