BUTTERFLY WEED [Asclepias tuberosa]
A member of the milkweed family and therefore offers much significance to the Monarch butterfly. Bright orange clusters are a delight to the summer garden. Requires full sun, has a tap root and averages eighteen inches high. Ontario native.

HAIRY PENSTEMON [Penstemon hirsutus]
Lilac to pink, trumpet shaped flowers in early summer. Heights can vary from one to three feet. Does well in average to dry soils as well. Ontario native.

DWARF BLAZINGSTAR [Liatris cylindracea]
Reaching heights of 8 to 24 inches, this Ontario native has pink-purple, solitary flower heads in late summer. Likes lime soils and can tolerage average soils as well.

WILD LUPINE [Lupinus perennis]
The stunning blueish purple, pea-like flower stalks will attract many butterflies to your garden in early spring. Requires full sun and averages heights of one to two feet. Southern Ontario native.

PRAIRIE VERVAIN [Verbena stricta]
Attractive slender spikes of purple flowers in the summer months. Tolerates part shade or full sun, averages heights of two to four feet.

NORTHERN BAYBERRY [Myrica pensylvanica]
This salt tolerant shrub requires group plantings to produce fruit which both duck and fox love to eat. Mature heights of 6 to 8 feet. Many uses including candles and pot pourri.

SAGEBRUSH FAMILY [Artemesia sp.]
Each with their own distinct fragrance, has light green to silver foiliage. Averaging heights of three feet - this family is an important plant for a variety of uses to Native people.