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July

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  • Common Yarrow
    Achillea millefolium

    Common Yarrow
    Achillea millefolium

  • Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

    Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

  • Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

  • Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

    Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

  • Fragrant Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum

    Fragrant Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum

  • White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima

    White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima

  • Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

    Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

  • Upland Bentgrass
    Agrostis perennans

    Upland Bentgrass
    Agrostis perennans

  • Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

    Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

  • Nodding Onion
    Allium cernuum

    Nodding Onion
    Allium cernuum

  • Wild Onion
    Allium stellatum

    Wild Onion
    Allium stellatum

  • Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens

    Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens

  • Big Bluestem
    Andropogon gerardii

    Big Bluestem
    Andropogon gerardii

  • Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

    Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

  • Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica

    Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica

  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana L.

    Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana L.

  • Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

  • Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

    Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

  • Showy Milkweed
    Asclepia speciosa

    Showy Milkweed
    Asclepia speciosa

  • Marsh Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Marsh Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

  • Common Milkweed
    Asclepias syriaca

    Common Milkweed
    Asclepias syriaca

  • Butterfly Weed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Butterfly Weed
    Asclepias tuberosa

  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

  • Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

    Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

  • Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

    Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

  • Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
    Athyrium pycnocarpon

    Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
    Athyrium pycnocarpon

  • White Wild Indigo
    Baptisia alba

    White Wild Indigo
    Baptisia alba

  • Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

    Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

  • Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata

    Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata

  • Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

    Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

  • Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

    Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

  • Blue Grama
    Bouteloua gracilis

    Blue Grama
    Bouteloua gracilis

  • Kalm's Brome
    Bromus kalmii

    Kalm's Brome
    Bromus kalmii

  • Oklahoma Grasspink
    Calopogon oklahomensis

    Oklahoma Grasspink
    Calopogon oklahomensis

  • Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana

    Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana

  • Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

    Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

  • Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

    Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

  • Upright Sedge
    Carex stricta Lam

    Upright Sedge
    Carex stricta Lam

  • Northwest Territory Sedge
    Carex utriculata

    Northwest Territory Sedge
    Carex utriculata

  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

  • Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

    Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

  • Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

    Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

  • Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

  • Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana

    Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana

  • Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

    Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

  • Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica

    Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica

  • Quebec Hawthorn
    Crataegus submollis

    Quebec Hawthorn
    Crataegus submollis

  • Umbrella Flatsedge
    Cyperus diandrus

    Umbrella Flatsedge
    Cyperus diandrus

  • White Prairie Clover
    Dalea candidum

    White Prairie Clover
    Dalea candidum

  • Purple Prairie Clover
    Dalea purpureum

    Purple Prairie Clover
    Dalea purpureum

  • Silky Prairie Clover
    Dalea villosum

    Silky Prairie Clover
    Dalea villosum

  • Prairie Larkspur
    Delphinium virescens

    Prairie Larkspur
    Delphinium virescens

  • Hay Scented Fern
    Dennstasdtia punctilobula

    Hay Scented Fern
    Dennstasdtia punctilobula

  • Showy Tick-Trefoil
    Desmodium canadense

    Showy Tick-Trefoil
    Desmodium canadense

  • Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

    Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

  • Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia

    Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia

  • Pale Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea pallida

    Pale Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea pallida

  • Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

    Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

  • Spike Rush
    Eleocharis acicularis

    Spike Rush
    Eleocharis acicularis

  • Quackgrass
    Elymus repens

    Quackgrass
    Elymus repens

  • Fire Weed
    Epilobium angustifolium

    Fire Weed
    Epilobium angustifolium

  • Sand Lovegrass
    Eragrostis trichodes

    Sand Lovegrass
    Eragrostis trichodes

  • Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

  • Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

    Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

  • Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum

    Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum

  • Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

  • Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

    Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

  • Sweet Everlasting
    Gnaphalium obtusifolium

    Sweet Everlasting
    Gnaphalium obtusifolium

  • Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

    Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

  • Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

  • Mud Plantain
    Heteranthera

    Mud Plantain
    Heteranthera

  • Golden Aster
    Heterotheca camporum

    Golden Aster
    Heterotheca camporum

  • Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

    Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

  • Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

    Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

  • Path Rush
    Juncus tenuis

    Path Rush
    Juncus tenuis

  • Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

    Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

  • June Grass
    Koeleria macrantha

    June Grass
    Koeleria macrantha

  • Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

    Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

  • Prairie Blazingstar
    Liatris pycnostachya

    Prairie Blazingstar
    Liatris pycnostachya

  • Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
    Lilium michiganense

    Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
    Lilium michiganense

  • Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia

    Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia

  • Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii

    Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii

  • Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

  • Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

  • Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

    Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

  • Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

    Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

  • Monkey Flower
    Mimulus ringens

    Monkey Flower
    Mimulus ringens

  • Variegated Moorgrass
    Molinia caerulea

    Variegated Moorgrass
    Molinia caerulea

  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

  • Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
    Monarda punctata

    Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
    Monarda punctata

  • Water Minerslettuce
    Montia chamissoi

    Water Minerslettuce
    Montia chamissoi

  • American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea

    American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea

  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

  • Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana

    Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana

  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis

    Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis

  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundo cinnamomea

    Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundo cinnamomea

  • Scribner's Panicgrass
    Panicum oligosanthes

    Scribner's Panicgrass
    Panicum oligosanthes

  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

  • Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

    Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

  • Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis

    Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis

  • Showy Penstemon
    Penstemon grandiflorus

    Showy Penstemon
    Penstemon grandiflorus

  • Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

    Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

  • Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana

    Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana

  • Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

    Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

  • Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta

    Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta

  • Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

    Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

  • 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

  • Early Wild Rose
    Rosa blanda

    Early Wild Rose
    Rosa blanda

  • 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

  • Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

    Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

  • Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia

    Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia

  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

  • Royal Catchfly
    Silene regia

    Royal Catchfly
    Silene regia

  • Compass Plant
    Silphium laciniatum

    Compass Plant
    Silphium laciniatum

  • Cup Plant
    Silphium perfoliatum

    Cup Plant
    Silphium perfoliatum

  • Prairie Dock
    Silphium terebinthinaceum

    Prairie Dock
    Silphium terebinthinaceum

  • False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

    False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

  • Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans

    Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans

  • Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

    Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

  • Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

    Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

  • Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense

    Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense

  • Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

    Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

  • Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

    Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

  • Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

    Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

  • Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea

    Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Bloom Color Bloom Months   Notes/Description
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Sweet Flag
Acorus calamus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Type:
Fern
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Tall False Foxglove
Agalinis aspera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 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.
Fragrant Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
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.
Upland Bentgrass
Agrostis perennans
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 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
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September
 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.
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Wild Onion
Allium stellatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Red, Brown
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet, Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info Showy white flowers highlight this plant in spring. This may be the only time of year when the extent of its spread is apparent! In garden settings, be prepared for it to spread quickly by underground roots. In restorations, it can help stabilize soil relatively quickly.
Thimble Flower
Anemone cylindrica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Tall Thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana L.
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White, Green, Brown
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 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.
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Red
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info Columbine will bloom profusely in sunnier locations, and provides refreshing splashes of color in shadier locations. Readily reseeds, but usually not troublesome.
Prairie Sage
Artemisia ludoviciana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Showy Milkweed
Asclepia speciosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Marsh Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July
 USDA Info Sometimes considered weedy, this is a monarch butterfly favorite as both a host and nectar plant. Large flower heads are quite showy. Spreads by seed and underground roots.
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Orange
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 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
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Canada Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
Athyrium pycnocarpon
Type:
Fern
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Cream Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Downy Wood Mint
Blephilia ciliata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Hairy Wood Mint
Blephilia hirsuta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Side Oats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Kalm's Brome
Bromus kalmii
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info A native brome with attractive drooping seed heads.
Oklahoma Grasspink
Calopogon oklahomensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info Oklahoma Grass-pink was recognized as a new species only recently, in 1994. Initially its range was considered restricted to south central US, but subsequent herbarium investigations expanded that range into the Upper Midwest, including Minnesota. According to Welby Smith's book 'Native Orchids of Minnesota', the most recent MN specimen dates back to 1884, and while verification via specimens 130 years or older leaves some room for doubt, it is more than less accepted as native to the state but likely long extinct. While the enigma of extinction diminishes the likelihood of new modern discoveries, such events do occur with some frequency for numbers of species and would certainly be an exciting discovery for a lucky field botanist and a great pleasure for the rest of us. Very similar to Tuberous Grass-pink (Calopogon tuberosa) with which it was once lumped, it can be identified in the field.
Tall Bellflower
Campanula americana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info
Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Readily spreads by underground roots and therefore makes a good shoreline stabilizer.
Upright Sedge
Carex stricta Lam
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Orange, Green, Blue
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 12 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 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
Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Virgin's Bower
Clematis virginiana
Type:
Vine
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 to 20 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 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.
Water Pygmyweed
Crassula aquatica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Green
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 20 feet
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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
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.
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candidum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpureum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Silky Prairie Clover
Dalea villosum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Prairie Larkspur
Delphinium virescens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Hay Scented Fern
Dennstasdtia punctilobula
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Showy Tick-Trefoil
Desmodium canadense
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Shade, Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
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.
Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Type:
Fern
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Spike Rush
Eleocharis acicularis
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Months:
July
 USDA Info
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.
Fire Weed
Epilobium angustifolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 4 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Sand Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple, Orange
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Sweet Everlasting
Gnaphalium obtusifolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Longleaf Bluets
Hedyotis longifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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
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
Mud Plantain
Heteranthera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 2 to 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Green, Blue
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 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
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
Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Path Rush
Juncus tenuis
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Torrey's Rush
Juncus torreyi
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
June Grass
Koeleria macrantha
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August
 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.
Northern Blazing Star
Liatris ligulistylis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Prairie Blazingstar
Liatris pycnostachya
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Lilium michiganense
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Orange
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Yelloweyed Grass
Lindernia dubia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 4 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
Purple, White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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.
Yellow Widelip Orchid
Liparis loeselii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Yellow, Green
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.
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Red
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September
 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
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Great summer bloomer, especially showy in raingarden base.
Waterhorehound
Lycopus americanus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 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.
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
Maianthemum canadense
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Monkey Flower
Mimulus ringens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Variegated Moorgrass
Molinia caerulea
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
Monarda punctata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Water Minerslettuce
Montia chamissoi
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Pink, White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 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
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Type:
Fern
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundo cinnamomea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Scribner's Panicgrass
Panicum oligosanthes
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 6 feet
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Smooth Penstemon
Penstemon digitalis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Slender Penstemon
Penstemon gracilis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon grandiflorus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Type:
Fern
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Prairie Cinquefoil
Potentilla arguta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Macoun's Buttercup
Ranunculus macounii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
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
Early Wild Rose
Rosa blanda
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info Early Wild Rose is rhizomatous; it spreads aggressively and therefore may not be suitable for small landscape plantings.
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:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 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
Wild Petunia
Ruellia humilis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Royal Catchfly
Silene regia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August
 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
False Solomon's Seal
Smilacina racemosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Tall Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Spiderwort
Tradescantia bracteata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Rabbitfoot Clover
Trifolium arvense
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 16 inches
Bloom Color:
Pink, White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 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
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 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
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info
Culvers Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
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