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

Common Juniper Juniperus communis depressa 2'-5' 10'-20' full Low Dry May-June Blue cone fruit Bronze 3-4 Fragrant Garden

Spreading Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 6"-8" 6'-12' full part Medium to Low Blue cone fruit Blue Purple 2-4 Fragrant Garden Groundcover

Canada Yew Taxus canadensis 1'-5' 8' full part shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic Red aril Deer

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

Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 50' 20' full part shade Medium Wet to Mesic May-June cone 2-4 Fragrant Garden

Tamarack Larix laricina 60' 30'-35' full Medium Wet to Mesic cone Yellow 2-4 Ornamental Garden

White Spruce Picea glauca 50' 12'-16' full High to Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic cone 2-4 Deer Resistant

Black Spruce Picea mariana 50' 10'-15' full part High to Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic cone 2-4 Deer Resistant

Jack Pine Pinus banksiana 50' 20'-35' full Medium cone 2-3

Red Pine Pinus resinosa 75' 35'-55' full Medium to Low Mesic to Dry cone 2-4 Deer Resistant

White Pine Pinus strobus 65'-75' 35'-55' full part Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic cone 3-7

Northern White Cedar Thuja occidentalis 45'-60' 10'-12' full part Wet-Mesic cone 2-4 Buckthorn Replacement Fragrant Garden

Canadian Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 55'-60' 30'-35' full part shade Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic cone 3-4 Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden

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

Maiden Hair Fern Adiantum pedatum 1'-2' 1'-2' part shade High to Medium Wet to Mesic 3-4

Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina 1'6"-2' part shade Wet to Mesic 4-5

Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris 2'-4' full part shade Wet to Mesic 3-4

Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 1'-2' full part shade High to Medium Wet to Mesic 3-5

Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea 3'-4' 2' part shade High to Medium Mesic 3-5

Royal Fern Osmunda regalis 3'-6' 2'-3' part shade Wet to Mesic June-August Deer Resistant

Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides 2'-3' 1'-3' part shade Mesic to Dry 3-8 Groundcover

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

Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii 3'-8' 1'6" full part Wet-Mesic to Dry Bronze Silver Blue 3-5

Side Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula 2'-3' 1'6" full part Mesic to Dry 3-4

Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 6"-1'6" 1' full part Mesic-Dry to Dry Green Purple

Bebb's Oval Sedge Carex bebbii 2'-3' 1'6" full part Wet to Wet-Mesic Bird 3-4

Prairie Sedge Carex bicknellii 3' full part Mesic to Dry

Woodland Sedge Carex blanda 1' 2'-3' full part shade Wet to Mesic-Dry Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant

Longhair Sedge Carex comosa 2'-4' 1'6"-2' full part High to Medium

Fringed Sedge Carex crinita 2'-5' full part Wet to Wet-Mesic June-August 4-5

Porcupine Sedge Carex hysteriana 1'-2' 1'-1'6" full part Wet to Wet-Mesic

Common Lake Sedge Carex lacustris 1'6"-4' full part shade High Wet May-July Brown

Hop Sedge Carex lupulina 2'-3' 2'+ full part Wet to Wet-Mesic

Palm (Swamp Oval) Sedge Carex muskingumensis 2'-3' 1' full part shade Wet-Mesic May-June Green 4-7 Deer Resistant Groundcover

Eastern Star Sedge Carex radiata 1'-2' 1'-2' part shade Wet to Wet-Mesic

Sprengel's Sedge Carex sprengelii 1'-2' 1'6" full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry Green 3-4

Tussock Sedge Carex stricta 1'-3' 1'6" full High Wet to Wet-Mesic 2-5

Cattail Sedge Carex typhina 1'-3' 1' full part shade Wet to Wet-Mesic

Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea 1'-3' 1'-2' full part Wet to Mesic-Dry 3-4

Sweet Grass Hierochloe odorata 1'-2' full Wet to Wet-Mesic 3-7 Fragrant Garden

Bottlebrush Grass Hystrix patula 3'-4' 1' full part Mesic 3-5

Soft Rush Juncus effusus 2'-4' 1'-2' full part Wet to Mesic June-July Green July-August 3-4

Path Rush Juncus tenuis 4"-1'4" 1' full part Mesic to Dry Brown 2-5 Groundcover

June Grass Koeleria macrantha 1'-2' 1' full Medium to Low Dry May-June Green Silver 3-5

Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 4'-5' 1'6"+ full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry 3-5

Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparius 2'-3' 1'6" full part Mesic to Dry Red Yellow Bronze Blue 4-5

Wool Grass Scirpus cyperinus 3'-5' 2'-3' full High to Medium Brown

Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 3'-5' 1'6" full part Wet-Mesic to Dry August-September 3-5

Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis 2'-4' 2' full part Mesic to Dry seeds Butterfly 3-5 Fragrant Garden

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

Regent Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent' 4'-6' 5'-6' full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-June White June-July Blue Purple Black pome fruit Red Orange Yellow Bird 3-7 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Sand (Roundleaf) Serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea 6'-8' 6'-8' full part Mesic May White June-July Red Purple pome fruit Yellow Bird 3-4

Leadplant Amorpha canescens 2'-3' 2'-3' full part Mesic to Dry June-August Purple August-October pod Yellow Butterfly Bee 3-5 Deer Resistant

False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa 8'-10' 10'-12' full part High to Low Wet-Mesic April-July Purple Violet August-September Brown pod Yellow Butterfly Bee 3-5 Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden

Native Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa 5' 5'+ full part Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-July White July-October Blue Black pome fruit Red Bird 3-4 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus 2'-3' 3'-5' full Mesic-Dry to Dry June-August White August-September Orange Black drupe leaves Yellow Butterfly Bee Deer Bumblebee 3-5 Ornamental Garden

Red Root / Inland Tea Ceanothus ovatus 3' 1'6"-3' full part Mesic-Dry to Dry June White June-July Orange Black drupe Yellow Butterfly Bee Deer Bumblebee Ornamental Garden

Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 6'-12' 6'-12' full part High to Medium Wet to Mesic June-August White Brown nutlet Yellow Brown Bird Bee 4-5 Deer Resistant Fragrant Garden

Sweet Fern Comptonia peregrina 2'-3' 4'+ full part Wet-Mesic to Dry Green Brown nutlet leaves Red Yellow Brown 2-4 Fragrant Garden

Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum 6'-12' 6'-12' full High to Medium Wet-Mesic June-July White Blue berry Red Orange Yellow Maroon Bronze Purple Bird 4-5 Ornamental Garden

Gray Dogwood Cornus racemosa 8'-12' 6'-10' full part Medium Mesic to Mesic-Dry June-July White August-September White berry Red Maroon Purple Bird 3-5 Buckthorn Replacement

Red-Twigged Dogwood Cornus sericea 6'-12' 6'-12' full part High to Medium Wet-Mesic May-August White White berry Red Yellow Maroon Purple Bird 3-5 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

American Hazelnut Corylus americana 6'-12' 6'-12' full part Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry May Green Brown Maroon August-September Brown nut fruit Red Orange Maroon Bronze 3-4 Buckthorn Replacement

Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta 6'-12' 6'-12' part shade May Brown Maroon August-September Brown nut fruit Yellow 2-3 Buckthorn Replacement

Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera 3'-4' 3'+ full part Medium to Low Mesic to Dry June-July Yellow Red Orange Bronze Bee Bumblebee 2-4 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Common Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 20'-30' 25'-35' full part shade Mesic Yellow Yellow 4-7 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Winterberry Ilex verticillata 6'-10' 6'-8' full part High Wet-Mesic May-July Green White Cream Red berry Yellow Maroon Butterfly Bird 3-7 Deer Resistant Ornamental Garden

Common Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius 8'-10' 8'-10' full Wet-Mesic to Dry June-July Pink White Red berry Maroon Purple 2-5 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Bush Cinquefoil / Native Potentilla Potentilla fruticosa 2'-4' 2'-4' full part Medium Wet to Mesic July-September Yellow Yellow Brown Ornamental Garden

Eastern Sandcherry Prunus pumila 4'-6' 4'-6' full part Medium to Low May-June White August Purple Black berry fruit Red Bird 3-4 Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden

Gro-Low Sumac Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' 1'-2' 6'-7' full part Medium to Low Mesic to Dry May Yellow Red berry Red Orange Butterfly Bird 4-5 Deer Resistant Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden Rabbit Resistant

Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra 6'-8' 10'-12' full Dry June-July Yellow Green July-September Red Red Bird 3-4

Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina 10'-12' 10'-12' full part Medium to Low June-July Green August-September Red Red Bird 3-5

Meadow Rose Rosa blanda 3'-6' 6'-8' full part Medium to Low Mesic to Dry June-July Pink July-September Red hip fruit, flowers Red Butterfly Bee Bumblebee 3-4 Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden

Carolina Rose Rosa carolina 2'-3' 6'-7' full part Low Wet-Mesic to Dry May-June Pink Red hip fruit, flowers Red Orange Yellow Butterfly Bird Bee Bumblebee 3-6 Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden

Swamp Rose Rosa palustris 5'-8' 5'-8' full part High to Medium Wet-Mesic June-July Pink Red Orange hip fruit, flowers Red Butterfly Bee Bumblebee 3-5 Deer Resistant Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden

Highbush Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis 3'-6' 6'-12' full part May-June White July-August Black berry fruit Red Orange Maroon Bird 3-4

Northern Raspberry Rubus idaeus canadensis 3'-6' 6'-12' full part Medium White July-August Red berry fruit Red Yellow Maroon Purple Bird Bee 4

Pussy Willow Salix discolor 15'-20' 10'-12' full Medium Wet to Wet-Mesic April-May Green Silver Yellow Butterfly Bird Bee 2-5 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Prairie Willow Salix humilis microphyllus 3'-6' 3'-6' full High Wet to Dry March-May Yellow Green Purple Brown Brown Yellow Bird Bee Bumblebee 3

Shining Willow Salix lucida 12'-18' 12'-18' full Wet to Wet-Mesic leaves 2-5 Deer Resistant

Slender Willow Salix petiolaris 6'-12' 6'-15' full part Wet to Wet-Mesic April-May May-June Yellow 3

American Elder Sambucus canadensis 8'-10' 8'-10' full Wet to Mesic-Dry June White August-September Blue Purple Black berry fruit, flowers Yellow Bird 3-7 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Red-Berried Elder Sambucus pubens 10'-12' 10'-12' full part High Wet-Mesic May-June White Cream June-August Red Orange berry Yellow Butterfly Bird Hummingbird 4-6 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Silver Buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea 8'-10' 8'-10' full Wet-Mesic to Mesic Yellow August-September Red drupe fruit Yellow Bird 2-5 Deer Resistant

Meadowsweet Spiraea alba 3'-6' 3'-6' full Wet-Mesic July White Red Orange Yellow Bee 3-4 Deer Resistant Ornamental Garden

Hardhack Spirea (Steeplebush) Spiraea tomentosa 2'-4' 3'-6' full Wet to Wet-Mesic Pink Red Yellow Bronze Bee 3-4 Deer Resistant Ornamental Garden

American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia 10'-15' 10'+ full part Medium Mesic May White Yellow Brown pod Yellow Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 3-4 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

White Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus 3'-4' 4'-5' full part Medium to Low Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry May-July White September-November White berry Yellow Moth Bird 2-5 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Red Snowberry / Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 3'-4' 4'-6' full part Wet to Dry Green White Pink Magenta Red berry Yellow Bird 2-7 Ornamental Garden

Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum dentatum 6'-10' 6'-10' full part Medium Wet-Mesic May-June White Blue Black berry Magenta Red Orange Yellow Maroon Butterfly Bird 2-8 Ornamental Garden

Nannyberry Viburnum Viburnum lentago 12'-20' 8'-20' full part Medium Mesic May-June White August-September Black berry fruit Maroon Bird 3-4 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Downy Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum rafinesquianum 6'-8' 6'-8' full part Mesic to Dry May White August-September Blue Black berry Red Orange Bird 3-4 Ornamental Garden

American Highbush Cranberry Viburnum trilobum 6'-10' 6'-10' full part shade Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-June White September-February Red berry fruit Red Maroon Beetle Bird Fly Bee 2-5 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

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

Red Maple Acer rubrum 60' 40'-50' full part Wet to Mesic April-May Pink Magenta Red Yellow May-June Red samara Red Orange 3-6 Deer Resistant Shade Tree

Silver Maple Acer saccharinum 60'-80' 40'-60' full part High to Medium Wet to Wet-Mesic March-April Red May-June samara Yellow 3-7 Deer Resistant

Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 60' 40'-50' full part Medium Wet-Mesic April-June Yellow August-October samara sap Red Orange Yellow 3-5 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Shade Tree

