Tolerates some shade,, American Basswood Tilia americana Y White July Tree 25m sandy to clayish soils Full Sun American Pasqueflower Anemone patens Y Blue- White April- May Perennial 4-16" Amur Privet Ligustrum amurense N Yellow May Shrub 12-15 ft Full sun to part shade Beauty Bush Kolkwitzia amabilis N Pink June Shrub 2-3m Full sun, well drained rich soil, moderate to low moisture Sweat, Syrphid Flies, Bee Flies, Large Mining Bee Balm Monarda didyma Y Red July- September Perennial 6-12 ft Sun to shade, wet soils, Dry, sun Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Y Red September Perennial 1-2 m, also wind pollinated Bishop's Cap Mitella diphylla y White May Perennial 4-16" Woodland Vinegar Fly, Syrphid Fly, Full sun Black Cherry Prunus serotina Y White May- June Tree 2m Butterflie, Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia N Pink June Tree 10-15m Full sun, well drained, dry soil Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis Y White June- July Shrub 3-6 ft Full sun, moderate moisture Full sun, Beetles, Bee Flies, Ambush Bug, Black- Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta y Yellow June- September Perennial 30 cm Syrphid Fly, Blazing Star Liatris aspera Y Purple/white August- September Perennial 1 m Full sun, drought tolerant, Woodland groundcover - poisonous Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis Y White April Perennial 20 cm Blue Switch Grass Panicum virgatum Y Blue- green August- September Perennial 1-1.8 m Dry, sun
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata Y Blue June- September Perennial 40-60" Sun moderate moisture Flies,,, acidic, moist, well- Blueberry Vaccinium spp. Y Pink May Shrub 1-2 ft drained soil Borage Borago officinalis N Blue June- frost Annual 1-3 ft drought tolerant, deer resistant Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii Y Blue July- September Perennial 30-60 cm Meadow flower - sun Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare N Pink June- September Biennial 1-1.5 m moist well- drained soil Bunchberry Cornus canadensis Y White - tiny April- May Perennial 20 cm Woodland - red berries, Flies Sun Butterfly Milkweed Asclepia tuberosa Y Orange June- August Perennial 12-36" Larval host for Monarch, Queen Butterfly and Milkweed Tussockl Moth/ Sulphur Butterfies, Crescent, Great Spangled Fritillary, Leafcutter Bee, Green Sweat Small Resin, Milkweed Leaf Beetle,
Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Y Orange August- September Perennial 30-75 cm Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis Y White May- June Perennial 60 cm Canada Plum Prunus nigra Y White/Pink May Tree 10m Full sun, part shade, well- drained, sandy soil, drought resistant, does not transplant well Morning Doves & chipmunks eat seeds Host for Monarch butterfly larva, Beetles, Syrphid Flies, Crab Spider Do not plant near potato crops due to aphid that can overwinter and act as a carrier of potato disease Canada Tick Trefoil Desmodium canadense Y Pink July Perennial 36-60" Sun, moist, Canada Violet Viola canadensis Y White April- May Perennial 25 cm Prefers rich, moist woodlands, Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis Y Golden- brown August- September Perennial 1-1.5 m Dry, sun deep rich soil, moderate Catnip Nepeta cataria N White/pInk/Purple June- August Perennial 30-90 cm moisture Full sun, well- drained Wasps,, Chives Allium schoenoprasum N Pink/White April- May Perennial.2-.4 m dry soil Flies, Beetles Prefers moist conditions, needs full sun, rich soils in open Chokecherry Prunus virginian Y White May Shrub 10m situations Clammy Locust Robinia viscosa N Pink May- June Tree 13m Semi shade(woodland) or full sun, tolerates a wide variety of soil types and ph, can tolerate drought
