Virgin's Bower (Clematis Virginiana) is our only native vine that will flower in full shade, theoretically. I see it more often in wet meadows and forest edges, draping over a shrub or tall clumping herb, blooming profusely.
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Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) caterpillar on American Hazelnut leaf (Corylus americana). They prefer Spicebush or Sassafras but will eat Hazel or Birch.
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