#205
#279
#202
Carex pensylvanica
Carex sparganioides
Bromus pubescens
(Pennsylvania Sedge)
(Woodland Sedge)
(Canada brome)

2 to 3 feet tall

Moist soil and shade

Downy dark green foliage with arching seed
heads.

Seeds eaten by birds

0.5 to 1 foot tall

1 to 3 feet high

Moist soils with shade
or part sun

Moist, medium soil
and full shade

Tough grass for
shady ground cover,
grows very well with
oak trees.

An ornamental grass
with dark green foliage and a green flower, usually found in
hardwood or mixed
forests.
#206
#214
Elymus riparius
Cinna arundinacea
(Riverbank wild-rye)
(Wood reed grass)

3 to 5 feet tall

Moist soil, part shade

Leaf blades up to 12
inches long, and are
a grayish green color.

Flowers droop from
stem.
#207

3 to 4 feet tall
Diarrhena obovata

Moist soil, varied sunlight.

Dark green leaves
and yellow flowers

Active growth in
spring and summer,
blooming midsummer.
(Beak grass)

2 to 3 feet tall

Moist soil and shade

Very attractive dark
green grass with shiny
foliage.

Brown seeds are eaten
by birds in the summer.
#212
Hystrix patula
(Bottlebrush grass)

#208

Elymus virginicus
(Virginia wild-rye)

2 to 4 feet tall

Moist soil and part
shade

Good grazing for
wildlife, provides animal habitat and attracts butterflies


3 to 4 feet tall
Moist soil and partial
sun
The attractive, spiky,
straw colored seed
head blooms in July
and August.
Provides food for
birds
# 321
Anemone canadensis
(Canada anemone)

1 to 2 feet tall

Varied soils and partial
sun

The bright white flowers
bloom in June.

The plant makes an attractive ground cover.
# 221
Aralia racemosa
(Spikenard)
#220
#218
Aquilegia canadensis
Anemone virginiana
(Wild columbine)
(Thimbleweed)

1 to 2 feet tall

Varied soils and shade

The creamy white flower blooms in June. This
hardy plant provides
clumped ground cover.

1 to 2 feet tall

Dry, sandy soil and
partial sun

The showy red and
yellow flowers bloom in
June.

2 to 6 feet tall

Rich soils and partial
sun

The white flowers bloom
May to July and produce
deep purple berries in
late summer.

Behaves more like a
shrub and is an understory plant in woodland
gardens. Allow room for
it to grow.
#282
Arisaema triphyllum
(Jack in the Pulpit)

1 to 3 feet tall

Swamps, bogs and wet
woods.

Unique green flowers
bloom in early summer

Red berries ripen in the
fall
#285
#222
Aster cordifolius x
Aster macrophyllus
A. sagittifolius
(Big-leaved aster)
(Aster Hybrid)

Full sun to partial
shade

Dry to moist soil

1 to 2 feet tall

Varied soils and shade

The attractive light purple flowers bloom in the
fall.

This plant provides a
hearty ground cover.
#287
Festuca obtusa
#250
# 228
Cercis canadensis
(Eastern Redbud)

20 to 30 feet tall

Full to partial sun and moderate soils


Bright pink flowers bloom in
the spring
Eupatorium
purpureum
(Woodland Joe-pye)


Beautiful landscaping tree


5 to 7 feet tall
(Nodding Fescue)

2 to 3 feet tall

Partial sun to medium
shade; rich, moist soil

Tolerates shade more
than most prairie
grasses

Initially grows upright,
then becomes a
sprawling, droopy
grass colony
Full sun to partial
shade and average
moisture in soil
Blooms from July to
September
Attracts butterflies
#230
Heracleum maximum
#229
(Cow parsnip)
Geraniam maculatum
#135

(Wild Geranium)
Helianthus divarcatus


1 to 3 feet tall

Prefers moist rich soils
in partial sun to light
shade


Showy pink flowers
bloom May to early June
Great in woodland
gardens
(Woodland sunflower)



2 to 6 feet tall
Full to partial sun and
moist to dry soil
Blooms from July to
September

3 to 10 feet tall
Moist, sandy loam
soil and full sun or
shade
White flowers with
sweet fragrance, very
tolerant plant that can
be found in successional or climax communities.
#284
#279
Heuchera americana
Hydrophyllum
(Alumroot)

1 to 2 feet

Prefers moist, rich well
drained soil in partial
sun

Open mounding plant
with that leaves turn
shades of red to purple
in the fall.
appendiculatum
(Great waterleaf)

1 to 2.5 feet tall

Partial sun, moist soil

Blooms for approximately 3 weeks in late spring
to early summer

Attracts many pollinators
especially various species of bees.
#343
Lobelia cardinalis
(Cardinal flower)
 1 to 3 feet tall
 Moist soil, shade to full
sun.
 The scarlet flowers bloom
in August.
 Attracts hummingbirds.
#344
# 231
Lobelia siphilitica
Lysimachia cilata
(Great blue lobelia)
(Fringed yellowloosestrife)
 1 to 3 feet tall
 Moist soil and partial
sun

1 to 4 feet tall

Shade and moist soil
 The attractive blue
flower spikes bloom in
June and July.

Blooms with yellow
flowers from June to July.
 Attracts bees and hummingbirds.

Slightly toothed petals
nod downwards
# 237
Maianthemum
racemosa
(False Solomon’s Seal)

1 to 3 feet tall

Part shade to full shade
and varied soil

Clusters of tiny, white
flowers branch from the
tip of the stem

Flowers are followed by
waxy red berries
# 288
Podophyllum peltatum
(Mayapple)
#232
Penstemon digitalis
(Foxglove beardtongue)




 1 to 1½ feet tall
 Partial shade and moist to
slightly dry soil
3 to 4 feet tall
Moist soil and shade
to full sun.
 Pale yellow ‘apple’ produced is
often eaten by box turtles and
raccoons
Attracts bees and
moths.
Polygonatum biflorum
 Ephemeral plant produces white
flowers in May
 Infertile plants are single-leafed
while fruit-bearing plants have
two leaves making a Y shape
The white flowers
bloom in June.
#233
(Smooth Solomon’s Seal)

1 to 2 feet tall

Part shade to full shade
and moist soils

Tubular white to greenish
flowers bloom along the
stem in late spring

Flowers are followed by
blue/blackish berries in the
fall
#148
#286
#234
Prenanthes alba
Rudbeckia laciniata
(White lettuce)
(Cut-leaved

coneflower)


1 to 5 feet tall

Partial to full shade and
rich, moist soil


Rudbeckia triloba
Several pale purple
drooping flower heads
blooming in late summer
into the fall
Attracts bumblebees

4 to 8 feet tall

Moist soil and shade to
full sun

The large yellow flower
blooms from July to
September.

Attracts butterflies and
bees
(Black-eyed susan)

2 to 5 feet tall
Partial sun to full
shade
Blooms in its second
year with yellow flowers that have brownish centers
#236
Scrophularia marilandica
#239
#240
Solidago caesia
Solidago flexicaulus
(Bluestem goldenrod)
(Zig-zag goldenrod)
(Late figwort)

3 to 6 feet tall

Varied soils and shade
to sun


The inconspicuous
green and brown flowers
bloom in August and
September.
Attracts wasps

1 to 3 feet tall


Varied soils, shade


The yellow flowers
bloom in July and August.

Attracts bees and flies


2 to 4 feet tall
Rich soil and light to
full shade
Yellow flowers bloom
from July to October
Attracts insect pollinators
#238
Solidago rugosa
# 243
(Rough goldenrod)



Teucrium canadense
A tough, weedy plant
that attracts bees and
butterflies.
Thalictrum dasycarpum
(Tall meadow rue)
(Wood sage)
3 to 5 feet tall
Moist loamy or sandy
soil and full sun
#360

1 to 3 feet tall


Partial sun and moist
soil


Pink and white blossoms bloom from spring
to late summer

Attracts butterflies

4 to 5 feet tall
Moist soil and full or
partial sun
The large clusters of
small creamy white
flowers bloom in May
and June.
#365


Alnus rugosa
#254
(Red Alder)
Euonymus obovata
Grows 15 to 25 feet tall
and has multiple thin
trunks
(Running
#258
Strawberry Bush)
Liriodendron tulipifera
Shade tolerant and prefers wet soils
 Likes moist soil and shade
areas
 Great ground cover for
woodland gardens
 Attractive red fruit
(Tulip Poplar)

50 to 115 feet tall

Sheltered sites with rich, moist
well drained soil

Unique shape leaves with beautiful yellow flowers
#259
Menispermum
canadense
(Moonseed)

Vine:10 to 20 feet tall

Grows in partial to deep
shade

Flowers bloom late spring
to early summer and fruit
ripens early fall

All parts of the plant are
poisonous
#270
#273
Sambucus racemosa
Straphylea trifolia
(Red-berried elder)
(Bladdernut)

6 to 20 feet tall & wide

Moist soil, partial sun to
shade.

Flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Red berries eaten
by birds




10 to 15 feet tall and
8 to 10 feet wide
Moist soil and partial
shade
A small tree with attractive striped bark
Small white flowers
bloom in May and
turn into light brown
capsules later in the
summer.
#281
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Common Prickly Ash)

12 to 25 feet tall

Full sun

A citrus plant with an aromatic
scented leaves & flowers

Dark green summer leaves and
bright yellow fall leaves

Good hedgerow plant

Attractive to swallowtails