Annual or biennial so must be allowed to reseed. Makes a beautiful statement when planted in masses. Supports the specialist Mining Bee Andrena rudbeckiae, and hosts some moths and butterflies.
Great source of late-season nectar for the bees and butterflies. May get tall and floppy in rich soil so plant with other tall flowers or grasses or trim back through early summer to get a shorter plant. Remove spent flowers in late summer to encourage fa
Beautiful leaves, bloom, and seed pod. Takes a few years before flowering. May flop in too much shade or soil with too much nutrients, otherwise stands upright on its own in a bush-like form.
A cute little grass-looking plant in the Iris family, great for a formal border. May benefit from division every 2-3 years. Mostly pollinated by halictid bees.
Makes beautiful stands of color in the fall and winter. Upright and clump forming. Can be used in rain gardens Larval Host for the Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon).