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Use as a groundcover. We love the long-blooming tiny flowers and puff-ball like seed heads. But, seeds will get caught in your socks if you walk through the garden in the fall. Basal leaves can have a purple hue. Not preferred by deer.

A shrub-like form with wonderful seedpods. Bumblebees pollinate the flowers and host to several skippers, butterflies and moths.

A large specimen for moist shade or part shade but may also tolerate full sun. Male and female flowers on separate plants; both have white flowers. Male flowers are fuller; female flower produces brown seed capsales in the summer. Plants sold unsexed.

A very large, slow-growing, stately tree that can get as wide as it is tall in an open space. Oak trees support the most number of Lepidoptera species in our area.

Interesting bloom, similar to Dalea purpurea, but white flowers and broader leaves. Drought tolerant once the deep roots are established.

Very aggressively spreads by rhizomes and will also selfseed. Wind pollinated. Prefers poor, well-drained, even rocky, soil. Has a wonderful smell.

A late-season bloom for your shady garden. But it can spread aggressively through rhizomes and self-seeding.

Good choice for a dry shade spot and still tolerates heat.

A wonderful ground cover for your shade garden. The heartshaped leaves come up in the spring and quickly cover the ground. They prefer rich, moist, but well drained soil.

Great for a woodland edge. Bulbous plant that dies back after seeding in summer but will come back the following spring. May not bloom the first few years. Bulbs traditionally eaten by Native Americans.

Can get as wide as tall. Prune stems back to the ground in late winter to promote stem vigor. Rabbits tend to avoid this plant.

Host plant for the buckeye butterfly. Tolerates lots of shade. Blooms open at night and close in the morning, but may last longer on a cloudy day.

Native to the Ozarks, this short cutie can tolerate dry, part-shade and would be excellent for a rock garden boarder as its leaves stay semi-evergreen in winter. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Wild plums often create dense thickets unless thinned. Thickets can provide shelter for birds and mammals. May have thorns. Fruit is edible but not as sweet as cultivated varieties.

Can tolerate some light shade. Attracts lots of wonderful insects. Unique flower and great leaf texture. Leaves have been used for medicinal teas.