Anemone virginiana Amsonia ‘ Blue Ice ’
Chelone glabra
Perennials White Jun-Jul PS M
Actaea ( Cimicifuga ) racemosa Height : 3-8 ’ | Width : 3-4 ’ | Range : P , C Black Bugbane ( Cohosh , Snake Root ). Tall candles light up summer garden and feed small pollinators . BA
White Apr-May PS | SH M
Actaea pachypoda Height : 18-30 ” | Width : 12-16 ” | Range : P , EC White Baneberry ( Doll ’ s Eyes ). Pretty but non-edible ivory fruits extend interest into late summer . A
White Sep-Oct FS | PS M
Ageratina altissima ( Eupatorium rugosum ) ‘ Chocolate ’ Height : 3-4 ’ | Width : 2 ’ | Range : P , C White Snakeroot . Dark leaves set off flowers ; takes dry shade ; draws butterflies . BA
Lilac pink Jul-Aug FS | PS D | M
Allium cernuum Height : 8-24 ” | Width : 8-12 ”+ | Range : EP Nodding Onion . Cascading droplets of flowers ; tuck in among other flowers , ferns . A
White Jun-Jul FS | PS M
Allium tricoccum Height : 6-18 ” | Width : 6 “+ | Range : P Wild Leek ( Ramps ). Delicious leaves for salads , omelets in spring ; flowers appear , summer . AD
Steel blue May-Jun FS M
Amsonia ‘ Blue Ice ’ ( photo above ) Height : 12-15 ” | Width : 15 ” | Range : X
Bluestar . Very attractive , dark-blue flowers last for five weeks .
Blue Apr-May FS | PS D | M
Amsonia tabernaemontana ‘ Grande ’ Height : 3 ’ | Width : 3 ’ | Range : EP , EC Blue Dogbane . Larger blooms ; yellow fall foliage ; deer resistant ; takes drought .
White or Lvndr Mar-Apr PS | SH M
Anemone ( Hepatica ) acutiloba Height : 6-8 ” | Width : 6 ” | Range : EP Sharp-lobed Liverleaf . Very early ; mottled foliage contrasts nicely with small ferns . A
White Jun FS | PS | SH M | D
Anemone virginiana ( photo above ) Height : 1-3 ’ | Width : 12-16 ”+ | Range : P , C
Thimbleweed . Pretty late-spring blooms ; neat seedheads ; very adaptable .
Red / Yellow Apr-May FS | PS M
Aquilegia canadensis Height : 2-3 ’ | Width : 8-12 ” | Range : P , C Wild Columbine . Colorful early blooms draw hummingbirds , butterflies . CBA
Yellow Apr-May FS | PS M
Aquilegia canadensis ‘ Corbett ’ Height : 12-18 ” | Width : 8-12 ” | Range : P , C Wild Columbine . Dainty ; plant with blue flowers for contrast . CBA
Green / purp Apr-May PS | SH M
Arisaema triphyllum Height : 12-30 ” | Width : 1 ’ | Range : P , C
Jack-in-the-Pulpit . Unusual hooded flower ; set it off with ferns , woodland flowers . C
White May-Jun FS | PS M Aruncus dioicus Height : 4-5 ’ | Width : 3 ’ | Range : EP
Goatsbeard . Feathery plumes stand out in woodlands , borders , waterside . A Maroon Apr PS | SH M
Asarum canadense Height : 6-12 ” | Width : 12-18 ”+ | Range : P , C Wild Ginger . Bold ; groundcover for banks or under trees and shrubs . Mauve Jul-Aug FS | PS M | W
Asclepias incarnata Height : 2-5 ’ | Width : 2 ’ | Range : P , C Swamp Milkweed . Magnet for butterflies ; good with Monarda , Eutrochium , grasses .
BA
White Jul-Aug FS | PS M | W
Asclepias incarnata ‘ Ice Ballet ’ Height : 2-4 ’ | Width : 1-2 ’ | Range : P , C Swamp Milkweed . Long-lasting , vanillascented white blooms ; lovely with Lobelias . BA
Orange Jun-Aug FS D Asclepias tuberosa Height : 1-2 ’ | Width : 1 ’ | Range : P , C Butterfly Weed . Large clusters of bright flowers draw many pollinators . BA
Yellow , red or orange Jun-Aug FS D
Asclepias tuberosa ‘ Gay Butterflies ’ Height : 24-30 ” | Width : 1 ’ | Range : P , C Butterfly Weed . A medley of yellows , reds and oranges – plant a mixture ! BA
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