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Yellows & Oranges
 

Zizia aptera

Heart-leaved Golden Alexander

1 - 3 ft

Apr - May

Acorus calamus Sweet Flag 1 - 3 ft Apr - Jun
Aquilegia canadensis Columbine 1 - 3 ft Apr - Jun
Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold 19 - 30 in Apr - Jun
Zizia aurea Golden Alexander 2  - 3 ft Apr - Jun
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed 2 - 3 ft Jun - Aug
Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis 18 - 30 in Jun - Aug
Lilium michiganense Turk's Cap Lily 3 - 7 ft Jun - Aug
Heliopsis helianthoides Ox Eye 2 - 5 ft Jun - Sept
Oenothera biennis Evening Primrose 2 - 6 ft Jun - Sept
Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant 3 - 10 ft Jun - Sept
Rudbeckia hirta Blackeyed Susan 1 - 3 ft Jun - Oct
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower 3 - 5 ft Jul - Aug
Hypericum pyramidatum Great St. Johns Wort 4 - 6 ft Jul - Aug
Cassia fasciculata Partridge Pea 6 - 36 in Jul - Sept
Helianthus laetiflorus Prairie Sunflower 2 - 6 ft Jul - Sept
Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower 3 - 6 ft Jul - Sept
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant 3 - 8 ft Jul - Sept
Solidago graminifolia Grassleaf Goldenrod 1 - 4 ft Jul - Sept
Helianthus maximilianii Maximilian Sunflower 3 - 7 ft Aug - Sept
Pedicularis lanceolata Marsh Betony 1 - 3 ft Aug - Sept
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed 2 - 5 ft Aug - Oct
Helianthus grossesserratus Saw-tooth Sunflower 3 - 8 ft Aug - Oct
Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod 1 - 5 ft Aug - Oct
       
Reds & Pinks
 
Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke 6 - 13 in Apr - Jun
Allium canadense Wild Garlic 8 - 24 in May - Jul
Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox 1 - 2 ft May - Jul
Asclepias amplexicaulis Bluntleaf Milkweed 2 - 3 ft May - Jun
Asclepias incarnata Marsh Milkweed 3 - 5 ft Jun - Aug
Eupatorium maculatum Lesser Joe Pye Weed 4 - 6 ft Jun - Aug
Phlox maculata Wild Sweet William 1 - 3 ft Jun - Aug
Rosa arkansana Wild Rose / Prairie Rose 1 - 3 ft Jun - Aug
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 2 - 5 ft Jul - Sept
Physostegia  virginiana Obedient Plant  2 - 5 ft Jul - Oct
Gerardia tenuifolia Gerardia 6 - 24 in Aug - Oct
       
Purples & Lavenders
  
Anemone patens Pasque Flower 2 - 14 in Apr - May
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star 8 - 24 in Apr - Jun
Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium 1 - 3 ft Apr - Jul
Lobelia spicata Spiked Lobelia 8 - 40 in May - Aug
Tradescantia bracteata Prairie Spiderwort 6 - 18 in May - Jul
Astragalus crassicarpus Groundplum Milk Vetch 6 - 15 in May - Jun
Penstemon grandiflorus Large Flowered Penstemon 24 - 40 in May - Jun
Amorpha canescens Leadplant 20 - 40 in Jun - Aug
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower 2 - 4 ft Jun - Jul
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil 2 - 5 ft Jul - Aug
Desmodium illinoense Illinois Tick Trefoil 3 - 6 ft Jul - Aug
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower 3 - 4 ft Jul - Sept
Liatris punctata Dotted Blazingstar 1 - 2 ft Jul - Sept
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazingstar 2 - 4 ft Jul - Sept
Monarda fistulosa Bergamot 2 - 4 ft Jul - Sept
Petalostemum purpureum Purple Prairie Clover 1 - 3 ft Jul - Sept
Vernonia fasciculata Ironweed 4 - 6 ft Jul - Sept
Liatris aspera Rough Blazingstar 2 - 3 ft Jul - Oct
Liatris cylindracea Dwarf Blazingstar 8 - 24 in Jul - Oct
Liatris ligulistylis Meadow Blazingstar 3 - 5 ft Aug - Sept
Aster linariifolius Savory Leaf Aster 6 - 20 in Aug - Oct
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster 2 - 5 ft Aug - Oct
Gentiana quinquefolia Stiff Gentian 6 - 30 in Aug - Oct
Aster sericeus Silky Aster 1 - 2 ft Sept - Oct
       
Blues
  
Iris shrevei Blue Flag Iris 2 - 3 ft May - Jul
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort 2 - 4 ft May - Jul
Sisyrinchium campestre Blue-eyed Grass 4 - 12 in May - Jun
Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain 2 - 3 ft Jun - Sept
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain 2 - 6 ft Jul - Sept
Campanula americana Tall Bellflower 2 - 6 ft Jul - Oct
Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 1 - 4 ft Jul - Oct
Aster laevis Smooth Blue Aster 3 - 5 ft Aug - Oct
Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian 18 - 30 in Aug - Oct
Gentiana puberula Downy Gentian 8 - 18 in Aug - Oct
     
Whites & Creams
 
Heuchera richardsonii Alum Root 2 - 3 ft May - Jul
Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone 1 - 2 ft May - Jun
Baptisia leucophaea Cream Wild Indigo 18 - 30 in May - Jun
Zygadenus elegans White Camas 1 - 3 ft May - Jun
Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch 1 - 4 ft Jun - Aug
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea 16 - 36 in Jun - Aug
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge 2 - 4 ft Jun - Aug
Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed 2 - 3 ft Jun - Jul
Baptisia leucantha White Wild Indigo 3 - 4 ft Jun - Jul
Delphinium virescens Prairie Larkspur 20 - 48 in Jun - Jul
Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw 20 - 30 in Jun - Jul
Onosmodium molle False Gromwell 2 - 4 ft Jun - Jul
Thalictrum dasycarpum Meadow Rue 5 - 7 ft Jun - Jul
Alisma plantago-aquatica Water Plantain 4 - 40 in Jun - Sept
Cicuta bulbifera Water Hemlock 3 - 6 ft Jun - Sept
Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine 24 - 40 in Jun - Sept
Petalostemum candidum White Prairie Clover 1 - 3 ft Jun - Sept
Potentilla arguta Prairie Cinquefoil 12 - 40 in Jun - Sept
Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain Mint 20 - 30 in Jun - Sept
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root 3 - 6 ft Jul - Aug
Asclepias verticilliata Whorled Milkweed 16 - 30 in Jul - Sept
Chelone glabra Turtlehead 3 - 4 ft Jul - Sept
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master 3 - 5 ft Jul - Sept
Sagittaria latifolia Broad-leaved Arrowhead 2 - 4 ft Jul - Sept
Gentiana flavida Cream Gentian 18 - 30 in Aug - Sept
Kuhnia eupatorioides False Boneset 1 - 4 ft Aug - Sept
Aster ericoides Heath Aster 1 - 3 ft Aug - Oct
Aster pilosa Frost Aster 2 - 5 ft Sept - Oct
       
Greens
  
Sparganium eurycarpum Bur-reed 2 - 6 ft Jun - Aug
Asclepias lanuginosa Small Green Milkweed 8 - 14 in July
Lespedeza capitata Roundhead Bush Clover 30 - 48 in Jul - Oct
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