Common Boneset is a herbaceous perennial that grows 3 to 6 feet tall, with leaves that clasp the erect stems. It produces dense clusters of tiny white flower heads held above the foliage that attract butterflies and bees. Common Boneset grows in full sun to shade, and in moist to wet soils.
Other common names for this plant include Burningbush and Spindle Tree. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree that grows up to 25 feet tall with an irregular, spreading crown and lime-green foliage that turns red in the fall. It produces small purple flowers, followed by showy, red fruit pods that split in late summer to fall, revealing crimson seeds. Eastern Wahoo grows in fertile, moist soils, and though shade tolerant, it also grows well in full sun.
Otherwise known as Gray Rabbitbrush, this 2 to 4 foot tall perennial erupts in late summer with a passionate display of appealing yellow. The yellow flower heads of this dense shrub are especially valuable to pollinators like bees. This plant typically grows in dry, open, grassy spaces.
This herbaceous perennial grows up to 4 feet tall in full sun to partial shade and dry, well-drained soil. Purple, daisy-like flowers up to 5 inches in diameter bloom throughout the summer and attract butterflies. Purple-Coneflower is easily grown, though it can spread aggressively.
Pale Purple-Coneflower, or Pale Coneflower, is a herbaceous perennial that features narrow, coarse leaves and large, daisy-like flowers with drooping, pale pinkish-purple petals and spiny, coppery-orange center cones. These flowers appear on rigid stems up to 4 feet tall, growing in full sun and dry to moist soils.
Otherwise known as Western Bleedingheart, this is a perennial that gets its name from its drooping, heart-shaped flowers that may be pink, purple, yellow, or cream in color. With clusters of fern-like leaves near its base, this plant grows 6 to 18 inches tall in full sun to shade and moist, well-drained soil. This plant is toxic to humans in large amounts, and touching it may cause slight skin irritation.
This plant is also known as Pretty Dalea, Bush Dalea, and Santa Catalina Prairie Clover. A perennial shrub, it can grow up to 4 feet tall. It has tiny, gray, oval leaves and deep purple flowers that bloom February through April and attract bees and other pollinators. It grows in full sun to partial shade and needs a medium amount of watering.
White Prairie-Clover is a herbaceous perennial that typically grows 1 to 2 feet tall in full sun and dry soil. It produces tiny, white flowers in dense, cone-like heads up to 3 inches long during the summer atop erect, slender stems. This plant is especially valuable to butterflies and other pollinators.
This perennial, deciduous shrub grows to 3 by 3 feet in size. It produces small but attractive and fragrant lavender flowers that bloom from September to November and provide a good resource for pollinators. This plant grows in full sun, in well-drained, sandy, and clay soils.
Parsley, or Parsleyleaf, Hawthorn is a small, deciduous tree or shrub that grows to 25 feet tall, with slender, generally thorny branches and parsley-like foliage. The delicate, white blossoms appear in the spring and are followed by bright red fruits that persist in the fall. This plant grows in partial shade and in a variety of dry soil types, including sandy, loamy, and acid-based.
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