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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 | ||||
| Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis |
1' | April | Ng, Pm, Pp | |
| Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria |
6"-12" | Apr-May | Ng, Pm, Pp | |
| False Solomon's Seal Smilacena racemosa |
2'' | May-Jun | Ng,Pm, Pp, Pn | Red berries in the fall. |
| Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum |
15" | May-Jun | Ng, Pp | Will spread to form ground cover |
| Rue Anemone Anemonella thalicroides |
6"-8" | Apr-Jun | Pm, Pp | |
| Sharp-lobed Hepatica Hepatica acutiloba |
8" | April | Ng, Pp | Flower may be white, pink, lavender or blue |
| Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana |
3'-9' | Jul-Oct | Ng, Pm, M | Woody vine; abundant frothy blossoms |
| White Baneberry Actaea pachypoda |
2' | May-Jun | Ng | AKA Doll's Eyes; beautiful white flower |
| White Trillium Trillium grandiflorum |
15" | Apr-May | Ng, Pm, Pp | |
| Yellow/Orange Flowers | ||||
| Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora |
2' | Apr-May | Ng, Pm, Pp | |
| Elm-leaved Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia |
1'-3' | Jul-Oct | Ng | Butterfly friendly |
| Trout Lily Erythronium americanum |
8" | Apr-Jun | Ng, Pp | May also be white; will spread; AKA Dog tooth Violet |
| Turk's Cap Lily Lilium michiganense |
3'-5' | Jun-Aug | Ng, Pm | Hummingbird friendly |
| Zig-Zag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis |
1'-3' | Aug-Oct | Ng, Pn | Butterfly friendly |
| Red Flowers | ||||
| Red Trillium Trillium erectum |
6"18" | Apr-May | Ng, Pp | |
| Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis |
1'-3' | May-Jun | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Hummingbird & butterfly friendly; red & yellow flower; potentially aggressive |
| Blue/Purple Flowers | ||||
| Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans |
6"-24" | Apr-Jun | Ng, Pn, Pm, M | |
| Tall Bellflower Campanula americana |
2'-5' | Jul-Oct | Ng | Short lived perennial |
| Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica |
1'-2' | Apr-May | M, Ng, Pm, Pp | Pink buds, blue flowers |
| Virginia Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginiana |
1'-2' | May-Jun | Ng | Will spread to form ground cover |
| Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum |
1'-2' | Apr-Jul | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | |
| Woodland Phlox Phlox divaricata |
6"-18" | Apr-Jun | Ng, Pm, Pp | |
| Green/Brown Flowers | ||||
| Green Dragon Arisamema draconitum |
1'-3' | May-Jun | Pp | Bright red berries in fall, exotic bloom |
| Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum |
30" | Apr-Jun | Ng, Pn, Pm, M, Pp | Bright red berries in fall |
| Smooth Solomon's Seal Polygonatum canaliculatum |
1'-4' | May-Jun | M, Pp | Blue berries in fall; hummingbird friendly |
| Wild Ginger Asarum canadese |
6" | Apr-May | Ng, M, Pp, Pm, Pn | Exotic flower; spreads to form groundcover |
| Ferns | ||||
| Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilimum |
2'-3' | Pp | Spreads vigorously | |
| Cinnamon Fern Osmunda claytonia |
2'-3' | Ng, Pp | ||
| Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytonia |
2'-4' | Pp | ||
| Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina |
2'-3' | Ng, Pp, Pm | Evergreen | |
| Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum |
10"-20" | Ng, Pp, Pm | Beautiful form | |
| Royal Fern Osmunda regalis |
2'-5' | Ng, Pp | Red spring color; yellow fall color | |
| Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis |
12"-30" | Ng, Pp, Pm | Fronds good for drying | |
| Woodland Grasses | ||||
| Bottlebrush Grass Hystrix patula |
2'-3' | Jun-Jul | Ng, Pn, M | Beautiful seed heads |
| Silky Wild Rye Elymus villosus |
1'-3' | Jun-Aug | Ng, M | Glossy dark green foliage |
| Woodland Brome Bromus pubescens |
2'-4' | Jun-Aug | Ng | 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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