Elymus hystrix Spike-like flowers bloom in late summer to early autumn; seedheads resemble a bottle brush and offer interesting texture in the garden.
Hypericum hypericoides Bright yellow 4-petaled flowers bloom continuously from mid-summer through early fall, attracting bees, butterflies and birds.
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Sweet Everlasting is an easy-to-grow annual with a maple syrup fragrance.
Antennaria plantaginifolia Pussytoes is grown for its basal rosette of soft velvety leaves. Small bees and flies pollinate the small white spring blooming flowers.
Euonymus americanus Bright red textured fruit capsules split open in the fall revealing 4 glossy orange-red seeds, eaten by birds.
Physostegia virginiana Pink flowers clustered at the tips of square stems begin to bloom in late summer.
Asclepias verticillata Fragrant, white flowers bloom in small, flat-topped clusters atop unbranched stems and within the leaf axils, between June and September.
Phlox paniculata Summer blooming purple flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
Dalea purpurea Purple florets clustered around a cone-like bud bloom throughout the summer, June-August.