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Orange

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  • 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
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