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Source Code:
Ng = The Natural Gardens, Inc. | W = Wildlife Nurseries | Pn = Prairie Nursery | K = Kester's Wild Game Food Nurseries |
Pm = Prairie Moon Nurseries | Pp = The Planter's Palette | M = Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
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| Height | Bloom Time | Source | Comments | |
| White Flowers | ||||
| Bush Clover Lespedeza capitata |
2'-4' | Aug-Sept | Ng | |
| Cream Indigo Baptisia Ieucophaea |
1'-2' | May-Jun | Ng, Pn, Pm, Pp | |
| Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata |
2'-4' | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm | Leaves turn red in autumn |
| New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus |
2'-3' | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm, Pp | Small woody shrub, hummingbird and butterfly friendly |
| Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia |
1'-2' | May-Jun | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Flower color varies from pink to white |
| White Indigo Baptisia leucantha |
3'-5' | Mah-Jun | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | |
| White Prairie Clover Petalostemum candidum |
12"-30" | Jun-Aug | Ng, Pm, M, Pp | |
| Wild Quinine Parthenium integrifolium |
2'-5' | Jun-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | |
| Yellow/Orange Flowers | ||||
| Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta |
1'-3' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pn | Butterfly friendly; short-lived |
| Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa |
2'-3' | Jun-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp, K | Butterfly friendly; showy orange flowers |
| Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum |
3'-10' | Jun-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Seeds are food source for birds |
| Heartleaf Golden Alexanders Zizia aptera |
1'-2' | May-Jun | Ng, Pm, M | |
| Prairie Coreopsis Coresopsis palmata |
2'3' | Jun-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | |
| Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum |
3'-10' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Butterfly friendly, seeds are food source for birds |
| Prairie Sunflower Helianthus rigidus |
3'-6' | Jul-Oct | Ng | Butterfly friendly; possibly aggressive |
| Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia humifusa |
8" | Jun-Jul | Ng, M, Pm | Edible fruit; rock gardens |
| Rosin Weed Silphium integrifolium |
2'-6' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pm | Potentially aggressive |
| Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa |
1'-3' | Jul-Oct | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | Butterfly friendly |
| Western Sunflower Helianthus occidentalis |
2'-3' | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pn, M | Butterfly friendly; Rock garden |
| Yellow Coneflower Ratibida pinnata |
3'-6' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, Pp | Possibly aggressive |
| Pink/Red Flowers | ||||
| Prairie Phlox Phlox pilosa |
6"-24" | May-Jul | Ng, Pm | |
| Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum |
1' | Apr-May | Ng, Pn, Pm, Pp | Exotic pink seed heads |
| Blue/Purple Flowers | ||||
| Aromatic Aster Aster oblongifolius |
1'-2' | Aug-Oct | Ng, Pm | Beautiful mound of lavender flowers |
| Bergamot Monarda fistulosa |
2'-5' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pn, M | Hummingbird & butterfly friendly |
| Bird's Foot Violet Viola pedata |
6"-8" | Apr-Jun | Pm, Pn, Pp | Butterfly friendly |
| Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium campestre |
12" | May-Jun | Pm | May have white flowers |
| Leadplant Amorpha canescens |
2'-3' | Jun-Jul | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | Orange stamens; Shrub; Butterfly friendly |
| Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida |
2'-3' | Jun-Jul | Ng, Pm, M, Pn, Pp | Butterfly friendly |
| Prairie Blazingstar Liatris pycnostachya |
2'-4' | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | AKA Gayfeather; Hummingbird & butterfly friendly |
| Purple Prairie Clover Petalostemum purpureum |
1'-3' | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Butterfly friendly |
| Silky Aster Aster sericeus |
1'-2' | Sep-Oct | Ng, Pm, M | Butterfly friendly |
| Sky Blue Aster Aster azureus |
2'-3' | Sep-Oct | Ng, Pn, Om, M, Pp | Butterfly friendly |
| Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis |
2'-4' | May-Jun | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, K | |
| Green Flowers | ||||
| Alum Root Andropogon gerardii |
2'-3' | May-Jun | Ng, M, Pp | |
| Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium |
3'-5' | Jun-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Exotic globe-like flower |
| Prairie Grasses | ||||
| Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii |
3'-8' | Sept-Oct | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Purple fall color |
| Indian Grass Sorghastrum mitans |
3'-5' | Aug-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Aggressive |
| Little Bluestem Andropogon scoparius |
2'-3' | Aug-Oct | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Great fall color |
| Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis |
2'-3' | Aug-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Beautiful fountain-like form; Great fall color |
| Side Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula |
2'-3' | Jul-Oct | Ng, Pn, M, Pp | Unique seed structure formation |
| Switch Grass Panicum virgatum |
3'-6' | Aug-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Spreads aggressively; Beautiful seed heads |
Source Code:
Ng = The Natural Gardens, Inc. | W = Wildlife Nurseries | Pn = Prairie Nursery | K = Kester's Wild Game Food Nurseries |
Pm = Prairie Moon Nurseries | Pp = The Planter's Palette | M = Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
For locations, phone numbers and websites, click here.
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