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Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Family: Milkweed Location: Northern Areas Fact: This is a great plant for a butterfly garden as it is the host for the Monarch butterfly catapiller. Native. Blooms:  June-August.

 

Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum Family: Dogbane Location: Meadows and Open Areas Fact:  Indian Hemp AKA Dogbane. This is a close relative of Milkweed. Was once used by American Indians as rope because the dried stems make a strong cord. Orioles use it to make nests. Native. Blooms:  June-September.

 

Queen of the Prairie Filapendula rubra Family: Rose Location: Central and Northern Areas Fact: Native. Blooms:  June-August.

 

Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Family: Milkweed Location: Parking and Upper Meadow Areas Fact: There are over 2,000 species of Milkweed; 13 are in Ohio. The Monarch butterfly lays its eggs exclusively on Milkweed. The catapillers eat the Milkweed leaves which contain a toxic sap that makes them toxic to birds and other preditors. Native. Blooms:  June-August.

 

Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Family: Aster Location: Throughout except Woodlands Fact: This plant was once used by healers to help set broken bones, thus its name. People have also used Boneset tea to break fevers, treat colds, and coughs. It is a great source of nectar for Monarchs, Bronze Copper, Fritillary, and Crescent butterflies. Native. Blooms:  July-October.

 

Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Family: Nettle Location: Throughout Fact: Do not touch this plant causes severe itching. Not Native. Blooms:  June-September.

 

Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum Family: Aster Location: Boardwalk into Bog and Northern Meadow Areas Fact: Native Americans used this plant to treat fevers and American colonists used it to treat typhus. Native. Blooms:  July-September.

 

Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum Family: Aster Location: Throughout Fact: Native. Blooms:  August-October.

 

Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Family: Aster Location: Throughout Fact: Spiked Blazing Star AKA Dense Blazing Star. Blazing Star is one of the few plants that blooms top to bottom. Most plants begin blooming at the bottom. Native Blooms:  July-September.

 

Gray-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata Family: Aster Location: Parking Areas Fact: Gray-headed Coneflower AKA Prairie Coneflower. Native. Blooms:  June-September.

 

Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Family: Milkweed Location: Parking Areas Fact: Butterfly Weed AKA Orange Milkweed or Chigger Flower. It is also known as Pleurisy Root because Native Americans chewed the roots to treat pleurisy and other pulmonary illnesses. Native. Blooms:  June-September.

 

Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata Family: Spurge Location: Parking Areas Fact: This plant has colored leaves or petal-like bracts (not actual petals) that make it look like it is blooming, just like a Christmas Poinsetta. This poisonous plant has laxitive properties, hence its name Spurge. Native. Blooms:  June-October.

 

Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Family: Spurge Location: Parking Areas Fact: This is one of the Goldfinches favorite seeds. Butterflies enjoy its nectar. It has been used for herbal remedies. Native. Blooms:  June-October.

 

Jewelweed Impatiens pallida Family: Jewelweed Location: Throughout Fact: Jewelweed AKA Pale Touch-me-not. Touch-me-not family. Jewelweed is named because water droplets on the leaves look like tiny jewels. The juice from the stems of this plant can be used to ease the sting of nettles or Poison Ivy. The seed pods explode when they are touched, thus the common name Touch-me-not. It is said that when you see Jewelweed, Poison Ivy is near by. Native. Blooms:  July-October.

 

Tall Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata Family: Aster Location: Upper Meadow Near Chip Path Fact: Native. Blooms:  August-October.