Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata): Milkweeds are worthy of a place in the garden, both for their flowers and their foliage, Best effect when planted in groups. Incarnata has light plink flowers on durable 3′ tall waxy foliage, A very tough plant for wet or dry conditions. Attracts Monarch butterflies.

Corkscrew  Rush (Juncus effusus): Add a naturalistic feel to ponds and meadows. Clump forming wetland plant, deep green, grows 36″ tall. Very erect, architectural accent.

 Purple Cone Flower ‘Magnus’ (Echinacea purpurea):   This Magnus variety of coneflower is a sturdy plant with dark green leaves and produces large luminous crimson blooms all summer into fall. Goldfinches love to sit on the flowerheads once seeds start forming.  Will grow in full sun and is not fussy about soil. Grows 12″ – 30″ tall. Bloomtime: mid to late summer

Joe Pye ”Little Joe” (Eupatorium):  Joe-Pye grows best in fertile, moist soil. A tough native covered in pink to rose flower heads.  Supports lots of butterflies in late summer and early fall, when other flowers are finished. Grows 4′ tall.  Bloomtime: mid to late summer.

 Bee Balm “Jacob Cline” (Monarda):    Strong survivors which come back year after year. They grow well in sun to part-shade. This variation has extra large deep red flowers on 38 “ tall plants. Very bright. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Bloomtime: Mid summer.

  Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia ‘fulgida’): Smaller and finer than other Rudbeckia. Longer blooming season, July to October. Six weeks after others are brown, this plant is at its peak!

Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens ): Golden yellow flowerheads with curliing side branches bloom from July through November. Found on salt marshes and beaches, but likes freshwater wet areas too. This goldenrod attracts tons of butterflies! 3 to 6 feet tall.

Dwarf Goldenrod “Golden Baby” (Solidago canadensis):  A plant that has gotten a bad rap over the years, goldenrod should not be confused with ragweed and scotchbroom. A vibrant plant with feathery yellow foliage, goldenrod grows well in sun or partial shade up to 24″ tall. Bloomtime: late summer into fall

 Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium):  Little Bluestem, or Prarie Beard Grass, grows well in any sunny well drained to dry soil. It is best used in large groupings. Grows about 3′ tall.

Culver’s Root (Veronicastum virginicum):  Elegant pale blue flowerstalks rise like spires above whorls of deep green leaves in July and August. Growing 3-6 ft tall, it creates a unique vertical accent when planted with other native plants.