Patio Garden and Rain Garden

Plants of the rain and patio gardens:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Habitat

Flower

Height
Aesculus pavia Red buckeye Woodland Red fls Apr-May 10-15'
Alisma triviale Water plantain Wetland Small white fls Jul-Sep 3'
Ammannia coccinea Scarlet toothcup Wetland Pink fls Jul-Sep 1'
Amsonia ciliata var filifolia Feathery blue star Glade Lt blue fls Apr-May; yellow fall color 1'
Amsonia illustris Shining blue star Wetland Lt blue fls Apr-May 3'
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Wetland Pink fls Jul-Oct 3-5'
Asclepias sullivantii Sullivant's milkweed Wetland Pink fls Jun-Jul 3'
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed Prairie/Glade Orange fls Jun-Aug 2-3'
Aster praealtus Willow-leaf aster Prairie Pale lavender fls Sep-Oct 5'
Aster puniceus var firmus Swamp aster Wetland Lavender fls Aug-Sep 5-7'
Bidens aristosa Swamp marigold Wetland Annual. Yellow fls Aug-Sep 3'
Boltonia asteroides False aster Wetland Lg cluster white fls Aug-Sep 6'
Callirhoe involucrata Purple poppy mallow Prairie Magenta fls May-Aug 2-4'
Carex albicans var. albicans White-tinge sedge Open woodland Narrow-bladed deep green foliage 1-2'
Carex annectens var xanthocarpa Yellow-fruited sedge Wetland Small yellow spike 2'
Carex canescens Gray sedge Wetland
1-2"
Carex complanata Hairy sedge Wetland/Dry woodland May-Jul 1-2'
Carex crinita Fringed sedge Upland Prairie Long hanging seed heads 2-3'
Carex cristatella Necklace sedge Wetland Round green seed heads 1-2'
Carex crus-corvi Raven's foot sedge Wet woodland
2-3'
Carex frankii Frank's sedge Wetland
1-2'
Carex hirsutella Fuzzy wuzzy sedge Woodlands

Carex jamesii Grass sedge Open woodland Spring fls inconspicuous 1'
Carex muskingumensis Palm sedge Wetland Seed heads Jun-Sep 1-2'
Carex shortiana Short's sedge Wetland Apr-Jun 2'
Carex squarrosa Squarrose sedge Wetland Thimble-shaped seed heads 2-3'
Carex vulpinoidea Fox sedge Wet woodland Spikelike seedhead 1-2'
Cercis canadensis Redbud Woodland Pink fls Apr 10-20'
Chelone glabra White turtlehead Wetland White fls Aug-Oct 2-3'
Chelone obliqua Rosy turtlehead Wetland Rosy purple fls Jul-Aug 3'
Corylus americana American hazelnut Woodland Catkins in early spring
3-10'
Cuphea viscosissima Waxweed Glade Annual. Magenta fls Aug-Oct 1-2'
Cyperus echinatus Globe flatsedge Prairie Green globe fls Jun-Sep
Dalea purpurea Purple prairie clover Glade/Prairie Purple fls Jul-Aug 3'
Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower Prairie Pink fls May-Oct 2-3'
Eleocharis compressa Flatstem spikesedge Wetland Spiklets 1'
Eleocharis obtusa Spike rush Wetland Spiklets 1-2'
Equisetum hymenale Scouring rush Wetland
2-4'
Eupatorium coelestinum Wild ageratum Wetland Lavender fls Jul-Sep 1-2'
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common boneset Wetland White fls Jul-Sep 3-4'
Filipendula rubra Queen of the prairie Wetland Rose pink fls Jun-Jul 4-6'
Hamamelis vernalis Ozark witchazel Gravel stream-beds Fragrant orange fls Jan-Feb 10-15'
Heuchera parviflora var puberula Downy alumroot Woodland/Glade Creamy white fls Sep-Oct 1-2'
Heuchera richardsonii Prairie alumroot Prairie White fls Apr-Jun 1-2'
Hibiscus laevis Scarlet rose mallow Wetland Pink fls Jul-Sep 3-5'
Hibiscus lasiocarpos Woolly rose mallow Wetland White fls Jul-Sep 3-5'
Hieracium longipilum Hairy hawkweed Prairie Yellow fls Jul-Sep 2-6'
Iodanthus pinnatifidus Purple rocket Wetland Lilac fls May-Jun 2'
Iris fulva Copper iris Wetland Copper red fls Apr-Jun 2'
Iris virginica var shrevei Blue flag iris Wetland Blue fls with yellow centers May-Jul 2-3'
Juncus acuminatus Sharp-fruited rush Wetland
1-2'
Juncus brachycarpus Short-fruited rush Wetland

