Also called Tall Goldenrod and Giant Goldenrod, this perennial herb has hairless central stems rising 4 to 5 feet tall. In late summer to fall the stems are capped with masses of tiny yellow flowers. It grows in full sun to partial shade, adapting to a variety of dry to moist soils, including sandy, loam, and clay soils. Canadian Goldenrod may spread aggressively and is considered invasive in some areas; consult with local native plant resources on the best goldenrod species to plant in your area.
Also called Bluestem Goldenrod, this perennial herb grows 1 to 3 feet high on slender, purplish stems scattered with clusters of yellow flower heads that bloom from mid-summer to early fall. This plant is shade tolerant, and can grow in full sun, and in a variety of dry soils. Its brightly colored flowers make this plant a popular stop for butterflies.
This plant also goes by the names Goatnut, Quinine Plant, and Coffeeberry. It is a perennial, deciduous shrub with persistent leaves that grows to 6 feet in height and width. Jojoba is a very tough and drought tolerant plant, providing good cover and producing inconspicuous flowers in the spring followed by small, green fruits on female plants. It can grow in full sun to partial shade, and in a wide variety of soils, including rocky, sandy, and barren soils.
Also known as Indian Cup, this perennial gets its name from its wide leaves that join at the stem to form a cup that holds water and attracts birds. It grows 3 to 6 feet tall, though can sometimes reach up to 9 feet. Yellow flower heads with 20 to 30 rays bloom during the summer, attracting bees and butterflies. This plant grows in full sun, in dry to wet soils, and is drought tolerant.
Starry Rosinweed is a short-lived, perennial herb that grows 2 to 5 feet tall. It tends to grow in clumps and produces bright yellow flowers that attract a variety of butterfly species. This plant is easy to grow, regularly self-seeding and thriving in full sun and dry, sandy or loamy soils.
A short-lived perennial that grows 1 to 2 feet in height, Fire-Pink, or Scarlet Catchfly, has long, narrow, opposite leaves and bright red, tubular, star-pointed flowers. This plant does not do well in deep shade, preferring partial shade as well as dry to moist, well-drained, and rocky soils. The eye-catching flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies, while the plant’s seeds are consumed by various songbirds.
Silver Buffalo-Berry, or simply Buffaloberry, is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 20 feet tall with spiny twigs. Its leaves are green with a covering of fine, silky, silvery hairs, while its flowers are pale yellow with no petals, leading to bright red, fleshy fruit. This perennial plant is low maintenance, tolerating poor soils, drought, and extreme cold, though it grows best in full sun and in dry to moist, rocky, sandy, or clayey soils.
Also known as Large-spike Bristlegrass, this perennial bunchgrass grows to 3 by 2 feet in size. It grows in full sun and dry soils, including sandy soils, and is drought tolerant. When its flower clusters bloom they can appear green, red, yellow, or brown. The seeds of this plant are an important food source for game birds.
This perennial shrub is also known as Rattleweed, Rattlebox, Dais, and Cove Senna, growing 1 to 2 feet tall, and remaining leafless for most of the year. Its flowers are yellow with 5 rounded petals that attract bees and butterflies. It grows in full sun and moist soil, and is drought tolerant.
Also known as Catclaw Acacia and Gregg Acacia, this large, perennial shrub or small tree gets its name from the sharp, cat claw-like thorns lining its branches. Typically growing to 5 feet in height, it can reach 15 or even 35 feet, with deciduous, grey-green leaves and yellow flowers that are produced in dense, cylindrical spikes. Birds enjoy its red-brown fruit pods, however the twigs and foliage of this shrub are toxic to other animals if eaten. Long-Flower Catclaw is best grown in full sun and dry, well-drained, sandy or rocky soils.
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