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Common Yarrow
Common YarrowAchillea millefoliumAchillea millefolium -
Maidenhair Fern
Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatumAdiantum pedatum -
Tall False Foxglove
Tall False FoxgloveAgalinis asperaAgalinis aspera -
Slenderleaf False Foxglove
Slenderleaf False FoxgloveAgalinis tenuifoliaAgalinis tenuifolia -
Fragrant Hyssop
Fragrant HyssopAgastache foeniculumAgastache foeniculum -
White Snakeroot
White SnakerootAgeratina altissimaAgeratina altissima -
Tall Hairy Agrimony
Tall Hairy AgrimonyAgrimonia gryposepalaAgrimonia gryposepala -
Upland Bentgrass
Upland BentgrassAgrostis perennansAgrostis perennans -
Large-flowered Water Plantain
Large-flowered Water PlantainAlisma trivialeAlisma triviale -
Wild Onion
Wild OnionAllium stellatumAllium stellatum -
Big Bluestem
Big BluestemAndropogon gerardiiAndropogon gerardii -
Tall Thimbleweed
Tall ThimbleweedAnemone virginiana L.Anemone virginiana L. -
Prairie Sage
Prairie SageArtemisia ludovicianaArtemisia ludoviciana -
Showy Milkweed
Showy MilkweedAsclepia speciosaAsclepia speciosa -
Marsh Milkweed
Marsh MilkweedAsclepias incarnataAsclepias incarnata -
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosaAsclepias tuberosa -
Whorled Milkweed
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillataAsclepias verticillata -
Lady Fern
Lady FernAthyrium filix-feminaAthyrium filix-femina -
Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
Narrow Leaved SpleenwortAthyrium pycnocarponAthyrium pycnocarpon -
Blue Grama
Blue GramaBouteloua gracilisBouteloua gracilis -
Kalm's Brome
Kalm's BromeBromus kalmiiBromus kalmii -
Blue-joint Grass
Blue-joint GrassCalamagrostis canadensisCalamagrostis canadensis -
Tall Bellflower
Tall BellflowerCampanula americanaCampanula americana -
Harebell
HarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCampanula rotundifolia -
Lake Sedge
Lake SedgeCarex lacustrisCarex lacustris -
Upright Sedge
Upright SedgeCarex stricta LamCarex stricta Lam -
Northwest Territory Sedge
Northwest Territory SedgeCarex utriculataCarex utriculata -
Buttonbush
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalisCephalanthus occidentalis -
Partridge Pea
Partridge PeaChamaecrista fasciculataChamaecrista fasciculata -
Turtlehead
TurtleheadChelone glabraChelone glabra -
Virgin's Bower
Virgin's BowerClematis virginianaClematis virginiana -
Prairie Coreopsis
Prairie CoreopsisCoreopsis palmataCoreopsis palmata -
Water Pygmyweed
Water PygmyweedCrassula aquaticaCrassula aquatica -
Quebec Hawthorn
Quebec HawthornCrataegus submollisCrataegus submollis -
Umbrella Flatsedge
Umbrella FlatsedgeCyperus diandrusCyperus diandrus -
White Prairie Clover
White Prairie CloverDalea candidumDalea candidum -
Purple Prairie Clover
Purple Prairie CloverDalea purpureumDalea purpureum -
Silky Prairie Clover
Silky Prairie CloverDalea villosumDalea villosum -
Prairie Larkspur
Prairie LarkspurDelphinium virescensDelphinium virescens -
Hay Scented Fern
Hay Scented FernDennstasdtia punctilobulaDennstasdtia punctilobula -
Showy Tick-Trefoil
Showy Tick-TrefoilDesmodium canadenseDesmodium canadense -
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Dwarf Bush HoneysuckleDiervilla loniceraDiervilla lonicera -
Flat Topped Aster
Flat Topped AsterDoellingeria umbellataDoellingeria umbellata -
Wood Fern
Wood FernDryopteris marginalisDryopteris marginalis -
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Narrow-leaved Purple ConeflowerEchinacea angustifoliaEchinacea angustifolia -
Pale Purple Coneflower
Pale Purple ConeflowerEchinacea pallidaEchinacea pallida -
Purple Coneflower
Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpureaEchinacea purpurea -
Canada Wild Rye
Canada Wild RyeElymus canadensisElymus canadensis -
Quackgrass
QuackgrassElymus repensElymus repens -
Silky Wildrye
Silky WildryeElymus villosusElymus villosus -
Virginia Wildrye
Virginia WildryeElymus virginicusElymus virginicus -
Fire Weed
Fire WeedEpilobium angustifoliumEpilobium angustifolium -
Sand Lovegrass
Sand LovegrassEragrostis trichodesEragrostis trichodes -
Rattlesnake Master
Rattlesnake MasterEryngium yuccifoliumEryngium yuccifolium -
Joe-Pye Weed
Joe-Pye WeedEupatorium maculatumEupatorium maculatum -
Boneset
BonesetEupatorium perfoliatumEupatorium perfoliatum -
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Sweet Joe-Pye WeedEupatorium purpureumEupatorium purpureum -
Flowering Spurge
Flowering SpurgeEuphorbia corollataEuphorbia corollata -
Large Leaved Aster
Large Leaved AsterEurybia macrophyllaEurybia macrophylla -
Queen of the Prairie
Queen of the PrairieFilipendula rubraFilipendula rubra -
Northern Bedstraw
Northern BedstrawGalium borealeGalium boreale -
