Key Attracts Hummingbirds

Attracts Butterflies

Attracts Songbirds

Prefers wet soil

Good for landscaping

Very Tall

Needs a lot of space

Perennial

BergamotMonarda fistulosa

Sun: Full to partial sunHeight: 2’ – 5’ Bloom Time: July - SeptColor: Lavender

Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta

Sun: Full sunHeight: 1’ – 3’ Bloom Time: Aug - SeptColor: Yellow

Blue Flag IrisIris shrevei

Sun: Full sunHeight: 2’ – 3’ Bloom Time: May - JuneColor: Purple

Blue Flag Iris thrives in moist soil

Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii

Sun: Full to partial sunHeight: 1’ – 2’ Bloom Time: Aug - SeptColor: Purple

Bumblebees love Bottle Gentian! They can be seen prying open the blooms to

climb inside!

Foxgloved BeardstonguePenstomen digitalis

Sun: Full sunHeight: 2’ – 4’ Bloom Time: May - JuneColor: White

Foxgloved Beardstongue also

attracts bumblebees who squeeze inside

the flowers!

Golden AlexanderZizia aurea

Sun: Full sunHeight: 1’ - 2’Bloom Time: May - JuneColor: Yellow

Golden Alexander is a food source for the Eastern Black

Swallowtail Butterfly

Gray Headed ConeflowerRatibida pinnata

Sun: Full sunHeight: 3’ - 6’Bloom Time: July - SeptColor: Yellow

IronweedVernonia altissima

Sun: Full to partial sunHeight: 3’ – 10’Bloom Time: June - AugColor: Purple

Meadow ParnsipThaspium trifoliatum

Sun: Full to partial sunHeight: 2’ Bloom Time: May - JuneColor: Yellow

Nodding Wild OnionAllium cernuum

Sun: Full sunHeight: 1’ – 2’ Bloom Time: July - AugColor: White/Pink

Ohio SpiderwortTradescantia ohiensis

Sun: Full sunHeight: 2’ – 3’ Bloom Time: June - JulyColor: Purple

Ohio Spiderwort flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon

Ox Eyed SunflowerHeliopsis helianthoides

Sun: Full sunHeight: 3’-6’Bloom Time: June - Sept Color: Yellow

Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea

Sun: Full to partial sunHeight: 3’ – 4’ Bloom Time: July - SeptColor: Purple

The American Goldfinch loves

the seeds of Purple

Coneflower

Rattlesnake MasterEryngium yuccifolium

Sun: Full sunHeight: 3’ – 5’ Bloom Time: June - AugColor: White

Royal CatchflySilene regia

Sun: Full sunHeight: 2’ – 4’ Bloom Time: July - AugColor: Red

Royal Catchfly is listed as a

threatened plant in Ohio

Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata

Sun: Full sunHeight: 36” – 48” Bloom Time: July - OctColor: Pink

Swamp Milkweed thrives in moist soil

Virginia Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum

Sun: Full sunHeight: 1’ – 3’ Bloom Time: July - Aug Color: White

The foliage of Virginia Mountain

Mint gives off a great mint fragrance when

crushed.

Wild SennaCassia hebecarpa

Sun: Full sunHeight: 4’ – 6’ Bloom Time: July - AugColor: Yellow