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A pleasant addition to the understory of moist woodlands. The ‘interruptions’ are caused by the dying back of leaflets on reproductive leaves, so m...

These trees can grow tall when allowed, and offer fall color and winter interest! Colonial habit makes them ideal for habitat restoration- to fill ...

A.k.a. common ironweed. Blooms with conspicuously vivid purple flowers. Wild plants are most often seen in wet areas with seasonal flooding, but th...

An unassuming, small flowered woodland aster that nonetheless attracts and hosts a wide variety of insects. Easily grown and reseeds well in open ...

This naturally occurring hybrid between red and black chokeberries (variously called a variety or a hybrid species depending on the source, and usu...

A shorter plant excellent for adding butterfly and pollinator support to drier woodland edges and part sun slopes. A relative of the better known G...

A.k.a. wild oats, inland oats, and river oats. A lovely grass for shady areas, it’s distinctive seed heads are easily spotted and last into the win...

A small, comparatively easy to grow native orchid! Slow growing and colony forming, most often planted for their showy, evergreen leaves. Best grow...

Estimated Height at Pickup:2-3’, 1 galA.k.a. American snowbell, mock orange, and storax. A petite tree with drooping, fragrant white flowers! At ho...

A manageable native magnolia with large, fragrant white flowers! Hosts the caterpillars of eastern tiger and spicebush swallowtail butterflies. Wel...

A well known shade tree with good drought tolerance and adaptable soil requirements. Plants are slow growing but long lived- young individuals have...

A.k.a. smooth rose and early rose. A comparatively compact native rose with thornless new growth! Flowers are 2”-3” across and range from dark pink...

Enjoy the sight of blue, late summer berries while it lasts- the birds will be quick to take their share! Prefers moist soils in part shade. A perf...

A grand, spreading oak with good drought tolerance and smaller acorns. Leaves, comparatively long and skinny, are easy to distinguish from other oa...

A.k.a. paperbark birch. One of the most adaptable and southerly of the birches, it hosts the mourning cloak butterfly and two spectacular moths: th...

A.k.a Allegheny spurge and mountain spurge. A flowering, semi-evergreen groundcover best grown in rich, slightly acidic, well drained soils and dap...

Blue, late spring blooms for rich, well drained soils. Flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and hummingbird moths! Deer resistant and somewha...

A flowering native rose with a caning habit similar to blackberry canes. Flowers are roughly the size of a silver dollar, light pink, and fragrant....

A.k.a. Ozark witchhazel. A more southerly relative of the Common Witchhazel, this species blooms in early spring and has distinctive, rusty orange-...

A.k.a. straight-styled wood sedge. A densely clumped, thin leafed sedge with showy clusters of seeds- perfect for ornamental plantings! Tolerates b...

A.k.a. meadow garlic. Not to be confused with the common but non-native field garlic*, this delicate native had small flowers and edible bulbs. Pre...

Estimated Height: 2x2x3 A.k.a. northern bush honeysuckle. Drought tolerant and adaptable to soil type so long as rich soils are well drained. Flo...

A dominant grass of tallgrass prairies, it’s plumes of seeds are showy in their later stages. Valuable as an insect host and for winter habitat. Ta...

A relatively fast growing oak that prefers medium to wet soils! Like other white oaks, it’s acorns are comparatively less bitter and popular with w...