Species List
Sweet Flag
Acorus americanus
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
May - June
Mud Plantain
Alisma subcordatum
Scientific Name:
Height:
2-3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet
Bloom Time:
June - September
Nodding Wild Onion
Allium cernuum
Scientific Name:
Height:
1-2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - August
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - August
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Scientific Name:
Height:
5-7 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Wild Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
April - June
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Part Shade to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
April - June
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - August
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - August
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - August
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - August
Sky Blue Aster
Aster azureus
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
August - October
Carolina Moisquitofern
Azolla caroliniana
Scientific Name:
Height:
<1 inch
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet (Aquatic)
Bloom Time:
N/A
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - July
Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
May - June
Tickseed Sunflower
Bidens aristosa
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Devil's Beggarticks
Bidens frondosa
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
August - October
Tall Bellflower
Campanula americana
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-5 feet
Light Requirements:
Part Shade to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - July
Porcupine Sedge
Carex hystericina
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - July
Brown Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - July
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
River / Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
May - August
Plains Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
Scientific Name:
Height:
1-2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist
Bloom Time:
May - June
Tall Coreopsis
Coreopsis tripteris
Scientific Name:
Height:
5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - October
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - September
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Illinois Bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - August
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Scientific Name:
Height:
2-4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Scientific Name:
Height:
4-5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum
Scientific Name:
Height:
5-7 feet
Light Requirements:
Part Shade to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Grassleaf Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia pulchella
Scientific Name:
Height:
1-3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
May - August
Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Scientific Name:
Height:
5-6 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Dotted St. John's Wort
Hypericum punctatum
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Common Rush
Juncus effusus
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Path Rush
Juncus tenuis
Scientific Name:
Height:
1 foot
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - September
Water Willow
Justicia americana
Scientific Name:
Height:
1-3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
May - September
Dense Blazingstar
Liatris spicata
Scientific Name:
Height:
4-5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Lobelia Tobacco
Lobelia inflata
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - October
Great Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - October
Bog Candles
Lysimachia terrestris
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - July
Bog Bean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Scientific Name:
Height:
6-12 inches
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet
Bloom Time:
May - June
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Part Shade to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
April - May
Monkey Flower
Mimulus ringens
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - August
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - August
American Water Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
Scientific Name:
Height:
Up to 6', depends on water level
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet (Aquatic)
Bloom Time:
July - August
Evening Primrose
Oenothera biennis
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-6 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - July
Riddell's Goldenrod
Oligoneuron riddellii
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
August - October
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Scientific Name:
Height:
12 inches
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
N/A
Eastern Prickly Pear
Opuntia humifusa
Scientific Name:
Height:
6-18 inches
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Dry
Bloom Time:
June
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-40 feet
Light Requirements:
Part Shade to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist
Bloom Time:
May - August
Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
Scientific Name:
Height:
2 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet
Bloom Time:
April - June
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - July
Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
August - September
Pickerel Weed
Pontederia cordata
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet
Bloom Time:
June - August
Virginia Mountain Mint
Pycanthemum virginianum
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Dry
Bloom Time:
August - September
Upright Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - August
Grayheaded Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Scientific Name:
Height:
5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - August
Swamp Rose
Rosa palustris
Scientific Name:
Height:
5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - July
Common Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet
Bloom Time:
July - August
Lizard Tail
Saururus cernuus
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Part Shade to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - September
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - October
Soft-stemmed Bulrush
Scirpus validus
Scientific Name:
Height:
3-6 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
June - August
Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
Scientific Name:
Height:
8 inches
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
April - June
Wild Senna
Senna herbecarpa
Scientific Name:
Height:
5-6 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist
Bloom Time:
July - August
Royal Catchfly
Silene regia
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - August
Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum
Scientific Name:
Height:
8 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - September
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Scientific Name:
Height:
6 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Prairie Dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Scientific Name:
Height:
6-9 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
July - September
Narrow-leaf Blue Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Scientific Name:
Height:
6 inches
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
May - June
Big Bur Reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Conditions:
Wet
Bloom Time:
June - August
Smooth Aster
Symphyotrichum laevis
Scientific Name:
Height:
4 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
August - October
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-anglicae
Scientific Name:
Height:
5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Dry
Bloom Time:
August - October
Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
Scientific Name:
Height:
3 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
May - July
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Scientific Name:
Height:
5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Wet to Moist
Bloom Time:
July - September
Tall Ironweed
Vernonia altissima
Scientific Name:
Height:
5-8 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist
Bloom Time:
August - October
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Scientific Name:
Height:
5 feet
Light Requirements:
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions:
Moist to Dry
Bloom Time:
June - August