Forbs

A late spring bloomer and our lovely native host of the black swallowtail butterfly! A broadly appealing addition to pollinator gardens that may sp...

A thin leaved goldenrod of medium height that prefers moist soils, but tolerates some dryer conditions and drought! Individual blooms are smaller t...

A.k.a. dwarf goldenrod. All the fun of a goldenrod in a short plant! An adaptable species that supports a wide variety of pollinators and host inse...

A blue blooming native lobelia that takes a wide range of light conditions! Particularly at home on woodland edges, but easily adapts to garden bed...

A.k.a. cutleaf coneflower. A tall coneflower at home in wet prairies and floodplains. Spreads well by rhizome in optimal conditions, and is excelle...

A short penstemon with delicate pink flowers, excellent for planting on garden edges or along walkways. Like all penstemon, the tubular flowers are...

A shade loving, fuzzy-leaved native mint at home in woodlands. Grows well in full shade, but blooms the best in part sun/shade. Flowers are small b...

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

A white, small flowered aster that blooms profusely in late summer-early fall. The narrow leaves give patches of Heath aster an appealing texture. ...

A tall plant with showy, pink bunches of flowers. Generally adaptable to different soil types, and beneficial to insects. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun...

A.k.a. sand coreopsis. The signature bright yellow blooms of coreopsis in a hardy native package! A generally triennial plant that prefers poor soi...

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...

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

A.k.a. swamp milkweed and rose milkweed. A mid-sized, showier milkweed that is a perfect landscaping alternative to common milkweed! Has attractive...

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...

An easy to cultivate, rabbit/deer resistant native onion with lovely bunches of nodding, pink flowers. Does well anywhere from part dry all day sun...

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, ...

A.k.a. solidago ohioensis. A shorter and impressively blooming goldenrod. Fairly adaptable, but favors moist soil that contains clay. Blooms roughl...

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. 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 blooming, emergent aquatic plant that does not tolerate drying out. Forms colonies and can spread rapidly by rhizome, so a good first wetl...

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 ...