Autumn Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Yellow 3'-5'h2'-3'w

August - October

Butterflies full sun 12" Features clusters of yellow, daisy-like flowers with distinctive wedge-shaped rays with dull yellow domed centers.

Grows well in average, medium to moist soil in full sun. Intolerant of dry soils. Remove spent flower heads to encourage additional blooms. Deer avoid this plant.

Big Leaf Aster Eurybia macrophylla

Violet to pale blue with yellow centers

2'-4'h2'-4'w

September-October

Butterflies part to full shade

12" Large, heart-shaped basal leaves make this an attractive foliage plant. Small violet to pale blue flowers with yellow centers flower in flat-topped clusters. Attractive to butterflies.

Best grown in moist, well-drained sandy soil in part shade. Woodland species that flowers best in part shade but will grow in full shade. Tender young leaves may be cooked and eaten as greens.

Blazing Star Liatris spicata Mauve/Pink

3-5'h1'-1.5'w

July-August Butterfly/Songbird

full to partial sun

6-12" Bold purple flower spikes on clump-forming plant. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and songbirds.

Prefers moist, well-drained soil.

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Yellow/Black

2'-3'h1'-2'w

July - October

Butterfly/Pollinators/Songbird

full to partial sun

12" Brilliant yellow flowers with black centers. Blooms from late summer through hard frost. Provides great fall color.

Grows well in most soils in full sun to partial shade. It’s a short-lived perennial but self-sows in open soil.

Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Orange 1'-3'h2'w

May-August Butterfly/Bees/Pollinators

full to partial sun

12-18" Showy, bright orange flowers, butterfly and pollinator magnet and host plant for monarch caterpillars.

A top butterfly plant for drier soil. Short stature sun-loving plant for monarchs.

Cardinal Flower

Lobellia cardinalis

Red 2'-4'h1'-2'w

July - September

Hummingbird/Butterfly

full sun to partial shade

12" A clump-forming perennial with erect spikes of brilliant red tube shaped flowers that draw hummingbirds like a magnet.

Grows well in medium rich to moist soils. Tolerates some flooding. Should not dry out. Prefers some afternoon shade.

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Pink to Lavender

2-4'h1'w

June-August

Butterfly/Songbird/Pollinators

full to partial sun

12-18" A profusion of sweetly scented lavender to pink flowers. Blooms mid-summer and attracts numerous pollinators. Host plant for monarch butterflies.

Easily grown in average, dry to medium well-drained soil in full sun. Spreads by rhizomes and can create a patch if left to reseed and spread.

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Coral Bells Heuchera americana

Cream with Red Tinge

1'-2'h1'-1.5'w

June-August

Hummingbird full sun to partial shade

12" Excellent foliage plant with ruffled leaves. Evergreeen in mild winters. Clump forming. Attracts hummingbirds.

Prefers rich soil, medium moisture and well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Yellow 2'-4'h1.5'-3'w

July - September

Butterfly full sun to part shade

12" Features showy, daisy-like flowers with drooping yellow rays and raised, greenish centers. Long mid to late summer bloom time.

Grows well in medium, well-drained soil. Tolerates hot, humid summers. Removal of spent flower heads encourages reblooming. Can spread by underground stems. Deer resistant.

Downy Sunflower

Helianthus mollis

Yellow 2'-4'h1'-3'w

July - September

Butterfly/Songbird

full sun 12" Green gray stems and foliage give this plant its other name of ashy sunflower. Large (4") yellow flowers with darker yellow centers form singly on tall stems. Seed heads are a favorite of songbirds, especially goldfinch.

Easily grown in average, medium to dry soils in full sun. Good for naturalizing areas. Shelter from strong wind and plant in the back of gardens as foliage declines throughout the summer.

Eastern Blue Star

Amsonia tabernaemon- tana

Light Blue 2'-3'h 2'-3'w

May - June Butterfly full sun to part shade

12"-24"

Clump-forming plant with clusters of 3/4" light blue star-shaped flowers. Foliage adds interest and has narrow willow-shaped leaves that turn yellow in fall. Tolerates deer. Plant in a mass for best effect.

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained but moist soil.

Golden Alexander

Zizia aurea Yellow 1'-3'h1.5'-2'w

May - July Butterfly full sun to part shade

12" Brilliant golden-yellow flowers form broad umbrella-shaped clusters atop dark green foliage. An important food source for Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars.

Grows in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. May be evergreen in mild winters. Deer resistant.

