Marsh-marigold
(Caltha palustris)

Description: Grows in clumps at the edges of marshes and streams. The bright yellow flowers and the rounded leaves are coated with wax which gives the plant a shiny look and a slippery feel.

Habitat: Grows in marshy areas and along streams.

Width: 75 cm

Flowering: April - June

Black-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia hirta)

Description:

Habitat: Open, sunny habitats, especially dry meadows.

Height: 1 m

Flowering: July - August

Trout Lily
(Erythronium americanum)

Description: Found in rich, deciduous forest, where it often grows in extensive patches. Low, flat leaves are lightly blotched with brown, and are said to resemble the speckling on a trout.

Habitat: Deciduous woodland understorey.

Height: 10 cm

Flowering: April - May

Bush Honeysuckle
(Diervilla lonicera)

Description: Normally a low-growing forest floor plant that can become shrubby. Leaf margins are toothed.

Habitat: Woodland. Dry soils.

Height: 1 m

Flowering: June

Bird's-foot Trefoil
(Lotus corniculatus)

Description: A legume capable of growing well in poor soils where it can form widespread mats. Introduced from Europe as a stock feed, it has become naturalized throughout North America.

Habitat: Open, sunny habitats, especially roadsides, abandoned fields.

Height: 75 cm

Flowering: June