swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed sports lightly fragrant flower clusters from early summer through fall. Plants grow 3-5′ … Continued
browsing: wildlife food source
tall green milkweed
Asclepias hirtella
Plants grow up to 4′ and produce white flowers. This species prefers medium-wet to dry … Continued
whorled milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Whorled milkweed blooms later than other milkweeds with white flowers July thru September. The caterpillars … Continued
pawpaw
Asimina triloba
This native understory tree or large shrub grows 15-20’ tall (sometimes to 30’) and occurs … Continued
‘Bluebird’ aster
Symphyotrichum laevis 'Bluebird'
A Mt. Cuba selection of the native smooth aster introduced by Dr. Richard Lighty, this … Continued
tatarian aster
Aster tataricus
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full to part sun. Can be divided … Continued
Yellow wild indigo
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Showy upright, mounded native with yellow, pea-like blooms along yellow-green stems rising above a foliage … Continued
clump river birch
Betula nigra
Vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, native deciduous tree which occurs on floodplains, swampy bottomlands, and along streams. … Continued
blue grama grass, mosquito grass
Bouteloua gracilis
A tufted, warm-season native grass with distinctive caterpillar-like seed spikes which hang from one side … Continued
‘Pink Delight’ butterfly bush
Buddleia davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Clusters of fragrant, bright pink flowers make an excellent background or accent plant, perfect for … Continued
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
A rounded, deciduous shrub with upright-arching branches. The best ornamental feature of this shrub is … Continued
Canada Red chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
A hardy and colorful native tree is perfect for difficult spots, tolerating heat, cold, wind, … Continued