Late Flowering Thoroughwort

Eupatorium serotinum

White 2'-5'h2'-3'w

August - October

Butterfly/ Pollinator/Songbird

full sun to part shade

12" Small white flowers form umbrella-shaped clusters that are showy and extremely attractive to butterflies, bees, moths, and other pollinators. Also called Late Boneset.

Prefers medium to moist soil but tolerates dry conditions once established. Deer resistant.

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

White 3'-4'h3'-5'w

May - July Hummingbird/Butterfly/Pollinators

full sun to part shade

36" Small, native, compact shrub with fragrant white flower clusters. Young twigs and stems are yellow and stand out in winter. Dried leaves were used as a tea substitute in Revolutionary times, hence the name. Covered with pollinators and a real treat in the garden.

Easily grown in dry, sandy well-drained soils. Deep root structure makes it drought tolerant but difficult to transplant. Tolerates dry, rocky slopes in hard-to-plant places.

New York Ironweed

Vernonia novebora-censis

Purple 4'-6'h3'-4'w

August - September

Pollinators full sun 12" Features numerous tiny, fluffy deep-purple flowers in 3"-4" clusters. Seeds and stems turn rusty orange in fall giving it its name.

Prefers medium to most soil in full sun. Self sows. Tolerates deer.

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Pink 3-4'h1.5'-2'w

July - September

Butterfly/Songbird/Hummingbird

full to partial sun

12" Large 2-4" deep pink to rose flower heads attract butterflies. Seed heads attract goldfinches and other songbirds.

Grows well in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part-shade. Best in full sun. Tolerant of drought, heat, humidity and poor soil.

Rattlesnake Master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Greenish White

4'-5'h2'-3'w

June - September

Pollinators full sun 12" Sword-shaped stiff green leaves cradle upright stems of greenish white flowers in globular, thistle-like heads. Name comes from former use to treat rattlesnake bites.

Grows well in dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Taprooted plant that does not tolerate being transplanted.

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Yellow 2-4'h2'-3'w

September-October

Butterfly/Pollinator

full to partial sun

12-18" Bright yellow flower heads are clustered on beautiful spikes. Important food source for migrating monarchs.

Does best in dry sites with sandy soil and is salt tolerant. Makes great addition to naturalized gardens, backyard habitats, and wildflower gardens. Will produce foliage and few flowers if overfertilized.

Swamp/Red Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Pink/Red 3-5'h2'w

June-July Butterfly/Songbird

full sun 12-18" Showy pink flowers in umbels attract butterflies. Host plant for monarchs; top nectar plant for butterflies.

Prefers moist soil but easily established in average garden conditions.

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Tall Coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris

Yellow 2'-8'h2'-3'w

July - September

Butterfly full sun 12-18" Yellow daisy-like flowers with brown center disk on tall stems. Blooms mid-late summer into fall. Anise-scented leaves.

Easily grown in dry to medium moisture soils. Drought tolerant. Grows well in areas with dry or poor soil. Deer resistant.

Turk's Cap Lily

Lilium superbum

Orange/Maroon

4'-6'h 1'w

July Hummingbird/Butterfly

full sun to partial shade

12" This native true lily forms impressive stands of tall bright-orange flowers. The petals bend back to form a "turks cap". Impressive plants that are favored by butterflies and hummingbirds.

Grows well in medium rich to moist soils. Best in consistently moist soil but does very well locally.

WildColumbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Red/Yellow

1'-2'h1'w

April-June Hummingbird/Butterfly

full sun to shade

12" Red and yellow dangling tube-shaped flowers prefer light to medium shade in well-drained soil. Flowers in early spring and attracts hummingbirds when few other nectar flowers available. Columbine Duskywing Caterpillar host plant.

Interesting woodland plant that reseeds. Does best in partially shaded to shady spots.

Yellow Wild Indigo

Baptisia tinctoria

Yellow to Cream

2'-3'h 2'-3'w

May - June Butterfly full to part shade

24" Yellow to cream, pea-like flowers form on attractive foliage with blue-black seed pods. Forms 3' w x 3' h clumps.

Easily grown in average, dry to medium well-drained soil. Prefers full sun. Tolerates drought and poor soil. Prefers not to be disturbed once established.

Zigzag Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Yellow 1'-3'h1'-3'w

August - September

Butterfly/Pollinator

full sun to part shade

12" Late fall woodland flower that spreads to form a patch. Notable for brilliant yellow flowers that attract butterflies.

Grows well in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Does best in part shade but will grow in full shade.

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