tolerates a wide range of soils, moderate Comfrey Symphytum officinale N Pink/Purple June- August Perennial 1-5 ft moisture Common Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Y White July- September Perennial 24-60" Sun, moist flies Shrub/Tre Full sun, moderate Common Lilac Syringa vulgaris N Pink/Purple May e 5-7m moisture Full sun, well- drained soil, low moisture Host for Monarch Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Y Pink June- August Perennial 60-180 cm butterfly larva Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus Y Yellow July- September Biennial 3-5 m Full Sun, well- drained soil Meadow flower - sun, Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Y Golden June- August Perennial 30-45 cm Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum Y White spikes July- August Perennial 36-72" Sun to Shade, moist to dry Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum Y Yellow July- September Perennial 3-10' Sun to part sun, moist Full sun, moderate Dandelion Taraxacum officinale N Yellow April- August Perennial 30 cm moisture Full sun, preferes well- Deutzia Deutzia gracilis N Pink May- June Shrub 2-4 ft drained soil Berries provide food for birds Dogwoods Cornus spp. Y White May- June Shrub 7m Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria Y Cream White April- May Perennial 4-12" Woodland groundcover, Wasps, Flies, Katydids,,, Lacewings, Ladybird beetle larva, Beetles, Flies,
Elderberry Sambucus nigra N White May Shrub 2-3m well- drained, rich soil, moderate moisture Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis Y Yellow July- September Biennial 1-1.5 m Full sun, moderate moisture Sun to part shade Host plant for False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa Y Pink/purple June- July Perennial 1-1.2 m caterpillars False Solomon's Seal Malanthemum racemosa Y White May Perennial 12-24" Woodland Acidic, well- drained, organic soil prefers moist conditions, fast False Spirea Sorbaria sorbifolia N White July- August Shrub 2-3m growing Sun, Moths, Beetles, Weevils Invasive False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Y Yellow July- September Perennial 24-60" Epilobium Fireweed angustifolium Y Pink June- August Annual 1-2 m Full Sun, well- drained soil Ground Beetles,, Bee and Syrphid flies, Leafcutter, Green Sweat Bee, Carpenter Bee, Long- Horned Bee, Clearwing Moth, Braconid Wasp, Moth Caterpillar Flowerhead Borer Hummingbirds, bees
Woodland groundcover Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia Y White May Perennial 30 cm Requires moist soil, Goat's Beard Aruncus dioicus Y White April- May Perennial 1.5m Beetles,, Bottle Flies, Carrot Wasp Golden Alexander Zizia aurea Y Yellow May- July Perennial 20-40", Beetles,, Wasps, Crab Spiders Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Y Yellow July- October Perennial 1-3 m Full sun, tolerates a wide variety of soils Invasive tolerates a variety of conditions, not related Gooseneck Loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides Yellow Mid summer Perennial 1m Grey- Headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata Y Yellow w/grey centre July- September Perennial 50-150 cm Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Y Purple/Blue June- September Perennial 4-20" to purple loosestrife Dry, sun Sun Can be agressive, Moths, Soldier Beetles, Moths, Syrphid Flies,, Mint Moth, Hawthorn Crataegus spp. Y White May- June Tree 1-6m Full sun & Hyssop Agastache foeniculum Y Tiny pink /purple July- September Perennial 30-60" Indian Currant Symphoricarpos orbiculatus N White/Pink Variable Shrub 1-3 ft Part shade, low to moderate moisture, Flies, Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata Y Purple July- September Perennial 36-72" Sun to shade, moist Jack- in- the- Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Y White April Perennial 60 cm Requires moist soils Fungus Gnat Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans y Purple May- June Perennial 10-20" Woodland Beetles, Syrphid Fly,
