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Butterfly Weed
Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosaAsclepias tuberosa -
Upright Sedge
Upright SedgeCarex stricta LamCarex stricta Lam -
Sand Lovegrass
Sand LovegrassEragrostis trichodesEragrostis trichodes -
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Michigan (Turk's Cap) LilyLilium michiganenseLilium michiganense -
Hardstem Bulrush
Hardstem BulrushScirpus acutusScirpus acutus
Name | Type | Light Exposure | Soil Moisture | Height | Bloom Color | Bloom Months | Notes/Description | |
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Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa ![]() |
2 feet | 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 ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | 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 ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | 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 ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Hardstem Bulrush Scirpus acutus ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info |