Choosing trees and shrubs to attract wildlife is not an easy task as many of our native trees are just too big for residential gardens....

Family: Juncaceae Name: Juncus greenei Bloom Time: July - August Flower: Dark Green Soil Condition: Moist to dry, wet Light: Sun-partial...

Family: Asteraceae Name: Baccharis halimifolia Bloom Time: September - October Flower: Silvery white Soil Condition: Wet to dry,...

This non-native honey bee has found out the hard way what happens when it gets its claw stuck in a milkweed flower's astigmatic chamber....

Family: Apocynaceae Name: Asclepias verticillata - Whorled Milkweed Bloom Time: July - August Flower: White Soil Condition: Dry, Average,...

Family: Asteraceae Name: Solidago speciosa Bloom Time: August-October Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Dry, Average, Moist Light: Sun...

Family: Ericaceae Name: Rhododendron viscosum - Swamp Azalea Bloom Time: June - July Flower: White Soil Condition: Moist, well-drained,...

Family: Ranunculaceae Name: Actaea racemosa - Black Cohosh Bloom Time: July - August Flower: White Soil Condition:...

Family : Asteraceae Name : Ionactis linariifolia Bloom Time : August - October Flower: Purple (sometimes white or pink) Soil Condition :...

Family: Asteraceae Name: Eutrochium (Eupatorium) fistulosum Bloom Time: July - September Flower: Mauve Soil Condition: Moist - Wet Light:...

Family: Cactaceae Name: Opuntia humifusa - Eastern Prickly Pear Bloom Time: June Flower: Yellow (sometimes with an orange center) Soil...

Family: Onagraceae Name: Oenothera fruticosa - Northern Sundrops Bloom Time: May - June Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Dry to Moist...

Family: Apiaceae Name: Zizia aptera Bloom Time: May - July Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist to Dry Light: Sun to Partial Shade...

Family: Boraginaceae Name: Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Pink buds open to reveal blue flowers...

Family: Salicaceae Name: Salix humilis var humilis Bloom Time: April-May Flower: Greenish-yellow catkins Soil Condition: Dry, Average...

Family : Ranunculaceae Name : Caltha palustris Bloom Time : April-May Flower: Yellow Soil Condition : Moist, wet Light : Partial shade,...

Family: Iridaceae Name: Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue-eyed Grass Bloom Time: May - June Flower: Lavender-Blue Soil Condition:...

Family: Cannabaceae Name: Celtis occidentalis - Common Hackberry Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Greenish Yellow Fruit: Fall Color:...

Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus palustris - Pin Oak Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Yellow-green Soil Condition: Average, Wet, Acidic...

Family: Magnoliaceae Name: Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Soil Condition: Moist, Wet, Acidic Light:...