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* 1. With its white round flower clusters, this is a striking accent in the full sun garden; its bold foliage has a bluish tint. Larval host for several moth species

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* 2. Too tall, coarse and aggressive for a typical residential garden but has high wildlife value and is an oasis for birds and insects

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* 3. The cut leaves are striking in appearance and point north and south, hence this plant’s common name. Great wildlife value but also too tall and aggressive for the typical residential garden

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* 4. Interesting venation pattern, very fragrant flowers, coarse in appearance; a vital host plant for a particular butterfly

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* 5. A ‘turkey foot’ leaf shape is very distinctive on this sunny summer bloomer. Attractive to a wide variety of pollinators; has a specialist bee association

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* 6. Beautiful 4-season shrub for woodland gardens and host for a butterfly that carries its name; the native forsythia of the woods

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* 7. A low scrambling groundcover with large pale lavender flowers, these pretty blooms may just show up as a nice accent in your lawn in high summer. A larval host of the Common Buckeye Butterfly

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* 8. Some prefer to call this Prairie Baby’s Breath. Although delicate in appearance with its white flower cluster, this is a tough full sun plant. Attracts a wide variety of pollinators

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* 9. Coarse, bold, beautiful foliage, also great in dried flower arrangements, leaves are always cool to the touch. Flower stalk can rise up to 10’. Visited by hummingbirds; loved by finches

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* 10. Tall (5-6’) compound pink flower cluster attracts a wide variety of butterflies, skippers and other pollinators; grows in open woodlands

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* 11. A lovely native groundcover with an almost satiny look to its leaves which I love. Its unusual flower hides beneath. Ants disperse the seeds

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* 12. A prairie native of this genus. Flowers attract a variety of small bees in early summer. Plant in masses in the front of the garden for best effect

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* 13. A tall, very common native but not one you want in your garden. Flowers are not attractive, not high in pollinator value. Its pollen, not goldenrod, causes hay fever

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* 14. I have always loved the set of its leaves and delight in their fragrance when crushed. Pink flowers are visited by a wide variety of pollinators; a best plant for bumblebees

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* 15. Nice upright stature in the garden; Flat-topped white flower clusters bloom through the summer; visited by a wide variety of pollinators

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* 16. The leaf of this spreading groundcover can be confused with another woodland bloomer. White flowers attract a wide variety of pollinators. Likes moist ground

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* 17. Always one of my favorites for the shade garden with its many large pink flowers. A larval host for two moths; supports a specialist native bee

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* 18. Pretty spring bloomer in deep rose pink. Its common name describes the appearance of its seedheads. Good front of border plant for massing. Bumblebees are main pollinators