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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 -
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 -
Prairie Sage
Prairie SageArtemisia ludovicianaArtemisia ludoviciana -
Aromatic Aster
Aromatic AsterAster oblongifoliusAster oblongifolius -
Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
Azure Sky (Blue) AsterAster oolentangiensisAster oolentangiensis -
Crooked-stemmed Aster
Crooked-stemmed AsterAster prenanthoidesAster prenanthoides -
Purple-stemmed Aster
Purple-stemmed AsterAster puniceusAster puniceus -
Silky Aster
Silky AsterAster sericeusAster sericeus -
Panicled Aster
Panicled AsterAster simplexAster simplex -
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 -
Partridge Pea
Partridge PeaChamaecrista fasciculataChamaecrista fasciculata -
Turtlehead
TurtleheadChelone glabraChelone glabra -
Water Pygmyweed
Water PygmyweedCrassula aquaticaCrassula aquatica -
Quebec Hawthorn
Quebec HawthornCrataegus submollisCrataegus submollis -
Hay Scented Fern
Hay Scented FernDennstasdtia punctilobulaDennstasdtia punctilobula -
Flat Topped Aster
Flat Topped AsterDoellingeria umbellataDoellingeria umbellata -
Wood Fern
Wood FernDryopteris marginalisDryopteris marginalis -
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Narrow-leaved Purple ConeflowerEchinacea angustifoliaEchinacea angustifolia -
Purple Coneflower
Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpureaEchinacea purpurea -
Canada Wild Rye
Canada Wild RyeElymus canadensisElymus canadensis -
Silky Wildrye
Silky WildryeElymus villosusElymus villosus -
Virginia Wildrye
Virginia WildryeElymus virginicusElymus virginicus -
Sand Lovegrass
Sand LovegrassEragrostis trichodesEragrostis trichodes -
Joe-Pye Weed
Joe-Pye WeedEupatorium maculatumEupatorium maculatum -
Large Leaved Aster
Large Leaved AsterEurybia macrophyllaEurybia macrophylla -
Bottle Gentian
Bottle GentianGentiana andrewsiiGentiana andrewsii -
Cream Gentian
Cream GentianGentiana flavidaGentiana flavida -
Stiff Gentian
Stiff GentianGentianella quinquefoliaGentianella quinquefolia -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee BalmMonarda punctataMonarda punctata -
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 -
Christmas Fern
Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoidesPolystichum acrostichoides -
Quaking Aspen
Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloidesPopulus tremuloides -
Rattlesnake Root
Rattlesnake RootPrenanthes albaPrenanthes alba -
Mountain Mint
Mountain MintPycnanthemum virginianumPycnanthemum virginianum -
Upright Coneflower
Upright ConeflowerRatibida columniferaRatibida columnifera -
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaRudbeckia hirta -
Green-headed Coneflower
Green-headed ConeflowerRudbeckia laciniataRudbeckia laciniata -
Wild Petunia
Wild PetuniaRuellia humilisRuellia humilis -
Sandbar Willow
Sandbar WillowSalix interiorSalix interior -
Little Bluestem
Little BluestemSchizachyrium scopariumSchizachyrium scoparium -
Hardstem Bulrush
Hardstem BulrushScirpus acutusScirpus acutus -
Cup Plant
Cup PlantSilphium perfoliatumSilphium perfoliatum -
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 -
Rigid Goldenrod
Rigid GoldenrodSolidago rigidaSolidago rigida -
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 -
Blue Wood Aster
Blue Wood AsterSymphyotrichum cordifoliumSymphyotrichum cordifolium -
Heath Aster
Heath AsterSymphyotrichum ericoidesSymphyotrichum ericoides -
Smooth Aster
Smooth AsterSymphyotrichum laeveSymphyotrichum laeve -
New England Aster
New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliaeSymphyotrichum novae-angliae -
Rabbitfoot Clover
Rabbitfoot CloverTrifolium arvenseTrifolium arvense -
Blue Vervain
Blue VervainVerbena hastataVerbena hastata -
Hoary Vervain
Hoary VervainVerbena strictaVerbena stricta -
Ironweed
IronweedVernonia fasciculataVernonia fasciculata
Name | Type | Light Exposure | Soil Moisture | Height | Bloom Color | Bloom Months | Notes/Description | |
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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 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
Prairie Sage Artemisia ludoviciana ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Aromatic Aster Aster oblongifolius ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Azure Sky (Blue) Aster Aster oolentangiensis ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Crooked-stemmed Aster Aster prenanthoides ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Purple-stemmed Aster Aster puniceus ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Silky Aster Aster sericeus ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Panicled Aster Aster simplex ![]() |
6 inches | 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. | |||||
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Turtlehead Chelone glabra ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
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. | |||||
Hay Scented Fern Dennstasdtia punctilobula ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
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 | ||||||
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Silky Wildrye Elymus villosus ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus ![]() |
3 to 4 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. | |||||
Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum ![]() |
5 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Large Leaved Aster Eurybia macrophylla ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Cream Gentian Gentiana flavida ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Stiff Gentian Gentianella quinquefolia ![]() |
1 to 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 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
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 | ||||||
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides ![]() |
40 to 100 feet | 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. | |||||
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 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis ![]() |
1 to 2 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 | ||||||
Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum ![]() |
10 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 | ||||||
Rigid Goldenrod Solidago rigida ![]() |
4 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 | ||||||
Blue Wood Aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Smooth Aster Symphyotrichum laeve ![]() |
3 to 4 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. | |||||
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 |