The
Friends of
All the
plants listed below were native to
We
started out this year, 2007, with seven volunteer gardeners and a coordinator
to handle five of the park garden
plots,
trying to identify the plants and maintain them. We are looking for additional
volunteer gardeners to work these
very
large plots, and expand to others. There is no better way to learn about nature
then to work with it. We schedule
FREE
Wild Flower walks at Moraine Hills, and you will find most of these same plants
growing wild outside these plots.
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Bloom Time |
Color |
Height |
Light |
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Anise Hyssop |
Agastache foeniculum |
June-Sept |
Purple |
2-4 feet |
S-Psh |
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Aster, Aromatic |
Aster oblongifolius |
Aug-Nov |
Rich Violet |
2 feet |
S |
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Aster, Golden |
Chrysopsis camporum |
July-Sept |
Yellow |
24-30 in. |
S |
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Aster, Heath |
Aster, ericoides |
July-Oct |
White |
2-5 feet |
S-Psh |
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Aster, |
Aster novae angliae |
Aug-Nov |
Deep Violet |
3-7 feet |
S-Psh |
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Aster, Short’s |
Aster shortii |
Aug-Oct |
Blue |
2-4 feet |
Psh |
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Aster, Sky Blue |
Aster azureus |
Aug-Nov |
Blue |
4 feet |
S-Psh |
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Aster, Small White |
Aster vimineus |
Aug-Oct |
White |
2-5 feet |
S-Psh |
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Aster, Smooth |
Aster laevis |
Aug-Nov |
Blue |
3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Beardtongue, Foxglove |
Penstermon digitalis |
May-June |
White |
2-3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Beardtongue, Large Flower |
Penstemon grandiflorus |
May-June |
Lavender |
2-3 feet |
S |
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Beardtongue, Pale |
Penstermon pallidus |
May-June |
White |
2-3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Bergamot |
Monarda fistulosa |
July-Sept |
Pale Lilac |
2 feet |
S-Psh |
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Black Eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia hirta |
June-Sept |
Yellow |
3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Blazing Star, Marsh |
Liatris spicata |
July-Aug |
Magenta |
3 feet |
S |
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Blazing Star, Prairie |
Liatris pycnostachya |
July-Aug |
Magenta |
2-3 feet |
S |
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Blazing Star, Rough |
Liatris aspera |
July-Aug |
Magenta |
2-3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Bloodroot |
Sanguinaria canadensis |
Mar-May |
White |
6-12 in. |
Psh-Sh |
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Blue Flag Iris |
Iris versicolor |
June-July |
Blue |
2-3 feet |
S |
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Butterfly Weed |
Asclepias tuberosa |
June-Aug |
|
1-2 feet |
S |
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Cardinal Flower |
Lobelia cardinalis |
July-Sept |
Red |
2-4 feet |
S-Psh |
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Cinquefoil, Common |
Potentilla simplex |
April-June |
Yellow |
6-20 in. |
Psh |
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Clover, Purple Prairie |
Petalostemum purpureum |
June-Sept |
Purple |
2 feet |
S |
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Clover, Round Head Bush |
Lespedeza capitata |
Aug-Sept |
Cream |
3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Clover, White Prairie |
Petalostemum candidum |
June-Sept |
White |
2 feet |
S |
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Columbine |
Aquilegia canadensis |
April-July |
Red |
1-3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Compass plant |
Silphium laciniatum |
July-Sept |
Yellow |
4-10 feet |
S |
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Coneflower, Gray-headed |
Ratibida pinnata |
June-Sept |
Yellow |
3-5 feet |
S |
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Coneflower, Pale Purple |
Echinacea pallida |
June-July |
Magenta |
3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Coneflower, Purple |
Echinacea purpurea |
June-Sept |
Magenta |
3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Coneflower, Yellow |
Ratibida pinnata |
July-Sept |
Yellow |
3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Coreopsis, Lance-leaved |
Coreopsis lanceolata |
May-Aug |
Yellow |
4 feet |
S |
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Coreopsis, Stiff |
Coreopsis palmata |
June-July |
Yellow |
1-3 feet |
S |
