False Nettle

Clusters of tiny green or greenish-white flowers growing in spikes between leaves.

Giant Ironweed

Magenta flowers in a large, loose cluster at the end of the stem. Each flower head has 13-30 flowers. The leaves are up to 12 inches long, and are rough-hairy underneath.

Gray’s Sedge

Ornamental grass (sedge) with green seed heads that look like spiked clubs.

Hollow Joe-Pye-Weed

Clusters of light purple to pink flowers on a stem with a white, waxy coating.

Jack in the Pulpit

There are one to two leaves, each divided into 3 large leaflets, creating an umbrella for the flower. Under the leaves is the pulpit, which is a green, hooded cover surrounding the flower spike (or jack). The tiny flowers are hiding inside the pulpit and they are clustered on a green or yellow spike. The flower size mentioned here is the jack size.

Japanese Mazus

Pale purple flowers with two lips. The lower lip is longer and has 3 lobes. It is white with yellow spots. The upper lip is darker purple.

Little Brown Jug

Jug-shaped flowers growing at the base of the plant, often under the heart-shaped leaves.