Common Name - alumroot, American alumroot, coral bells
Latin Name - Heuchera americana
Sun - sun to part shade
Moisture - moist
Height - 1-2'
Flower Color - Whitish green
Bloom Time- June-aug

A long blooming time and semi evergreen

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Common Name - Anise Hyssop
Latin Name - Agastache foeniculum
Sun - sun to part shade
Moisture - moist to dry
Height - 2’-4’
Flower Color - purple
Bloom Time- June-Sept

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Common Name - Aromatic Aster
Latin Name - Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Dry to moist
Height - 1-3'
Flower Color - Blue-purple
Bloom Time- Aug-Nov

Dazzling mounds of blue flowers that attracts native bees. Tolerates dry clay soil.

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Common Name - blue wood aster
Latin Name - Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Moist to dry
Height - 3-4’
Flower Color - Purple
Bloom Time- June - Oct
Attracts- Butterflies, pollinators
Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil

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Common Name - Calico Aster, Starved Aster, White Woodland Aster
Latin Name - Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Sun - sun to part shade
Moisture - moist
Height - 2-3’
Flower Color - White with reddish-purple centers
Bloom Time- September - October

Easily grown in moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best growth typically occurs in moist, semi-shaded woodland areas. Tolerates full sun in cool summer climates, but appreciates some part shade in climates where summer temperatures consistently exceed 90°F. Tolerates periodic flooding. Stems may be pinched back in late spring to early summer if shorter plants are desired.

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Common Name - white wood aster 
Latin Name - Eurybia divaricata
Sun - sun to part shade
Moisture - dry to moist
Height - 1-2.5’
Flower Color - White with yellow to red centers
Bloom Time- Aug - Sept
Attracts- Butterflies
Tolerate- Drought, Heavy Shade, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil

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Common Name - Eastern Smooth Beardtongue, Appalachian Beardtongue
Latin Name - Penstemon laevigatus
Sun - Sun
Moisture - dry to Moist
Height - 2-3’
Flower Color - Purple/Lavender & White
Bloom Time- May-June

Great nectar plant for bees and butterflies.

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Common Name - foxglove beardtongue
Latin Name - Penstemon digitalis
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Moist
Height - 2-3’
Flower Color - White tubular
Bloom Time- May-June

Great nectar plant for bees and butterflies.

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Common Name - Hairy Beardtongue, Hairy Penstemon
Latin Name - Penstemon hirsutus
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Moist
Height - 2-3’
Flower Color - Pink , Purple
Bloom Time- May-June

Great nectar plant for bees and butterflies.

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Common Name - spotted beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Dotted Mint, Horsemint, Spotted mint
Latin Name - Monarda punctata
Sun - Sun
Moisture - Dry to moist
Height - 1.5-2’
Flower Color - pink to purple
Bloom Time- July-Sept

Attracts butterflies and is also deer and drought resistant.

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Common Name - white bergamot, basil beebalm, basil bergamot
Latin Name - Monarda clinopodia
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Dry to moist
Height - 3-6’
Flower Color - white
Bloom Time- May-Sept

White Bergamot is a member of the mint family. It is an excellent pollinator plant and attracts bee, bumblebees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This species is deer resistant, fast-growing and may be somewhat weedy. The flower is mildly fragrant, somewhat showy and blooms from May to September with the blooms lasting about 2-3 weeks.

This species has been identified by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as threatened. The plants on this list are among the least understood, the rarest, and the most in need of conservation efforts. For more information click here.

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Common Name - wild bergamot
Latin Name - Monarda fistulosa
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Dry to moist
Height - 1.5-3’
Flower Color - Pink to purple
Bloom Time- Jun-Sept

A dependable bloomer that is mildew resistant.

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Common Name - hairy mountain mint
Latin Name - Pycnanthemum pilosum
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Moist to Dry
Height - 1-3’
Flower Color - white
Bloom Time- Jul-Sept
Attracts- Butterflies
Tolerate- Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil

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Common Name - dense blazing star, blazing star
Latin Name - Liatris spicata
Sun - Sun to part shade
Moisture - Dry to moist
Height - 1-4’
Flower Color - Purple
Bloom Time- Jul-Aug

Beautiful purple spikes.

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