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  • Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

    Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

  • Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra

    Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra

  • Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

    Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

  • Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

    Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

  • Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

    Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

  • Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

    Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

  • Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

    Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

  • Umbrella Flatsedge
    Cyperus diandrus

    Umbrella Flatsedge
    Cyperus diandrus

  • Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

    Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

  • Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

    Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

  • Quackgrass
    Elymus repens

    Quackgrass
    Elymus repens

  • Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

  • Showy Sunflower
    Helianthus laetiflorus

    Showy Sunflower
    Helianthus laetiflorus

  • Maximilian Sunflower
    Helianthus maximiliani

    Maximilian Sunflower
    Helianthus maximiliani

  • Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

    Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

  • Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

  • Golden Aster
    Heterotheca camporum

    Golden Aster
    Heterotheca camporum

  • Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

    Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

  • Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii

    Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii

  • American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea

    American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea

  • Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis

    Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis

  • Yellow Water Buttercup
    Ranunculus flabellaris

    Yellow Water Buttercup
    Ranunculus flabellaris

  • Macoun's Buttercup
    Ranunculus macounii

    Macoun's Buttercup
    Ranunculus macounii

  • Upright Coneflower
    Ratibida columnifera

    Upright Coneflower
    Ratibida columnifera

  • Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

    Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

  • Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

    Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

  • Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa

    Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa

  • Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba

    Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba

  • Sandbar Willow
    Salix interior

    Sandbar Willow
    Salix interior

  • Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

    Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

  • Compass Plant
    Silphium laciniatum

    Compass Plant
    Silphium laciniatum

  • Cup Plant
    Silphium perfoliatum

    Cup Plant
    Silphium perfoliatum

  • Prairie Dock
    Silphium terebinthinaceum

    Prairie Dock
    Silphium terebinthinaceum

  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

  • Gray Goldenrod
    Solidago nemoralis

    Gray Goldenrod
    Solidago nemoralis

  • Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

    Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

  • Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

    Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

  • Showy Goldenrod
    Solidago speciosa

    Showy Goldenrod
    Solidago speciosa

  • Large Flower Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

    Large Flower Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

  • Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

    Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

  • Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
    Zizia aptera

    Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
    Zizia aptera

  • Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea

    Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Bloom Color Bloom Months   Notes/Description
Sweet Flag
Acorus calamus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 20 to 40 feet
Bloom Color:
Green, Yellow
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info Easily grown in average, Medium well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile soils. Foliage tends to scorch and generally depreciate in dry conditions. This is a taprooted tree that once established is very difficult to transplant.
Tall Hairy Agrimony
Agrimonia gryposepala
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info There are 2 species of agrimony in Minnesota, Tall Hairy Agrimony and Roadside Agrimony (Agrimonia striata). Differences between them are subtle, the more obvious are that the latter has hairy underside of leaves, not just along the veins, the flowering branches are mostly erect, it is more densely hairy all the way up the stem, and it tends to be a larger, more robust plant overall.
Cream Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Prairie Coreopsis
Coreopsis palmata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info This coreopsis species performs best on dry soil in full sun, and will bloom continuously if spent flowers are removed. A good species to include in prairies or perennial gardens. In part shade it will not bloom as well. Damper soils will encourage spreading by roots.
Umbrella Flatsedge
Cyperus diandrus
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info Umbrella flat sedge is an ornamental grass often seen at the edges of rivers and ponds. It is a warm season perennial and grows best in USDA zones 8 to 11. The plant may become invasive in some areas, so it is important to become familiar with the plant and recognize its characteristics before adding it to your garden area.
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info One of the most popular native shrubs, dwarf bush honeysuckle grows well under a wide range of growing conditions with a nice 3'x3' shape, taller in sun. It spreads by runners, and some gardeners may want to pull or cut them to avoid excessive spreading.
Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info The yellow early spring flowers and red fall fruit make this an attractive choice for a shaded shrub in a landscape. Leatherwood is one of the few native shrubs blooming abundantly in deep shade, due to its early leaf-out. It is a shrub indicating an old growth forest. The bark of Dirca palustris has been know to cause dermatitis.
Quackgrass
Elymus repens
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info Quackgrass is a native of Europe, but has spread throughout the northern temperate zones of the world. It is primarily found in the northern portion of the U.S., and is common throughout Ohio. Quackgrass is a creeping, sod-forming perennial grass, characterized by its straw-colored, sharp-tipped rhizomes (horizontal underground stems) and the pair of whitish-green to reddish, claw-like structures (auricles) that clasp the stem at the top of the sheath. It reproduces through seed and creeping rhizomes. This species can form large patches.
Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Showy Sunflower
Helianthus laetiflorus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Maximilian Sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Western Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Oxeye
Heliopsis helianthoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Golden Aster
Heterotheca camporum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Great St. Johnswort
Hypericum pyramidatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Yellow Widelip Orchid
Liparis loeselii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
Green, White, Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info Liparis loeselii, common names fen orchid,yellow widelip orchid, or bog twayblade,is a species of orchid. It is native to Europe, northern Asia, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It grows in fens, bogs and dune slacks. It is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.
American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Praire Groundsel
Packera plattensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Yellow Water Buttercup
Ranunculus flabellaris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info A similar aquatic species is Small Yellow Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus gmelinii), which has smaller flowers (less than ½ inch), and smaller leaves that are typically wider than long and less finely divided.
Macoun's Buttercup
Ranunculus macounii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info With relatively ample wetlands and marshes to provide for some representation across the state, Macoun's Buttercup's range restriction to NW Minnesota and westward would seem to be some indication of a preference for cooler latitudes and more alkaline soils. Within that range in Minnesota it is by no means abundant. It does bear some resemblance to two other native buttercups, both of which are more prevalent in eastern and southern portions of the state. Pennsylvania Buttercup (R. pensylvanicus) is similar in size and leaf shape and also has bristly hairs throughout, but its stems tend to be less stout and do not root at the nodes, and its flowers are half the size, with small round petals and a cylindrical seed head. Hispid Buttercup (R. hispidus) has very similar flowers to R. macounii, somewhat the same stature and leaf shape, and as it name suggests can be quite hairy, but its stems are typically more slender and more spreading to ascending, densely hairy when young becoming nearly smooth with age. Its leaves are also more evenly divided into three main segments that are also more regularly incised into smaller lobes or just merely toothed where the lobing of R. macounii leaves is more irregular
Upright Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Black-eyed Susan is one of the most commonly recognized native plants. A staple in many native gardens, it is a biennial that blooms in its second year and readily reseeds. Finches also enjoy the seeds.
Green-headed Coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 4 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Sweet Coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Thinleaved Coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Sandbar Willow
Salix interior
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 5 to 10 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info This shrub has two growth forms: a small tree up to 20' tall with a trunk up to 6 inches across, or a thicket of little-branched woody stems up to 8' tall. An older tree develops gray flaking bark on its trunk, while the trunk bark of younger trees is gray and more smooth. Woody branches and slender stems are variably colored, but often gray or yellowish-brown and smooth. The alternate leaves are up to 5 inches long and 1/2 inch across; they are linear in shape and remotely denticulate along their margins. Mature leaves are usually hairless; their upper surfaces are medium green, while their lower surfaces are pale green.
Maryland Sanicle
Sanicula marilandica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
 USDA Info
Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 8 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 10 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Prairie Dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 to 7 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Zig Zag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info Zig Zag Goldenrod gets its name from the way that its stems 'zig zag' from leaf to leaf. These leaves are bluntly toothed all along the stem with the middle leaves usually the largest at 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. The small flowers appear from late summer to early fall in a cluster near the top of the plant. Zig Zag Goldenrod can be aggressive and therefore may not be suitable for small woodland gardens.
Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Riddell's Goldenrod
Solidago riddellii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Rigid Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Large Flower Bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Yellow Violet
Viola pubescens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
Zizia aptera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
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