Sources:

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Carolina Jessamine:

• https://theplantnative.com/plant/carolina-jessamine/#elementor-toc__heading-anchor-1

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Witch hazel:

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hamamelis-virginiana

• https://www.etymonline.com/word/witch hazel

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Highbush blueberry:

• https://theplantnative.com/plant/highbush-blueberry/

• https://extension.unh.edu/resource/growing-fruit-highbush-blueberries-fact-sheet

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Eastern Columbine:

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/aquilegia-canadensis/

• https://ncwf.org/wp-content/uploads/NCWF-Bloom-Calendar.pdf

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Bleeding heart:

• https://ncwf.org/wp-content/uploads/NCWF-Bloom-Calendar.pdf

• https://www.uvm.edu/extension/news/plant-profile-bleeding-heart

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Red Bud:

• https://ncwf.org/wp-content/uploads/NCWF-Bloom-Calendar.pdf

• https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/trees/#RedbudDogwood

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cornus-florida/

 

FoamFlower:

• https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/perennial-annual-flowers/#Foamflower

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Milkweed:

• https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/perennial-annual-flowers/#FoamflowerStokes aster

• https://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile/STLA6 /https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/816

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Southern Magnolia:

• https://gardens.si.edu/learn/blog/the-botany-of-magnolias/

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/magnolia-grandiflora/

• https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/trees/

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Bee Balm:

• https://blogs.cornell.edu/fruition/2025/06/18/pg-beebalm/

• https://arboretum.psu.edu/about/news/all-abuzz-for-bee-balm/

 

Black-Eyed susan:

• https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/perennial-annual-flowers/#Blackeyedsusan

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rudbeckia-fulgida/common-name/black-eyed-susan/

Obedient plant:

• https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=phvi8

• https://grownative.org/native_plants/obedient-plant/

• https://anps.org/2018/10/26/know-your-natives-obedient-plant/

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Carolina Lily:

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lilium-michauxii/

• https://www.ourstate.com/carolina-lily/

Black Cherry:

• https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_prse2.pdf

Seaside Goldenrod:

• https://blog.nwf.org/2014/09/the-goldenrod-allergy-myth/

• https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/perennial-annual-flowers/#Seasidegoldenrod

Rattlesnake Master:

• https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/Eryngium-yuccifolium.shtml /

• https://anps.org/2021/07/22/know-your-natives-rattlesnake-master/

Groundsel Bush:

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/baccharis-halimifolia/

Cardinal Flower:

• https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/perennial-annual-flowers/

American Beautyberry:

• https://ncwf.org/wp-content/uploads/NCWF-Bloom-Calendar.pdf

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/callicarpa-americana/

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Frost Aster:

• https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SYPIP3

• https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=292639

American Holly:

• https://ncwf.org/wp-content/uploads/NCWF-Bloom-Calendar.pdf

• https://www.ruralsprout.com/holly-leaves/

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ilex-opaca/

Persimmon:

• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/diospyros-virginiana/

• https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=divi5

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