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Lemon Beebalm

Monarda citriodora

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 2 to 11


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Photo by Judy Gallagher / CC BY 2.0

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by tdlucas5000 / CC BY-SA 2.0

Bachelor Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Jeevan Jose / CC BY-SA 4.0

Cosmos

Cosomos sulphureus

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Chris Dodds / CC BY-SA 2.0

Leavenworths Eryngo

Eryngium leavenworthii

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Photo by whologwhy / CC BY 2.0

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Native to the region

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Common Sunflower

Helianthus annus

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Field Thistle

Cirsium discolor

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Missouri Ironweed

Vernonia missurica

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 5 to 8


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Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 8


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Photo by Melissa McMasters / CC BY 2.0

Tall Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Photo by Brett Hondow / CC0 Public Domain

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia pinnatifida

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by Tony Alter / CC BY 2.0

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 7 to 10


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Photo by Mike Linksvayer / CC0 1.0

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Photo by mbkestell / CC BY 2.0

Russian Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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Photo by Alex Galt, USFWS / CC BY 2.0

Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Graeme Scott / Public Domain Mark 1.0

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 8


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Photo by Ray Mathews / Unrestricted

Whiteleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum albescens

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 9


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Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Native to the region

Part shade
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 8


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Photo by Alan Cressler / Unrestricted

American Snowbell

Styrax americanus

Native to the region

Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 6 to 8


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Photo by Sten Porse / CC BY-SA 3.0

Sweet Pepperbush

Clethra alnifolia

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Photo by terryjordan1 / CC BY 2.0

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Native to the region

Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by T.Kiya​ ​/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Carolina Rose

Rosa carolina

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 4 to 9


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Inkberry

Ilex glabra

Native to the region

Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 9


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Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Native to the region

Partial shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Photo by red.raleigh / CC BY 2.0

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


Note: Not recommended as a landscape tree. Better suited for unvisited hedgerows and shelterbelts.


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Photo by Rüdiger Wölk / CC BY-SA 2.5

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Native to the region

Partial shade
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8


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Photo by Bri Weldon​ ​/ CC BY​ ​2.0

Carolina Laurel Cherry

Prunus caroliniana

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10


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Photo by Stephen Horvath ​/ CC BY-ND​ ​2.0

Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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Photo by Sballal / CC BY-SA 3.0

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8


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Photo by stanze​ ​/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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American Holly

Ilex opaca

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Photo by BenGrantham​ ​/ CC BY 2.0

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9