Juncus tenuis Native to: All of New England Life cycle: Perennial Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Dry Height: 8-20” Spacing: 1-2’ Blooms: June-September (non-showy) Natural Habitat: Human-disturbed or -maintained habitats, meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes Benefits: Bird Favorite, Compaction Tolerant, Urban Environment, Drought Tolerant, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Erosion Control/Soil Stabilization, Low Maintenance “Path rush grows wild throughout North America, forming dense, diminutive clumps (compared to other rushes) in full sun to partial shade.

Anaphalis margaritacea Native to: All of New England Life cycle: Perennial Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium-Dry to Dry Height: 18-24” Spread: 1-3’ Spacing: 1-3’ Blooms: Jun-Sep Bloom Color: White Natural Habitat: Sandy or gravelly meadows and disturbed areas Benefits: Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Host Plant (eg. American Lady), Attracts Butterflies, Low Maintenance, Drought Tolerant Pairs Well With: Butterfly milkweed, foxglove beardtongue, plantain-leaved pussytoes, Virginia rose, and bluets “Host plant to the American lady butterfly, pearly everlasting will establish and form clumps in poor, sandy soils.

Carex pensylvanica Native to: All New England Life cycle: Perennial Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry Height: 6-10” Spread: 12-18” Spacing: 6-10” Natural Habitat: Both wide open sunny meadows and in dense, dry woodlands. It is often in sandy, acidic soils. Pairs Well With: Wild columbine, yellow trout lily, flax-leaved stiff-aster, bearberry, common star-grass, and wood ferns. Benefits: Bird Favorite, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Urban Environment, Host Plant

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.

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.

Eragrostis spectabilis Native to: All of New England Life cycle: Perennial Grass Light: Full/Partial Sun Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry Height: 8-14" Spacing: 1-2’ Blooms: July-August Bloom Color: Green, Purple Natural Habitat: Hill prairies, sand prairies, upland savannas and sandy savannas, limestone glades, sandy or gravelly areas along railroads, sandy or gravelly roadsides, sandy paths, and fields. Disturbed sandy areas are preferred. Benefits: Host Plant, Attracts Songbirds, Benefits Other Pollinators/Wildlife, Urban Environment, Drought Tolerant, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Salt Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Erosion Control/Soil Stabilization

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.

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….

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.

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