| Aquilegia canadensis |
Columbine |
1-2' |
Red & yellow |
April- June |
Moist to dry. Partial shadeto sun.
Self Seeds |
| Asarum canadense |
Wild ginger |
4-8" |
Maroon |
April-May |
Moist shade. Ground cover.
Inconspicuous flowers |
| Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly weed |
1-2' |
Orange |
June-July |
Dry. Sun. Attracts butterflies. |
| Aster divaricatus |
White wood aster |
2' |
White |
August-October |
Moist to dry. Shade to partial shade. |
| Aster novae-angliae |
New England aster |
Up to 6' |
Lavender-pink |
August to frost |
Wet to dry. Sun to partial sun. |
| Aster oblongifolius |
Aromatic aster |
12-20" |
Pink-lavender |
September-October |
Dry. Sun. Attracts butterflies. |
| Baptisia australis |
Blue wild indigo |
2-4' |
Blue/purple |
April -June |
Moist to dry. Sun. Shrubby. |
| Chelone glabra |
Turtlehead |
1-4' |
White |
July-August |
Moist to wet. Partial shade. |
| Chrysogonum virginianum |
Green-and-gold |
6-12" |
Yellow |
April-October |
Moist to dry. Sun to partial
shade. Ground cover |
| Cimicifuga racemosa |
Bugbane, Black cohosh |
3-8' |
White |
July-August |
Moist to dry. Partial sun |
| Coreopsis tripteris |
Tall coreopsis |
3-9' |
Yellow |
July-Sept. |
Moist to dry. Sun to partial sun. Use
for back of the border |
| Dicentra eximia |
Wild bleeding heart |
1-2' |
Pink |
April-September |
Moist to dry. Partial shade |
| Eupatorium fistulosum |
Joe-pye weed |
2-7' |
Pinkish-lavender |
July-Sept. |
Wet to moist. Sun to partial shade.
Attracts butterflies |
| Geranium maculatum |
Wild geranium, Cranesbill |
1-3' |
Pink |
April to July |
Moist to dry. Shade to partial shade. |
| Helenium autumnale |
Common sneezeweed |
2-5' |
Yellow |
August-September |
Wet to moist. Sun.to partial sun |
| Helianthus angustifolius |
Narrow-leaved sunflower, Swamp
sunflower |
3-8' |
Yellow |
August-September |
Wet to moist. Sun to partial shade |
| Heliopsis helianthoides |
Ox-eye sunflower, False sunflower |
3-4' |
Yellow |
June-August |
Wet to dry. Sun |
| Heuchera americana |
Alumroot |
1.5-3' |
Cream |
May-June |
Moist to dry. Shade to sun.
Ground cover |
| Iris cristata |
Dwarf crested iris |
4-12" |
Blue/violet |
April-May |
Moist to dry. Partial shade to part
sun. Ground cover |
| Liatris spicata |
Marsh blazing star, Gayfeather |
3-4' |
Purple |
July-September |
Moist to wet. Sun. Attracts
Gayfeather butterflies. |
| Lilium michiganense |
Turk's cap lily,Michigan lily |
2-5' |
Orange |
July-August |
Wet to moist. Sun to shade |
| Lobelia siphilitica |
Great blue lobelia |
2-3' |
Blue/lavender |
July-October |
Wet to moist. Partial sun |
| Mertensia virginica |
Virginia bluebells |
1-2' |
Blue |
April-June |
Wet to moist. Shade to partial
sun |
| Monarda didyma |
Beebalm, Oswego tea |
2-3' |
Red |
July-August |
Wet to moist. Sun to partial
shade. |
| Monarda fistulosa |
Wild bergamot, Horsemint, Beebalm |
2-5' |
Lavender |
July-August |
Moist to dry. Sun to partial shade |
| Penstemon digitalis |
Beardtongue |
2-5' |
White |
June-July |
Moist to dry. Sun to partial sun |
| Phlox paniculata |
Summer phlox,Perennial phlox |
3-4' |
Pink to lavender |
June-August |
Moist, Sun to partial sun. |
| Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's ladder,Greek valerian |
10-15" |
Pink |
April-May |
Moist. Shade |
| Polygonatum biflorum |
Solomon's seal |
1-5' |
White |
May-June |
Moist to dry. Shade |
| Pycanthemum tenuifolium |
Slender mountain mint |
2-3' |
White |
August-September |
Moist to dry. Sun to partial sun.
Attracts beneficials |
| Rudbeckia fulgida |
Black-eye Susan, Orange coneflower |
1-3' |
Yellow |
July-October |
Moist to dry. Sun |
| Senecio aureus |
Golden ragwort |
1' |
Yellow |
June-August |
Wet to moist. Sun to partial shade.
Ground cover |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium |
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass |
1-1.5' |
Blue |
May-July |
Wet to moist. Sun to partial sun.
Ground cover |
| Smilacina racemosa |
False solomon's seal, False spikenard |
1-3' |
White |
May |
Moist to dry. Shade to sun |
| Solidago speciosa |
Showy goldenrod |
1-5' |
Yellow |
August-September |
Moist to dry. Sun to partial sun |
| Tiarella cordifolia |
Foam flower |
8-12" |
White |
April-July |
Moist. Shade |
| Vernonia noveboracensis |
New York ironweed |
5-8' |
Reddish purple |
August-September |
Wet to moist. Sun |
| Veronicastrum virginicum |
Culver's root |
2-6' |
White |
July-September |
Moist. Sun to partial shade |
|
Grasses
| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Height |
|
| Panicum virgatum |
Switchgrass |
3-6' |
Wet to dry. Sun |
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little Bluestem |
3-6' |
Moist to dry. Sun. |
| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indiangrass |
3-8' |
Wet to dry. Sun |
| Sporobolus heterolepis |
Prairie Dropseed |
1-2' |
"Weeping" form Moist to
dry. Sun. Attractive form year round |
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