Tupelo, or Black Gum, is a deciduous tree that is often found around ponds, lakes and swampy areas.  Tupelo flowers are an important source of nectar for bees, honeybees make tupelo honey from it.  Tupelos produce blue-black fruits that support birds.   During the Fall, its shiny leaves are striking reds and purples.  

This dainty plant has showy flowers. Plants can produce numerous seeds, making the plant readily self-seed. It's native habitat is dry, open, sandy sites.

Fast growing, generally pest and disease-free, and drought-tolerant. Colonies are often single-sexed, formed from a single, suckering parent. Only female plants produce flowers and berries. Leaves are extremely colorful in the fall.

An easily grown, attractive, deciduous vine. In the fall, the leaves turn  bright red and make a showy contrast with its blue berries. Unlike some climbing vines, it adheres via adhesive discs rather than penetrating rootlets. Will easily climb deer netting. May be grown as a ground cover.

The preference is partial sun, dry conditions, and sandy, acid soil.  Hairy Bush Clover is a member of the Pea Family, and fixes nitrogen in the soil. 

Showy flowers and drought tolerance, make this a desirable plant. Numerous short stems with a mound of flowers. Colors range from deep lavender, pinks, whites and blue, with a yellow central disk. It prefers acid soils in mixed woods of hickory, pine, and oak, but can grow in open habitats. 

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.

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.

Heart-shaped leaves and an abundance of flowers make this a showy plant.  Typically found in dry open woods. 

A trailing, evergreen shrub, the thick, leathery leaves  are yellow-green in spring, dark-green in summer, and reddish-purple in the fall. Nodding clusters of pink or white flowers occur on bright-red stems, followed by bright-red berries that persist into winter. Long lived, but a slow grower. Has no serious disease or insect problems. Frequently seen as a ground cover in sandy areas.