Wildflowers

and grasses

Shrubs

Vines

Trees

Butterfly Berm

(June column)

Aromatic aster

Aster oblongifolius

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Dutchman’s pipevine

Aristolochia tomentosa

American basswood

Tilia americana

Butterfly weed

Asclelpias tuberosa

New Jersey tea

Ceanothus americanus

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Eastern Redbud 

Cercis canadensis

Downy phlox

Phlox ozarkana

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Garden phlox

Phlox paniculata

2002 -Passion vine

Passiflora incarnata

Hawthorn

Crataegus sp. (Missouri)

Joe-Pye weed*

Eupatorium purpureum

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Little bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Wafer ash

Ptelea trifoliata

Slender mountain mint

Pycanthemum flexuosum

Wild plum

Prunus americana

New England aster

Aster novae-angliae

Pale purple coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Prairie* blazing star

Liatris pycnostachya

Purple coneflower *

Echinacea purpurea

River oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Rose verbena

Verbena canadensis

Rough blazing star *

Liatris aspera

Shining blue star

Amsonia illustris

Showy goldenrod

Solidago speciosa

Stiff goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Swamp milkweed

Asclelpiass incarnata

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Yellow* coneflower

Echinacea * paradoxa

2002 – Wild Senna

Senna marilandica

Water Wonder Garden (wet – W    moist - M) (August column)

Shrubs

Vines

Trees

All W/M

Blue lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica *

Arrowwood

Viburnum dentatum

Dutchman’s pipevine

Aristolochia tomentosa  -  M

Bd cypress

Taxodium distichum

Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis  *

W/M

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis – W/M

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia  - M

Bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Common boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum   M

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius  - M

Virgin’s bower

Clematis virginiana

M

Green hawthorn

Crataegus viridis

Foxglove beardtongue *

Penstemon tubaeflorus

M

Possumhaw

Ilex decidua

W/M

Nuttall oak

Quercus rexana 

Fragrant water lily

Nymphaea odorata

W

Strawberry bush Euonymus americanus - M

Overcup oak

Quercus lyrata

Goats’ beard

Aruncus dioicus

M

Virginia sweetspire

Itea virginica

M

Pecan 

Carya illinoensis

Hardy thalia

Thalia dealbata (Missouri) W

Vernal witchhazel

Hamamelis vernalis M

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana 

Joe-Pye weed *

Eupatorium purpureum W/M

Wahoo

Euonymus atropurpureus - M

Pin oak

Quercus palustris

Lizard’s tail

Saururus cernuus

W

Wild hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens - M

Red maple

Acer rubrum

Meadow phlox

Phlox maculata

W/M

River birch

Betula nigra

New England aster

Aster novae-angliae

M

Swamp white oak

Quercus bicolor

Orange coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida*

Sweet gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Pickerel weed 

Pontederia cordata

W

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Prairie blazing st*

L. pychnostachya

M

Willow oak

Quercus phellos

River oats

Chasmathium latifolium  - M

Rose mallow

Hibiscus lasiocarpos

W/M

Rose turtlehead

Chelone obliqua

W/M

Southern blue flag 

Iris virginica 

W/M

Swamp milkweed

Asclelpias incarnata

W/M

Tussk sedge

Carex stricta

W/M

2002 - Copper iris

Iris fulva

PRAIRIE PAST & PRESENT

(October column)

Shrubs

Vines

Trees

Blue indigo

Baptisa australis

American hazelnut

Post oak

Quercus stellata

(resists fire damage)

Blue sage

Salvia azurea

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens

Compass plant

Silphium lacinatum

New Jsey tea

Ceanothus americanus

Golden alexanders

Zizia aurea

Prairie willow

Salix humilis

Mountain mint

Pycanthemum tenuifolium

Ohio spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Orange coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Pale purple coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Prairie beardtongue

Penst. tubaeflorus

Prairie blazing star

Liatris pycnostachya

Prairie Coreopsis

Coreopsis palmata

Purple poppy mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Purple prairie clover

Dalea purpurea

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Rough blazing star

Liatris aspera

Royal catchfly

Silene regia

Sky-blue aster

Aster azureus

Western sunflower  *

Helianthus occidentalis

White indigo

Baptisia leucantha

White prairie clover

Dalea candida