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Maryland · version 1 regional set

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Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Full sun1–2.5 ftJune–August

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Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Full sun2–4 ftJuly–September

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Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Full sun2–4 ftJune–August

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Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Full sun2–4 ftMay–June

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Clustered Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

Full sun2–3 ftJuly–September

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Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Full sun1–3 ftSeptember–October

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Grass

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Full sun2–4 ftAugust–October

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Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis

Full sun3–4 ftMay–June

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Shrub

Virginia Sweetspire

Itea virginica

Full sun3–6 ftMay–June

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