Full sun, well- drained, Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus Y Yellow August- September Perennial 2-3 m fertile soil Shade, high organic, wet, Wasps, to moist soils, Flies, Ruby- Jewelweed Impatiens capensis Y Orange July- October Annual 1.25 m throated Hummingbird Joe- Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum Y Pink June- September Perennial 1-3 ft Large Leaf Linden Tilia platyphyllos N White July Tree 60-80 ft Lavender Lavandula angustifolia N Purple July- August Perennial.4-.7 m Schizachyrium Little Bluestem scoparium Y Blue- green August- September Perennial 45-135 cm Sun to part shade, rich soil (forest floor) moist soil Full sun to light shade, moist deep well- drained soil, tolerant of difficult growing sites Full sun, well- drained gravelly soil, low moisture Dry, sun,, Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica y Purple August Perennial 12-48" Sun to part sun, moist, Weevils, Full sun, drought, Marigold Tagetes N yellow/orange July- October Annual 6 in - 1 m tolerant Ants,, Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris Y Yellow April- May Perennial 8023" Wet and moist Syrphid Flies, Sun Maximilian's Sunflower Helianthus maximilanii Y Yellow August- October Perennial 3-8' Cucumber beetles, Syrphid Flies, Webworm moth, MonarchButter fly, Bumble Bee
Juglone tolerant - will tolerate walnut trees - Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum Y White/Indistinct April- May Perennial 30-40 cm poisonous Sun, Monarchs, Syrphid fly, Bee Meadow Blazingstar Liatris ligulistylis Y Purple/Pink August- September Perennial 36-60" Fly Full sun Meadow Rue Thalictrum polygamum Y Pink or yellow August- September Perennial 1-1.5 m Sun to part shade, moist, Flies, Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmeria Y White Mid to late summer Perennial 3-4 ft soil Beetles Mint Mentha spp. N Pink July- August Perennial 30-40 cm Full sun- part shade, tolerates a wide variety of conditions Full sun, prefers moist, well- drained soil high in Mock Orange Philadelphus coronarius N White May- June Shrub 8-10 ft organic matter, Flies Pycnanthemum, Mountain Mint virginianum Y Lavender July- September Perennial 12-36" Sun to part sun, moist Flies, Beetles New England Aster Symphyotricum novae- angleae Y Purple w/yellow centre August- October Perennial 12-72" Sun to part shade, tolerates a wide range of conditions, Moths, New York Aster Symphyotricum novi- belgii Y Pink to Purple w/yellow centre September- October Perennial 1m Oak Quercus spp. Y Indistinct May- October Tree 16m Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana Y Pink/White August- September Perennial 1m Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra Y White/Yellow May Tree 30-60 ft Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia Y White Early spring Perennial 20 ft Dry, sun, Support many species of butteflies and moths Full sun, moist conditions, Stink bugs Full sun, likes moist,, Ruby deep, well- drained Throated acidic soil Hummingbird Part shade to part sun Can be agressive self- seeder
Peashrub Caragan arborescens N Yellow May Shrub 3-4m Full sun, alkaline, well drained gravelly soil, low moisture Meadow flower - sun Penstemon Penstemon hirsutus Y Purple/white July- August Perennial 30-100 cm, Flies tolerates dry conditions, Syrphid Flies, Perennial Geranium Geranium maculatum Pink Spring to summer Perennial 1 ft Fruitworm Beetles Heuchera Prairie Alumroot richardsonii Y Yellow Spike June- July Perennial 12-36" Sun Sweat, Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya Y Purple July- September Perennial 24-48" Sun, moist Flies,, Moths, Prairie Cinquefoil Potentilla arguta Y White - yellow centrjune- July Perennial 12-40", Flies Prairie Foxtail Full sun Clover Dalea leporina Y Deep Scarlet June Perennial 2 ft Flies, Prairie Phlox Phlox pilosa Y Pink April- May Perennial 6-24", Moths, Syrphid Fly, Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum Y Pink tufts June- August Perennial 20 cm Meadow flower - sun Full sun to light shade, Pumpkin/Squash Cucurbita pepo N Yellow July- September Annual >5 m well drained soils Full sun, drought tolerant Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea/palida Y Purple July- September Perennial 1-2 m Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea Y Pink- Purple June- July Perennial 12-36" Red Maple Acer rubrum Y Pinkish red May Tree 25 M Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus Y White June Shrub 1-2m Sun Tolerates some shade, prefers moist soil Full sun, well- drained, dry soil,, Banded Long Horn Beetles, Soldier Beetles, Syrphid Flies
