Out Back Nursery - Minnesota Native Plants

Species Photo Common Name Scientific Name Height Width Sun Water Use Moisture Bloom Period Flower Color Fruit Period Fruit Color Fruit Type Edible Parts Fall Color Wildlife Zone Recommended

Yarrow Achillea millefolium 1'-3' 2'-3' full part Mesic to Dry June-September White Deer Resistant

Sweet Flag Acorus calamus 3'-4' 1'+ full High Wet to Wet-Mesic June-July Yellow Brown Brown 4-5 Fragrant Garden

White Baneberry / Doll's Eyes ref Actaea pachypoda 1'6"-2'6" 1'-2' part shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-June White White berry Fragrant Garden

Red Baneberry out Actaea rubra 1'-2' 1'-2' part shade May-June White August-October Red berry 3-4 Fragrant Garden

Fragrant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum 2'-4' 1'-2' full part Mesic to Dry June-August Purple Violet Lavender leaves Butterfly Bird Bee Wasp Hummingbird 3-5 Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Nodding Onion Allium cernuum 1'-2' 6"-1' full part July-August Pink leaves, shoots, bulbs Bee Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Prairie Onion Allium stellatum 1'-1'4" 4"-8" full part Mesic to Dry July-August Pink leaves, shoots, bulbs Bee 3-5 Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Wild Leek out Allium tricoccum 8" 4"-8" part shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry June-July White leaves, shoots, bulbs Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Canada Mayflower Anemone canadensis 1'-2' 1'+ full part Wet-Mesic May-June White 3-4 Groundcover

Thimbleweed ref Anemone cylindrica 1'-2' full part Dry June-August White

Pasque Flower out Anemone patens wolfgangiana 6" 6" full Medium to Low April-May White Lavender 4

Thimbleweed / Tall Anemone Anemone virginiana 3' 1'6"-2' full part shade Mesic-Dry to Dry June-August White Deer Resistant

Rue Anemone out Anemonella thalictroides 4"-6" 1' part shade Mesic April-May Pink 4 Groundcover

Prairie Pussy Toes Antennaria neglecta 4" 6"+ full part Low Mesic to Dry April-June White Butterfly 3-5 Groundcover

Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis 1'-3' 1' full part Mesic to Dry April-May Red Yellow Butterfly Bird Hummingbird 3-4

Wild Sarsparilla ref Aralia nudicaulis 1'-2' part shade May-June White Purple berry

Spikenard Aralia racemosa 3'-7' 3'-4' part shade High to Medium July White Red Purple berry Yellow

Jack-In-The-Pulpit out Arisaema triphyllum 1'-2' 1' part shade Wet-Mesic April-May Green Cream Maroon Red berry 3-4

Prairie Sage Artemisia ludoviciana 2'-3' 1'6"+ full part Medium to Low Mesic to Dry July-September Green 4 Fragrant Garden

Wild Ginger Asarum canadense 6"-1' part shade Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-June Pink White Maroon Beetle 4-5 Groundcover

Poke Milkweed Asclepias exaltata 3'-5' 2'-3' part shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic June-August Green White Cream June-August pod Butterfly

Marsh/Red Milkweed Asclepias incarnata 3'-4' 1' full Wet to Mesic July Pink pod Yellow Maroon Purple Butterfly Beetle Bird Bee Wasp Hummingbird Bumblebee 3-5 Fragrant Garden

Common Milkweed out Asclepias syriaca 2'-6' 1'+ full Medium to Low June-August Pink Yellow Green pod Yellow Butterfly Moth Beetle Bird Bee Wasp Hummingbird Bumblebee Fragrant Garden

Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa 2'-3' 1' full part Mesic to Dry July-August Orange pod Yellow Butterfly Beetle Bee Bumblebee 3-5

Whorled/White Milkweed Asclepias verticillata 2' 6"+ full part Mesic to Dry July-September White pod Yellow Butterfly

Canada Milk Vetch out Astragalus canadensis 3' 1'6"-2' full part Wet-Mesic to Dry June-August Yellow Cream Butterfly Bird Bee

Ground Plum ref Astragalus crassicarpus 6"-1' 1' full Low Dry April-May Pink Magenta Purple Red Purple pod fruit Groundcover

White Indigo Baptisia alba 4' 2' full part Mesic to Mesic-Dry June-July White Green Black pod Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 4 Rabbit Resistant

Blue Indigo Baptisia australis 3'-4' 3' full part Wet-Mesic June-July Blue Violet Green Black pod Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 4-7 Rabbit Resistant

Cream Indigo Baptisia leucophaea 3'-4' 2' full part Mesic to Dry May-June Cream Green Black pod Bee Rabbit Resistant

Downy Wood Mint ref Blephilia ciliata 1' 10"-1'6" full part Mesic to Dry June-July Purple Lavender Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 4-8 Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Hairy Wood Mint Blephilia hirsuta 1'4"-2'6" 1'+ part shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic June-September Purple White Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Marsh Marigold out Caltha palustris 6"-1' 1' full part Wet April-May Yellow 3-4

Wild Hyacinth ref Camassia scilloides 2' 8"-1' full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry May-June Blue Lavender bulbs 4-8

Tall Bellflower out Campanula americana 3'-6' 1'-2' full part Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic June-August Blue Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee

Harebell Campanula rotundifolia 1'-2' 6" full part June-September Purple Lavender 3-4

Blue Cohosh Caulophylum thalictroides 1'-3' 2' part shade Medium April-May Yellow Green Blue berry Yellow Brown 3-7

Partridge Pea out Chamaechrista fasciculata 6"-3' 1' full part Mesic to Dry July-September Yellow Brown pod Ant Bee Bumblebee Groundcover

White Turtlehead Chelone glabra 2'-3' 1' full Mesic August-September White Cream Butterfly Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 3-7

Spring Beauty out Claytonia caroliniana 3"-6" 4" part shade Wet-Mesic April-June Pink White Bee

Lance-leaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata 1'6"-3' 1' full Low Mesic to Dry May-July Yellow Butterfly Bird Bee Bumblebee

Prairie Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata 1'-2' 1'+ full part Mesic to Dry June-July Yellow 3-5

Pink Cordalis out Corydalis sempervirens 1'6"-2' 1' full part Medium to Low May-September Pink Yellow

White Prairie Clover Dalea candida 1'-3' 1' full Mesic to Dry June-July White

Cutleaf Toothwort out Dentaria laciniata 6" 1' part Mesic April-May Pink White White 3-7 Groundcover

Dutchman's Breeches out Dicentra cucullaria 6"-1' 1' part shade Wet-Mesic April-May White Bee Bumblebee 3-5 Groundcover

Shooting Star out Dodecatheon meadia 1'-2' 1' full part Wet-Mesic May-June Pink White Bee Bumblebee 4

Narrow-leaved Coneflower Echinacea angustifolia 2'-3' 1'-1'6" full part Low Dry June-July Pink Butterfly Bird Bee Bumblebee

Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida 3'-4' 1'-1'6" full part Mesic to Dry June-July Pink Butterfly Bird Bee Bumblebee 4-5

Purple Coneflower ref Echinacea purpurea 3'-4' 1' full part Mesic to Dry August-September Pink Butterfly Bird Bee Bumblebee 3-5

Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium 4'-5' 2'+ full part Mesic July-August Pink Magenta Butterfly 3-4

Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium 2'-4' 1' full Medium Wet-Mesic to Dry July-August Green White Butterfly Bee Fragrant Garden

White Trout Lily out Erythronium albidum 4"-6" 4"+ part shade Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic April-May White Groundcover

Yellow Trout Lily out Erythronium americanum 6" 6"-8" shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic April-May Yellow Groundcover

Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 3'-4' 1' full Wet to Mesic July-September White Red Yellow Maroon Butterfly Beetle Bee Wasp 3-4

Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata 3' 1'-1'6" full part Mesic to Dry June-August White Magenta Red Orange Yellow Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant

Large-Leaved Aster Eurybia macrophylla 2'-3' 1'+ full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic September-October Blue White Lavender Butterfly Groundcover

Joe-Pye Weed Eutrochium maculatum 4'-6' 2' full part Wet to Mesic July Pink Lavender Butterfly Bee 3-5 Fragrant Garden

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed Eutrochium purpureum 4'-6' 2' full part Mesic July-September Pink Lavender Butterfly Bee 3-4 Fragrant Garden

Queen of the Prairie Filipendula rubra 3'-6' 2'+ full part Wet to Wet-Mesic June-August Pink Red Yellow Butterfly 4

Wild Strawberry out Fragaria virginiana 6" 8"+ full Mesic to Dry April-May White June-July Red fruit Red Maroon 3-5 Groundcover

Blanket Flower Gaillardia aristata 1'-3' 1'-1'6" full Low Dry May-September Red Yellow Butterfly Bee Ornamental Garden

Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale 1'-2' 1'+ full part High to Medium Wet-Mesic June-July White 4 Groundcover

Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii 1'-2' 1' full part Wet to Wet-Mesic August-October Blue Purple Violet Bee Bumblebee 3-4

Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum 1'-2' 1'6"+ part shade Mesic April-July Pink Lavender Red 3-5 Groundcover

Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum 6"-1' 1'+ full part Mesic to Dry April-June Pink Red Silver Red Green Maroon Purple 4-5 Groundcover

Sneezeweed / Dogtooth Daisy Helenium autumnale 3'-5' 1'6"-2' full part Wet to Mesic August-October Yellow Bee

Maximilian's Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani 7' 3'-4' full part Medium to Low Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry August-September Yellow Butterfly Moth Bird Bee Bumblebee 3-9 Deer Resistant

Western Sunflower out Helianthus occidentalis 2'-4' 1'+ full part Mesic to Dry July-September Yellow Butterfly Bird Bee

Stiff Sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus 2'-6' 1'6"+ full Mesic to Dry July-September Yellow Butterfly Bird Bee

Ox-Eye Heliopsis helianthoides 4'-5' 2' full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry July-August Yellow Butterfly Bee 3-4

Sharp-Lobed Hepatica out Hepatica acutiloba 4"-6" 6"-1' part shade Wet-Mesic March-May Pink Blue White Lavender Red Brown Maroon 4 Groundcover

Golden Aster out Heterotheca camporum 1'-3' 1'-2' full Mesic to Dry June-September Yellow Butterfly

Hairy False Goldenaster ref Heterotheca villosa 3'-4' 2' full Mesic to Dry June-August Yellow Butterfly 4

Alumroot (Prairie Coralbells) Heuchera richardsonii 1'-3' 1' full part Mesic to Dry May-July Red Yellow Green Brown Hummingbird 4 Groundcover

Halberdleaf Rosemallow Hibiscus laevis 3'-5' 2'-3' full part High to Medium Wet to Wet-Mesic July-September Pink White Bird Hummingbird Ornamental Garden

Goldenseal out Hydrastis canadensis 6"-1'4" 8"+ part shade Wet-Mesic April-May White Red berry Yellow Groundcover

Virginia Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum 6"-1' 2'+ part shade High to Medium Wet-Mesic April-May White Lavender Bee Bumblebee 4-5 Groundcover

Dwarf Crested Iris ref Iris cristata 6" 1'+ part shade Wet-Mesic April-May Blue 3-5 Groundcover

Northern Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor 2'-3' 1'+ full Wet to Wet-Mesic June-July Blue Lavender Bird Hummingbird 3

