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  • Common Yarrow
    Achillea millefolium

    Common Yarrow
    Achillea millefolium

  • Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

    Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

  • White Baneberry
    Actea pachypoda

    White Baneberry
    Actea pachypoda

  • Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

    Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

  • Slenderleaf False Foxglove
    Agalinis tenuifolia

    Slenderleaf False Foxglove
    Agalinis tenuifolia

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

    Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

  • Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta

    Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta

  • Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

  • Green Dragon
    Arisaema dracontium

    Green Dragon
    Arisaema dracontium

  • Jack in the Pulpit
    Arisaema triphyllum

    Jack in the Pulpit
    Arisaema triphyllum

  • Beach Wormwood
    Artemisia caudata

    Beach Wormwood
    Artemisia caudata

  • Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

    Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

  • Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense

    Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense

  • 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

  • Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

    Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

  • 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

  • Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

    Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

  • Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

    Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

  • Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

    Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

  • 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

  • Oklahoma Grasspink
    Calopogon oklahomensis

    Oklahoma Grasspink
    Calopogon oklahomensis

  • Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

    Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

  • Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana

    Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana

  • Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

    Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

  • Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides

    Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides

  • Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

    Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

  • Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

  • Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

    Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

  • Broadleaved Spring Beauty
    Claytonia caroliniana

    Broadleaved Spring Beauty
    Claytonia caroliniana

  • Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica

  • Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

    Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

  • Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica

    Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica

  • 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

  • Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

    Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

  • Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

    Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

  • Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

    Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

  • Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

    Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

  • 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

  • Fire Weed
    Epilobium angustifolium

    Fire Weed
    Epilobium angustifolium

  • Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

  • Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum

    Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum

  • 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

  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

  • Queen of the Prairie
    Filipendula rubra

    Queen of the Prairie
    Filipendula rubra

  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

  • Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

    Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

  • Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

    Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

  • Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

    Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

  • Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

    Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

  • Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum

    Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum

  • Sweet Everlasting
    Gnaphalium obtusifolium

    Sweet Everlasting
    Gnaphalium obtusifolium

  • Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

    Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

  • Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus divaricatus

  • Showy Sunflower
    Helianthus laetiflorus

    Showy Sunflower
    Helianthus laetiflorus

  • Maximilian Sunflower
    Helianthus maximiliani

    Maximilian Sunflower
    Helianthus maximiliani

  • Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

    Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

  • Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

  • Sharp Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica acutiloba

    Sharp Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica acutiloba

  • Round Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica americana

    Round Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica americana

  • Mud Plantain
    Heteranthera

    Mud Plantain
    Heteranthera

  • Golden Aster
    Heterotheca camporum

    Golden Aster
    Heterotheca camporum

  • Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii

    Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii

  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

  • Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

    Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

  • Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

    Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

  • Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata

    Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata

  • Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera

    Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera

  • Cylindric Blazingstar
    Liatris cylindrica

    Cylindric Blazingstar
    Liatris cylindrica

  • Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

    Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

  • Dotted Blazingstar
    Liatris punctata

    Dotted Blazingstar
    Liatris punctata

  • 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

  • Pale-Spike Lobelia
    Lobelia spicata

    Pale-Spike Lobelia
    Lobelia spicata

  • Wild Lupine
    Lupinus perennis

    Wild Lupine
    Lupinus perennis

  • Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

    Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

  • Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

    Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

  • Virginia Bluebells
    Mertensia virginica

    Virginia Bluebells
    Mertensia virginica

  • Monkey Flower
    Mimulus ringens

    Monkey Flower
    Mimulus ringens

  • 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

  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundo cinnamomea

    Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundo cinnamomea

  • Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis

    Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis

  • Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

    Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

  • Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis

    Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis

  • Showy Penstemon
    Penstemon grandiflorus

    Showy Penstemon
    Penstemon grandiflorus

  • Hairy Penstemon
    Penstemon hirsutus

    Hairy Penstemon
    Penstemon hirsutus

  • Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

  • Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

    Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

  • Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana

    Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana

  • May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum

    May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum

  • Jacob's Ladder
    Polemonium reptans

    Jacob's Ladder
    Polemonium reptans

  • Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

    Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

  • Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

    Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

  • Variableleaf Pondweed
    Potamogeton gramineus

    Variableleaf Pondweed
    Potamogeton gramineus

  • Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta

    Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta

  • Rattlesnake Root
    Prenanthes alba

    Rattlesnake Root
    Prenanthes alba

  • Chokecherry
    Prunus virginiana

    Chokecherry
    Prunus virginiana

  • Pasque Flower
    Pulsatilla vulgaris

    Pasque Flower
    Pulsatilla vulgaris

  • Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

    Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

  • Yellow Water Buttercup
    Ranunculus flabellaris

    Yellow Water Buttercup
    Ranunculus flabellaris

  • Macoun's Buttercup
    Ranunculus macounii

    Macoun's Buttercup
    Ranunculus macounii

  • Upright Coneflower
    Ratibida columnifera

    Upright Coneflower
    Ratibida columnifera

  • Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

    Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

  • Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

    Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

  • Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa

    Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa

  • Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba

    Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba

  • Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

    Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

  • Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia

    Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia

  • Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

    Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

  • Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

    Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

  • 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

  • Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium campestre

    Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium campestre

  • False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

    False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

  • Starry False Solomon Seal
    Smilacina stellata

    Starry False Solomon Seal
    Smilacina stellata

  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

  • Gray Goldenrod
    Solidago nemoralis

    Gray Goldenrod
    Solidago nemoralis

  • White Upland Aster
    Solidago ptarmicoides

    White Upland Aster
    Solidago ptarmicoides

  • Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

    Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

  • Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

    Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

  • Showy Goldenrod
    Solidago speciosa

    Showy Goldenrod
    Solidago speciosa

  • Meadowsweet
    Spirea alba

    Meadowsweet
    Spirea alba

  • 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

  • Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

    Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

  • Rue Anemone
    Thalictrum thalictroides

    Rue Anemone
    Thalictrum thalictroides

  • Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

    Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

  • Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense

    Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense

  • Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

    Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

  • Large Flower Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

    Large Flower Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

  • Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis

    Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis

  • Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

    Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

  • Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

    Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

  • Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata

    Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata

  • Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

    Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

  • Canada Violet
    Viola candensis

    Canada Violet
    Viola candensis

  • Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis

    Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis

  • Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata

  • Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

    Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

  • Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
    Zizia aptera

    Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
    Zizia aptera

  • Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea

    Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Bloom Color Bloom Months   Notes/Description
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
White Baneberry
Actea pachypoda
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 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.
Slenderleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Fragrant Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
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.
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Wild Onion
Allium stellatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Wet
 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, Brown, Green
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.
Angelica
Angelica atropurpurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 7 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info With impressive stature, leaves that can reach two feet wide and large umbrella-like flower structure, this species has an imposing presence. It's not surprising that it has a long history of reputed medicinal and magical properties. Stately sentinels along stream beds, Angelica plants reach heights of six or more feet with hollow, smooth purple stems from one to two inches round. Angelica is calcareous and therefore needs an alkaline soil with a pH of 7 to 8.
Pussytoes
Antennaria neglecta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun, 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.
Green Dragon
Arisaema dracontium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
 USDA Info Like its smaller cousin, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Green Dragon thrives under a variety of conditions, but grows most vigorously in moist, shady, seasonally wet locations. It is deer resistant! The 'Jack,' is the spongy cylindrical structure inside a leaf-like structure that is rolled into a deep cup with an overhanging roof, the 'pulpit'. The whole ensemble somewhat resembles a minister in an old-fashioned pulpit. The fruit are smooth, shiny green, 1 cm wide berries clustered on the thickened spadix and ripen in late summer and fall, turning a bright red color before the plants go dormant.
Jack in the Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info A great woodland plant with the pulpit in the spring and red berries in the fall.
Beach Wormwood
Artemisia caudata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet USDA Info In the Aster family, Beach Wormwood is a biennial or short-lived perennial.
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
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 6 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
May, June
 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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
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
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 8 inches
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
April, May
 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
Canada Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Ground Plum
Astragalus crassicarpus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
April, May, June
 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
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Hairy Wood Mint
Blephilia hirsuta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Oklahoma Grasspink
Calopogon oklahomensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
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.
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
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.
Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
April, May
 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
Black Cohosh
Cimicifuga racemosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Broadleaved Spring Beauty
Claytonia caroliniana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info Small pale pink flowers adorn this low growing woodland ephemeral. Can naturalize over the years to create a carpet of blooms.
Spring Beauty
Claytonia virginica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
May
 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.
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
Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info The yellow early spring flowers and red fall fruit make this an attractive choice for a shaded shrub in a landscape. Leatherwood is one of the few native shrubs blooming abundantly in deep shade, due to its early leaf-out. It is a shrub indicating an old growth forest. The bark of Dirca palustris has been know to cause dermatitis.
Shooting-Star
Dodecatheon meadia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Flat Topped Aster
Doellingeria umbellata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Fire Weed
Epilobium angustifolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 4 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
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
Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium maculatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Large Leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
August
 USDA Info
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 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
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:
Medium, Dry
