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Scientific Name Common Name Flower Height
Amsonia illustris Shining Blue Star Lt Blue fls Apr-May 3'
Arundinaria gigantea Giant Cane Rarely fls 6-12'
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Pink fls Jul-Oct 3-5'
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'
Bidens aristosa Swamp Marigold Yellow fls Aug-Sep 3'
Boltonia asteroides False Aster Lg cluster white fls Aug-Sep 6'
Chelone glabra White Turtlehead White fls Aug-Oct 2-3'
Chelone obliqua Rosy Turtlehead Rosy Purple fls Jul-Aug 3'
Eupatorium coelestinum Wild Ageratum Lavender fls Jul-Sep 1-2'
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset White fls Jul-Sep 3-4'
Eupatorium purpureum Joe Pye Weed Mauve fls Jul-Sep 4-6'
Filipendula rubra Queen of the Prairie Rose Pink fls Jun-Jul 4-6'
Gentiana andrewsii Bottle gentian Blue fls Sep-Oct 1-2'
Helenium autumnale Autumn Sneezeweed Yellow fls Jul-Sep 2-3'
Helenium flexuosum Purple-head Sneezeweed Yellow fls Jun-Nov 1-2'
Hibiscus laevis Scarlet Rose Mallow Pink fls Jul-Sep 3-5'
Hibiscus lasiocarpus Woolly Rose Mallow White fls Jul-Sep 3-5'
Iris fulva Copper Iris Copper red flowers May-Jun 2'
Iris virginica Blue Flag Iris Blue/yellow fls May-Jul 1-2'
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star Lavender fls Jul-Oct 6'
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Red fls Jul-Oct 2-4'
Lobelia siphilitica Blue Lobelia Blue fls Aug-Oct 2-3'
Mimulus ringens Monkeyflower Lavender fls Jul-Sep 3'
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Pink fls Jun-Aug 3-4'
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Broad compound fronds 2'
Penstemon digitalis Smooth Beard Tonge White fls May-Jul 2-3'
Phlox glaberrima Smooth Phlox Pink fls May-Jun 2-3'
Phlox maculata Meadow Phlox Rose Pnk fls Jun-Jul 3-4'
Phlox paniculata Garden Phlox Purple fls Jul-Oct 5'
Pycnanthemum virginianum Slender Mountain Mint White fls Jul-Sep 3-4'
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Pink fls May-Jul 4-7'
Rosa setigera Prairie Rose Fragrant pink fls in summer 10'
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange Coneflower Yellow fls Jul-Aug 2-3'
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet Coneflower Orange fls Jun-Aug 4'
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant Yellow fls Jul-Sep 8-10'
Solidago patula Swamp Goldenrod Yellow fls Aug-Oct 4-6'
Solidago riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod

Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod Yellow fls Aug-Oct 2-4'
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain Lavender fls Jul-Sep 3-4'
Vernonia fasciculata Common Ironweed

Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed Purple fls Jul-Sep 3-5'
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root White to pink fls Jul-Aug 3'