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Rudbeckia laciniata

This tall, showy summer-blooming sunflower provides nectar and seed to wildlife. 

Mimulus ringens

Small lavender colored flowers bloom throughout the summer, offering a nectar source for bees. 

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Clusters of bright yellow flowers adorn delicate stems amidst intricately cut leaves from June – September.

Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem is a tall, attractive, drought-tolerant native grass with colorful foliage and enormous benefits for wildlife.

Campsis radicans

Large clusters of orange-red tubular-shaped flowers bloom June-August, offering stunning color all summer long.

Amorpha fruticosa

Purple and orange flowers are an important nectar source for native bees, butterflies and beneficial insects.

Packera aurea

This easy-to-grow flowering groundcover offers early spring blooms of yellow daisy-like flowers and year-round lush green foliage.

Anemone canadensis

Windflower exhibits small white flowers that bloom above whirled leaves from May-July.

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oak Leaf Hydrangea is a flowering, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with oak-like, dark green leaves. Large flower clusters bloom May to July; flowers are white turning to pale pink and are good cut or dried.