Personal Plant Palette

Showy foliage Great colors to add dramatic accents Use as annual in temperate climates

Excellent specimen tree Three seasons of interest Great color addition

Good fall color Deeply lobed leaves Free-flowering

Great shade tree for urban settings Glorious yellow fall foliage

Sturdy, upright habit Long-lasting blooms in red fading to pink Great color for dry, sunny sites

Sturdy, upright habit Long-lasting blooms in red Great color for dry, sunny sites

Excellent, glossy foliage on sturdy stems Clusters of pale blue flowers bloom late summer Great for moist sites

Excellent, glossy foliage on sturdy stems Clusters of blue flowers bloom late summer Great for moist sites

Useful in water gardens

Golden, strap-like foliage Taller and more vigorous than other Sweet Flags Excellent for rain gardens, water gardens and containers

Dramatic, dark foliage Abundant white flowers Perfect for the shady, moist border

Delicate appearance belies toughness Deciduous Naturalizes well

Red spring flowers attract hummingbirds Great accent shrub, especially in groves

Great blue accent in the late summer border Attracts butterflies Drought-tolerant

Great blue accent in the late summer border Attracts butterflies Drought-tolerant

Reliable ground cover for sun or shade Spring flowers vary rose to blue to white Extensive root system makes useful for erosion control May be aggresive

Foliage is as desirable as blooms Easy-to-grow Excellent edging plant or filler for sun to part shade

Showy, early spring flowers Edible berries are favored by birds

Multi-season interest Deer resistant Tolerates a variety of sites

Three-season interest Blue flower clusters attract hummingbirds Attractive foliage

Classic hummingbird favorite Foliage remains attractive through summer Interesting groundcover or filler plant

Easy-to-grow Great texture Bright color for sunny, dry sites

Attractive, aromatic foliage Good edging and filler plant

Beautiful early summer blooms light up shady borders Ornamental seed heads Attractive foliage

Beautiful, bold foliage Naturalizes to create large colonies

Beautiful, bold foliage Naturalizes to create large colonies

Long-blooming with great color Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Summer flowers attract butterfies Aromatic

Drought-defiant, bold color Attracts butterflies

Abundant late fall flowers Tolerates a broad variety of sites Attracts butterflies

Abundant late fall flowers Great for rain gardens and bioswales Attracts butterflies

Profuse blooms attract butterflies Great color for late-season borders Shorter, mounding habit than native variety

Profuse blooms Naturalizes well and tolerates a variety of sites Attracts butterflies

Great for the woodland border Good color for the shady summer landscape

Excellent foliage plant for shady borders Silvery foliage and red accents are effective accents

Graceful, arching habit Three-season interest Drought-tolerant

Beautiful bark Fast-growing Tolerates drier, hotter and sunnier sites than native

Cold-hardy and salt-tolerant Dense habit Moderate growth

Great in any landscape Upright habit Clump-forming and non-spreading

Compact, fast-multiplying Flowers in delicate pendant racemes not typical spike

Shorter sedge has a variety of uses Use in moist sites

Graceful habit Perfect in containers Excellent for fall interest

Beautiful form and foliage Interesting bark Useful in smaller, urban landscapes

Beautiful foliage and seed heads Good for moist shade to part sun Easy to grow and naturalize

White, snapdragon-like flowers Hummingbirds and other pollinators love it Perfect for moist, shady sites

Pink, snapdragon-like flowers Hummingbirds and other pollinators love it Perfect for moist, shady sites

Abundant flowers bloom all summer Deep yellow flowers have fluted petals Compact

Great for moist sites and streambanks Food and cover for wildlife Tough and resilient

Heat- and drought-tolerant Great flower and foliage color Prolific bloomer

Performs well in dry or moist shade Deer resistant

Finely textured Naturalizes well

Unique foliage color Terrific contrast for sunny border plantings Butterflies love the flowers

Short, clump-forming ornamental grass Great blue color Fast-growing

Variegated foliage Elegant form Excellent for edging

Good bloom strength summer to frost Hardy and disease-resistant Attracts hummingbirds Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant

Abundant blooms with good color retention Hardy and disease-resistant Attracts hummingbirds Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant

Good bloom strength summer to frost Hardy and disease-resistant Attracts hummingbirds Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant

Easy-to-grow and showy blooms Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Light fragrance Hardy and disease-resistant Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant

Good bloom strength summer to frost Hardy and disease-resistant Attracts hummingbirds Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant

Unusual chartreuse color for part shade borders Superb accent plant Showy flower spikes in mid- to late-summer Heat, salt and humidity tolerant Deer resistant Attracts hummingbirds

Great foliage color Durable and reliable filler plant Heat, salt and humidity tolerant Deer resistant Attracts hummingbirds

Medium-sized, upright clumps are great in any landscape Use as specimen or mass planting Non-spreading; can be used as annual accent

Interesting foliage and form Excellent choice for the shade garden

Drought- and heat-tolerant Clear colors, abundant flowers Short, compact habit is great for edging

Versatile, disease-resistant annual Variety of color forms Blooms from early spring through fall with deadheading

Brilliant color for summer to frost Heat- and drought-tolerant Disease-resistant