Fall Blooms

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Ashy SunflowerAshy Sunflower
Helianthus mollis
5 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
  • ​Not Native
  • Blueish-green appearance
  • Can be aggressive


Bee Balm Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
24" - 60"
Full Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Drought tolerant
  • Foliage is susceptible to powdery mildew
  • Great for bumble bees
  • Minty aroma
  • Individual flowers are slender and pink to lavender tubes clustered together, each with lobes


Big BluestemBig Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
7 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Warm season grass
  • Used as accent in landscapes
  • Can be aggressive
  • Great fall color


Blue VervainBlue Vervain
Verbena hastata
5 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet-Medium
  • ​Native
  • Candelabra-like appearance
  • Many small mammals and birds eat the seeds​


Button Blazing StarButton Blazing Star
Liatris aspera
3 feet
Sun/Partial Shade
Moisture: Medium - Dry
  • ​Native
  • Grows best in full sun
  • Butterflies and bees are very attracted to this plant
  • Great in flower arrangements​


Cardinal FlowerCardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
4 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
  • ​Native
  • Beautiful scarlet flowers
  • Nectar source for hummingbirds
  • Fast grower


Compass PlantCompass Plant
laciniatum
5-9 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Medium
  • ​Native
  • Icon of the prairie
  • Easily grown
  • Attracts goldfinches
  • Tolerates poor soils
  • Common in disturbed areas


Cream GentianCream Gentian
Gentiana flavida
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium wet to dry
  • ​Native
  • Slow growing but long lived
  • Little care once established
  • Bumblebees are pollinator because they can pry open the flowers


Cup PlantCup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
4-8 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Medium to Wet
  • ​Native
  • Attracts birds and butterflies
  • Easily grown
  • Sunflower-like


Dense Blazing StarDense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
5 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet, Medium Wet
  • ​Native
  • Moisture-tolerant
  • Purple wands of crowded flowers
  • Attracts pollinators


Dotted Blazing StarDotted Blazing Star
Liatris punctata
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium Dry, Dry
  • ​Native
  • Typically found in Loess Hills
  • Has a long taproot that makes this plant extremely drought resistant
  • Attracts pollinators
  • Makes excellent cut flowers


False SunflowerFalse Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
5 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet-Dry
  • ​Native
  • Member of the Aster family
  • Easily grown


Flax Leaved AsterFlax Leaved Aster
Lonactis linariifolius
1 foot
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-dry to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Grows in clumps
  • Showy blue-purple blossoms


GermanderGermander
Teucrium canadense
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
  • ​Native
  • Also called wood sage
  • Attracts hummingbirds
  • Can be aggressive​


Great Blue LobeliaGreat Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
2-3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Wet
  • ​Native
  • Showy flowers
  • Needs constant moisture​


Hoary VervainHoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
2-4 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
  • Native
  • Easily grown
  • Vigorous​
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IronweedIronweed
Vernonia fasciculata
6 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
  • ​Native
  • Stately plant
  • Brilliant purple flowers
  • Host plant to American Painted Lady​


Little BluestemLittle Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
  • ​Native
  • Iconic warm season grass
  • Widely distributed
  • Excellent wildlife plant

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Mountain MintMountain Mint
Pycnanthemum cirginianum
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet-Dry
  • ​Very attractive mid-summer
  • Easy to grow
  • Attracts many pollinators​


New England AsterNew England Aster
Aster novae-angliae
5 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet to Medium-dry
  • ​Native
  • Late bloomer
  • Flowers can range from purple, violet to lavender
  • Drought tolerant
  • Great for butterflies


Obedient PlantObedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
4 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet to Medium
  • ​Native
  • Thrives in wetter soils
  • Flower stems will remain in any direction you point them in



Ohio SpiderwortOhio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to dry
  • ​Native
  • Most widespread of spiderworts
  • Very drought tolerant
  • Very attractive
  • Can be aggressive


Partridge PeaPartridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to dry
  • ​Native
  • Favorite of bees and other pollinators
  • Leaves retreat when touched
  • Nitrogen fixer​


Prairie Blazing StarPrairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet to Medium
  • ​Native
  • Excellent cut flower
  • Attracts butterflies and bees
  • Favorite of hummingbirds



Purple Prairie CloverPurple Prairie Clover
dalea purpurea
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Deep taproot
  • Attracts pollinators


Rattlesnake MasterRattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
4 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to medium-dry
  • ​Native
  • White bristly flowers
  • Member of carrot family
  • Host plant for the Black Swallowtail
  • Native bees and moths love it


Rough GoldenrodRough Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
3-5 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Medium wet to wet
  • ​Native
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Easily grown


Sawtooth SunflowerSawtooth Sunflower
Helianthus grosseserratus
8 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to Medium-Dry
  • ​Native
  • Grows in dense colonies
  • Reddish-purple stem
  • Favorite of bees
  • Host plant for many butterflies


Showy GoldenrodShowy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
8 inches
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
Silky AsterSilky Aster
Symphyotrichum sericeum
1-2 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Dry
  • ​Native
  • Heads are purple to violet
  • Soft petals
  • Attracts pollinators​


Smooth Blue AsterSmooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
4 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to Medium-Dry
  • ​Native
  • Smooth leaves
  • Slow spreader
  • Host plant for Silvery Checkerspot and Pearl Crescent butterflies


SneezeweedSneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
4 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet
  • ​Native
  • Daisy-like flowers
  • Host plant for Dainty Sulphur butterfly


Starry CampionStarry Campion
Silene stellata
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Related to carnations
  • Pollinated by moths


Stiff GoldenrodStiff Goldenrod
Oligoneuron rigidum
4 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Great late bloomer for pollinators to use​


TurtleheadTurtlehead
Chelone glabra
5 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Wet to Medium-wet
  • ​Native
  • Pretty white blossoms
  • Host plant for Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly
  • Attracts hummingbirds



White Prairie CloverWhite Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
2 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Grows in patches
  • Member of the pea family
  • Puts nitrogen into soil


White SageWhite Sage
Artemisia ludoviciana
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Forms dense colonies
  • Host plant for American Lady and Painted Lady butterflies​


Wild MintWild Mint
Mentha arvensis
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet to Medium
  • ​Native
  • All parts of the plant are aromatic
  • Special value to native bees
  • Aggressive spreader


Winged LoosestrifeWinged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
3 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to Dry
  • ​Native
  • Beneficial to pollinators and birds
  • Similar to invasive plant, Purple Loosestrife


Yellow ConeflowerYellow Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
5 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Medium-Dry
  • ​Native
  • Attracts butterflies and bees
  • Drought tolerant


 
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