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Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAbout 6 feet · May–June
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Brown-eyed SusanRudbeckia triloba3–5 feet · August–October
Cream Wild IndigoBaptisia bracteata2–2.5 feet · March–April
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata1–3 feet · April–June
Fringed SedgeCarex crinita3–5 feet · June–August
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Cream Wild IndigoBaptisia bracteata2–2.5 feet · March–April
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum1–5 feet · June–October
Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata1–3 feet · April–June
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Dense Blazing-starLiatris spicata3–6 feet · July–September
Fringed SedgeCarex crinita3–5 feet · June–August
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata1–3 feet · April–June
Gray's SedgeCarex grayi2–3 feet · May–August
Virginia IrisIris virginica1–2.5 feet · March–June
Dense Blazing-starLiatris spicata3–6 feet · July–September
Cardinal-flowerLobelia cardinalis4–5 feet · July–September
False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum racemosum2–3 feet · April–June
Wild Blue PhloxPhlox divaricata6 inches–1 foot · April–June
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis3–4 feet · April–June
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Scarlet BeebalmMonarda didyma2–4 feet · July–September
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September
Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata1–3 feet · April–June
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAbout 6 feet · May–June
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis3–4 feet · April–June
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Scarlet BeebalmMonarda didyma2–4 feet · July–September
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Cream Wild IndigoBaptisia bracteata2–2.5 feet · March–April
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata1–3 feet · April–June
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Fringed SedgeCarex crinita3–5 feet · June–August
Dense Blazing-starLiatris spicata3–6 feet · July–September
Virginia IrisIris virginica1–2.5 feet · March–June
False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum racemosum2–3 feet · April–June
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAbout 6 feet · May–June
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Cream Wild IndigoBaptisia bracteata2–2.5 feet · March–April
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata1–3 feet · April–June
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September
Dense Blazing-starLiatris spicata3–6 feet · July–September
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAbout 6 feet · May–June
Coastal Plain Joe-pye-weedEutrochium dubium3–6 feet · July–October
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis3–4 feet · April–June
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum1–5 feet · June–October
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Scarlet BeebalmMonarda didyma2–4 feet · July–September
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis3–4 feet · April–June
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September
Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata1–3 feet · April–June
Scarlet BeebalmMonarda didyma2–4 feet · July–September
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAbout 6 feet · May–June
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis3–4 feet · April–June
Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum3–4 feet · May–August
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis2–4 feet · May–July
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Scarlet BeebalmMonarda didyma2–4 feet · July–September
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAbout 6 feet · May–June
Coastal Plain Joe-pye-weedEutrochium dubium3–6 feet · July–October
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Brown-eyed SusanRudbeckia triloba3–5 feet · August–October
Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis3–4 feet · April–June
Hairy Beard TonguePenstemon hirsutus16–24 inches · May–July
Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum1–5 feet · June–October
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia1–4 feet · August–October
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae3–6 feet · September–October
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAbout 6 feet · May–June
Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata1–3 feet · April–June
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta2–4 feet · June–October
Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis3–4 feet · April–June
Hairy Beard TonguePenstemon hirsutus16–24 inches · May–July
Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum1–5 feet · June–October
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata1–2.5 feet · July–September
Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale3–5 feet · August–October
Scarlet BeebalmMonarda didyma2–4 feet · July–September
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa2–4 feet · July–September

Plants for your spot
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- New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus
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Becky Dill, CC0, Original photo
White, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Heartleaf AsterSymphyotrichum cordifolium
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Trix Niernberger, CC0, Original photo
Blue, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
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(c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
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Andrew Sebastian, CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Sep to Oct4.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Dwarf AzaleaRhododendron atlanticum
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Plant Image Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.