Bottle Gentian
Bottle GentianGentiana andrewsiiGentiana andrewsii -
Sweet Everlasting
Sweet EverlastingGnaphalium obtusifoliumGnaphalium obtusifolium -
Longleaf Bluets
Longleaf BluetsHedyotis longifoliaHedyotis longifolia -
Sneezeweed
SneezeweedHelenium autumnaleHelenium autumnale -
Showy Sunflower
Showy SunflowerHelianthus laetiflorusHelianthus laetiflorus -
Maximilian Sunflower
Maximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximilianiHelianthus maximiliani -
Western Sunflower
Western SunflowerHelianthus occidentalisHelianthus occidentalis -
Oxeye
OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoidesHeliopsis helianthoides -
Mud Plantain
Mud PlantainHeterantheraHeteranthera -
Golden Aster
Golden AsterHeterotheca camporumHeterotheca camporum -
Great St. Johnswort
Great St. JohnswortHypericum pyramidatumHypericum pyramidatum -
Soft Rush
Soft RushJuncus effususJuncus effusus -
Path Rush
Path RushJuncus tenuisJuncus tenuis -
Torrey's Rush
Torrey's RushJuncus torreyiJuncus torreyi -
June Grass
June GrassKoeleria macranthaKoeleria macrantha -
Roundheaded Bushclover
Roundheaded BushcloverLespedeza capitataLespedeza capitata -
Rough Blazingstar
Rough BlazingstarLiatris asperaLiatris aspera -
Cylindric Blazingstar
Cylindric BlazingstarLiatris cylindricaLiatris cylindrica -
Northern Blazing Star
Northern Blazing StarLiatris ligulistylisLiatris ligulistylis -
Dotted Blazingstar
Dotted BlazingstarLiatris punctataLiatris punctata -
Prairie Blazingstar
Prairie BlazingstarLiatris pycnostachyaLiatris pycnostachya -
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Michigan (Turk's Cap) LilyLilium michiganenseLilium michiganense -
Yelloweyed Grass
Yelloweyed GrassLindernia dubiaLindernia dubia -
Cardinal Flower
Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalisLobelia cardinalis -
Blue Lobelia
Blue LobeliaLobelia siphiliticaLobelia siphilitica -
Pale-Spike Lobelia
Pale-Spike LobeliaLobelia spicataLobelia spicata -
Waterhorehound
WaterhorehoundLycopus americanusLycopus americanus -
Variegated Moorgrass
Variegated MoorgrassMolinia caeruleaMolinia caerulea -
Wild Bergamot
Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosaMonarda fistulosa -
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee BalmMonarda punctataMonarda punctata -
Water Minerslettuce
Water MinerslettuceMontia chamissoiMontia chamissoi -
American Lotus
American LotusNelumbo luteaNelumbo lutea -
Sensitive Fern
Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilisOnoclea sensibilis -
Interrupted Fern
Interrupted FernOsmunda claytonianaOsmunda claytoniana -
Royal Fern
Royal FernOsmunda regalisOsmunda regalis -
Cinnamon Fern
Cinnamon FernOsmundo cinnamomeaOsmundo cinnamomea -
Obedient Plant
Obedient PlantPhysostegia virginianaPhysostegia virginiana -
Christmas Fern
Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoidesPolystichum acrostichoides -
Prairie Cinquefoil
Prairie CinquefoilPotentilla argutaPotentilla arguta -
Rattlesnake Root
Rattlesnake RootPrenanthes albaPrenanthes alba -
Mountain Mint
Mountain MintPycnanthemum virginianumPycnanthemum virginianum -
Macoun's Buttercup
Macoun's ButtercupRanunculus macouniiRanunculus macounii -
Upright Coneflower
Upright ConeflowerRatibida columniferaRatibida columnifera -
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaRudbeckia hirta -
Green-headed Coneflower
Green-headed ConeflowerRudbeckia laciniataRudbeckia laciniata -
Sweet Coneflower
Sweet ConeflowerRudbeckia subtomentosaRudbeckia subtomentosa -
Thinleaved Coneflower
Thinleaved ConeflowerRudbeckia trilobaRudbeckia triloba -
Wild Petunia
Wild PetuniaRuellia humilisRuellia humilis -
Arrowhead
ArrowheadSagittaria latifoliaSagittaria latifolia -
Sandbar Willow
Sandbar WillowSalix interiorSalix interior -
Little Bluestem
Little BluestemSchizachyrium scopariumSchizachyrium scoparium -
Hardstem Bulrush
Hardstem BulrushScirpus acutusScirpus acutus -
Royal Catchfly
Royal CatchflySilene regiaSilene regia -
Compass Plant
Compass PlantSilphium laciniatumSilphium laciniatum -
Cup Plant
Cup PlantSilphium perfoliatumSilphium perfoliatum -
Prairie Dock
Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceumSilphium terebinthinaceum -
Zig Zag Goldenrod
Zig Zag GoldenrodSolidago flexicaulisSolidago flexicaulis -
Gray Goldenrod
Gray GoldenrodSolidago nemoralisSolidago nemoralis -
White Upland Aster
White Upland AsterSolidago ptarmicoidesSolidago ptarmicoides -
Riddell's Goldenrod
Riddell's GoldenrodSolidago riddelliiSolidago riddellii -
Showy Goldenrod
Showy GoldenrodSolidago speciosaSolidago speciosa -
Indian Grass
Indian GrassSorghastrum nutansSorghastrum nutans -
Steeplebush
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosaSpiraea tomentosa -
