🌿 Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Tall warm-season prairie grass. Blue-green foliage turns bronze-red in fall. Seeds eaten by birds. Native to prairies and dry fields. Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Snapdragon-like white flowers. Host plant for Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly. Native to wet woods and stream banks. Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) Willow-like leaves. Acorns eaten by wildlife. Yellow fall color. Supports many caterpillar species. Native to floodplains and moist woods. Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Common Rush (Juncus effusus) Upright cylindrical stems. Good for wet areas and rain gardens. Native to marshes and wet meadows. Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds

🌿 River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) Decorative flattened seed heads. Good for shade. Seeds eaten by birds. Native to moist woods and stream banks. Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds

🌿 Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Delicate white flower spikes above attractive foliage. Good groundcover for shade. Native to rich woods. Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators

🌿 Red Maple (Acer rubrum) Red flowers in early spring, brilliant red fall color. Adaptable to various conditions. Seeds eaten by birds. Native to swamps and upland forests. Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) Bright yellow umbel flowers. Important host plant for Black Swallowtail butterfly. Native to moist meadows. Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) Smooth gray bark, golden bronze fall color. Nuts eaten by wildlife. Native to rich upland forests. Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) Showy white bracts in spring, red berries highly valuable to birds, red fall color. Native to woods and forest edges. Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies | 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) Low-growing sedge excellent as lawn alternative or groundcover. Native to dry woods and clearings. Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) Willow-like leaves. Acorns eaten by wildlife. Yellow fall color. Supports many caterpillar species. Native to floodplains and moist woods. Wildife Value: 🐦 Birds | 🐛 Host Plant

🌿 Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) Pale blue star-shaped flowers in spring, golden yellow fall foliage. Native to moist woods and floodplains. Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🦋 Butterflies

🌿 Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Delicate nodding flowers with red petals and yellow centers. Excellent for hummingbirds. Native to rocky woods and cliffs. Wildife Value: 🐝 Pollinators | 🐦 Birds