Juncus dudleyi Dudley's rush Wetland
1'
Juncus effusus Soft rush Wetland
2'
Juncus nodatus Stout rush Wetland
1'
Juncus tenuis Path rush Prairie/Wetland
6-12"
Liatris aspera Rough blazing star Prairie/Glade Lavender fls Aug-Sep 3'
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie blazing star Prairie Lavender fls Jul-Oct 6'
Liatris scariosa var nieuwlandii Eastern blazing star Prairie/Open woodland Pink fls Jul-Aug 3'
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Wetland Red fls Jul-Oct 2-4'
Lobelia siphilitica Blue lobelia Wetland Blue fls Aug-Oct 2-3'
Ludwigia alternifolia Seedbox Wetland Yellow fls Jun-Aug 3'
Lythrum alatum Winged loosestrife Wetland Pink fls Jun-Jul 3'
Manfreda virginica American aloe Glade Fragrant creamy white fls Jul-Aug 3-4'
Mimulus ringens Monkeyflower Wetland Lavender fls Jul-Sep 3'
Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri evening primrose Glade Lt yellow fls May-Jun 1'
Opuntia humifusa Prickly pear Glade Orange-yellow fls Jul 1'
Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Woodland Catkins 15-25'
Palafoxia callosa Palafoxia Glade Annual. Pink fls Jun-Oct 2'
Parthenium hispidum American feverfew Glade/Prairie White fls May-Oct 2'
Penthorum sedoides Ditch stonecrop Wetland Annual. White fls Jul-Oct 3'
Phlox glaberrima Smooth phlox Prairie/Wetland Pink fls May-Jun 2-3'
Phlox paniculata Garden phlox Woodland Pink fls Jul-Oct 5'
Polanisia dodecandra Clammyweed Wetland Annual. White fls Jun-Sep 1-2'
Pontederia cordata Pickerel weed Wetland Blue fls Jun-Oct 1-4'
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac Woodland White fls Mar 2-4'
Sagittaria brevirostra Arrowhead Wetland White fls Jun-Aug 1-3'
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Glade/Prairie Seed heads Aug-Sep 3'
Scirpus atrovirens Common bulrush Wetland Seed heads Jul-Oct 4'
Scirpus cyperinus Wool bulrush Wetland
4-6'
Scirpus pendulus Rufus bulrush Wetland Seed heads Aug-Sep 1-5'
Silene caroliniana Wild pink Glade Rose pink fls Apr-May 1-2'
Silene virginica Fire pink Woodland/Open woodland Red fls Apr-Jun 1'
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie dock Prairie/Glade Yellow fls Jul-Aug 2-3'
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Prairie blue-eyed grass Prairie/Glade Blue fls Mar-Jun 1'
Sium suave Water parsnip Wetland White fls Jul-Sep 6'
Solidago riddellii Riddell's goldenrod Wetland Yellow fls Sep-Oct 2-3'
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie dropseed Prairie/Glade Seed heads Aug-Sep 2-3'
Sporobolus heterolepis VC-tall Prairie dropseed Prairie/Glade Seed heads Aug-Sep 2-3'
Talinum calycinum Rock pink Glade Pink fls May-Sep 1'
Thalia dealbata Water canna Wetland Violet fls Jul-Sep 4-6'
Triadenum walteri Marsh St. Johnswort Wetland Yellow fls Aug-Oct 1-2'
Verbena canadensis Rose verbena Glade Purple fls Mar-May 1'
Verbena hastata Blue vervain Wetland Lavender fls Jul-Sep 3-4'
Verbena stricta Hoary vervain Prairie Purple fls Aug-Sep 3-4'
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Prairie White to pink fls Jul-Aug 3'
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw viburnum Woodland White fls May 10-20'
Viburnum rufidulum Southern black haw Woodland White fls Apr-May 10-15'