Orange

Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Upright Sedge
Carex stricta Lam
Upright Sedge
Carex stricta Lam
Sand Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes
Sand Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Lilium michiganense
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Lilium michiganense
Hardstem Bulrush
Scirpus acutus
Hardstem Bulrush
Scirpus acutus

Name	Type	Light Exposure	Soil Moisture	Height	Bloom Color	Bloom Months		Notes/Description
Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa	Type: Wildflower	Light Exposure: Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade	Soil Moisture: Dry	2 feet	Bloom Color: Orange	Bloom Months: June, July, August	USDA Info	One of the best natives for dry, sunny areas, butterfly milkweed is a host plant for the larva of the monarch butterfly and provides nectar and pollen for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects. Bright orange flowers sit on top of a compact plant of 2' by 2' at maturity.
Upright Sedge Carex stricta Lam	Type: Grass	Light Exposure: Sun	Soil Moisture: Dry	1 to 3 feet	Bloom Color: Orange, Green, Blue	Bloom Months: June, July, August, September	USDA Info	A slender, 1-3 ft. grass-like plant with a cluster of brown seed capsules clinging high on the stem. Stems bearing greenish or brownish spikes of inconspicuous flowers above dense tufts of grass-like leaves. Green leaves are exceeded by the stem in height. Forms large tufts or hummocks to 3 ft. wide.The easiest way to recognize this sedge is by its distinctive, elevated tussocks (dense tufts) in open wet areas. It grows abundantly, often in seasonally flooded sites.
Sand Lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes	Type: Grass	Light Exposure: Sun	Soil Moisture: Dry	2 to 4 feet	Bloom Color: Purple, Orange	Bloom Months: June, July, August, September	USDA Info	Sand lovegrass is a native, warm-season, short-lived, leafy, perennial bunchgrass which reaches mature heights from 2.5 to 4 feet with a shallow, wide spreading root system. Sand Lovegrass grows best on sandy soils with an annual precipitation of 18 to 36 inches. Sand Lovegrass typically greens up two weeks earlier than most of the other native grasses and is very palatable. When overgrazed, it will decrease relative to other grasses. Seeding rates are very low due to extremely small dark round seed it produces. Sand Lovegrass is commonly found as a component in native areas along with hairy grama, western wheatgrass, and sand dropseed.
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily Lilium michiganense	Type: Wildflower	Light Exposure: Sun	Soil Moisture: Medium	4 feet	Bloom Color: Orange	Bloom Months: June, July, August	USDA Info
Hardstem Bulrush Scirpus acutus	Type: Grass	Light Exposure: Sun	Soil Moisture: Wet	6 feet	Bloom Color: Orange	Bloom Months: August, September	USDA Info

Name

Type

Light Exposure

Soil Moisture

Height

Bloom Color

Bloom Months

Notes/Description

Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa

Type:

Wildflower

Light Exposure:

Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade

Soil Moisture:

Dry

2 feet

Bloom Color:

Orange

Bloom Months:

June, July, August

USDA Info

One of the best natives for dry, sunny areas, butterfly milkweed is a host plant for the larva of the monarch butterfly and provides nectar and pollen for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects. Bright orange flowers sit on top of a compact plant of 2' by 2' at maturity.

Upright Sedge
Carex stricta Lam

Type:

Grass

Light Exposure:

Sun

Soil Moisture:

Dry

1 to 3 feet

Bloom Color:

Orange, Green, Blue

Bloom Months:

June, July, August, September

USDA Info

A slender, 1-3 ft. grass-like plant with a cluster of brown seed capsules clinging high on the stem. Stems bearing greenish or brownish spikes of inconspicuous flowers above dense tufts of grass-like leaves. Green leaves are exceeded by the stem in height. Forms large tufts or hummocks to 3 ft. wide.The easiest way to recognize this sedge is by its distinctive, elevated tussocks (dense tufts) in open wet areas. It grows abundantly, often in seasonally flooded sites.

Sand Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes

Type:

Grass

Light Exposure:

Sun

Soil Moisture:

Dry

2 to 4 feet

Bloom Color:

Purple, Orange

Bloom Months:

June, July, August, September

USDA Info

Sand lovegrass is a native, warm-season, short-lived, leafy, perennial bunchgrass which reaches mature heights from 2.5 to 4 feet with a shallow, wide spreading root system. Sand Lovegrass grows best on sandy soils with an annual precipitation of 18 to 36 inches. Sand Lovegrass typically greens up two weeks earlier than most of the other native grasses and is very palatable. When overgrazed, it will decrease relative to other grasses. Seeding rates are very low due to extremely small dark round seed it produces. Sand Lovegrass is commonly found as a component in native areas along with hairy grama, western wheatgrass, and sand dropseed.

Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Lilium michiganense