The bell-shaped flowers attract hummingbirds. Height: One to two-and-a-half feet. Comments: Columbines will readily multiply once established. Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum. Culver's Root: White to pale lavender flowers bloom in early to mid-summer. The blooming period usually lasts about a month. It attracts butterflies and bees. Soil moisture: Average to moist. Height: Four to seven feet. Comments: This tapered flower with soft spikes looks like elegant candelabra.
Gayfeather, or Blazing Star Liatris spicata. Gayfeather: The plant has upright blazing spikes bearing pinkish-purple tassels in July and August. Attracts butterflies, bees, moths and hummingbirds. Height: Two to five feet. Comments: Has an unusual flower shape, blazing star sends up erect spires of usually magenta, sometimes white flowers. Somewhat tolerant of poor soils, Tolerant of summer heat and humidity.
Goldenrod Solidago. Goldenrod: Goldenrod is not a weed and is a great in the garden. It is tough, doesn't spread aggressively and its floral display comes in fall when other plants have passed their prime. Ohio goldenrod is great for a flower border. Height: Two to four feet. Comments: Goldenrod is not the cause of hay fever or other pollen allergies.
The real culprit is ragweed, an inconspicuous plant that releases pollen while goldenrod is in bloom. Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica. Great Blue Lobelia: This plant blooms at the end of summer. It typically grows in moist to wet locations along streams, springs and swamps.
Height: One to three feet. Comments: The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract primarily bumblebees. Less common visitors include hummingbirds and large butterflies. Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum. Joe Pye Weed: The plant attracts butterflies with its huge, bright mauve-pink flower clusters atop deep wine red stems.
It blooms from July to September. Each flower cluster typically has florets. The flowers attract butterflies. Height: Five to eight feet. Comments: Many people consider Joe Pye weed as a weed and it is a substantial plant which needs space. When planted in groups it can provide spectacular flowering and architectural height. Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris. Marsh Marigold: The yellow buttercup-like blossoms spring up from April to June in moist woodlands and boggy areas.
These plants attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Height: One to two feet. Comments: Growing marsh marigold plants in moist woodlands and near ponds is simple and marsh marigold care is easy to nonexistent. Richards, Creative Commons ShareAlike 2. Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana.
Obedient Plant: This plant with tubular flowers blooms from June to September. It attracts bees and hummingbirds. Moist: Average to moist. Comments: The plant requires little attention to produce tall, spiky flowers that resemble those of the snapdragon. See updates in the blog posts below. Plants available will include member donated and rescued plants as well two native plant vendors: Cottage Garden Natives and Night Song Native Plant Nursery. We are very sorry to announce that we will not be holding our spring plant sale this year.
After much consideration of rescheduling to a later date or hosting an online sale, we have decided that the first is unlikely given the predictions of when it will be safe to gather again. The new plantings will expand the width of the riparian corridor to provide an increase in the biodiversity within the watershed and expand the land lab for students.
Students will work with teachers and expert biologists from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to conduct bio-blitzes establishing a baseline prior to the expansion and diversification. In subsequent years they will conduct studies to track changes in the health of the stream and the biodiversity of the area. The project will also be used to provide education on sustainable landscape and watershed issues.
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