June
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Dicentra eximia
Dicentra eximia, or Bleeding Heart, is a dainty little 9-12” woodlander perennial with attractive lacy fern-like foliage and pink flowers shaped like bleeding hearts. Bleeding Heart prefers full to part shade and medium to moist loamy, organic well-drained soils. Native … Continued
Dodecatheon meadia
Dodecatheon meadia, or Shooting Star, is a 1-2 foot perennial that thrives in part shade to full sun and medium to moist well-drained soils. Shooting Star’s pink-white showy flowers with red-yellow centers resemble tiny umbrellas when it blooms in early … Continued
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea pallida, or Pale Purple Coneflower, is a 2-4 foot hardy perennial with pale pink to purple drooping flowers appearing in late spring to summer. Pale Purple Coneflower prefers full sun and well-drained medium to dry soils. It is a … Continued
Eupatorium maculatum
Eupatorium maculatum, or Spotted Joe Pye Weed, is a 4-6 foot tall perennial preferring full sun and moist to wet soils. Joe Pye Weed boasts a large showy flat top cluster of deep rose-colored flowers and stems with purple spots. … Continued
Geranium maculatum
Geranium maculatum, or Wild Geranium, is a charming native 1- to 2-foot perennial woodlander. Wild Geranium is a favorite spring bloomer with lavender blooms and attractive foliage. It prefers shade to part sun and rich, moist soils, but it will … Continued
Geum triflorum
Geum triflorum, or Prairie Smoke, is a perennial with silky, flowing flowers, blooming from mid-spring to early summer. Prairie Smoke never fails to gain admirers. When Prairie Smoke goes to seed, it produces long, upward fuzzy hairs resembling smoke. The … Continued
Hierochloe odorata
Hierochloe odorata, or Sweet Grass, is an aromatic, native, perennial grass, growing 1-2 feet. Sweet Grass prefers moist, rich soils in full sun, but it can be grown in medium moist soils and sand, loam, or clay. Its glossy-green leaves … Continued
Hypericum punctatum
Hypericum perforatum, or Dotted St. John’s Wort, is a 1-3 foot tall common perennial preferring medium to well-drained, mesic soils and full to part sun. The plant’s yellow flowers with black dots and bushy stamens appear in late June to … Continued
Hypoxis hirsuta
Hypoxis hirsuta, or Yellow Star Grass, is a one-foot, perennial wildflower found in dry to wet-mesic soils and full to part sun. Yellow Star Grass features tufted, grass-like leaves and yellow, star-shaped flowers that appear in mid-spring to early summer. … Continued
Iris cristata
Iris cristata, or Crested Iris, is a low-growing plant best grown in moist, well-drained soils in part shade. The Crested Iris produces pale blue, lilac or lavender iris flowers with gold crests on the falls on short stems.
Iris versicolor
Iris versicolor, or Northern Blue Flag is a 2-3 foot wetland perennial preferring full to part sun in moist to wet soils. Northern Blue Flag’s blue flowers with yellow throats arise from sword-shaped leaves from June to July. The perennial … Continued
Lilium superbum
Lilium superbum, or Turk’s Cap Lily, is the largest and most spectacular of the native lilies in northeastern North America and attracts the eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly. Turk’s Cap Lily produces beautiful, bell-shaped, yellow-orange “flame” colored flowers with red spots … Continued
Lupinus perennis
Lupinus perennis, or Wild Lupine, is a two-foot late spring flowering perennial with shimmering spikes of bright blue flowers. It prefers dry sandy or gravelly acid soils in part to full sun. Wild Lupine is a nitrogen-fixing plant, which aids … Continued
Mimulus ringens
Mimulus ringens, or Monkey Flower, is a 2-3 foot hardy perennial for wet meadows and watersides. Monkey Flower is a long summer bloomer with bright violet flowers preferring moist to wet rich soils in part to full sun. Be sure … Continued
Mitchella repens
Mitchella repens, or Partridge Berry, is a low-growing perennial forming mat-like colonies of interlaced stems. The glossy evergreen leaves are attractive year-round growing a pair of white flowers in spring. When pollinated, a scarlet berry appears.
Monarda bradburiana
Monarda bradburiana, or Bradbury Monarda, is a two-foot perennial, shorter and more compact than the popular classic Wild Bergamot. Bradbury Monarda has a wonderful minty smell and attracts many pollinating insects and hummingbirds.
Osmorhiza claytonii
Osmorhiza claytonii, or Sweet Cicely, is a 1-2 foot, woodland perennial with fern-like leaves and tiny white flowers blooming in late spring. Sweet Cicely prefers rich moist soils in shady to semi-shady areas. Native Americans chewed the root or gargled … Continued
Pachysandra procumbens
Pachysandra procumbens, or Allegheny Spurge, is a 1-2 foot, attractive groundcover with fragrant, white flower spikes appearing in spring (May-June). Later, the white flowers become camouflaged by gorgeous, mottled evergreen foliage.
Panax quinquefolius
Panax quinquefolius, or American Ginseng, is 1-2 foot, woodland perennial preferring 70% shade and well-drained, humus-rich soils. American Ginseng’s tiny white umbel flowers appear from June to July. After this, red berries appear in late summer. Ginseng is a popular … Continued
Parthenium integrifolium
Parthenium integrifolium, or Wild Quinine, is a three-foot perennial, producing dense, white, cauliflower-like flowers from June to September. The leaves of the plant were used by Native Americans in a tea to reduce fevers.
Penstemon digitalis
Penstemon digitalis, or Foxglove Beardtongue, is a 3-4 foot perennial preferring medium, moist soils in sun to shade. Foxglove Beardtongue’s attractive white blooms appear in June-July and attract honeybees, bumblebees, Miner bees, Mason bees, and hummingbirds. Penstemon digitalis is also … Continued
Penstemon grandiflorus
Penstemon grandiflorus, or Large-Flower Beardtongue, is a 2-3 foot perennial with large, lavender-pink tubular flowers growing horizontally on its stem alongside pale, bluish-green leaves. Large-Flower Beardtongue is one of the showiest Penstemons. Penstemon grandiflorus is a host plant for the … Continued
Penstemon hirsutus
Penstemon hirsutus, or Hairy Beardtongue, is a 1-2 foot perennial with terminal clusters of violet to pale rose, snapdragon-like flowers appearing in late spring to early summer. The plant’s early bloom time and hairy stems distinguish it from other Beardtongues. … Continued
Phlox divaricata
Phlox divaricata, or Wild Blue Phlox, is a 1-2 foot woodland perennial with violet or lavender-blue flowers in spring. Wild Blue Phlox is a wonderful spring beauty for woodland gardens that slowly self sows itself.