False Rue Anemone out Isopyrum biternatum 4"-1'4" part shade April-May White Groundcover

Twinleaf out Jeffersonia diphylla 4"-1'6" 6"-9" part shade Medium Wet-Mesic April-May White pod Groundcover

Round-headed Bushclover Lespedeza capitata 3'-4' 1'-2' full Low Mesic to Dry White Cream

Rough Blazingstar Liatris aspera 2'-3' 9" full Mesic to Dry July-October Pink Magenta Purple Butterfly 3-5

Cylindrical Blazingstar ref Liatris cylindracea 1'-2' 9" full Dry August-October Pink Magenta Purple Lavender August-October Butterfly 3-5

Meadow Blazingstar Liatris ligulistylis 3'-5' 1'-2' full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry August-September Pink Magenta Purple Butterfly 3-7

Dotted Blazingstar Liatris punctata 1'-2' 6" full Low Dry July-September Pink Magenta Purple Lavender Butterfly 2-5

Prairie Blazingstar Liatris pycnostachya 2'-5' 6"-1' full part Wet to Mesic July-September Pink Magenta Purple July-August Butterfly 3-5

Dense (Marsh) Blazingstar Liatris spicata 3'-5' 1'-2' full part Wet to Mesic July-September Pink Magenta Purple Butterfly Bird

Michigan Lily Lilium michiganense 4'-5' 1'6"+ full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic July Orange Bird 3-4

Wood (Prairie) Lily out Lilium philadelphicum 1'-3' 8"-10" full part Medium Mesic to Dry June-August Red Orange Ornamental Garden

Turk's-Cap Lily Lilium superbum 4'-7' 6"-9" full part Medium Wet-Mesic July-September Orange Hummingbird 5-8 Ornamental Garden

Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis 2'-4' 8"-1' full part High to Medium Wet to Mesic July-September Red Butterfly Bird Hummingbird 3-5

Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica 1'-3' 1' full part Wet to Mesic August-October Blue Purple Bird Bee Hummingbird 4-5

Pale Spiked Lobelia out Lobelia spicata 1'-2' 8"-1' full Low Dry May-August Blue Violet White Lavender 3-4

Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis 1'-2' 1'-1'6" full part Mesic-Dry to Dry May-June Blue Purple Yellow Black pod Butterfly Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee

Wild Lily-of-the-Valley out Maianthemum canadense 3"-6" 1'+ part shade Medium Wet-Mesic to Dry May-June White Red Green berry Groundcover

False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum 1'-3' 1'+ full part shade Mesic to Dry May-June White Cream Red berry Yellow 3-5

Virginia Bluebells out Mertensia virginica 1'-2' 1' part shade Wet-Mesic April-May Blue 4-5

Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens 1'-3'6" 1'+ full Wet to Wet-Mesic June-July Blue Purple 3-5

Bishop's Cap Mitella diphylla 10"-1'6" part shade April-June White Groundcover

Bee Balm/Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa 2'-4' 1'6"+ full part Wet-Mesic to Dry June-August Pink Lavender leaves, flowers Bird Bee Wasp Hummingbird Bumblebee Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Dotted Mint/Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata 1'6"-3' 1'+ full part Medium to Low Mesic-Dry to Dry July-September Yellow Maroon Lavender Bird Bee Wasp Hummingbird Bumblebee Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Glade Mallow Napaea dioica 3'-6' 1'6"-2' full part shade High to Medium Wet-Mesic July-August White Green Brown Black Yellow Bird Hummingbird

Wild Quinine Parthenium integrifolium 1'-3' 1' full part Mesic to Mesic-Dry June-September White Beetle Fly Bee Wasp Bumblebee

Foxglove Penstemon Penstemon digitalis 3'-4' 1' full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-July White Red Green Maroon Bird Hummingbird 4-5

