Plants

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

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

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

UPL Prairie/Savanna, short-mid height, Clustered white flowers in summer

Upland, Savanna/Woodland; 1' groundcover; pale purple fall bloom

2–3' × 1–2' | White blooms, late summer to early fall | Upright clumping perennial | Full sun to part shade, moist soils | Host plant for Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly

1–2' × 1–2' | White to pale pink blooms, midsummer to early fall | Low mounded perennial with bold foliage | Part shade to shade, average to moist soils | Attracts pollinators, tolerant of heat and humidity

3–5' × 1–2' | Sky-blue blooms, late summer to fall | Upright, airy perennial | Full sun, dry to average soils | Nectar source for pollinators, drought tolerant

4–8' × 3–4' | Yellow blooms, midsummer to early fall | Tall, coarse-textured perennial | Full sun, moist to average soils | Supports pollinators, water source for birds

1–3' × 1–2' | Yellow blooms, late summer to fall | Arching stems, woodland perennial | Part shade to shade, average to moist soils | Late-season pollinator nectar source

6–12" × 12–18" | White to pale pink blooms, spring | Low mounded perennial with textured foliage | Part to full shade, moist soils | Early-season pollinator support

1–2' × 1–1.5' | Seed heads, summer to fall | Clumping warm-season grass | Full sun, dry to average soils | Drought tolerant, supports grassland insects