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October

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  • Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

  • Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

    Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

  • Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

    Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

  • Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
    Aster oolentangiensis

    Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
    Aster oolentangiensis

  • Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

    Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

  • Purple-stemmed Aster
    Aster puniceus

    Purple-stemmed Aster
    Aster puniceus

  • Silky Aster
    Aster sericeus

    Silky Aster
    Aster sericeus

  • Panicled Aster
    Aster simplex

    Panicled Aster
    Aster simplex

  • Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

    Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

  • Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
    Athyrium pycnocarpon

    Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
    Athyrium pycnocarpon

  • Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

    Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

  • Hay Scented Fern
    Dennstasdtia punctilobula

    Hay Scented Fern
    Dennstasdtia punctilobula

  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

  • Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis

    Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis

  • Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

    Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

  • Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus

    Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus

  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

  • Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

    Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

  • Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

    Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

  • Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

    Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

  • Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

  • Soft Rush
    Juncus effusus

    Soft Rush
    Juncus effusus

  • Path Rush
    Juncus tenuis

    Path Rush
    Juncus tenuis

  • Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

    Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

  • Cylindric Blazingstar
    Liatris cylindrica

    Cylindric Blazingstar
    Liatris cylindrica

  • Dotted Blazingstar
    Liatris punctata

    Dotted Blazingstar
    Liatris punctata

  • Variegated Moorgrass
    Molinia caerulea

    Variegated Moorgrass
    Molinia caerulea

  • 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

  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

  • Quaking Aspen
    Populus tremuloides

    Quaking Aspen
    Populus tremuloides

  • Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

    Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

  • Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

    Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

  • Prairie Dropseed
    Sporobolus heterolepis

    Prairie Dropseed
    Sporobolus heterolepis

  • Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

  • Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides

    Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides

  • Smooth Aster
    Symphyotrichum laeve

    Smooth Aster
    Symphyotrichum laeve

  • New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

    New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Bloom Color Bloom Months   Notes/Description
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
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
Aromatic Aster
Aster oblongifolius
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
Aster oolentangiensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Crooked-stemmed Aster
Aster prenanthoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Purple-stemmed Aster
Aster puniceus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Silky Aster
Aster sericeus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Panicled Aster
Aster simplex
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, 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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
Side Oats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Hay Scented Fern
Dennstasdtia punctilobula
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September, October
 USDA Info
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
Canada Wild Rye
Elymus canadensis
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Silky Wildrye
Elymus villosus
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Virginia Wildrye
Elymus virginicus
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Large Leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Bottle Gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Cream Gentian
Gentiana flavida
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Stiff Gentian
Gentianella quinquefolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
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
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 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
Cylindric Blazingstar
Liatris cylindrica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Dotted Blazingstar
Liatris punctata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 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
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, 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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, 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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, 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
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
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 40 to 100 feet
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info Quaking Aspen is the most abundant and widespread tree in Minnesota today and the most common Populus species in North America. The huge stands across northern Minnesota are the result of clear cutting our expansive pine forests a century ago. Fire suppression has also allowed it to expand into historical prairie habitats were subsoil moisture is adequate to sustain it through dry periods. In the winter months its bark could be confused with other Populus species but its small, shiny and hairless buds that are not coated with resin distinguishes it from other similar species.
Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Zig Zag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and 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.
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
Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Smooth Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 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.
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