6-12' × 6-12' | White to reddish blooms, mid- to late summer | Woodland shrub with upright, arching branches | Part shade to shade, average to moist, well-drained soils | Good wildlife and pollinator value

The ultimate low-maintenance bird magnet with an electric, late-season color display.

3-8' × 3-6' | Pale pink blooms, mid-summer; vibrant magenta berries, fall | Loose woodland shrub with an open, arching habit | Full sun to part shade, dry to moist, well-drained soils | Exceptional late-season bird forage and ornamental value

The ultimate flooded-soil survivor with spectacular, spherical summer blooms.

6-12' × 6-12' | White, spherical "pincushion" blooms, mid-summer | Broad, open, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub | Full sun to part shade, moist to flooded soils | Exceptional summer nectar, wetland restoration, and waterfowl/bird value

6-9' × 6-9' | Deep maroon, fragrant blooms, late spring to summer | Dense woodland shrub with a rounded, suckering habit | Part shade to shade, average to moist, well-drained soils | Good pollinator value

0.5-1' × 0.5-1' | Greenish-purple spikelets, early spring | Low-growing, rhizomatous, semi-evergreen sedge | Part shade to full shade, dry to medium, well-drained soils | Exceptional lawn alternative and groundcover value

1–2' × 1–2' | Evergreen fronds, year-round | Clumping perennial fern | Part shade to shade, average to moist soils | Provides year-round cover for wildlife, erosion control

The rugged, aggressive wetland sedge for stream banks and bioswales.

1.5-3' × 2-3' | Tall, brownish-green spikelets, late spring | Upright, aggressively rhizomatous wetland sedge | Full sun to part shade, moist to flooded soils | Exceptional erosion control and water-edge habitat value

The highly adaptable, fine-textured clumper for sun or shade.

0.5-1' × 0.5-1' | Delicate green spikelets, mid-spring | Fine-textured, clumping, semi-evergreen sedge | Full sun to full shade, dry to medium, well-drained soils | Excellent drought-tolerant lawn alternative

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2–3' × 2–3' | Pale blue blooms, late spring to early summer | Upright clumping perennial with glossy foliage | Full sun to part shade, average to moist soils | Attracts pollinators, excellent fall color