Spring4.5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia
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(c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Aug to Oct2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Sweet GoldenrodSolidago odora
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(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Summer, Fall3.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wrinkle-leaf GoldenrodSolidago rugosa
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(c) pachips, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Jul to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
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(c) Michael Newlon, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
White, May to Jun6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil - Robin's-plantainErigeron pulchellus
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo
Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Coastal Plain Joe-pye-weedEutrochium dubium
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(c) Anne Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Jul to Oct4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Small's RagwortPackera anonyma
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Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, Original photo
Yellow, Spring2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Narrowleaf SundropsOenothera fruticosa
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Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Yellow, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wild StrawberryFragaria virginiana
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(c) Henrik Kibak, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
White, Spring6 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo
Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wild GeraniumGeranium maculatum
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(c) Melissa McMasters, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
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Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Brown-eyed SusanRudbeckia triloba
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Jason Leduc, CC0, Original photo
Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo
Spring, Summer6 in tall, 6 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Swamp RosemallowHibiscus moscheutos
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Andrew Cannizzaro, CC BY 2.0, Original photo
Summer, Fall4 ft tall, 3.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
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Plant Image Library Licensing, CC BY-SA 2.5, Original photo
White, Spring, Summer5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Tall Blue Wild IndigoBaptisia australis
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Yann Kemper, CC0, Original photo
Apr to Jun3.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Cream Wild IndigoBaptisia bracteata
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(c) Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Mar to Apr2 ft tall, 2 ft wideDry to average soil - Yellow Wild IndigoBaptisia tinctoria
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DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Spring, Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Orange ConeflowerRudbeckia fulgida
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(c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosa
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Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Eastern Smooth BeardtonguePenstemon laevigatus
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(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
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George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo
Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum
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(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Common Wild QuinineParthenium integrifolium
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(c) aarongunnar, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.
White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata
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Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo
Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - White Wood-asterEurybia divaricata
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Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Summer, Fall2 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale
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Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil - Small's BeardtonguePenstemon smallii
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(c) Kristály Cravens-Liszak, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
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Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Orange, May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Scarlet BeebalmMonarda didyma
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(c) Paul Roots, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Red, Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa
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(c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.
Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 4 ft wideUsually moist soil - Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
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(c) Michelle W. (鍾偉瑋), some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideDry to somewhat dry soil - Purplehead SneezeweedHelenium flexuosum
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Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
May to Aug2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil - Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata
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PK2Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Whorled TickseedCoreopsis verticillata
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Carl Lewis, CC BY 2.0, Original photo
Yellow, May to Jul3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Fringed SedgeCarex crinita
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Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, Original photo
Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil - Gray's SedgeCarex grayi
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Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
May to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Bladder SedgeCarex intumescens
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Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.
Jun to Jul2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil - Sallow SedgeCarex lurida
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(c) Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Apr to Sep2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Pennsylvania SedgeCarex pensylvanica
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(c) Jude Kesl, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Spring5 in tall, 6 in wideDry to moist soil - Rosy SedgeCarex rosea
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(c) Senna Bryce Robeson, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
May to Jun1 ft tall, 1 ft wideDry to average soil - Eastern Flowering SpurgeEuphorbia corollata
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(c) Daughter Dad, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
White, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil - Dwarf Crested IrisIris cristata
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.
