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Pale Corydalis
aka rock harlequin Corydalis sempervirens (Capnoides sempervirens) Native to: All of New England
Life cycle: Annual (rarely biennial)
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium-Dry to Dry
Height: 2-3’
Spacing: 12-18”
Blooms: May-September
Bloom Color: Pink
Natural Habitat: Rocky outcrops, quarries, and disturbed dry, gravelly areas
Benefits: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Low Maintenance
“An attractive annual native for rocky, shallow-soil sites and cooler climates. Easy to start from seed, it has light to dark pink tubular flowers with bright yellow tips and greenish-blue leaves - a real stand out in the garden!
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Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata Native to: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Life cycle: Annual (self-sows)
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
“An annual wildflower that makes a great addition to a garden or meadow planting.
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Poke Milkweed
Asclepias exaltata Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Perennial
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. The dainty white or pale green flowers dangle from the stem.
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Native to: Midwest and Southeast U.S.
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
Height: 2-4’
Spacing: 18-24”
Blooms: June-September
Bloom Color: Pink-Purple
Natural Habitat: Man-made or disturbed habitats, forest edges, meadows and fields
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer (NOT rabbit) Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance
“A prairie classic! Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) has a fibrous root system with short woody rhizomes. It is a drought-tolerant perennial that is also deer resistant.
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia Native to: MA, NH, CT, RI, ME
Life cycle: Perennial Shrub
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet to Dry Soil
Height: 5-12’Spacing: 4-8’
Blooms: SpringBloom Color: White
Fruits: SummerFruit Color: Red
Natural Habitat: Human-disturbed or -maintained habitats, bogs, fens, meadows and fields, swamps, woodlands
Benefits: Host Plant, Attracts Songbirds, Attracts Bees, Urban Environment, Compaction Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Edible, Low Maintenance, Erosion Control/Soil Stabilization, Fall Color
“This attractive, multi-stemmed shrub blends into the landscape when not in flower or fruit.
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Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full/Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry
Height: 8-24”
Spread: 8-12”
Spacing: 10-17”
Blooms: April-June
Bloom Color: Red
Natural Habitat: Rocky open woods and ledges, rocky shores, and cliffs
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Urban Environment, Salt Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Host Plant (Columbine Duskywing)
Pairs Well With: Northeastern and Small’s beardtongue, and spotted crane’s-bill
“Red or American Columbine is one of the first plants to provide nectar in the spring for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds….
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Rose Milkweed (Swamp Milkweed)
Asclepias incarnata Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Perennial
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.
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Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens Native to: MA, CT, RI, ME, NH
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Height: 24-42"
Spread: 18-30"
Spacing: 2-3'
Blooms: Early fall
Bloom Color: Yellow
Natural Habitat: Dry, sandy, or gravelly beaches, salt marshes, shores, and roadsides
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Host Plant (eg. Wavy Lined Emerald), Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Flood Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Urban Environment, Low Maintenance
Pairs Well With: Butterfly milkweed, smooth blue aster, little bluestem, sundial lupine, spotted bee-balm, bayberry, and flax-leaved stiff aster
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Smallspike False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica Native to: All of New England
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium
Height: 3’
Spacing: 18-24”
Blooms: June-August
Bloom Color: Yellow
Natural Habitat: River or stream floodplains, forests, swamps, wetland margins
Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant Host Plant (eg. Eastern Comma, Question Mark, Red Admiral)
“Smallspike False Nettle is a host plant hotspot! Fly larva of Neolasioptera boehmeriae will form galls on the Smallspike False Nettle stems.
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Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve Native to: All New England
Life cycle: Perennial
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
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