Prairie

Photo Plant Common Name Height Bloom Time Bloom Description
Big_Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem 4-8 feet August to November Purplish-red
White_False_Indigo

Baptisia alba

White False (Wild) Indigo 2-4 feet April to July Creamy white, occasionally streaked with darker patches
Pale_Purple_Coneflower Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower 2-4 feet May to July Pale purple
Purple_Coneflower Echinacae purpurea Purple Coneflower 2-5 feet June to September Purplish-pink
Rattlesnake_Master Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master 4-6 feet June to September Greenish-white
Wild_Bergamont Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamont 2-5 feet July to September Pink/lavender
Foxglove_Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue 3-5 feet May to July White
Yellow_Coneflower Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower 3-5 feet June to August Yellow
Prairie_Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock 3-8 feet July to September Yellow
Stiff_Goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum Stiff Goldenrod 1-5 feet August to October Yellow
Indian_Grass Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass 3-8 feet August to October Light brown with yellow stamens
Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort 2-3 feet May to July Deep blue to rose blue

 

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