Greene's Rush is a grass-like plant that grows well in sandy soils along the coast, with high salt tolerance. It provides a good source of nutrition for coastal songbirds. An excellent choice for rain gardens, as this plant tolerates intermittent moisture and drought. Prefers cool weather, so most growth occurs during the spring and fall. 

Long's Sedge is a grass-like plant found in seasonally wet areas. Their wild populations are considered vulnerable in New York. The flowers begin in late spring, and the following seeds provide important nutrition to waterfowl and songbirds. Best planted in areas that are prone to flooding, but do not stay waterlogged. 

Spotted Joe Pye Weed is an herbaceous perennial growing up to 7 feet tall. It boasted the northernmost native range of the genus, reaching New Quebec and the Mid-Boreal Uplands. It is loved by all kinds of pollinators, such as Eastern Tiger Swallowtails and Carpenter Bees. The pale pink to purple flowers open late summer to early fall. It is tolerant of deer, rabbits, and high moisture, being found in the wild in sunny wetlands. The leaves will crisp if allowed to dry out. The plants would appreciate afternoon shade during the summer months.

The leaves have a bluish cast in the summer, with finely-textured, pink-tinged, branched flower seed heads that hover over the foliage like a cloud. Leaves turn a bright yellow in the fall.

Inhabits sand dunes, sandy road shoulders, dry fields, disturbed sites and wet meadows, with neutral soil pH. Tolerates urban pollution. The leaves change from light-green to dark-green to purple throughout the year. Grows in an attractive clump. Provides seed, nesting, and shelter for ground nesters and birds of prey.

Drought-tolerant, nitrogen-fixing, this plant is a high-value wildlife plant and is a host plant for butterflies, a forage plant, a nectar plant for pollinators and seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals. 

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.

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.

A warm season, low-growing bunchgrass which produces striking plumage in the summer. The inflorescence appears as hazy,  reddish-purple clouds.  Often used for erosion control owing to its fibrous, deep roots. Drought tolerant and low maintenance.

Clump-forming perennial grass with fibrous roots. A decorative green fading to cream panicle (flower array) emerges from a sheath. Grows in forest edges, meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes.