Deciduous Holly’s spectacular winter display of bright red berries on bare branches. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Ilex decidua, commonly known as Deciduous Holly, Possumhaw
Cardinal Flower in peak late-summer bloom — one of the most intensely colored native wildflowers of eastern North America. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Lobelia
Tree Huckleberry, the largest native huckleberry in North America, showing its characteristic small glossy leaves and woody branching habit. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Silverleaf Mountain Mint in natural meadow habitat, displaying its distinctive silver-white upper leaves and small purple-spotted flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Pycnanthemum incanum,
Oakleaf Hydrangea producing its signature large, conical white flower panicles in summer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Hydrangea quercifolia, the Oakleaf Hydrangea, is one
American Bladdernut displaying its characteristic drooping racemes of greenish-white bell-shaped flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Staphylea trifolia, commonly known as American Bladdernut, is
Carolina Buckthorn displaying its glossy foliage and distinctive fruit that transitions from red to black. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Rhamnus caroliniana (syn. Frangula caroliniana),
American Beautyberry adorned with its signature iridescent purple-violet fruit clusters in late summer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Callicarpa americana, commonly known as American
Wild Blue Lupine’s vivid blue-violet flower spikes are among the most spectacular wildflower displays of the Great Lakes region each spring. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC
Steeplebush’s vivid pink flower spires bloom from July through September, providing late-season color in wet meadows and bog margins. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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