Brown-eyed Susan in full late-summer bloom, producing its characteristic profusion of small golden flowers with dark centers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Rudbeckia triloba,
Yellow Water Iris in bloom — brilliant yellow flowers pencilled with fine black veining are among the most striking of any aquatic or marginal plant.
White False Indigo in full bloom — vivid white flower stalks rise rapidly above the distinctive blue-green foliage. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Baptisia
Tulip Poplar — North America’s tallest deciduous tree, with its unique four-lobed leaves and spectacular tulip-shaped flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Liriodendron tulipifera,
Queen-of-the-Prairie in full bloom — the show-stopping pink plumes can reach 6 feet or more in ideal conditions. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Filipendula
Leatherwood Fern’s thick, lustrous evergreen fronds persist through winter, providing year-round woodland beauty. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Dryopteris marginalis, commonly known as Leatherwood
Eastern White Pine — North America’s tallest native pine, with its signature soft bluish-green needles in bundles of five. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Buffalo Currant in bloom — the intensely clove-scented yellow flowers are one of the most fragrant in the native shrub world. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC
American Hornbeam’s characteristic smooth gray bark and dense, serrated foliage. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Carpinus caroliniana, commonly known as American Hornbeam, Blue Beech,
Woolgrass in late summer, displaying its characteristic shaggy, woolly brown seed heads that give this native wetland sedge its evocative name. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC
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