| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Flower |
Height |
| Agastache nepetoides |
Giant Hyssop |
Cream fls Jul-Sep |
4-8' |
| Amsonia illustris |
Shining Blue Star |
Lt Blue fls Apr-May |
3' |
| Amsonia tabernaemontani |
Blue Star |
Lt Blue fls Apr-May |
3' |
| Aristolochia tomentosa |
Pipe Vine |
Yellow-Green fls Apr-Jun |
10-50' |
| Arundinaria gigantea |
Giant Cane |
Rarely fls |
6-12' |
| Aster drummondii |
Drummond Aster |
Lt Blue fls Aug-Oct |
2' |
| Aster novae-angliae |
New England Aster |
Purple fls Aug-Oct |
3-4' |
| Aster puniceus |
Swamp Aster |
Lavender fls Aug-Sep |
5-7' |
| Athyrium filix-femina |
Lady Fern |
Fine textured fronds |
2' |
| Cacalia atriplicifolium |
Pale Indian Plantain |
Cream fls Jun-Aug |
3-5' |
| Cacalia muehlenbergii |
Great Indian Plantain |
White fls May-Jul |
3-5' |
| Campanula americana |
American bellflower |
Biennial. Blue fls Aug-Sep |
5' |
| Carex albicans |
White-tinge Sedge |
Narrow-bladed deep green foliage |
2' |
| Carex grayii |
Gray's Sedge |
Round seedheads May-Jul |
2-3' |
| Carex lurida |
Sallow Sedge |
Pendulous seed heads |
1-2' |
| Carex muskingumensis |
Palm Sedge |
Seed heads Jun-Sep |
1-2' |
| Carex squarrosa |
Squarros Sedge |
Thimble-shaped seed heads |
2-3' |
| Chelone obliqua |
Rosy Turtlehead |
Rosy Purple fls Jul-Aug |
3' |
| Cinna arundaracea |
Wood Reed |
Tan seed heads Jul-Oct |
3-4' |
| Cocculus carolinus |
Carolina Moonseed |
White fls Jul-Aug, red berries |
10-15' |
| Collinsia verna |
Blue-eyed-Mary |
Blue & White fls Mar-Apr |
1' |
| Decodon verticillatus |
Swamp Loosestrife |
Pink fls Jul-Aug |
2-8' |
| Eupatorium coelestinum |
Wild Ageratum |
Lavender fls Jul-Sep |
1-2' |
| Eupatorium fistulosum |
Joe Pye Weed |
Purple fls Aug-Sep |
5-8' |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Common Boneset |
White fls Jul-Sep |
3-4' |
| Eupatorium purpureum |
Joe Pye Weed |
Mauve fls Jul-Sep |
4-6' |
| Gentiana andrewsii |
Bottle gentian |
Blue fls Sep-Oct |
1-2' |
| Hibiscus laevis |
Scarlet Rose Mallow |
Pink fls Jul-Sep |
3-5' |
| Impatiens capensis |
Wild Impatiens |
Orange fls Jun-Oct |
3-5' |
| Iodanthus pinnatifidus |
Purple Rocket |
Lilac fls May-Jun |
2' |
| Iris virginica |
Blue Flag Iris |
Blue/yellow fls May-Jul |
1-2' |
| Isopyrum biteratum |
False Rue Anemone |
White fls Mar-Apr |
1' |
| Juncus effusus |
Soft Rush |
Greenish seed heads Jun-Aug |
2-4' |
| Lilium michiganense |
Michigan Lily |
Orange fls Jun-Jul |
3-4' |
| Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
Red fls Jul-Oct |
2-4' |
| Lobelia siphilitica |
Blue Lobelia |
Blue fls Aug-Oct |
2-3' |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Ostrich Fern |
Large upright fronds |
3-5' |
| Mertensia virginica |
Virginia Bluebells |
Lt blue fls Mar-Apr |
2' |
| Onoclea sensibilis |
Sensitive Fern |
Broad compound fronds |
2' |
| Osmorhiza longistylis |
Sweet Cicely |
White fls Apr-Jun |
2-3' |
| Phlox paniculata |
Garden Phlox |
Purple fls Jul-Oct |
5' |
| Podophyllum peltatum |
Mayapple |
White fls Mar-Apr |
1-2' |
| Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's Ladder |
Blue fls Mar-Apr |
1-2' |
| Polystichum acrostichoides |
Christmas Fern |
Evergreen |
2' |
| Rudbeckia laciniata |
Wild Golden Glow |
Yellow fls Aug-Sep |
4-6' |
| Salvia lyrata |
Lyre-leaved Sage |
Lavender fls spring |
1' |
| Scirpus atrovirens |
Common Bullrush |
Seed heads Jul-Oct |
4' |
| Scirpus cyperinus |
Wool Grass |
Cinamon seed heads Jul-Sep |
6' |
| Senecio aureus |
Golden Ragwort |
Yellow fls early spring |
1-2' |
| Sium suave |
Water Parsnip |
White fls Jul-Sep |
6' |
| Solidago patula |
Swamp Goldenrod |
Yellow fls Aug-Oct |
4-6' |
| Solidago rugosa |
Rough-leaved Goldenrod |
Yellow fls in fall |
3-4' |
| Verbesina alternifolia |
Tall Yellow Wingstem |
Yellow fls Aug-Sep |
5-8' |
| Vernonia gigantea |
Tall Ironweed |
Purple fls Jul-Aug |
4-5' |
| Viola pubescens |
Yellow Violet |
White fls Apr-May |
1' |
| Viola striata |
Cream Violet |
White fls Apr |
1' |
