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'''Purple Milkweed'''<br>
 
'''Purple Milkweed'''<br>
 
''Asclepias purpurascens''<br>
 
''Asclepias purpurascens''<br>
-attracts bees, butterflies and birds <br>
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-attracts bees, butterflies and birds<br>
 
-2-3 ft. in height<br>
 
-2-3 ft. in height<br>
-<br>
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-prefers full sun to partial shade<br>
-<br>
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-prefers sandy or loamy, well drained soils<br>
 
-flowers in june and july<br>
 
-flowers in june and july<br>
 
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg
 
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg
  
Golden Alexanders<br>
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'''Golden Alexanders'''<br>
 
''Zizia aurea''<br>
 
''Zizia aurea''<br>
larvae<br>
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-provides food for larvae including the swallowtail butterfly<br>
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-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
 
http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg
  
Rattlesnake Master<br>
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'''Rattlesnake Master'''<br>
 
''Eryngium yuccifolium''<br>
 
''Eryngium yuccifolium''<br>
 +
-attracts honeybees and other insects<br>
 +
-grows 3-5 ft. tall<br>
 +
-prefers full sun<br>
 +
-prefers dry, sandy or loamy soils<br>
 +
-blooms from june to august<br>
 
http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg
 
http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg
  
Sweet Cicely<br>
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'''Sweet Cicely'''<br>
 
''Osmorhiza claytoni''<br>
 
''Osmorhiza claytoni''<br>
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-<br>
 +
-grows 2-3 ft. high<br>
 +
-prefers full to partial shade<br>
 +
-prefers moist, <br>
 +
-flower from march to may<br>
 
http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg
 
http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg
  
Black Snakeroot<br>
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'''Black Snakeroot'''<br>
 
''Sanicula spp.''<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
 
http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg
  
Red Osier Dogwood<br>
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'''Red Osier Dogwood'''<br>
 
''Cornus sericea''<br>
 
''Cornus sericea''<br>
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-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 
http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg
 
http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg
  
Downy Serviceberry<br>
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'''Downy Serviceberry'''<br>
 
''Amelanchier arborea''<br>
 
''Amelanchier arborea''<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg
 
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg
  
Coralberry<br>
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'''Coralberry'''<br>
 
''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus''<br>
 
''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus''<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 +
-<br>
 
http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg
 
http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg

Revision as of 13:54, 27 January 2006

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

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

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

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

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

Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
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-
http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg

Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
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-
-
-
-
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg

Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
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-
-
-
-
http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg