A neat form that has leaves and flowers with a rich, anise scent, this species is a well-behaved goldenrod that does well in garden settings . A tea can be brewed from its leaves and dried flowers. It is easily grown and tolerates poor, dry soils and light shade, but performs best in full sun.

A beautiful plant in flower, it is an effective groundcover in dry, sunny conditions and is often used in native landscapes, rock gardens, butterfly gardens and meadow plantings. One of the smallest of the goldenrods, the central stem is reddish or grey-green and covered with short white hairs.  It can colonize by creeping rhizomes (underground rootstalk) and self-seeding. Easily grown.

A highly ornamental bunchgrass with fine-textured foliage that forms dense mounds with slender blue-green stems. It becomes striking mahogany-red in the fall with white, shining seed tufts. Drought tolerant, it performs best in full sun.  Also, is a host plant to several butterfly species (skippers) including the common wood nymph.

A thicket-forming shrub, the flat-topped clusters of white flowers are followed by berries which turn from red to blue-black. Foliage is very colorful in fall. Grows best in well-drained, moist soil, with partial shade, but tolerates of acid soil, dry conditions and deep shade.

An attractive shrub throughout the year with red fruits that are eatn by wildlife. It grows best in damp or wet rich loamy soil, in full sun or partial shade. This species rose is generally not susceptible to the disease and insect pests that attack many hybrid roses.

Features tiny, bright yellow flowers clustered in dense plumes. It is the earliest of the goldenrods to bloom.  Easily grown in average, dry-to-medium, well-drained soil in full sun. 

Beach plum is a rounded, dense, suckering shrub found on the dunes around Long Island.  Its growth habit lends itself well to hedgerows.  It attracts many bees and other pollinators during the Spring with its copious white blooms which turn pink after pollination.  The edible purple fruits ripen from August to October, and are well suited to making jams and jellies.

A large, deciduous shrub or small tree whose leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall.  A winged leaf axis distinguishes this sumac from other species. Makes good ornamental plantings and hedges because of the brilliant red fall foliage. Around 300 bird species include sumac fruit in their diet.
 

Formerly known as Indiangrass, a beautiful warm-season grass with striking form and coloring. It has erect broad blue-green leaves and tall, plume-like, soft, golden-brown seed heads. This showy perennial’s fall color is deep orange to purple.

This annual vine has a fuzzy stem and attractive flowers. Fruit is a fuzzy pod containing several seeds that are black and shiny. The wild bean is also edible by birds and mammals, including humans.  The plant prefers sandy soils, but can be found in a wide range of soil textures. Best planted as a groundcover, or in a pot.