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TABLE CODES:  COLOR = Approximate flower color;  BLOOM TIME = May - October; HEIGHT = range of plant height depending on environment; MOISTURE:  D = dry, DM = dry mesic, M = mesic, WM = wet mesic, W = wet.

SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME

BLOOM TIME

 HEIGHT

FT.

 MOISTURE NOTES
M J J A S O D DM M WM W
Amorpha canescens Leadplant  

 

         1 - 3   legume
Aster azureus Sky Blue Aster M J J A   1-3   WM W  
Aster laevis Smooth Aster   2-4    
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster M J J A   2-4 D    
Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch   1-4   legume, rhizomes
Baptisia leucantha White Wild Indigo M   A S O 3-5 D   W  
Baptisia leucophaea Cream Wild Indigo   J J A S O 1     M WM W  
Cassia fasciculata Partridge Pea   1-3   annual
Cassia marilandica Maryland Senna M J   S O 2-4 D   W  
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea   1-3   small shrub
Coreopsis lanceolata Sand Coreopsis   J A S O 1   M WM W  
Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis   1-2.5   aggressive, rhizomes
Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis M J   O 3-7 D   W very aggressive
Dalea candida White Prairie Clover   1-3   legume
Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover M   S O 1-3   WM W legume
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower   2-4   legume
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil M J   O 2-5 D DM   W legume, aggressive
Desmodium illinoense Illinois Tick Trefoil   2-5   legume
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower   J A S O 1-3   WM W  
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower 2-4  
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master M J   S O 2-5 D   W  

 

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