Personal Plant Palette

Spiny, coarse foliage Aggressive root structure perfect for slope stabilization

Unique flower heads look like fireworks Great in rock gardens or dry, sunny borders Easy care

Variegated foliage White spring flowers Spreading habit Pollution and neglect tolerant

Showy flowers and great foliage Naturalizes easily Excellent for the woodland garden

Flowering grass for shade! Graceful movement and beautiful when backlit Good cut flower

Slow-spreading Excellent ground cover in moist, part shade Variegated foliage

Interesting flowers followed by dark fruits Tolerates variety of sites May be grown as shrub or small tree

Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Prolific bloomer spring through summer

Use for contrast and to brighten darker shade gardens Perfect for woodland gardens and under larger shade trees Fast growing perennial for shade to part sun

Great for streambanks Food and cover for waterfowl

Versatile, slow-growing shrub Fragrant spring flowers Easy-to-grow and maintain

Profuse blooms summer through fall Resists heat, humidity and drought Good in native borders

Easy-to-grow groundcover Attractive late spring flowers continue into summer Naturalizes to form large colony

Large, showy flowers on sturdy stems Attracts hummingbirds and songbirds Easy to grow and naturalize

Dwarf hosta Variegated foliage is accented with red

Flower clusters offer three season interest Longer lasting blooms than native Oakleaf Hydrangea Tolerates sun or light shade

Slow-growing evergreen shrub with glossy foliage Compact habit Berries on female plants

Native iris with compact habit Great groundcover Easy-to-grow and naturalize

Wonderful for rain gardens and water's edge Foliage remains attractive

Establishes easily More compact than native Fragrant spring flowers and fall color superior to native

Prolific blooms summer to frost Soft yellow flowers mature to white

Good as specimen or mass planting Easy-to-grow Tolerates variety of sites

Abundant, long-lasting flowers Disease-resistant Fragrant flowers and foliage

Profuse flowering Rambling habit allows use as groundcover Fragrant foliage

Great late-season color Attracts butterflies Works in borders or containers

Easy-care grass Terrific architectural form Dramatic foliage compliments a broad variety of plants

Graceful landscape accent Deep green foliage Naturalizes easily

Brilliant red fall foliage and berry clusters Food and cover for wildlife Spreads to form thickets

Terrific chartreuse foliage Smaller, compact shape than native Slow-spreading

Sort coral buds open to shades of pink Hips provide food for birds Disease-resistant and tough

Spectacular, long-blooming flowers Foliage is attractive

Aromatic, emergent native plant Dramatic when planted in large mass

Easy-to-establish Perfect in monocultures or mixes Food and cover for wildlife

Classic, durable plant for late summer and fall Fleshy leaves and stems Perfect with ornamental grasses and fall asters

Thin, arching leaf blades Airy seed heads are aromatic Perfect in any landscape

Versatile and tolerant Silvery gray foliage is great accent

Durable and resilient Prolific flowers from late spring into early summer Good for the woodland garden