Scientific name Common Name Flower Height Light Soil Achillea millefolium yarrow White fls May-Jul 3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern 2' Shade Dry-avg Aesculus pavia red buckeye Red fls Apr-May 10-15' Sun-shade Wet-dry Agalinis purpurea purple gerardia Purple fls Sun Wet Allium stellatum fall glade onion Rose pink fls Aug-Sep 12-16" Sun-pt shade Dry Alnus serrulata black alder Green/purple catkins Mar-Apr 10-15' Sun-pt shade Wet Amorpha fruticosa indigo bush Dark purple fls May-Jun 8-10' Sun Wet Amsonia ciliata feathery bluestar Lt blue fls Apr-May; 1' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Amsonia illustris shining bluestar Lt blue fls Apr-May 3' Sun Wet-dry Amsonia tabernaemontana willow bluestar Lt blue fls Apr-May 2-3' Sun-pt shade Wet-dry Andrachne phyllanthoides Missouri maidenbush Green purple fls May-Oct 3-5' Sun Dry Andropogon gerardii big bluestem 4-6' Sun Dry-avg Anemone canadensis Canadian anemone White fls Apr-Jun 10-12" Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Anemone virginiana tall anemone White fls Jun-Aug 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Antennaria neglecta prairie pussytoes white fls Mar-Apr 2-3" Sun-pt shade Avg-dry Aquilegia canadensis wild columbine Red fls Apr-May 2-3' Shade-sun Dry-avg Aralia racemosa wild sarsaparilla Creamy white fl clusters Jun-Aug 3-4' Shade-pt shade Dry-avg Arisaema dracontium green dragon Green fls Apr-May 2-3' Shade Dry-avg Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the pulpit Green fls Apr-May 2' Shade Dry-avg Aristolochia tomentosa pipe vine Yellow/green fls Apr-Jun 10-50' Shade Wet Aronia melanocarpa black chokeberry White fls Apr-May 3-9' Sun-pt shade Wet-dry Aruncus dioicus goatsbeard Creamy white fls May-Jun 4-5' Shade-pt shade Dry-avg Arundinaria gigantea giant cane Rarely fls 6-12' Pt shade Wet-avg Asarum canadense wild ginger Burgundy fls Mar-May 6-8" Shade-pt shade Dry-avg Asclepias hirtella prairie milkweed White fls Jul-Aug 2-3' Sun Dry-avg Asclepias incarnata marsh milkweed Pink fragrant fls Jul-Oct 3-5' Sun Wet-avg Asclepias perennis aquatic milkweed White fls Jul-Sep 2' Sun-pt shade Wet Asclepias purpurascens purple milkweed Purple fls May-Jun 3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Asclepias sullivantii sullivant's milkweed Pink fls Jun-Jul 3' Sun Wet-avg Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Fragrant pink fls Jun-Aug 4-5' Sun Dry-avg Asclepias tuberosa butterfly milkweed Orange fls Jun-Aug 1-2' Sun Dry-avg Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed White fls May-Sep 2' Sun-pt shade Dry Asclepias viridis spider milkweed Green fls May-Jun 2' Sun Dry-avg Aster anomalus soft blue aster Lt blue fls Jul-Sep 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Aster drummondii Drummond's aster Lt blue fls Aug-Oct 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Aster laevis smooth aster Blue fls Sep-Oct 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Aster novae-angliae New England aster Purple fls Aug-Oct 3-4' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Aster oblongifolius aromatic aster Lavender fls Sep-Nov 2' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Aster oolentangiensis sky blue aster Blue fls Sep-Oct 3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Aster patens purple daisy Lt Purple fls Aug-Oct 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Aster praealtus willow-leaf aster Pale lavender fls Sep-Oct 3-4' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Aster puniceus purple-stem aster Blue fls Sep-Nov 4-5' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Aster turbinellus prairie aster Blue fls Aug-Sep 3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Athyrium pycnocarpon narrow-leaved spleenwort 3' Shade Wet-avg Baptisia alba white wild indigo White fls Jun-Jul 4-5' Sun Dry-avg Baptisia australis blue wild indigo Blue fls May-Jun 3' Sun Dry-avg Baptisia sphaerocarpa yellow wild indigo Yellow fls May-Jun 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Berlandiera texana Texas greeneyes Yellow fls Jun-Oct 3-4' Sun-pt shade Dry Bidens aristosa bur marigold Annual. Yellow fls Aug-Sep 3-4' Sun Wet Blephilia ciliata purple eyelashes Lavender fls Apr-Jun 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Bradburia pilosa soft goldenaster Annual Yellow fls May-Jun 1-3' Sun Dry Brunnichia ovata American buckwheat vine White fls Jun 50-70' Sun-shade Wet Calamintha arkansana limestone calamint White to rose purple fls May-Oct 1' Sun Dry Callicarpa americana beautyberry Pink or white fls Jun-Aug 3-6' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Callirhoe bushii bush's poppy mallow Magenta fls Jul-Aug 3-4' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Callirhoe involucrata purple poppy mallow