Habit: Perennial Herb
Light: Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun)
Water Needs: Moist, Average
Height: 2-5′
Flower: Yellow, Aug, Sept
Fruit: Dark brown nutlets massed in the center of the flower
Fall Color: No
Natural Habitat: Woodland Edge, Grasslands/Prairies
Larval host for: Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly (Chlosyne nycteis), Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

• Habit: Perennial
• Light: Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun), Part Shade (2-5 hrs. direct sun)
• Water Needs: Moist, Well Drained
• Height x Spread: 3-10′ x 1-3′
• Flower: Yellow
• Fruit: Seeds
• Fall Color: No
• Natural Habitat:
• Larval host for: Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)

• Habit: Perennial Herb
• Light: Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun)
• Water Needs: Moist, Average
• Height: 5-8′
• Flower: Yellow, Aug, Sept
• Fruit: Dark brown nutlets massed in the center of the flower
• Fall Color: No
• Natural Habitat: Floodplain/Marsh, Grasslands/Prairies
• Larval host for: Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly (Chlosyne nycteis), Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

• Habit: Perennial Herb
• Light: Shade (< 2 hrs. direct sun), Part Shade (2-5 hrs. direct sun)
• Water Needs: Moist
• Height: 2-5′
• Flower: Blue, Jul, Aug, Sept
• Fruit: Numerous small brown, dry capsules containing copius amounts of seeds.
• Fall Color: No
• Natural Habitat: Bottomland Deciduous Forest, Upland Deciduous Forest, Woodland Edge

Common Name: Sweet Scented Joe Pye Weed
Habit: Perennial Herb
Light: Part Shade (2-5 hrs. direct sun), Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun)
Water Needs: Average, Dry
Height: 5-8′
Flower: Pink, Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit: Tan nutlets borne in clusters.
Fall Color: No
Natural Habitat: Upland Deciduous Forest, Woodland Edge

• Habit:Shrub, Tree
• Light: Part Shade (2-5 hrs. direct sun), Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun)
• Water Needs: Average, Dry
• Height: 8-15′
• Flower: White, Mar, Apr
• Fruit: Clusters of bright red berries that may persist through the fall into winter.
• Fall Color: Yes
• Natural Habitat: Upland Deciduous Forest, Woodland Edge
• Larval host for: Waved Sphinx Moth (Ceratomia undulosa)

• Habit: Shrub
• Light: Part Shade (2-5 hrs. direct sun)
• Water Needs: Moist, Average
• Height: 8-15′
• Flower: Green, White, May, Jun
• Fruit: Red, ribbed capsule that resembles a strawberry that splits open to reveal bright orange seeds
• Fall Color: Yes
• Natural Habitat: Bottomland Deciduous Forest, Upland Deciduous Forest

• Habit: Perennial Grass
• Light:  Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun)
• Water Needs: Dry, Average
• Height: 2-5′
• Flower: Maroon, Violet, Aug-Oct.
• Fruit: Silver-white cottony mass of seeds
• Fall Color: Yes
• Natural Habitat: Woodland Edge, Grasslands, Rocky Outcrops

Common Name: Pink Muhly Grass
Habit: Perennial Grass/Grass-Like
Light: Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun)
Water Needs: Average, Dry
Height: 2-5′
Flower: Pink, Green, Jul, Aug, Sept
Fruit: Small pinkish-brown seeds with a wisp of pink hair at the end
Fall Color: Yes
Natural Habitat: Grasslands/Prairies, Rocky Outcrops