Other common names for this tall, branching, herbaceous perennial include Pokeberry, Red Ink Plant, and Pigeonberry. This plant grows 4 to 10 feet tall in partial shade and moist soil, with reddish stems and long clusters of small, white flowers that produce drooping purple/black berries in late summer to fall. Pokeweed is native to the eastern portion of the U.S., and though it provides an important food source for birds during fall migration, all parts of this plant are highly toxic to humans if eaten.
Wild Blue Phlox, also known as Louisiana Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, and Sweet William, is a perennial, semi-evergreen plant that grows 10 to 20 inches tall with opposite, unstalked, hairy leaves. The fragrant, bluish-lavender, light purple, pink, or white flowers appear in early summer and provide a nectar source for butterflies and hummingbirds. Wild Blue Phlox grows in partial to full shade and rich, moist, acid soils, including sandy, loamy, and clayey soils.
An annual herb that reaches about 2 feet in height. It produces bell-shaped, deep-blue flowers.
This perennial herb grows up to 1 and a half feet in height and produces purple flowers during the spring. It tolerates semi-shade, but grows best in full sun and in moist clay, loam, or sandy soils. This plant provides food for hummingbirds and nectar-eating insects such as butterflies and bees.
This evergreen, perennial herb is also known as Rocky Mountain Beardtongue, and produces blue-violet, trumpet-shaped flowers on thin, green, 3 foot long spikes. It grows in partial shade and prefers dry, light, well-drained soils, though tolerates heavy soils and moisture.
Also known as Parry’s Beardtongue, this erect-growing perennial reaches about 1 foot in height. Its leaves are thick and firm, and in spring it produces flower spikes with tubular pink flowers. This plant grows in full sun, in dry, well-drained soils.
Also called Mississippi Penstemon or Smooth White Penstemon, this is a clump-forming plant that typically grows 3 to 5 feet tall. It produces white, two-lipped, tubular flowers atop erect, rigid stems from mid-spring to early summer. Attracting hummingbirds and bumblebees, this plant grows in full sun to partial shade and in dry to wet, fertile, and well-drained soils.
Also going by the names Maypop and Apricot Vine, this is a fast-growing, herbaceous climbing vine that features dark green leaves and fragrant, fringed flowers with white petals and a central crown of wavy, pinkish-purple filaments. The flowers bloom in the summer and are followed by fleshy, edible fruits that appear in July and mature to yellow in the fall. Purple Passion-Flower grows up to 25 feet long in full sun to partial shade and dry to moist soils; its roots can spread aggressively so it is best for informal settings.
This woody, deciduous vine climbs with adhesive-tipped tendrils that do not damage buildings the way some vines do. The leaves provide early fall color, turning brilliant mauve, red, and purple, while the flowers are small, greenish, and occur in clusters, ripening into small, bluish fruits. This perennial vine grows in a variety of conditions from full sun to shade, and moist, well-drained soils.
Also called Foothill or Littleleaf Paloverde, this is a small to medium-sized tree that grows to 12 by 15 feet in full sun and dry, sandy or rocky soil. It is very tough and drought tolerant, remaining leafless for most of the year and retaining water well. In early spring, this tree produces dense, yellow blooms that attract hummingbirds and many insect species.
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