Canada anemone’s deeply lobed leaves grow atop a 1-foot tall stem. In spring, canada anemone blooms white, five-petaled flowers with a light yellow center. This plant can become quite aggressive with the native garden, growing over or pushing out other plants. To learn more about Canada anemone, visit:

• Ontario Wildflowers – Canada Anemone 
• Wildflower Center – Canada Anemone

Common Milkweed can reach heights of 3-5 feet. It produces pink/purple flowers arranged in spherical umbels, each comprising small, five-petaled florets. These blooms appear in the summer and are highly attractive to a variety of pollinators, including native bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Common Milkweed serves as the primary host plant for the Monarch butterfly! Want to learn more? Visit:

• Wildflower Center – Common Milkweed
• Ontario Wildflowers – Common Milkweed 

Coreopsis can grow up to 24 inches tall and is known for its bright yellow flowers that bloom in the summer. This plant attracts many native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Want to learn more about this native Ontario wildflower? Visit:

• Wildflower Center – Coreopsis
• Gardenia – Coreopsis

Fireweed’s red tall stem can grow up to 6-feet tall. Along this red stem, long narrow leaves surround the bottom while pink flowers bloom at the top. Flowering occurs during the summer months. Fireweed is very attractive to pollinators such as bees, moths and hummingbirds. To learn more about fireweed, visit:

• U.S. Forest Service – Fireweed
• Wildflower Center – Fireweed 

Green milkweed can grow to 2.5-feet tall. Leaves climb the stem till the top where you can find a blooming head of flowers in late spring and all summer long. This cluster of tiny flower heads grows to be about the size of a baseball with white or light green petals. The center of the petals often has a purple center hood. Green milkweeds attract a variety of pollinators including bees, butterflies and other insects and help restore Monarch butterfly populations. To learn more about green milkweed, visit:

• Wildflower Center – Green Milkweed 
• Gardenia – Green Milkweed