Black Sugar Maple Acer saccharum nigrum 60'-75' 40'-60' full part Medium Wet-Mesic to Dry April-May Yellow September-October samara sap Red Orange Yellow 4-8 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Shade Tree

Mountain Maple Acer spicatum 20'-30' 15'-25' full part shade Medium Wet-Mesic May-July Yellow Green August-September Magenta Red samara Red Orange 2-4 Buckthorn Replacement

Speckled Alder Alnus rugosa 15'-20' 15'-20' full part Wet to Mesic March-May July-October Brown samara Yellow Bird 2-5 Buckthorn Replacement

Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea 15'-25' 10'-15' full part Mesic to Dry April-May White June-July Red Blue Purple Black pome fruit Red Orange Yellow Bird 3 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Allegheny Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis 15'-25' 10'-15' full part Medium Mesic April-May White June-July Red Purple pome fruit Red Orange Yellow Bird 3-4 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' 15'-25' 15'-25' full part Medium April White Red pome fruit Red Orange Bird Ornamental Garden

Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis 60'-70' 30' full part Medium May-June August-September samara Yellow 2-4 Shade Tree

Bog Birch Betula glandulifera 6'-9' 5'-9' full part Wet to Mesic April-May August-September samara Red 2-4

River Birch Betula nigra 50'-60' 35'-40' full part Medium Wet to Mesic April-May May-June samara Yellow 4-8

Paper Birch Betula papyrifera 50'-60' 35'-40' full part Medium to Low April-June August-September samara Yellow 2-4 Shade Tree

Blue Beech (Musclewood) Carpinus caroliniana 20'-30' 20'-30' full part shade High to Medium Wet-Mesic May Red Green nutlet Red Orange Yellow 2-8 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis 50'-75' 50'-75' full part Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry May-June August-September nut Yellow 2-7 Shade Tree

Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata 50'-75' 25'-35' full part Wet-Mesic to Dry May-June August-September nut fruit Yellow Bronze 4-7

Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa 40'-60' 20'-40' full part Wet-Mesic to Dry White Brown pod Yellow Brown Bronze Bird 4-8 Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden

Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 50'-75' 50'-75' full part Medium to Low Mesic to Dry April-May Yellow Green August-September Red Purple Brown drupe Yellow Bird 3-5 Shade Tree

Redbud (MN Strain) Cercis canadensis 20'-30' 25'-35' full part Medium Pink Magenta Yellow Ornamental Garden

Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia 15'-20' 20'-25' full part shade Medium Mesic White Black berry Red Maroon Purple Bird 3-5 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden

Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 60'-75' 40'-50' full High to Medium Wet to Mesic Yellow Green Black pod Yellow 4-6 Shade Tree

Butternut Juglans cinerea 40'-60' 30'-50' full Wet-Mesic to Mesic Yellow Green September-October Yellow nut fruit Yellow Brown Bronze 3-7

Black Walnut Juglans nigra 50'-75' 50'-75' full Medium Wet-Mesic Yellow Green September-October Green Brown nut fruit Yellow 4-7

Ironwood Ostrya virginiana 35'-50' 20'-35' full part shade Wet-Mesic to Dry Red Green Brown Green White Brown Cream pod Yellow 4-7 Buckthorn Replacement

American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 75'-100' 50' full part High Wet-Mesic March-April Red Yellow Green Brown Orange Brown Brown Bird 5-9 Deer Resistant

Balsam Poplar Populus balsamifera 60'-70' 30'-35' full Wet-Mesic April-May Orange Yellow Bronze 2-7 Fragrant Garden

Cottonwood Populus deltoides 75'-100' 75'-100' full Wet to Mesic-Dry March-April Red Green Yellow 3-7

Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata 50'-60' 20'-40' full High to Medium Wet to Wet-Mesic April-May Yellow 3-5

Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides 40'-50' 20'-35' full High to Medium Wet to Wet-Mesic Yellow 2-5

American Plum Prunus americana 20'-35' 20'-35' full Medium Mesic White August-September Red Purple drupe fruit Red Orange Yellow Bird Bee 3-7 Buckthorn Replacement Fragrant Garden

Pin Cherry (Fire Cherry) Prunus pensylvanica 20'-35' 10'-20' full High to Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry May-June White July-August Red drupe fruit Red Orange Bird 2 Buckthorn Replacement Ornamental Garden Fragrant Garden

Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina 50'-60' 23'-30' full part High to Low Wet-Mesic to Dry White August-September Black drupe fruit Orange Yellow Bird 3-7 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Shade Tree Fragrant Garden

Common Chokecherry Prunus virginiana 20'-35' 12'-15' full part Medium to Low Wet-Mesic to Dry August-September White Purple Black drupe fruit Orange Yellow Bird 2-5 Buckthorn Replacement Fragrant Garden

White Oak Quercus alba 60'-80' 60'-80' full Medium to Low Mesic to Dry nut Red Maroon 4-7 Deer Resistant Shade Tree

Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor 50'-60' 50'-60' full High to Medium Wet to Wet-Mesic nut Orange Yellow 4-5 Deer Resistant Shade Tree

Northern Pin Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis 50'-75' 35'-55' full Medium nut Red 3-4 Shade Tree

Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa 60'-80' 60'-80' full Medium to Low Green nut Yellow 3-8 Deer Resistant Shade Tree

Chinquapin (Chinkapin) Oak Quercus muehlenbergii 40'-60' 50'-70' full Medium to Low Wet-Mesic to Mesic-Dry April Yellow Green nut fruit Red Yellow Brown Shade Tree

Red Oak Quercus rubra 60'-80' 40'-50' full part Medium Mesic nut Red 4-7 Deer Resistant Buckthorn Replacement Shade Tree

Black Oak Quercus velutina 50'-60' 50'-60' full Medium to Low April-May Yellow Green nut Red Yellow Maroon

Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides 35'-50' 35'-50' full High to Medium Wet Yellow 3-5

Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana 10'-20' 6'-10' full part Wet to Mesic-Dry Yellow Green Brown 2-5

Black Willow Salix nigra 35'-50' 20'-35' full High to Medium Wet to Mesic Yellow Green 3-8 Buckthorn Replacement

Showy Mountain Ash Sorbus decora 20'-35' 15'-25' full High to Medium Wet to Mesic White Red Orange pome Red Orange Yellow Bird 2-4 Ornamental Garden

American Basswood Tilia americana 50'-60' 30'-40' full part High to Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic June-August Yellow Cream Yellow Bee 3-6 Buckthorn Replacement Shade Tree Fragrant Garden

St. Croix American Elm Ulmus americana 'St. Croix' 60'-75' 70'-90' full Medium to Low Yellow

Red Elm Ulmus rubra 36'-60' 36'-60' full part Wet-Mesic to Dry Yellow

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

American Bittersweet Celastrus scandens 3'-35' 6'-12' full part Mesic to Dry May-June Green White September-October Orange Yellow berry Yellow Bird 2-4 Deer Resistant

Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana 12'-15' 6'-8' full part Wet to Mesic July-August White Cream August-September 3-5 Deer Resistant Groundcover

Yellow Vine Honeysuckle Lonicera prolifera 10'-15' 4'-8' full part shade Medium Wet-Mesic to Mesic May-June Yellow Cream Red Orange berry Bird Bee Hummingbird Bumblebee 4 Groundcover

Woodbine Parthenocissus inserta 12'-20' 3'-6' part shade Medium Green Blue Black berry Red Bird 3-8 Deer Resistant Groundcover

Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia 50' full part shade Low Wet-Mesic May-June Green September Blue Black berry Red Maroon Bird 2-6 Deer Resistant Groundcover

Riverbank Grape Vitis riparia 35'-75' full part Wet-Mesic to Dry May-June August-September Blue Purple berry fruit Yellow Bird 2-6 Deer Resistant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Red Lake Currant Ribes rubrum 'Red Lake'

Jostaberry Ribes x nidigrolaria

Boyne Raspberry Rubus 'Boyne'

Jersey Blueberry Vaccinium 'Jersey'

Northblue Blueberry Vaccinium 'Northblue'

Northcountry Blueberry Vaccinium 'Northcountry'

Northland Blueberry Vaccinium 'Northland'

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

Honeycrisp Apple Malus domestica 'Honeycrisp'

SnowSweet® Apple Malus domestica 'Wildung'

Zestar!® Apple Malus domestica 'Zestar'

Sweet Cherry Pie™ Cherry Prunus 'Eubank' fruit

Evans Bali Cherry Prunus 'Evans Bali' fruit

Contender Peach Prunus persica 'Contender' fruit