June
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Phlox pilosa
Phlox pilosa, or Prairie Phlox, is a 1-1.5 foot herbaceous perennial that prefers fertile, moderately dry to moist, well-drained soils and full to part sun. Prairie Phlox spreads by rhizomes to form clumps, and the plant’s pink-purple blooms appear from … Continued
Podophyllum peltatum
Podophyllum peltatum, or May Apple, is a 1-2 foot woodland perennial with unique foliage. May Apple’s large, attractive white flowers bloom in May and June, but they are often hidden by its large leaves. The seeds are dispersed through consumption … Continued
Polygonatum biflorum
Polygonatum biflorum, or Solomon’s Seal, is a 1-2 foot, woodland perennial thriving in moist soils and shade. Solomon’s Seal has white-green, bell-shaped blooms that hang down on arching stems in spring.
Porteranthus stipulatus
Porteranthus stipulatus, or Wild Indian Physic, is a 1-2 foot, sun-loving perennial producing delicate white blooms from May until June. Wild Indian Physic is attractive to pollinators, particularly bees, and its fall foliage becomes pinkish-yellow or red.
Pycnanthemum muticum
Pycnanthemum muticum, or Showy Mountain Mint, is a 3 foot, clump-forming perennial with white to violet blooms and silvery, blue-green leaves appearing in mid to late summer. Showy Mountain Mint prefers moist soils in part to full sun. The plants … Continued
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Pycnanthemum virginianum, or Mountain Mint, is a three-foot perennial that favors drier sites than its close relatives. Mountain Mint prefers full sun in dry to medium soils, producing white flowers in mid to late summer. The perennial is a great … Continued
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida columnifera, or Mexican Hat Coneflower, is a 1-3 foot, long-blooming, easy perennial for dry to moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Mexican Hat Coneflower’s blooms are light yellow drooping rays and a green to brown long central disc flowers … Continued
Rosa carolina
Rosa carolina, or Pasture Rose, is a three-foot, native shrub with fragrant pink flowers appearing in early summer. Pasture Rose is a deciduous shrub that prefers full to part sun and dry, medium to wet, well-drained soils. The native shrub … Continued
Ruellia humilis
Ruellia humilis, or Wild Petunia, is a 1 foot, very hardy perennial with lovely trumpet-shaped violet flowers, appearing in mid to late summer. Wild Petunia is great for dry, rocky, shallow soils in full to part sun. It is drought-tolerant … Continued
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus cyperinus, or Wool Grass, is a 3-5 foot wetland sedge for moist to wet soils. This includes shallow, permanent standing water in sun to part sun. Wool Grass has an attractive, soft, wooly, seed head in summer to fall … Continued
Smilacina racemosa
Smilacina racemosa, or False Solomon’s Seal, is a two-foot perennial with white flowers appearing in late spring to early summer, followed by red berries. False Solomon’s Seal spreads slowly by rhizomes. The native perennial prefers shade to part sun and … Continued
Spigelia marilandica
Spigelia marilandica, or Woodland Indian Pink, is a one foot, striking, woodland perennial with crimson and light yellow interior blooms in summer. Woodland Indian Pink prefers part sun to light shade in moist rich woods. The perennial forms a good … Continued
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Thalictrum dasycarpum, or Purple Meadow Rue, is a 3-5 foot, herbaceous perennial that prefers full to part sun in medium to moist soils. The native perennial produces slender, white-yellow, tassel-like blooms from sturdy, purplish stems in early to mid-summer. It … Continued
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium grandiflorum, or White Trillium, is a one foot, woodland, ground cover perennial with bright, three-petaled, white flowers resembling dogwoods from April to June. White Trillium prefers part to full shade in moist rich soils. White Trillium is one of … Continued
Trillium luteum
Trillium luteum, or Yellow Trillium, is a spring ephemeral bearing yellow blossoms paired with mottled silver-green leaves. Yellow Trillium is excellent in shade gardens or wooded areas. Did you know Trilliums rely on myrmecochory? This means seed dispersal relies primarily … Continued
Trillium recurvatum
Trillium recurvatum, or Prairie Trillium is a lovely spring perennial with wine-red flowers on top its three, spreading, mottled leaves. The flowers curve inward toward their tips and the sepals hang downward from the flower. One of the earliest blooming … Continued
Trillium sessile
Trillium sessile, or Red Toad, is a graceful, spring perennial with a fragrant, deep red flower that never fully opens. The flower forms a spike and sits atop three gray-green mottled leaves, with the whole plant reaching a height of … Continued
Veronicastrum virginicum
Veronicastrum virginicum, or Culver’s Root, is a 3-5 foot durable perennial with good vertical strength and form that prefers moist to wet soils in full to part sun. Culver’s Root features graceful white flower spikes that appear in mid to … Continued
Viola canadensis
Viola canadensis or Canadian White Violet, is a perennial with showy, fragrant, white flowers with tinges of purple and striking yellow centers, blooming April to June. Canadian White Violet has slender, purplish stalks growing from deep green, heart-shaped leaves. The … Continued
Viola pedata
Viola pedata, or Bird’s Foot Violet, is a perennial with purple flowers, orange centers and leaves shaped like bird’s feet. Bird’s Foot Violet prefers well-drained, drier, sandy soils and grows best in full to part sun.
Viola pensylvanica
Viola pensylvanica, or Pennsylvania Violet, is a low maintenance, groundcover perennial with buttery yellow petals blooming in early summer. The nectar from its flower attracts butterflies and bees.