Wayne County Conservation District
Butterfly Bush                (Buddleia davidii)

4 to 8 feet tall, full sun, dry to moderate
moist soil. Flowers mid to late summer.
Prune to 4-6 inches in spring, remove old
flowers for reblooming.
Trumpet vine                 (Campis radicans)

Needs strong support and regular pruning.
 Flowers mid summer to early fall.
Yellow Coneflower         (Ratibida pinnata)  

4 to 6 feet tall, full sun, dry to moderate
moist soil.  Flowers late summer.
Brown-eyed Susan      (Rudbeckia triloba)  
         
4 to 5 feet tall, full to partial sun,
well-drained soil.  Flowers late summer to
mid-autumn.
Sundrops                 (Oenothera fruticosa)  
    
1 to 2 feet tall, full to partial sun, dry to
moderately moist soil.  Flowers throughout
the summer.
Spiderwort            (Tradescantia ohiensis)

1.5 to 2.5 feet tall, full to partial shade, dry
to moderately wet soil.  Flowers
throughout the summer and into fall.
Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laveis)

3 to 5 feet tall, full sun, dry soil.  Flowers
Aug.-Oct.
Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)

3-8 feet tall. Large yellow flowers from
June to Sept.  Full sun, draught tolerant.  
Good food source for birds and butterflies
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Grows 1-3 ft tall. Shade to full sun.  Red
Yellow flowers April thru July.  Medium soil
moisture.  Deer resistant.
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)

Grows 2-5 ft tall.  In full sun. Prefers dry
soil. Lavender flowers from May to August.
Deer resistant.
Sand Coreopsis (Coreopesis lanceolata)  

Grows 1-2 ft tall.  Dry soils. Partial to full
sun.  Blooms yellow flowers May - Aug.
Deer resistant.
Foxglove Beard-Tongue (Penstemon
digitalis)

Grows 2-4 ft.  Medium soil moisture. Partial
to full sun.  White/pink flowers from May to
July.  Deer Resistant
Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

Grows 1-5 ft.  Dry soil. Partial to full sun.  
Yellow flowers. July to Oct.  Deer resistant.
White Wild Indigo (Baptisia lactea)

Grows 3-4 ft.  Medium soil mosture.  
Partial to full sun.  White flowers May -
Aug.  Deer resistant.
Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)

Grows 1-2 ft. Partial to full sun.  Dry soil.
Purple flowers April to July.  Deer resistant.
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Grows 1-3 ft. tall. Dry soil. Partial to full
sun.  Orange flowers.  June-Sept. Deer
resistant
Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica shrevei)

Grows 2-3 ft. tall. Wet to moist conditions,
partial to full sun, and a rich organic soil.
Blooms May-July.
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium
maculatum)

Grows to 6 ft. Full or partial sun, and wet
to moist conditions. Pink flowers July-Sept