Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum lucidum)

Prefers dry to moist soils & partial to full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub

Height: Up to 10'

White flowers May to June

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

Prefers moist to dry soils & full sun

Plant Type: Perennial grass

Mature Height: 3 - 9'

Bronze to steely gray flowers July to September

Blue Flag Iris (Iris verginica shrevei)

Prefers moist to saturated soils & partial to full sun

Plant Type: Perennial emergent herb

Mature Height: Up to 2.5'

Purple flowers, May to July

Prairie Cord Grass (Spartina pectinata)

Prefers saturated soil or water up to 3" deep & full sun

Plant Type: Perennial grass

Mature Height: 5 - 7'

Greenish yellow flowers, July to August

River Bulrush (Scirpus fluviatalis)

Prefers moist soils, up to 30" of water

Plant Type: Perennial emergent herb

Mature Height: 5 - 7'

Brown flowers, May to September

Close-up of River Bulrush

Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

Prefers mesic soils & full sun

Plant Type: Perennial herb

Mature Height: up to 3'

Yellow flowers, July to September

Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)

Prefers water depth of 6 - 20" & partial to full sun

Plant Type: Perennial emergent herb

Mature Height: 2 - 6'

Green/brown flowers, May 25 - June 30

Close-up of Sweet Flag

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

Prefers mesic soils & full sun

Plant Type: Perennial grass

Mature Height: Up to 6 1/2'

Beige Flowers, July to October

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbecia hirta)

Prefers mesic to saturated soils

Plant Type: Perennial Herb

Mature Height: 1 - 2'

Yellow flowers with a black/brown center during June & July

Water Plantain (Alilsma subcordatum)

Prefers water at a depth of 0 - 6" and full sun

Plant Type: Perennial emergent herb

Mature Height: 4" - 3'

White flowers, May to September

Basswood Leaf

Basswood Tree (Tilia americana)

Prefers moist, well drained soils & partial to full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous tree

Mature Height: 80'

Small, creamy flowers in early summer

Bur Oak Leaf

Bur Oak Tree (Quercus macrocarpa)

Prefers moist to mesic soils & full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous Tree

Mature Height: 60 - 70'

Flowers April to May

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Prefers water depth 2 - 3' and partial to full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous shrub

Mature Height: 3 - 10'

White flowers, June to August

Red Maple Tree (Acer rebrum)

Prefers moist to dry soil & partial shade to full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous Tree

Mature Height: 40 - 60'

Red flowers in spring; red leaves in fall

Red Maple Leaf

Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)

Prefers saturated soils & partial to full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous shrub

Mature Height: 3 - 9'

White flowers, May and August

Swamp White Oak Tree (Quercus bicolor)

Prefers moist soils & full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous tree

Mature Height: 50 - 70'

Flowers in May

Green Ash Tree (Fraxinus pennyslyvanica)

Tolerant of many soil types and moisture conditions and prefers full to partial sun

Plant Type: Deciduous tree

Mature Height: up to 60'

Flowers in April/May

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

Prefers moist, well drained soil and full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous tree

Mature Height: 70'

Greenish-yellow flowers mid-late spring

Black Willow (Salix nigra)

Prefers rich moist soils and full sun

Plant Type: Deciduous tree

Mature Height: up to 90'

Yellow-green flowers in April & May

Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)

Tolerates a wide range of soil and moisture conditions with full sun to partial shade

Plant Type: Deciduous tree

Mature Height: 80'

Reddish to orange or yellow flowers in early spring

Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)

Prefers moist soils, but adapts to dry soils in full sun to partial shade

Plant Type: Deciduous shrub

Mature Height: 20'

White flowers in early spring

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Prefers rich, deep soils having even moisture with good drainage & partial shade to full sun.

Plant type: Deciduous Tree

Mature Height: up to 80'