Ornamental grass (sedge) with yellow-green seed heads that look like spiked corncobs.
Leaves: Alternate
Scarlet Creeper
Red funnel-shaped flowers with a yellow throat.
Scarlet Rose Mallow
There is one funnel-shaped flower per stalk. Flower petals are spoon-shaped and slightly creased.
Sericea Lespedeza
White to pale yellow pea-shaped flowers with purple spots in the center. One to four flowers cluster in between the leaves.
Sicklepod
Nodding yellow flowers with 5 unequal petals. The leaves are pale underneath and have a slightly unpleasant smell. There is a small brown spike-like nectar gland close to the lowest pair of leaflets. The fruit is a long, thin bean pod that is curved into a sickle shape.
Slender Goldenrod
Flowers in interrupted clusters on the end of the stem. This goldenrod has smooth leaves and stems. The individual flowers are large compared to other goldenrods.
Slender Goldentop
Hundreds of small flower heads in large, branched clusters. The leaves are very narrow.
Small Venus’ Looking Glass
Flowers range in color from blue-violet to pink-purple to lavender. They are star-shaped and have 5 white stamens. Flowers open one at a time.
Small’s Ragwort
Bright yellow flowers in branching flat-topped clusters with 20 or more individual flowers.
Smooth Ground-cherry
Yellow, funnel-shaped flowers with a slightly darker center. The stamens are blue. The plant leaves are large and are irregularly toothed. The leaves that surround the fruit look like a paper lantern.