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'''Black Snakeroot'''<br> | |||
''Sanicula spp.''<br> | |||
-attracts butterflies and other insects<br> | |||
-grows 4-6 ft. tall<br> | |||
-requires full to partial shade<br> | |||
-prefers rich, moist, well drained soils<br> | |||
-blooms from summer to fall<br> | |||
http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg | |||
'''Coralberry'''<br> | |||
''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus''<br> | |||
-provides food and shelter for butterflies, birds and small mammals<br> | |||
-grows to 3 ft. in height<br> | |||
-prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | |||
-prefer moist, well drained soils<br> | |||
-flowers in mid summer<br> | |||
http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg | |||
'''Downy Serviceberry'''<br> | |||
''Amelanchier arborea''<br> | |||
-provides food for birds and small mammals<br> | |||
-grows from 6-30 ft. tall<br> | |||
-prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | |||
-prefers rich, loamy soil, but will grow in most soils<br> | |||
-blooms mid spring<br> | |||
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg | |||
'''Golden Alexanders'''<br> | |||
''Zizia aurea''<br> | |||
-provides food for larvae including the swallowtail butterfly<br> | |||
-grows 1-2 ft. tall<br> | |||
-prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | |||
-prefers rich, moist soil<br> | |||
-blooms from may to july<br> | |||
http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg | |||
'''Indian Pink'''<br> | '''Indian Pink'''<br> | ||
''Spigelia marilandica''<br> | ''Spigelia marilandica''<br> | ||
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-flowers in late spring<br> | -flowers in late spring<br> | ||
http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg | http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg | ||
'''Purple Milkweed'''<br> | '''Purple Milkweed'''<br> | ||
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http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg | http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg | ||
'''Rattlesnake Master'''<br> | '''Rattlesnake Master'''<br> | ||
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http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg | http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg | ||
'''Red Osier Dogwood'''<br> | '''Red Osier Dogwood'''<br> | ||
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http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg | http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg | ||
''' | '''Sweet Cicely'''<br> | ||
'' | ''Osmorhiza claytoni''<br> | ||
- | -<br> | ||
-grows | -grows 2-3 ft. high<br> | ||
-prefers full | -prefers full to partial shade<br> | ||
- | -prefers moist, <br> | ||
- | -flower from march to may<br> | ||
http://www. | http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg | ||
Latest revision as of 19:08, 27 January 2006
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula spp.
-attracts butterflies and other insects
-grows 4-6 ft. tall
-requires full to partial shade
-prefers rich, moist, well drained soils
-blooms from summer to fall
http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
-provides food and shelter for butterflies, birds and small mammals
-grows to 3 ft. in height
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefer moist, well drained soils
-flowers in mid summer
http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
-provides food for birds and small mammals
-grows from 6-30 ft. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers rich, loamy soil, but will grow in most soils
-blooms mid spring
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
-provides food for larvae including the swallowtail butterfly
-grows 1-2 ft. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers rich, moist soil
-blooms from may to july
http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
-provides nectar for humming birds
-grows to about 2 ft. in height
-prefers full sun to light shade
-prefers rich, moist soil
-flowers in late spring
http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg
Purple Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens
-attracts bees, butterflies and birds
-2-3 ft. in height
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers sandy or loamy, well drained soils
-flowers in june and july
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
-attracts honeybees and other insects
-grows 3-5 ft. tall
-prefers full sun
-prefers dry, sandy or loamy soils
-blooms from june to august
http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
-provides food and shelter for butterflies, birds, and small mammals
-can grow 3-19 ft. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade, but is shade tolerant
-prefers rich, moist soils, can grow in variety of soil types
-blooms in june, berries appear in july and august
http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg
Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza claytoni
-
-grows 2-3 ft. high
-prefers full to partial shade
-prefers moist,
-flower from march to may
http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg
