Symphyotrichum cordifolium Native to: All New England Life cycle: Perennial Seed source(s): Wild Seed Project, Cumberland County, ME Light: Partial/Full Shade Soil Moisture: Medium to Medium-Dry Height: 1-3’ Spread: 18-24” Spacing: 18-24” Blooms: September, October Bloom Color: Pale blue to purple Natural Habitat: Wet meadows and ditches Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Songbirds, Host Plant (eg. Pearl Crescent butterfly; numerous moths), Low Maintenance

Lobelia cardinalis Native to: All of New England Life cycle: Short-Lived Perennial Seed source(s): Wild-collected in Lunenburg, MA Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium-Wet Height: 2-4’ Spread: 8-12” Spacing: 6-16” Blooms: July-September Bloom Color: Red Natural Habitat: Wetlands and streamsides Pairs Well With: Boneset, blue iris, coastal Joe-Pye weed, blue lobelia, heart-leaved Alexander, and Northern lady fern Benefits: Bird Favorite, Pollinator Favorite, Attracts Hummingbirds, Host Plant (eg. Spicebush Swallowtail, Pink Washed Looper Moth), Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Low Maintenance

Oenothera biennis Native to: All of New England Life cycle: Biennial Seed source(s): Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Dry Height: 6’ Spacing: 1-2’ Blooms: June-October Bloom Color: Yellow Natural Habitat: Recently disturbed soils of prairies, old fields, roadsides and other sunny medium to dry sites. Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Bird Favorite, Host Plant (Primrose Moth) “Much of the life cycle of the stunning pink Primrose Moth (Schinia florida) can be in the Common Evening Primrose plant.

Asclepias syriaca Native to: All New England Life cycle: Perennial Seed source(s): Wild-collected in Lunenburg, MA Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Dry Height: 24-42" Spread: 36-60" Spacing: 24-36" Blooms: June-August Bloom Color: pink Natural Habitat: farm fields, ditches, and disturbed sites Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer Resistant, Host Plant (eg. Monarch), Drought Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Urban Environment Notes: Be gentle when transplanting, making sure to preserve the long taproot.

Chamaecrista fasciculata Native to: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island Life cycle: Annual (self-sows) Seed source(s): Wild Seed Project, Cumberland County, ME Garden collected in Lunenburg, MA Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry Height: 6-24” Spread: 6-14" Spacing: 6-12” Blooms: July-September Bloom Color: Yellow Natural Habitat: Meadows, grasslands, and disturbed areas Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Urban Environment, Drought Tolerant, Host Plant (eg. Io Moth) Pairs Well With: Blue iris, blue vervain, and New England aster

Asclepias exaltata Native to: All New England Life cycle: Perennial Seed source(s): Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry Height: 18-60” Spread: 12-24" Spacing: 24-36” Blooms: June-July Bloom Color: white Natural Habitat: Upland woods to rich woodland openings Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Host Plant (eg. Monarch, Cycnias), Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Low Maintenance “This little-known milkweed is the first to bloom of our local species, usually in mid-June.

Asclepias incarnata Native to: All New England Life cycle: Perennial Seed source(s): Wild Seed Project, Cumberland County, ME Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium Soil Height: 3-4’ Spread: 12-24" Spacing: 18-36” Blooms: June-August Bloom Color: pink Natural Habitat: Moist meadows, ditches, and pond edges Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Host Plant (eg. Monarch & 11 other species) “Summer-blooming meadow and wetland wildflower with pink flower clusters and foliage important to the monarch butterfly’s larval stage.

Symphyotrichum laeve Native to: All New England Life cycle: Perennial Seed source(s): Wild Seed Project, Cumberland County, ME Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry Height: 1-4’ Spread: 12-18” Spacing: 18-24” Blooms: August-October Bloom Color: Blue, purple Natural Habitat: Dry, open woods and fields; disturbed areas and roadsides Pairs Well With: Butterfly milkweed, foxglove beardtongue, sundial lupine, black-eyed coneflower, foxglove beardtongue, flax-leaved aster, and little bluestem Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Host Plant (Pearl Crescent, Silvery Checkerspot butterflies), Drought Tolerant, Urban Environment, Low Maintenance

Monarda punctata Native to: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont Life cycle: Perennial/self-sowing Biennial Seed source(s): Wild Seed Project, Cumberland County, ME Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Dry to Dry Height: 2-3’ Spread: 12-24" Spacing: 8-12” Blooms: July-September Bloom Color: pink/purple Natural Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly soils of beaches, pine barrens, woodland edges, and roadsides. Benefits: Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Urban Environment, Drought Tolerant, Edible, Low Maintenance, Host Plant (Raspberry pyrausta)

Lupinus perennis Native to: All New England (extinct in the wild in many states) Life cycle: Perennial Seed source(s): Wild Seed Project, Cumberland County, ME Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Dry to Dry Height: 1-2’ Spread: 8-12" Spacing: 10-18” Blooms: May-July Bloom Color: purple Natural Habitat: Pine barrens, woodlands, meadows, and roadsides with dry, sandy soils Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Host Plant (Karner Blue), Compaction Tolerant, Drought Tolerant