Magenta fls May-Aug 1-2' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Campanula americana American bellflower Biennial. Blue fls Jun-Sep 4-5' Shade-pt shade Dry-avg Campsis radicans trumpet creeper Orange fls May-Aug 20-30' Sun Avg Carex annectens yellow fox sedge Blooms May-Jun 2' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Carex comosa Bottlebrush Sedge 18-24" Pt shade Wet-avg Carex eburnea cedar sedge Blooms Mar-Apr 4-8" Shade-pt sun Dry-avg Carex emoryi Riverbank sedge Blooms Apr 1-2' Sun-pt shade Avg-wet Carex fissa hammock sedge 2.5' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Carex grayi globe sedge Blooms May 2-3' Shade-pt shade Wet-avg Carex jamesii James' sedge Spring fls inconspicuous 1' Shade Dry-avg Carex muskingumensis palm sedge Blooms May-Jun 2' Sun-pt shade Wet-dry Carex retroflexa reflexed sedge Blooms Apr-May 6" Shade Wet-dry Carex typhina Cattail sedge 18-20" Pt shade Wet-avg Celastrus scandens bittersweet White fl clusters May-Jun 10-20' vineSun-pt shade Dry-avg Chasmanthium latifolium river oats 3' Sun-shade Dry-wet Chelone glabra white turtlehead White fls Aug-Oct 2-3' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Chelone obliqua rose turtlehead Rosy purple fls Jul-Aug 3' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Coreopsis lanceolata lance-leaved coreopsis Yellow fls May-Jun 1-2' Sun Dry-avg Coreopsis palmata prairie coreopsis Yellow fls Jun-Jul 2' Sun Dry-avg Coreopsis pubescens star coreopsis Yellow fls Jun-Oct 2-4' Sun-pt shade Avg Coreopsis tinctoria plains coreopsis Annual. Yellow & red fls Jun-Sep 2-4' Sun Dry-avg Coreopsis tripteris tall coreopsis Yellow fls Jul-Sep 4-6' Sun Dry-avg Cornus drummondii rough-leaved dogwood Creamy white fls May-Jun 10-15' Sun-shade Dry-avg Cornus racemosa gray dogwood White fls Jun-Jul 8-12' Sun-pt shade Avg-dry Cunila origanoides dittany Lt pink fls Aug-Oct 1' Shade-pt sun Dry-avg Cuphea viscosissima violet cuphea Annual. Magenta fls Aug-Nov 1-2' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Delphinium carolinianum Carolina larkspur Lt blue fls May-Jun 2-3' Sun-pt shade Dry Diarrhena obovata American beakgrass Blooms Jul-Aug 2-3' Shade Dry-avg Dodecatheon meadia shootingstar Pink-white fls Apr-May 1-2' Sun-pt shade Dry Echinacea pallida pale purple coneflower Light pink fls Jun-Jul 2-3' Sun Dry Echinacea paradoxa yellow coneflower Yellow fls May-Jun 2-3' Sun Dry Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower Pink fls Jun-Aug 2-3' Pt shade Dry-avg Echinacea simulata glade coneflower Pink fls Jun-Jul 2-3' Sun Dry Elephantopus carolinianus elephant's foot White/lavender fls Aug-Sep 1-2' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Blooms Jul-Aug 2-5' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Elymus hystrix bottlebrush grass Blooms Jun-Jul 2-3' Shade Dry-avg Equisetum hymenale scouring rush 34" Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Lt pink fls Apr-May 2-3' Shade Wet-avg Erigeron pulchellus pink daisy White fls Mar-Apr 18" Shade-pt sun Dry-avg Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master White fls Jun-Jul 3-4" Sun Dry-avg Erysimum capitatum western wallflower Annual. Yellow-orange fls Apr-Jul 2-3' Sun Dry-avg Eupatorium coelestinum mistflower Lavender fls Jul-Sep 12-18" Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Eupatorium fistulosum hollow Joe-pye Pale pink fls Jul-Aug 3-5' Shade-pt sun Wet-avg Eupatorium maculatum spotted Joe-pye Lt pink fls Aug-Sep 5-8' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset White fls Jul-Sep 3-4' Sun Wet Eupatorium purpureum sweet Joe-pye Mauve fls Jul-Sep 4-6' Shade-pt sun Wet-avg Euphorbia marginata snow-on-the-mountain Annual. White fls Aug-Nov 3-5' Sun Avg Filipendula rubra queen-of-the-prairie Rose pink fls Jun-Jul 4-6' Sun Wet-avg Fragaria virginiana wild strawberry White fls May-Jun 10" Sun-pt sun Avg-dry Gentiana andrewsii bottle gentian Blue fls Aug-Oct 1-2' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Geranium maculatum wild geranium Pink fls Apr-May 2-3' Shade Dry-avg Hedyotis nigricans prairie bluets White fls Jul-Aug 1' Sun Dry Helenium amarum annual Helen's flower Annual. Yellow fls Jun-Nov 1' Sun Dry-avg Helenium autumnale autumn Helen's flower Yellow fls Aug-Oct 3-4' Sun-pt shade Wet-avg Helianthus annuus garden sunflower Annual. Large yellow fls Jul-Nov 6-8' Sun Dry Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower Yellow fls Sep-Nov 5-8' Sun Dry-avg Helianthus mollis ashy sunflower Yellow fls Jul-Aug 2-3' Sun Dry-avg Helianthus occidentalis western sunflower Yellow fls Aug-Sep 2-4' Sun Dry Helianthus salicifolius willow-leaf sunflower Yellow fls Aug-Sep 5-7' Sun Dry Helianthus silphioides rosinweed sunflower Yellow fls Jul-Sep 3-4' Sun-pt shade Dry-avg Helianthus strumosus pale-leaved sunflower Annual.