Flowering plants

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Mailing Address

Apple Canyon Lake Property Owners’ Association
14A157 Canyon Club Drive
Apple River, Illinois 61001
Phone (815) 492-2238
Fax (815) 492-2160

http://www.applecanyonlake.org/

Flowering Plants

Plants can do a number of things in your yard. Not only can they add color, but attract wildlife, but they provide a stable buffer zone so that runoff cannot make it's way down to the lake and cause algae and Eutrofication of our lake

Eutrophic bodies of water are considered old or dying ponds or lakes. Eutrophic lakes and ponds are over loaded with carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. This leads to an abundance of aquatic plant growth and algae. As the pond or lake continues to age, the sides may fill in with a buildup of soil and decaying plant matter and steep sides may gradually become gently sloping. The bottom of the pond will slowly fill with organic sediment, debris and mud. The overall depth of the pond or lake continually decreases and the water clarity continues to degrade. As the pond or lake fills in and the plants grow larger, the total open water area shrinks as well. If left alone, the pond or lake will eventually fill in completely, and become a swamp or wetland. Some dry up and fill in over extremely long periods of time if they are not fed by springs or rivers. Some existing lakes or ponds fall in the eutrophic category. Certain things can be done to help slow the aging process.

Forget me nots- you will find these even high in the mountains wild	Gomphrena or Strawberry globe amaranth
Blazing star, button snakeroot. or Dotted gay feather
English daisy	Phlox are perennial, and come back each year Clusters of showy pink, purple or white blooms attract butterflies
	Rose of Sharon is a bush that comes in may colors, single or double
	Cosmos
	Cosmos
Cosmos	Gaillardia pulchella or Indian blanket flower
Coreopsis Birds will flock for seeds and butterflies for the nectar.	Cleome hasslerana
	Baby's breath and Black Eyed susan
Columbine is a favorite of hummingbirds.	Native Americans used to use the black seeds in a beverage to treat fever and headaches.



Columbine
Snow on the Mountain	Euphorbia marginata or snow on the mountain is an annual, but will reseed if allowed to let some of the seeds drop. iSnow on the mountain is an erect annual native from Minnesota to Colorado and Texas
A patch of Cosmos is just breathtaking. The birds love the seeds and the butterflies enjoy the pollen and color
	Cosmos, Coreposis and grasses
Chocolate mint and Coreopsis	Phlox
Plants, brush, trees and flowers also make a border that invasive Canadian geese will not cross or go near. They are afraid predators may be hiding in there.	Daisies are easy to plant, spread naturally, are perennial, so they come back each year and get thick enough to keep weeds out!
	Even all the different types of hostas have flowers
Coreopsis and Astilbe
Nicotiana alata or tobacco plant
	Yarrow (Achillea filipendula) and Day lillies
	False Spirea or Astilbe
	climbing clematis can get extremely full and loaded with hundreds of flowers

Perennials That Attract Hummingbirds

Bugleweed–Ajuga reptans
Columbine–Aquilegia spp.
Common Columbine–Aquilegia canadensis
Butterfly Weed–Asclepias tuberosa
Bellflower–Campanula spp.
Delphinium–Delphinium elatum
Pinks–Dianthus spp.
Bleeding Heart–Dicentra spp.
Foxglove–Digitalis spp.
Coral Bells–Heuchera sanguinea
Daylily–Hemerocallis spp.
Hibiscus–Hibiscus moscheutos
Red Hot Poker–Kniphofia hybrids
Lily–Lilium spp.
Cardinal Flower–Lobelia cardinalis
Lupine–Lupinus hybrids
Bee Balm–Monarda didyma

Illinois native plants or cultivars in red.

Perennials That Attract Butterflies

Aster–Aster spp.
Common Yarrow–Achillea millefolium
Chives–Allium schoenoprasum
Butterfly Weed–Asclepias tuberosa
Smooth Blue Aster–Aster laevis
Blackberry Lily–Bellamcanda chinensis
Butterfly Bush–Buddleia davidii
Purple Coneflower–Echinacea purpurea
Blanket Flower–Gallardia x grandiflora
Autumn Joy Sedum –Hylotelephium x 'Autumn Joy'
Lantana–Lantana spp.
Blazing Star–Liatris spicata
Wild Bergamot–Monarda fistulosa
Catmint–Nepeta mussinii
Sweet Marjoram–Origanum vulgare
Phlox–Phlox paniculata
Obedient Plant–Physostegia virginianaa
Black-Eyed Susan –Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Goldenrod–Solidago hybrids

Illinois native plants or cultivars in red.

Deer Resistant Perennials

Yarrow–Achillea spp.
Monkshood–Aconitum
Anemone–Anemone
Columbine–Aquilegi
Rock Cress–Arabis caucasica
White Mugwort–Artemisia lactiflora
Butterfly Weed–Asclepias
Heartleaf Bergenia–Bergenia
Bellflower–Campanula spp.
Snow-in-Summer–Cerastium tomentosum
Daisy–Chrysanthemum
Coreopsis–Coreopsis
Pinks–Dianthus spp.
Coneflower–Echinacea purpurea
Fleabane Daisy–Erigeron hybrids
Joe-Pye Weed–Eupatorium
Cranesbill–Geranium spp.
Geum–Geum hybrids
Helen’s Flower–Helenium autumnale
Hellebore–Helleborus spp.
Dame’s Rocket–Hesperis matronalis
Hibiscus–Hibiscus spp.
Candytuft–Iberis sempervirens
Iris–Iris
Maltese Cross–Lychnis chalcedonica
Bee Balm–Monarda didym
Peony–Paeonia hybrids
Russian Sage–Perovskia atriplicifolia
Jacob’s Ladder–Polemonium caeruleum
Foam Flower–Tiarella cordifolia
Orange Coneflower–Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
Salvia–Salvia spp.
Soapwort–Saponaria ocymoides
Sempervivum–Sempervivum
Goldenrod–Solidago hybrids
Speedwell–Veronica spp.
Spanish Bayonet–Yucca filamentosa

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