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An elegant circumpolar fern that is just as delicate as it looks. Plant in a spot sheltered from the wind to keep the leaves from breaking. May tol...

A.k.a. wood lily, sweet Betsy, purple toadshade, and whip-poor-will flower. Like other ephemerals, it needs sun in the spring and shade after trees...

A.k.a. fairy bells. A distinctive, clumping woodland plant with hanging yellow flowers. Prefers rich soils and dappled shade in the spring, but ta...

A.k.a. water dragon. Common names come from the distinctive nodding raceme (flower cluster)which resembles a pale lizard tail. Tends to form coloni...

A.k.a. marginal shield fern and leather fern. A classic fern in form that nonetheless is standout due to its comparatively low water requirements a...

One of the first blooming spring flowers! Bright yellow flowers and green foliage are conspicuous,  particularly when few other plants have put on ...

A spring bloomer, though the relatively large single flowers are usually hidden under a canopy of miniature umbrella-like leaves. Like many woodlan...

A wetland plant with a unique pink flower said to resemble a monkey’s face. Hosts the beautiful buckeye butterfly! Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade ...

An adaptable plant that has no particular affinity for mountains, despite the common name. Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, and will readily...

A generally adaptable aster that blooms densely with quarter-sized purple flowers. Attractive to bees and butterflies, and a valuable source of fal...

A generally adaptable aster that blooms densely with quarter-sized purple flowers. Attractive to bees and butterflies, and a valuable source of fal...

An easy to cultivate native onion with lovely bunches of nodding, pink flowers. Can be used for cooking in the same manner as green onion. Light: F...

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.k.a. western oak fern and northern oak fern. A dainty spreading fern that can form a groundcover in ideal conditions! Prefers moist woodland cond...

A.k.a. Pennsylvania sedge. A short sedge coveted for its ability to form colonies in shady and dry conditions! Primarily spreads by running, but ma...

A.k.a. false dragonhead. This member of the mint family is notable for its ease of cultivation and pink-purple snapdragon-like flowers. Adaptable, ...

An adaptable and showy spiderwort! Can bloom almost continuously from late May to early July, though only a few flowers will be open at once. May h...

A.k.a. muskingum sedge*. A distinctive, showy, fairly tall sedge that hosts several species of moth, butterfly, and skipper! Prefers part sun/shade...

A.k.a. tall white aster and white field aster. An aster that thrives in poorly drained soil, but tolerates seasonally dry conditions. Like all aste...

A lovely addition to wet sites, the large, pink, snapdragon-like flowers are said to resemble the heads of turtles. Blooms in the fall, will still ...

A.k.a. Short-beaked sedge. This bunching sedge is closely related to, and difficult to distinguish from, prairie oval sedge (Carex bicknellii) and ...

A smaller wetland sedge named for the prickly appearance of its seed heads. Very similar in appearance to other “bottlebrush sedges” such that iden...

A.k.a. bloody butcher. An familliar, adaptable spring ephemeral! Fairly easy to grow, but slow to establish colonies. Prefers understory areas whe...

The one and only! This native echinacea is widely beloved for its adaptability and beautiful, iconic blooms. A cornerstone of butterfly gardens, it...