Antennaria plantaginifolia Asclepias verticillata Baptisia tinctoria
Perennials
Creamy | Jul-Sep | FS | D
Asclepias verticillata
Height : 1-2 ' | Width : 1 ' | P / C Whorled Milkweed Scented flowers ; fine-textured foliage ; larval host for Monarchs .
AB
White | May-Jun | SH | M
Astilbe biternata
Height : 2-6 ' | Width : 2-4 ' | EP False Goatsbeard Large plumes attract butterflies .
Blue | May-Jun | FS / PS | D / M
Baptisia australis
Height : 3-4 ' | Width : 3-4 ' | EP Blue False Indigo Elegant vase shape ; large flowers ; takes drought , deer .
AB
Yellow | Jun-Jul | FS / PS | D / M
Baptisia tinctoria
Height : 32 " | Width : 40 " | P / C Yellow Wild Indigo Soft , airy texture ; very tough , so useful for difficult spots .
AB
White | Apr-May | PS / SH | M
Cardamine ( Dentaria ) diphylla
Height : 8-14 " | Width : 8 " | EP Two-leaf Toothwort Delicate flowers ; attractive leaves form spring groundcover .
A
White | May | PS | M
Chamaelirium luteum
Height : 8-30 " | Width : 6 " | P Fairy Wand Very rare ; male and female flower stalks rise above basal rosettes .
White | Sep-Oct | FS / PS | M / W
Chelone glabra
Height : 2-4 ' | Width : 2 ' | P / C
Turtlehead Snapdragon-like flowers ; attracts butterflies ; lovely with Conoclinium .
ABC
Deep pink | Aug-Sep | FS / PS | M / W
Chelone lyonii ' Hot Lips '
Height : 2-3 ' | Width : 2 '+ | EP / EC Lyon ' s Turtlehead Interesting flower for lateseason ; attractive dark-bronzy foliage .
A
Golden | Apr-Oct | PS / SH | M
Chrysogonum virginianum ' Pierre '
Height : 6 " | Width : 6 "+ | EP / EC
Green-and-gold Compact ; long bloom time ; evergreen in mild winters .
Pink | Mar-Apr | PS / SH | M
Claytonia virginica
Height : 4-12 " | Width : 3 "+ | P / C Virginia Spring-beauty Star-like flowers form a very early carpet of woodland color .
A
Yellow-green | Apr-May | PS / SH | M
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Height : 1-2 ' | Width : 1-2 ' | P Blue Cohosh Deep blue summer fruit ; attractive form and foliage .
A C
Blue | Aug-Oct | FS / PS | M
Conoclinium ( Eupatorium ) coelestinum
Height : 2-3 ' | Width : 3 '+ | C / EP Mistflower ( Wild Ageratum ) Butterflies love it ;
good cut flower ; likes moist but happy in dry , too .
AB
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