Meadowsweet
MeadowsweetSpirea albaSpirea alba -
Prairie Dropseed
Prairie DropseedSporobolus heterolepisSporobolus heterolepis -
New England Aster
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliaeSymphyotrichum novae-angliae -
Spiderwort
SpiderwortTradescantia bracteataTradescantia bracteata -
Rabbitfoot Clover
Rabbitfoot CloverTrifolium arvenseTrifolium arvense -
Blue Vervain
Blue VervainVerbena hastataVerbena hastata -
Hoary Vervain
Hoary VervainVerbena strictaVerbena stricta -
Ironweed
IronweedVernonia fasciculataVernonia fasciculata -
Culvers Root
Culvers RootVeronicastrum virginicumVeronicastrum virginicum
Name | Type | Light Exposure | Soil Moisture | Height | Bloom Color | Bloom Months | Notes/Description | |
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Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall False Foxglove Agalinis aspera ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | This annual plant is 1–2½' tall, branching occasionally. It has a tendency to sprawl in the absence of supportive vegetation. The dark green stems are grooved and hairless. The opposite leaves are 1-3 inches long, dark green, and linear. They have smooth margins and a prominent midvein. The leaves are usually hairless, although new growth may be slightly pubescent. Secondary leaves may develop from the axils of the primary leaves along the central stem, but they are smaller in size than the latter. Some of the upper stems develop racemes of flowers. These flowers are up to 1 inch long and across, and vary in color from lavender to purple. | |||||
Slenderleaf False Foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Fragrant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall Hairy Agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala ![]() |
1 to 5 feet | 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. | |||||
Upland Bentgrass Agrostis perennans ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | This is a perennial grass about ½–2½' tall that develops either individually or in loose tufts of unbranched leafy culms. In sunny habitats with fertile soil, this grass is taller and more stout, while in shaded habitats with poor soil it is shorter and more delicate. The culms are light green, terete, slender, and glabrous. The longer blades of lower leaves have a tendency to droop, while the shorter blades of upper leaves are more stiff and straight. The leaf blades are 1-6 mm. across and 2-10 inches long; they are medium green or grayish green, flat, and hairless. The leaf sheaths are medium green or grayish green, hairless, and open. | |||||
Large-flowered Water Plantain Alisma triviale ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Alisma triviale prefers full or partial sun and mucky soil or shallow, slow-moving, even stagnant water. It withstands drought better than most aquatic plants. The oval basal leaves of Alisma trivale are about one-foot tall and form a rosette from which rises a whorled panicle of small white flowers, reaching a height of three feet during summer. This species prefers full or partial sun and mucky soil or shallow, slow-moving, even stagnant water. It withstands drought better than most aquatic plants. | |||||
Wild Onion Allium stellatum ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall Thimbleweed Anemone virginiana L. ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | This perennial plant is about 1-2½' tall. The stems have scattered white hairs and there is little branching, except for the production of long stalks for the flowers. The leaves occur in 1 or 2 whorls along the stem, usually in groups of 2 or 3. They are up to 5 inches long and across, and have long petioles with scattered white hairs. Each major leaf is divided into 2 or 3 deep lobes, which are in turn divided into 2 or 3 shallower lobes. Because these divisions are rather sharp, the leaves are cleft. Furthermore, the margins are coarsely serrate or dentate. The leaves are often light green or yellowish green in bright sunlight. | |||||
Prairie Sage Artemisia ludoviciana ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Milkweed Asclepia speciosa ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Marsh Milkweed Asclepias incarnata ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | One of the best natives for dry, sunny areas, butterfly milkweed is a host plant for the larva of the monarch butterfly and provides nectar and pollen for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects. Bright orange flowers sit on top of a compact plant of 2' by 2' at maturity. | |||||
Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Narrow Leaved Spleenwort Athyrium pycnocarpon ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Kalm's Brome Bromus kalmii ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | A native brome with attractive drooping seed heads. | |||||
Blue-joint Grass Calamagrostis canadensis ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall Bellflower Campanula americana ![]() |
2 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | A dainty, late spring/early summer bloomer, harebell can bloom throughout the summer into fall if soil moisture is adaquate. Plant with prairie phlox and butterfly weed for fabulous June & July color combinations. | |||||
Lake Sedge Carex lacustris ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Readily spreads by underground roots and therefore makes a good shoreline stabilizer. | |||||
Upright Sedge Carex stricta Lam ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | A slender, 1-3 ft. grass-like plant with a cluster of brown seed capsules clinging high on the stem. Stems bearing greenish or brownish spikes of inconspicuous flowers above dense tufts of grass-like leaves. Green leaves are exceeded by the stem in height. Forms large tufts or hummocks to 3 ft. wide.The easiest way to recognize this sedge is by its distinctive, elevated tussocks (dense tufts) in open wet areas. It grows abundantly, often in seasonally flooded sites. | |||||
Northwest Territory Sedge Carex utriculata ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis ![]() |
12 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Turtlehead Chelone glabra ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana ![]() |
6 to 20 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata ![]() |
2 feet | 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. | |||||
Water Pygmyweed Crassula aquatica ![]() |
3 inches | USDA Info | Crassula aquatica is a small plant forming thin mats or small patches on mud and sand, and growing more erect when exposed to open air for longer periods. The flesh of the plant is greenish-yellow to bright red or purplish. The tiny fleshy pointed leaves are only a few millimeters long.A flower grows on a short stalk from the intersection of each oppositely-arranged pair of leaves. The flower is only about two millimeters long and wide. The fruit is a minute follicle containing several seeds. This plant is widespread across North America and Eurasia. | |||||
Quebec Hawthorn Crataegus submollis ![]() |
20 feet | USDA Info | Crataegus submollis is a deciduous Tree growing to 7 m (23ft) by 7 m (23ft). It is hardy to zone (UK) 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Midges.Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure. It can tolerate atmospheric pollution. | |||||
Umbrella Flatsedge Cyperus diandrus ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | 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. | |||||
White Prairie Clover Dalea candidum ![]() |
3 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpureum ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Silky Prairie Clover Dalea villosum ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Larkspur Delphinium virescens ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Hay Scented Fern Dennstasdtia punctilobula ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Tick-Trefoil Desmodium canadense ![]() |
4 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera ![]() |
4 feet | 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. | |||||
Flat Topped Aster Doellingeria umbellata ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wood Fern Dryopteris marginalis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower Echinacea angustifolia ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Quackgrass Elymus repens ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | 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. | |||||
Silky Wildrye Elymus villosus ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Fire Weed Epilobium angustifolium ![]() |
4 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sand Lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | Sand lovegrass is a native, warm-season, short-lived, leafy, perennial bunchgrass which reaches mature heights from 2.5 to 4 feet with a shallow, wide spreading root system. Sand Lovegrass grows best on sandy soils with an annual precipitation of 18 to 36 inches. Sand Lovegrass typically greens up two weeks earlier than most of the other native grasses and is very palatable. When overgrazed, it will decrease relative to other grasses. Seeding rates are very low due to extremely small dark round seed it produces. Sand Lovegrass is commonly found as a component in native areas along with hairy grama, western wheatgrass, and sand dropseed. | |||||
Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum ![]() |
5 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Large Leaved Aster Eurybia macrophylla ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Queen of the Prairie Filipendula rubra ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sweet Everlasting Gnaphalium obtusifolium ![]() |
3 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Longleaf Bluets Hedyotis longifolia ![]() |
6 to 12 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Sunflower Helianthus laetiflorus ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani ![]() |
4 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Western Sunflower Helianthus occidentalis ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Mud Plantain Heteranthera ![]() |
2 to 6 inches | USDA Info | This aquatic annual or perennial plant of the genus Heteranthera of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae), consist of about 10 species, distributed primarily in tropical America. The broad or ribbonlike leaves of these plants have leafstalks that form sheaths around the long stems. Some species of Heteranthera grow below the water; others float or are rooted on muddy stream banks and lakeshores. Water star grass (H. dubia) is widely distributed throughout North America; it has yellow star-shaped flowers. | |||||
Golden Aster Heterotheca camporum ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Great St. Johnswort Hypericum pyramidatum ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Soft Rush Juncus effusus ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Path Rush Juncus tenuis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Torrey's Rush Juncus torreyi ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
June Grass Koeleria macrantha ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | June grass thrives on dry, well-drained/sandy soils. It is one of the few cool season native grasses, greening up in May with pale green ornamental flowering stalks in June. By mid-summer, the stalks turn tan and remain attractive throughout the growing season. | |||||
Roundheaded Bushclover Lespedeza capitata ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Rough Blazingstar Liatris aspera ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Cylindric Blazingstar Liatris cylindrica ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Northern Blazing Star Liatris ligulistylis ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Dotted Blazingstar Liatris punctata ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Blazingstar Liatris pycnostachya ![]() |
4 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily Lilium michiganense ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Yelloweyed Grass Lindernia dubia ![]() |
4 to 8 inches | USDA Info | Lindernia dubia is a species of flowering plant known by the common names yellowseed false pimpernel and moist bank pimpernel. It is a member of the 'new' plant family Linderniaceae, and it is sometimes treated as a member of the families Scrophulariaceae and Plantaginaceae. It is native to much of the Americas from Canada to Chile, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It grows in wet habitat, such as riverbanks, pond margins, and meadows. | |||||
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | A hummingbird favorite, cardinal flower is a striking plant in the garden or restoration. It is a short-lived perennial, usually blooming 3-5 years. It can reseed if seeds receive enough light and consistent moisture during germination. | |||||
Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Great summer bloomer, especially showy in raingarden base. | |||||
Pale-Spike Lobelia Lobelia spicata ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Waterhorehound Lycopus americanus ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | There are several Lycopus species in Minnesota, all with similar clusters of small, white, tubular flowers at the leaf axils, most growing in the same type of habitat at the same time, often next to each other. American Water Horehound is most easily distinguished by its deeply lobed lower leaves, which the others all lack. | |||||
Variegated Moorgrass Molinia caerulea ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Water Minerslettuce Montia chamissoi ![]() |
3 to 6 inches | USDA Info | Montia chamissoi is a perennial herb in the Purslane (Portulacaceae) family. It is a native North American plant found in western North America, from Alaska to the southwestern and central United States as well as in British Colombia, where it favors favors wet meadows, boggy areas, and along streams. Flowering in June and August, Montia chamissoi has creeping or floating stems, sometimes with slender stolons bearing small bulblets. | |||||