Spring7 in tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Bushy SeedboxLudwigia alternifolia
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(c) Seig, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Virginia IrisIris virginica
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(c) Hill Craddock, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Mar to Jun2 ft tall, 2 ft wideMoist to standing water soil - Dense Blazing-starLiatris spicata
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(c) Michael Newlon, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 11 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Lyreleaf SageSalvia lyrata
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(c) geosesarma, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Spring1.5 ft tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to wet soil - Dwarf LarkspurDelphinium tricorne
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ragbird, CC0, Original photo
Mar to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Smooth OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoides
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Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Summer, Fall4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wild Blue PhloxPhlox divaricata
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Wilson44691, CC0, Original photo
Apr to Jun10 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Downy PhloxPhlox pilosa
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(c) botany08, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
May to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Little BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo
Summer3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Rattlesnake-masterEryngium yuccifolium
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John Kees, CC0, Original photo
Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Great Blue LobeliaLobelia siphilitica
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Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Blue, Jul to Oct3 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Carolina PhloxPhlox carolina
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(c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Pink, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to wet soil - Meadow PhloxPhlox maculata
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute., Public domain, Original photo
Jun to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Fall PhloxPhlox paniculata
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scott_young, CC0, Original photo
Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Creeping PhloxPhlox stolonifera
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(c) Kristof Zyskowski, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Apr to May10 in tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
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Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, Original photo
Yellow, Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Cardinal-flowerLobelia cardinalis
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Barnes, Dr. Thomas G., Public domain, Original photo
Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Early Meadow-rueThalictrum dioicum
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(c) Ryan Hodnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Apr to May1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum racemosum
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(c) Ed Alverson, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
White, Apr to Jun2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Heartleaf Golden-AlexandersZizia aptera
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(c) psweet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Eastern ColumbineAquilegia canadensis
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Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Mar to Jun2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Starry CampionSilene stellata
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(c) laurawies, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
White, Jun to Aug2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Fire PinkSilene virginica
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(c) Brandon McCracken, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Red, May to Jul1 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Hoary Mountain-mintPycnanthemum incanum
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(c) Daniel Barrows, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Clustered Mountain-mintPycnanthemum muticum
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(c) Lee Ann Ratledge, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
3.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Slender Mountain-mintPycnanthemum tenuifolium
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(c) Anne Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Hoary SkullcapScutellaria incana
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(c) carter, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Jun to Sep2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Tall BellflowerCampanulastrum americanum
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Carol VanHook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo
Jun to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - River OatsChasmanthium latifolium
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Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Jun to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Southern Bush-honeysuckleDiervilla sessilifolia
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(c) Turner Brockman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Virginia Spring-beautyClaytonia virginica
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Kaldari, Public domain, Original photo
Apr to Jun7 in tall, 7 in wideUsually moist soil - White TurtleheadChelone glabra
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R.A Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Jul to Oct2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Canada HorsebalmCollinsonia canadensis
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(c) Katie Kucera, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Tall ThimbleweedAnemone virginiana
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(c) Skyler Principe, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Plantain-leaf PussytoesAntennaria plantaginifolia
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(c) jonsense, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Mar to May5 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Virginia WaterleafHydrophyllum virginianum
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Bruce Cook, CC0, Original photo
Apr to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Fringed BluestarAmsonia ciliata
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(c) Michelle W. (鍾偉瑋), some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Blue, Apr to May2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil - Eastern BluestarAmsonia tabernaemontana
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(c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Blue, Apr to Apr2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Coastal DoghobbleLeucothoe axillaris
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KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Dwarf Witch-alderFothergilla gardenii
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(c) Ryan Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
White, Mar to May2 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Large-flowered BellwortUvularia grandiflora
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Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Sessile-leaf BellwortUvularia sessilifolia
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Shenandoah National Park from Virginia, Public domain, Original photo
Yellow, Mar to May1 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Piedmont FoamflowerTiarella cordifolia
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(c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Apr to Jun8 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Northern Spider-lilyHymenocallis occidentalis
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Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
White2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil - Northern Green-and-goldChrysogonum virginianum
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Patty Felder, CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Yellow, Mar to Jun1 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Sweet WoodreedCinna arundinacea
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute., Public domain, Original photo
Jul to Oct5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil - New York FernAmauropelta noveboracensis
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Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
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(c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Jun to Nov2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Marginal Wood-fernDryopteris marginalis
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Chhe (talk), Public domain, Original photo
Jun to Sep2 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Royal FernOsmunda spectabilis
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(c) Mike B, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Mar to Jun4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil - Cinnamon FernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
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Sophia M, CC0, Original photo
Spring4 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
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Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Northern Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
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Tim McCormack (Phyzome), CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo
Jun to Aug2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
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A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
What could grow alongside it
A season of color, not a single moment
Partners chosen for the same sun and soil, and for flowering when whorled milkweed isn’t, so the bed keeps blooming from spring into fall.
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