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Culver's Root |
Veronicastrum virginicum |
July Aug |
White |
3-4 feet |
S |
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Dutchman's Breeches |
Dicentra cucullaria |
April-May |
White |
4-12 in. |
S |
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Early Meadow Rue |
Thalictrum dioicum |
April-May |
White |
1-2 feet |
Psh |
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False Indigo, Wild White |
Baptisia leucantha |
May-June |
Pale Blue |
3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Flowering Spurge |
Euphorbia corollata |
Jun-Oct |
White |
1-3 feet |
S |
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Garlic, Wild |
Allium canadense |
May-June |
Pale Pink |
18 inches |
S-Psh |
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Geranium, Wild |
Geranium maculatum |
April-June |
Pink |
1-2 feet |
Psh |
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Ginger, Wild |
Asarum canadense |
April-May |
Red-Brown |
6-12 in. |
Psh |
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Goldenrod, Broad-leaved |
Solidago flexicaulis |
Aug-Sept |
Yellow |
2-3 feet |
S |
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Solidago canadensis |
Jul-Sept |
Yellow |
1-5 feet |
S |
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Goldenrod, Rough-Leaved |
Solidago patula |
Aug-Oct |
Yellow |
1-3 feet |
S |
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Goldenrod, Showy |
Solidago speciosa |
Aug-Oct |
Yellow |
2-6 feet |
S |
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Goldenrod, Stiff |
Solidago rigida |
Sept-Oct |
Yellow |
3 feet |
S |
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Great Lobelia |
Lobelia siphilitica |
Aug-Sept |
Blue |
1-3 feet |
S-Psh |
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Harebell |
Campanula rotundifolia |
June-Aug |
Blue |
6-12 in. |
S |
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Hepatica, Round-lobed |
Hepatica americana |
Mar-May |
White |
4-6 inches |
Psh-Sh |
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Hoary Puccoon |
Lithospermum canescens |
April-May |
Yellow |
12 inches |
S |
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Ironweed, Western |
Vernonia fasciculata |
July-Sept |
Purple |
3-4 feet |
S |
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Jack-in-the-pulpit |
Arasaema triphyllum |
April-June |
Green |
18 inches |
Psh-Sh |
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Jacob's Ladder "Greek
Valerian" |
Polemonium reptans |
April-May |
Blue |
8-15 in. |
Psh |
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Leadplant |
Amorpha canescens |
July-Aug |
Violet |
20-40 in. |
S |
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Lily, Turk's-cap " |
Lilium michiganense |
June-July |
|
3-8 feet |
S |
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Lily, Western |
Lilium philadelphicum |
June-July |
|
1-3 feet |
S |
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Lion's Foot |
Prenanthes alba |
Aug-Sept |
White |
2-5 feet |
Psh |
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Lupine |
Lupinus perennis |
April-May |
Blue |
1-2 feet |
S-Psh |
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May-Apple |
Podophyllum peltatum |
April-June |
White |
12-15 in. |
S |
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Milkweed, Common |
Asclepias syriaca |
June-Aug |
Purple |
3-5 feet |
S |
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False. Dragonhead |
Physostegia virginiana |
July Sept |
Pink |
1-4 feet |
S-Psh |
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Onion, Nodding |
Allium cernuum |
July-Sept |
Pale Pink |
18 inches |
S-Psh |
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Pasque Flower |
Anemone patens |
March April |
White-Blue |
6-16 in. |
S |
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Petunia, Wild |
Ruellia humilis |
June-Aug |
Pink |
6-12 in. |
S-Psh |
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Phlox, Blue |
Phlox divaricata |
April-June |
Blue |
10-20 in. |
Psh |
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Phlox, Downy or Prairie |
Phlox pilosa |
May-June |
Pink |
12 inches |
S-Psh |
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Phlox, Marsh |
Phlox glaberrima |
June-Sept |
Pink |
20-30 in. |
S-Psh |
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Phlox, Moss |
Phlox subulata |
June-Aug |
White/Pink |
1-3 inches |
S-Psh |
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Phlox, Sand |
Phlox bifida |
April-June |
Pink |
12 inches |
S |
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Prairie Alumroot |
Heuchera richardsonii |
April-June |
Green |
2-3 feet |
Psh |
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Prairie Buttercup |
Ranunculus rhomboideus |
April-May |
Yellow |
8 inches |
S-Psh |
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Prairie Smoke "L/P
Purple Avens" |
Geum triflorum |
April-June |
Pink |
18 inches |
S |
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Prairie-dock |
Silphium terebinthinaceum |
Aug-Oct |
Yellow |
4-10 feet |
S |
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Queen of the Prairie |
Filipendula rubra |
June-Aug |
Pink |
4-5 feet |
S |
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Quinine, Wild |
Parthenium integrifolium |
July-Aug |
White |
2-3 feet |
S |
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Rattle Snakemaster |
Eryngium yuccifolium |
July Sept |
White |
4 ft |
S |
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Rosinweed |
Silphium integrifolium |
Jun-Sept |
Yellow |
2-6 feet |
S |
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Royal Catchfly |
Silene regis |
July-Aug |
Red |
2 feet |
S-Psh |
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Shooting Star |
Dodecatheon meadia |
May-June |
Lt. Purple |
12 inches |
S-Psh |
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Solomon's Seal |
Polygonatum |
May-June |
Green |
1-3 feet |
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Spiderwort, |
Tradescantia ohiensis |
May-Oct |
Violet |
2 feet |
S-Psh |
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Sunflower, common |
Helianthus annuus |
Jul-Oct |
Yellow |
3-12 feet |
S |
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Trillium, Larged flowered |
Trillium grandiflorum |
April-May |
White |
6 inches |
Psh |
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Trillium, Red |
Trillium erectum |
April-May |
Red |
15 inches |
Psh-Sh |
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Violet, Arrow-leaved |
Viola sagittata |
April-June |
Violet |
4-10 in. |
S |
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Vervain, Blue |
Verbena hastata |
Aug-Oct |
Lavender |
1-4 feet |
S |
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Violet, Bird's Foot |
Viola pedata |
May-June |
Violet |
4-10 in. |
S |
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Violet, Downy Yellow |
Viola pubescens |
April May |
Yellow |
6-16 in. |
S |
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Violet, Prairie |
Viola pedatifida |
April-June |
Violet |
4-10 in. |
S |
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Violet, Woolly Blue |
Viola sororia |
Mar-June |
Violet |
4-10 in. |
S |
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Virgin's Bower |
Clematis virginiana |
July-Sept |
White |
3-9 feet |
Psh |
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Water-lilies, Fragrant |
Nymphaea odorata |
June-Sept |
White |
2-3 in. |
S-Psh |
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Wild Bleeding Heart |
Dicentra eximia |
May-July |
Pink |
10-18 in. |
Psh |
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Lady Fern |
Athyrium filix-femina |
July |
|
2 feet |
Psh |
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Indian Grass |
Sorghastrum nutans |
July-Aug |
Brown |
5-7 feet |
S |
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June Grass |
Koeleria cristata |
July-Aug |
Brown |
2 Feet |
S |
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Little Blue Stern |
Andropogon gerardii |
July-Oct |
Brown |
1-5 feet |
S |
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Prairie Drop Seed |
Sporobolus heterolepis |
July-Oct |
Brown |
1-3.5 feet |
S |
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Side Oats Grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
July-Oct |
Magenta |
2 feet |
S |
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Sedge, |
Carex pensylvanica |
Apr-May |
Tan |
6-12 in |
Psh |
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Sedge, Short-headed
Bracted |
Carex cephalophora |
May-June |
Brown |
18 in |
Psh |
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Sedge, Wood |
Carex blanda |
Apr-June |
Brown |
12 in |
Psh |
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Switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
June-Oct |
Brown |
6 feet |
S |
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Wild Rye, Virginia |
Elymus virginicus |
June-July |
Pink |
2-4 feet |
Psh |
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Elymus canadensis |
June-Sep |
Pink |
2-6 feet |
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Wild Rye, Silky |
Elymus villosus |
July |
Brown |
1-3 feet |
Psh |
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Witch Grass |
Panicum capillare |
July-Oct |
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2 feet |
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List compiled by Native Garden Coordinator, Bob Vetter