Redbud Cercis canadensis Y Bright Pink May- June Tree 12 ft Host to Henry's Elfin butterfly Henry's Elfin Butterfly host Full sun, well- drained Sage Salvia officinalis N Purple June- July Perennial.7-1.3 m soil, low moisture Sedum Autumn Joy Sedum spectabile N Pink September Perennial 1-2 m Full sun, drought resistant Amelanchier Shrub/Tre Berries provide food for Serviceberry canadensis Y White April- May e 20 ft birds Siberian Crab Malus baccata White May- June Tree 20-35 ft Full sun, sand- clay, well- drained Meadow flower - sun, Flies, Silverweed Potentilla anserina Y Golden June- August Perennial 5-15 cm Beetles Average dry soil full sun Small Globe Thistle Echinops ritro N Purple Mid to late summer Perennial 3-4 ft Smooth Solomon's Seal Polyonatum biflorum Y White- yellow May- July Perennial 12-48" Woodland Shade intolerant, needs full sun, medium Snowberry Symphoricarpus alba Y Pink June- July Shrub 1-2m moisture, Flies Spicebush Lindera benzoin Y Yellow April Tree 12 ft Provides larval food for Spicbush Swallowtail and larvae, provides berries for Cedar Waxwings Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis Y Purple May- July Perennial 24-48", Flies St. John's Wort Hypericum pyramidatum Y Yellow July Perennial 36-72" Sun to part sun, moist, Flies, Beetles Suckers easily well- drained gravelly or and will form Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina Y Red June- July Shrub 5-7m dry soil colonies
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Y White May Tree 35 M Can tolerate shade but grows better in full sun, prefers moist, deep, rich soil Full sun, wet soil Host for Monarch butterfly larva., Moths, Wasps, Bottle Fly, Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Y Pink June- August Perennial 30-120 cm Beetles,, Thyme Thymus N Pink/white June- July Perennial.2-.4m Full sun, well- drained, dry soil Thyme Trillium Trillium grandiflora Y White April Perennial 45 cm Woodland groundcover - requires consistent moisture 100-150 Part shade to full sun Turtlehead Chelone glabra Y Pink/purple August- September Perennial cm Moist sun, Vervain Verbena hastata Y Purple July- September Perennial 200 cm, Syrphid Fly, Soldier Beetle, BeeFly Hydrophyllum, Syrphid Flies, black Virginia Waterleaf virginianum Chiastophyllum Y Pink- Purple April- May Perennial 6-24" Woodland groundcover Weevils Waterleaf oppositifolium Y Yellow Spring Perennial 1 ft Shady, acidic soil Undetermined Average Dry soil, full sun White Aster Aster ericoides Y White Fall Perennial 2 ft White Baneberry Actaea pachypoda Y White/Indistinct April- May Perennial 30-60 cm Woodland perennial - berries are poisonous, Wild Apple Malus pumila N White May- June Tree 10m Full sun, moderate moisture Moth,, Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Y Pink- Purple July- September Perennial 24-60" Wasps, Bee
Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Y Pink/coral June- August Perennial 30-90 cm Meadow flower - sun, Sawfly, Wild Ginger Asarum canadense Y Maroon - indistinct May- June Perennial 30 cm Woodland groundcover Beetles, Ants,, Flies Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis Y Purple/pink July- August Perennial 50-80 cm Meadow flower - sun Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Y White - tiny June- August Perennial 15 cm Meadow flower - sun Tolerates some shade, likes wet to moist soil Willows Salix spp. Y White May- June Tree 1-6m Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens Y White - tiny May- June Perennial 5 cm Woodland groundcover