Slender Penstemon Penstemon gracilis 2' 1'-1'6" full part Mesic-Dry to Dry May-July Purple Violet Butterfly Bird Bee Bumblebee 3-6

Showy Penstemon/Beardtounge Penstemon grandiflorus 2'-4' 1' full Low Mesic to Dry May-June Pink Lavender Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 4-5

Purple Prairie Clover Petalostemon purpureum 1'-2' 1' full Low Mesic to Dry July-September Pink Magenta Purple Butterfly Bird Bee 4-5

Woodland Phlox Phlox divaricata 6"-1'6" 1'+ part May-June Purple Lavender 3-5

Prairie Phlox Phlox pilosa 2'-3' 1' full Low Mesic to Dry May-June Pink Magenta Butterfly 3-4

False Dragonhead / Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana 2'-3' 2'+ full Wet-Mesic to Mesic June-September Pink Bird Bee Bumblebee 3-4

Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum 1'-2' 1'+ part Mesic May-June White Yellow berry Bee Bumblebee 4 Groundcover

Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans 1'-2' 1' part Mesic May-June Blue 4-5

Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum 1'-4' 1'+ part shade Medium Wet to Mesic May-June White Cream September Blue Black berry Yellow Bee Bumblebee 4

Giant Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum 3'-6' 1'+ part shade Medium Wet to Mesic May-June White Cream September Blue Black berry Yellow Bee Bumblebee 4

Lion's Foot Prenanthes alba 2'-4' 1'-2' part Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry August-October Pink White Lavender Bee Bumblebee Fragrant Garden

Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum 1'-3' full part July-September Purple White Beetle Bee Wasp Fragrant Garden

Upright Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera 1'-3' full Low Dry June-August Yellow Butterfly Bee

Yellow (Gray) Headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata 3'-7' 1'6" full part Low Mesic to Dry June-August Yellow July-September Butterfly Bird 4-7

Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 1'-3' 1' full part Wet-Mesic to Dry June-October Yellow Butterfly 3-5

Green-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata 7'-8' 2'+ full part Medium Wet-Mesic July-September Yellow Butterfly

Sweet Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia subtomentosa 3'-5' 1'-1'6" full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic August-October Yellow Butterfly 4-5 Fragrant Garden

Brown-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba 2'-5' 1'-3' full part Medium to Low Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry August-October Yellow Bird Bee 3-9 Deer Resistant

Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis 1'-1'3" 1' full Mesic to Dry June-September Violet Lavender Yellow Maroon Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 4-5

Bloodroot out Sanguinaria canadensis 6"-9" 6"+ part shade Mesic May-June White 4

Early Figwort Scrophularia lanceolata 2'-6' 1'-2' full part shade Medium June-July Pink Orange Green Green Maroon Purple Butterfly Bird Bee Wasp Hummingbird Bumblebee Rabbit Resistant

Late Figwort Scrophularia marilandica 2'-10' 1'6"-2' full part shade July-September Red Green Maroon Butterfly Bird Ant Bee Wasp Hummingbird Bumblebee Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant

Heart-Leaved Skullcap out Scutellaria ovata 1'-2' 9"-1'6" part shade Low Mesic to Dry June-July Blue Butterfly Bee

Royal Catchfly Silene regia 2'-3' 1' full Mesic to Mesic-Dry July-August Red Bird Hummingbird 4-5

Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum 5'-8' 2' full Mesic to Dry July-September Yellow Butterfly Bird 4

Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum 6'-8' 2'+ full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic July-September Yellow Butterfly Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 4

Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum 2'-12' 1'-3' full Medium to Low Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry August-October Yellow Butterfly

Prairie Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium campestre 9"-1' 9"-1' full part Mesic to Mesic-Dry May-July Blue Violet 3-5 Groundcover

Strict Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium montanum

Zig-Zag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis 2'-3' 1'6"+ full part shade Mesic to Dry August-September Yellow Butterfly Bee Wasp Bumblebee 4

Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Yellow

White Upland Goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides 1'-2' 1' full Low Dry July-September White Butterfly 3-5

Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida 4' 2' full part Wet-Mesic to Dry August-October Yellow Red Orange Yellow Maroon Butterfly Beetle Bird Bee Wasp Bumblebee

Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa 5' 2'-3' full part Medium to Low Mesic to Dry September-October Yellow Bird Bee Deer Resistant

Elm Leaf Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia 1'-3' 1'-2' full part Medium to Low Mesic to Mesic-Dry July-October Yellow Butterfly Bee Wasp Bumblebee

Heartleaf Aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium 2'-4' 1' part Mesic September-October Blue Lavender Butterfly 3-4

Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides 2'-3' 1'6"+ full part Medium to Low Mesic to Dry August-October White Butterfly Bird Bee

Smooth Blue Aster Symphyotrichum laeve 3'-5' 1'-2' full part Mesic to Dry August-October Blue Lavender leaves Butterfly 3-5

Calico Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 2' 1'6"-3' full part shade Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry August-October Purple White 3-9

New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 4'-5' 2' full part Wet-Mesic September-October Magenta Purple Butterfly 4

Aromatic Aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 1'-2' 1'+ full Low Dry September-October Purple Butterfly 4 Fragrant Garden Groundcover

Sky Blue Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense 2'-4' 1' full part Mesic to Dry August-October Blue Lavender Butterfly 4-5

Silky Aster Symphyotrichum sericeum 1'-2' 1'6" full Dry August-October Purple Lavender Butterfly 3-4

Yellow Pimpernel ref Taenidia integerrima 3' 1'-2' full part shade Mesic to Mesic-Dry May-July Yellow Butterfly Deer Resistant

Goat's Rue ref Tephrosia virginiana 1' 1'-2' full part Mesic to Dry June-July Pink Yellow pod 4-9

Meadowrue out Thalictrum dasycarpum 3'-5' 3'-4' full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-June White Yellow 3-5

Early Meadowrue out Thalictrum dioicum 2'-4' 1' part shade Medium April-June White Cream

Longbract Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata 1'-1'6" 1'6"-2' full Mesic to Dry May-July Purple Violet Bee 4-9 Groundcover

Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis 2'-3' 1' full part May-July Blue Purple Violet Bee 3-4

Large-Flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum 1' part shade Mesic May-June White 3-4

Large-Flowered Bellwort out Uvularia grandiflora 1'-1'6" 1'+ part shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic April-May Yellow Yellow Brown 3-4

Blue Vervain Verbena hastata 2'-4' 1' full Wet to Mesic July-September Blue Purple Maroon Purple Butterfly Bird Hummingbird

Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta 3'-4' 1' full Dry July-August Blue Purple Lavender Butterfly Bird Bee Hummingbird 4-5

Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata 4'-6' 1'+ full Wet-Mesic July-September Magenta Purple Butterfly Bee 4-5

Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum 3'-6' 1'+ full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic July-August White Butterfly Bee 3-5

Birdfoot Violet ref Viola pedata 4"-10" 1' full part Low Dry April-June Purple Violet Lavender flowers Butterfly

Prairie Violet Viola pedatifida 6"-9" 6" full part Medium to Low Mesic May Violet Lavender flowers Butterfly 3-5

Downy Yellow Violet out Viola pubescens 6"-1' 1' part shade Wet-Mesic April-May Yellow flowers Butterfly 3-5 Groundcover

Common Blue Violet Viola sororia 3"-8" full part Wet-Mesic April-June Blue Purple Violet Butterfly Bee

Heartleaf Golden Alexanders Zizia aptera 1'-3' 1'-1'6" full part Medium to Low Wet-Mesic to Dry May-July Yellow Butterfly

Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea 2'-3' 1' full part Mesic to Mesic-Dry May-June Yellow Butterfly 3-5