American Lotus Nelumbo lutea ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Cinnamon Fern Osmundo cinnamomea ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Cinquefoil Potentilla arguta ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Rattlesnake Root Prenanthes alba ![]() |
1 to 5 feet | USDA Info | White Rattlesnake-root is one of the few flowering plants seen in the woods towards the end of summer. It can also be found in smaller forms, typically with smaller, less variable leaves, in rock outcrops and on the rocky shore of Lake Superior. The flower shape is similar to other Prenanthes species, but P. alba is distinguished by its branching clusters of dangling white to pinkish flowers with hairless, purplish bracts, smooth stem and (typically) variable leaf shapes. In some references, P. alba is known by synonym Nabalus albus. | |||||
Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Macoun's Buttercup Ranunculus macounii ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | 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 ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | 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 ![]() |
4 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sweet Coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Thinleaved Coneflower Rudbeckia triloba ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sandbar Willow Salix interior ![]() |
5 to 10 feet | 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. | |||||
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Hardstem Bulrush Scirpus acutus ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Royal Catchfly Silene regia ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum ![]() |
8 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum ![]() |
10 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum ![]() |
6 to 7 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Zig Zag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis ![]() |
3 feet | 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 ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
White Upland Aster Solidago ptarmicoides ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Riddell's Goldenrod Solidago riddellii ![]() |
3 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa ![]() |
3 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Meadowsweet Spirea alba ![]() |
5 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ![]() |
3 to 6 feet | USDA Info | Easily grown in average, Medium well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moist, rich soils. Good air circulation helps reduce incidence of foliar diseases. Pinching back stems several times before mid-July will help control plant height, promote bushiness and perhaps obviate the need for staking. Easily grown from seed and may self-seed in the garden in optimum growing conditions. Plants may be cut to the ground after flowering to prevent any unwanted self-seeding and/or if foliage has become unsightly. | |||||
Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Rabbitfoot Clover Trifolium arvense ![]() |
4 to 16 inches | USDA Info | This wildflower is an annual (less often a biennial) about 4-16 inches tall, branching occasionally to abundantly. The erect to ascending stems are medium green, hairy, and terete. Alternate trifoliate leaves occur at intervals along these stems. These leaves have short hairy petioles. Individual leaflets are ½-1 inch long and about one-third as much across; they are elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or oblanceolate-oblong in shape. Leaflet margins are usually smooth and ciliate, although sometimes there are tiny teeth towards their tips. The upper leaflet surface is medium green and sparsely covered with appressed long hairs, while the lower surface is hairy. The leaflets are sessile or nearly so. At the base of the petiole of each compound leaf, there is a pair of stipules about ¼ inch long. The green body of each stipule usually adheres to the petiole, while its awn-like tip is detached from the petiole and it is either green or red. | |||||
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | Blue vervain is a great choice for larger moist areas like shoreline restorations, where it can bloom continuously until frost. It spreads readily from seed. | |||||
Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Culvers Root Veronicastrum virginicum ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info |