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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 | ||||
| Angelica Angelica atropurpurea |
4'-8' | May-Jun | Ng | Can live in standing water |
| Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum |
2'-4' | Aug-Oct | Ng, Pm, M, K | Butterfly friendly |
| Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis |
6'-10' | Jun-Aug | Ng, Pm, W | Shrub |
| Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginiamum |
2'-5' | Jul-Aug | Pn, Ng, Pm, M | |
| Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum |
1'-3' | Jun-Sep | Ng, Pm | |
| White Water Lily Nymphaea tuberosa |
Jun-Sep | K, W | ||
| Yellow/Orange Flowers | ||||
| Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum |
3'-8' | Jul-Oct | Pn, Ng, Pm, Pp | Hummingbird & butterfly friendly |
| Golden Alexander Zizia anrea |
1'-3' | May-Jun | Ng, Pm, Pp | |
| Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris |
8"-24" | Apr-May | Ng, Pp | Tolerates light shade |
| Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale |
2'-5' | Jul-Oct | Ng, Pn, Pm | |
| Yellow Star Grass Hypoxis hirsuta |
6" | May-Jun | Pm | |
| Yellow Water Lily Nuphar advena |
Jun-Sep | W, K | AKA spatterdock | |
| Pink/Red Flowers | ||||
| Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis |
2'-4' | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pn, M, Pm, W, Pp | Tolerates shade; Hummingbird & butterfly friendly |
| Joe-Pye-Weed Eupatorium maculatum |
2'-5' | Jul-Aug | Pn, Ng, Pm, K, Pp | Butterfly friendly;Tolerates shade |
| Marsh Phlox Phlox glaberrima |
20"-30" | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pm | |
| Nodding Onion Allium cernuum |
8"-18" | Jul-Aug | Pn, Ng, Pm | Will form a groundcover |
| Queen-of-the-Prairie Filipendula rubra |
4'-5' | Jun-Jul | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | |
| Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata |
2'-4' | Jul-Aug | Pn, Ng, Pm, M, Pp, K | Butterfly friendly |
| Blue/Purple Flowers | ||||
| Blue Flag Iris Iris virginica shrevei |
1'-3' | May-Jun | Ng, Pm | Year-round water |
| Blue Vervain Verbena hastata |
2'-5' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pn, K | Potentially aggressive;Butterfly friendly |
| Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica |
1'-3' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pn, M, Pm, W, K, Pp | |
| Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata |
4'-6' | Jul-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm, K, Pp | Butterfly friendly |
| Marsh (Spike) Blazingstar Liatris spicata |
3'-5' | Aug-Sep | Ng, Pp, Pm | AKA gayfeather;Hummingbird & butterfly friendly |
| New England Aster Aster novae-angliae |
2'-5' | Aug-Oct | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Potentially aggressive |
| Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana |
2'-5' | Aug-Sep | Ng, Pn, Pm | Potentially aggressive;Hummingbird friendly |
| Pickerel Weed Pontederia cordata |
1'-4' | Jun-Sep | K, W | Year-round clean water |
| Green/Brown Flowers | ||||
| Burreed Sparganium eurycarpum |
2'-4' | Jun-Aug | K, W | Year-round water;Exotic seed head |
| Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus |
1'-2' | Feb-Mar | First thing to bloom in the spring;Extremely unusual bloom | |
| Sweet Flag Acorus calamus |
1'-3' | May-Jun | Ng, Pm, W, K | Year-round water;Exotic bloom |
| Wetland Grasses | ||||
| Blue Joint Grass Calamagrostis canadensis |
3'-5' | Jul-Aug | Ng | |
| Cord Grass Spartina pectinata |
3'-8' | Jul-Aug | Ng, Pn, Pm, K | Spreads aggressively; turns bright yellow in fall |
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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