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Photo credit: | Blue Wood Aster
Aster cordifolius (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade
Blooms: August - September
Flower color: Violet
Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Comments: Clouds of blue flowers in late summer
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun,
Blooms: May - September
Flower color: Orange
Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Amazing color; grows well in dry, gravely-sandy soil
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Calico Aster
Aster lateriflous (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Partial Sun
Blooms: June - August
Flower color: White
Height: 1.0 - 4.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Often a purple center. Bushy habit.
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: June - August
Flower color: pink/purple
Height: 2.0 - 4.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Larval food of monarch butterflies
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Crooked-stemmed Aster
Aster prenanthoides (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: September - October
Flower color: Bue-violet
Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Stem zigzags slightly; flowers are 1"-1.5"
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | False Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis (Fabaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: May - June
Flower color: Blue
Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Comments:
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Flat-topped Aster
Aster umbellatus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: August - September
Flower color: White
Height: 3.0 - 7.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Imposing plant
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea (Apiaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: May - June
Flower color: Yellow
Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Butterfly plant
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Golden Groundsel
Senecio aureus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: May - June
Flower color: Yellow
Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Good season long ground cover; one of first yellow flowers of spring
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Green-headed Coneflower
Rudbeckia lanciniata (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - September
Flower color: Yellow
Height: 3.0 - 9.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Stunning wildflower often found along streams
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Heath Aster
Aster pilosus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: August - September
Flower color: White
Height: 2.0 - 6.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments:
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Joe Pye
Eupatorium fistulosa (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: August - September
Flower color: Pink to Purple
Height: 3.0 - 8.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Grows luxuriantly
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit:Kathy McGregor | New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade
Blooms: August - October
Flower color: Purple
Height: 4.0 - 6.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Glorius late season color. Looks great growing with goldenrod
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit:Kathy McGregor | New York Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - August
Flower color: Deep Purple
Height: 3.0 - 6.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Beacon for Butterflies; grows attractively with Boneset
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Oxeye
Heliopsis helianthoides (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - September
Flower color: Yellow
Height: 3.0 - 5.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Butterfly plant
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Poke Milkweed
Asclepias exaltata (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: biennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade
Blooms: July - August
Flower color: Cream-white
Height: 2.0 - 6.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Beautiful drooping umbels of flowers
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Purple-stemmed Aster
Aster puniceus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: September - September
Flower color: Blue Violet
Height: 2.0 - 6.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Stems usually reddish
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Spotted Joe Pye
Eupatorium maculatum (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: August - September
Flower color: Pink/Purple
Height: 3.0 - 7.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Woodlands and Woodland Edges
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Attracts butterflies
Deer Resistant: no
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - August
Flower color: Rose Pink
Height: 2.0 - 4.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Will grow in range of moisture conditions - it dosen't need a swamp!
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos (Malvaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil,
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July - September
Flower color: Deep Pink / White
Height: 5.0 - 7.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Comments: Tall, bold and dramatic
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: yes
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Virginia Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum (Lamiaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: May - June
Flower color: White
Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Very attractive massed plant for sun
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Wild Sweet William or Meadow Phlox
Phlox maculata (Polemoniaceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: June - July
Flower color: Pink
Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Blooms heavily early and sporadically all season long
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Wrinke-leaved Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial
Moisture: Medium Moist Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: August - September
Flower color: Yellow
Height: 3.0 - 4.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Good for naturalizing; beautiful with New York Aster
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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Photo credit: | Wild Lilac or New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus (Rhamnaceae)Plant Type: shrub
Moisture: Dry Soil
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun,
Blooms: July
Flower color: White
Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet
General Natural Plant Setting:
Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides
Comments: Low growing, resilant shrub; one of top ten butterfly plants
Deer Resistant: yes
Rain Garden Suitable: no
Attracts:
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