Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch these seed heads can resemble

these seed heads can resemble an ethereal pink smoke hugging the ground

Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam / Blue Beech / Musclewood) is a native understory tree that can be used extremely well in shade and woodland gardens for that sub-canopy naturalized texture

Height 60'-75'

Why Natural Communities Native Plants

Height 6"-1'

Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch these seed heads can resembleZizia aptera (Heart leaved Meadow Parsnip) is a medium height prairie plant with beautiful yellow flowers. It is an attractive plant with a longer bloom time than most and can do well in landscaped settings. The flowers add early interest in the garden and give needed nectar to those earlier pollinators. Black Swallowtail uses this plant as a host plant. Very similar to Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) in most ways except Zizia aptera (Heart leaved