 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
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
May, June
 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
Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Showy Sunflower
Helianthus laetiflorus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Maximilian Sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Western Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Oxeye
Heliopsis helianthoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Sharp Lobed Hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Round Lobed Hepatica
Hepatica americana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Mud Plantain
Heteranthera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 2 to 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Blue, Green
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
Alumroot
Heuchera richardsonii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info Nice ground cover for shady, dry areas. Large leaves close to the ground persist almost year round, greening up in early spring. Green/tan flowers with red pollen emerge along 1.5 foot stalks. Could be used on the edge of raingardens or on the upland part of shoreline stabilization projects.
Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May
 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
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Roundheaded Bushclover
Lespedeza capitata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Rough Blazingstar
Liatris aspera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September
 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
Northern Blazing Star
Liatris ligulistylis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 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
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:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 4 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Purple
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Green, Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info Liparis loeselii, common names fen orchid,yellow widelip orchid, or bog twayblade,is a species of orchid. It is native to Europe, northern Asia, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It grows in fens, bogs and dune slacks. It is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
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.
Pale-Spike Lobelia
Lobelia spicata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Wild Lupine
Lupinus perennis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
May, June
 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
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:
White, Pink
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 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
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
Praire Groundsel
Packera plattensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Smooth Penstemon
Penstemon digitalis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
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
Hairy Penstemon
Penstemon hirsutus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
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
May Apple
Podophyllum peltatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
May, June
 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
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
 USDA Info
Variableleaf Pondweed
Potamogeton gramineus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Brown, Green
 USDA Info Variable-leaf pondweed is a perennial plant that has two kinds of leaves. The floating leaves are leathery textured, oval to elliptical 3/8 to 1 1/2 inches long and 3/8 to 3/4 inches wide with a petiole one to two times a long as the blade. The submerged leaves are thin, less than 1/8 of an inch wide and 3/4 to 2 1/4 inches long with obvious midvein and a pointed tip. The fruits are flat about 1/8 of an inch wide and arise from the axis of the floating leaves.
Prairie Cinquefoil
Potentilla arguta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Rattlesnake Root
Prenanthes alba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
White, Pink
Bloom Months:
August, September
 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.
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 25 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info Appears like a large shrub cover with flowers in the s[ring. Bitter redish-black berries in late summer. Entire plant except for fruit contains cyanide. Fruit eaten by wildlife. Fall color is yellow to red.
Pasque Flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Yellow Water Buttercup
Ranunculus flabellaris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info A similar aquatic species is Small Yellow Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus gmelinii), which has smaller flowers (less than ½ inch), and smaller leaves that are typically wider than long and less finely divided.
Macoun's Buttercup
Ranunculus macounii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info With relatively ample wetlands and marshes to provide for some representation across the state, Macoun's Buttercup's range restriction to NW Minnesota and westward would seem to be some indication of a preference for cooler latitudes and more alkaline soils. Within that range in Minnesota it is by no means abundant. It does bear some resemblance to two other native buttercups, both of which are more prevalent in eastern and southern portions of the state. Pennsylvania Buttercup (R. pensylvanicus) is similar in size and leaf shape and also has bristly hairs throughout, but its stems tend to be less stout and do not root at the nodes, and its flowers are half the size, with small round petals and a cylindrical seed head. Hispid Buttercup (R. hispidus) has very similar flowers to R. macounii, somewhat the same stature and leaf shape, and as it name suggests can be quite hairy, but its stems are typically more slender and more spreading to ascending, densely hairy when young becoming nearly smooth with age. Its leaves are also more evenly divided into three main segments that are also more regularly incised into smaller lobes or just merely toothed where the lobing of R. macounii leaves is more irregular
Upright Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, October
 USDA Info
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Black-eyed Susan is one of the most commonly recognized native plants. A staple in many native gardens, it is a biennial that blooms in its second year and readily reseeds. Finches also enjoy the seeds.
Green-headed Coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 4 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Sweet Coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Thinleaved Coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
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:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info
Maryland Sanicle
Sanicula marilandica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
 USDA Info
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
Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium campestre
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info Dainty border plant. Doesn't spread.
False Solomon's Seal
Smilacina racemosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
Starry False Solomon Seal
Smilacina stellata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Zig Zag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info Zig Zag Goldenrod gets its name from the way that its stems 'zig zag' from leaf to leaf. These leaves are bluntly toothed all along the stem with the middle leaves usually the largest at 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. The small flowers appear from late summer to early fall in a cluster near the top of the plant. Zig Zag Goldenrod can be aggressive and therefore may not be suitable for small woodland gardens.
Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
White Upland Aster
Solidago ptarmicoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Riddell's Goldenrod
Solidago riddellii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Rigid Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Meadowsweet
Spirea alba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, 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.
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
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Pink
Bloom Months:
May
 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:
White, Pink
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.
Showy Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Large Flower Bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Edible Valerian
Valeriana edulis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info Edible Valerian is a threatened species and not to be confused with Valeriana officinalis, which is invasive.
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
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
Ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Culvers Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Canada Violet
Viola candensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Missouri Violet
Viola missouriensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Bird's Foot Violet
Viola pedata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Yellow Violet
Viola pubescens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
Zizia aptera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
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