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Country Road Greenhouses, Inc. 2008 Plantlist

Native Prairie Forbs
Botanical Name Common Name Habitat Color Height Season


Acorus americanus Sweet Flag W Green 1'-3' May-June
Allium cernuum Nodding Pink Onion M White-pink 1'-2' July
Amorpha canescens Leadplant D,M,O Violet-grey 2'-3' June-July
Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed D,M White 1'-2' June-July
Aquilegia canadensis Columbine D,M,O Red-Pink 2'-3' May-June
Asclepias incarnata Marsh Milkweed M,W Deep pink 3'-4' July-Aug.
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly-weed D,M Orange 2'-3' June-Aug.
Aster azureus Sky Blue Aster D,M Bright blue 2'-3' Sept.-Oct.
Aster ericoides Heath Aster D,M White 1'-3' Aug.-Oct.
Aster laevis Smooth Aster D,M,W Blue w/yellow 2'-4' Sept.
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster M,W,O Violet w/yellow 4'-5' Aug.-Sept.
Aster ptarmicoides White Aster D White 1'-2' Aug.-Sept.
Aster puniceus Swamp Aster W White 2'-6' Aug.-Oct.
Aster sericeus Silky Aster D Purple 1' Sept.-Oct.
Baptisia luecantha White Wild Indigo M,D White 2' - 4' June
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell D,O Purple 6''-11/2' June-Sept.
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea D,M,O White 2'-3' June-July
Chelone glabra Turtlehead W Cream 3'-4' July-Sept.
Coreopsis lanceolata Sand Coreopsis D Yellow 2'-3' May-Aug.
Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis D,M,O Yellow 1'-3' June-July
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil M,W,O Rose 2'-5' July-Aug.
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star D,W,O White 1 1/2' May-June
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower D,M Lavender 2'-3' July
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower D,M,O Red purple 3'-4' July-Aug.
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master D,M,W White 3'-4' July-Aug.
Eupatorium maculatum Joe Pyeweed M,W Purple 4'-6' July-Sept.
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset M,W White 3'-4' July-Sept.
Eupatorium purpureum Sweet Joe Pyeweed M,O Pink 3'-6' July-Sept.
Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot M,W White 1 1/2'-3' June-Oct.
Filipendula rubra Queen of the Prairie W Pink 3'-5' June-Aug.
Gentiana andrewski Bottle Gentian M,W Blue 1-1/2'-2-1/2' Aug.-Oct.
Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium M,O Lavender 1'-2' April-June
Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke D,M,O Pink 1' April-May
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed M,W Yellow 2'-5' Aug.-Sept.
Helianthus occidentalis Western Sunflower D,M Yellow 2'-3' July-Sept.
Heliopsis helianthoides Ox Eye Sunflower M,O Yellow-orange 2'-5' July
Heuchera richardsonii Prairie Alumroot D,M,W,O Greenish-white 2' May-June
Iris virginica shrevei Blue Flag M,W Blue w/ yellow 2'-3' June
Justicia americana Water Willow W White-purple 1'-3' June-Aug.
Lespedeza capitata Roundheaded Bushclover D,M White 2'-4' Aug.-Sept.
Liatris aspera Rough Blazing Star D,M Rosy lilac 2'-3' Aug.-Sept.
Liatris cylindracea Dwarf Blazing Star D Rosy lilac 1'-2' July-Aug.
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star D,M,W Rosy lilac 2'-4' July-Sept.
Liatris spicata Marsh Blazing Star M,W Purple 3'-6' July-Sept.
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower W Red 2'-4' July-Sept.
Lobelia siphilitica Great Lobelia M,W,O Blue 2'-4' July-Aug.
Mimulus ringens Monkey Flower W,O Violet 1'-3' July-Sept.
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot D,M,O Lilac 2'-3' July-Aug.
Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine D,M White 2'-3' July-Aug.
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beard Tongue D,M,O White 2'-3' June-July
Penstemon grandiflorus Large Flowered Beardtongue D,M Lilac-blue 2'-4' May-June
Petalostemum candidum White Prairie Clover D,M White 1'-3' July-Aug.
Petalostemum purpureum Purple Prairie Clover D,M Purple 1'-3' July-Aug.
Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox D,M,O Blue 6"-2' April-June
Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox D,M Pink 1'-2' May-July
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant M,W,O Pink 3'-4' Aug.-Sept.
Polemonium reptans Jacob's Ladder M,O Blue 1'-2' April-May
Pycnanthemum virginianum Common Mountainmint D,M,W White 2'-3' July-Sept.
Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower D,M,W,O Yellow 3'-5' July-Aug.
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan D,M,W,O Yellow-orange 1'-3' July-Sept.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet Black-eyed Susan M,W Yellow 3'-5' July-Aug.
Ruellia humilis Wild Petunia D,M Violet 6"-2' June-Aug.
Salix humilis Prairie Willow D
2'-5'
Saururus cernuus Lizard's Tail W White 2'-5' June-Aug.
Silene regia Royal Catchfly D,M Red 2'-31/2' July-Aug.
Silene stellata Starry Campion D,M White 1'-2' July-Sept.
Silphium integrifolium Rosin Weed D,M,W Yellow 2'-6' July-Sept.
Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant D,M Yellow 5'-8' Aug.
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant M,W Yellow 3'-8' July-Sept.
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock D,M,W Yellow 5'-8' July-Sept.
Sisyrinchium campestre Prairie Blue-eyed Grass D,M Blue 1' May-June
Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod D Yellw 1'-3' July-Sept.
Solidago nemoralis Old Field Goldenrod D,O Yellow 1'-2' Aug.-Oct.
Solidago ohioensis Ohio Goldenrod M Yellow 2'-3' July-Sept.
Solidago riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod M,W Yellow 2'-3' Sept.-Oct.
Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod D,M Yellow 2'-5' Aug.-Oct.
Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod D,M,O Yellow 2'-4' Aug.-Oct.
Solidago ulmifolia Elm-leaved Goldenrod M,O Yellow 2'-4' July-Sept.
Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadowrue M,W,O White 3'-5' June-July
Tradescantia ohiensis Spiderwort D,M,O Blue 2'-3' May-July
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain M,W Blue 2'-6' July-Sept.
Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain D Dark blue 2'-3' June-Sept.
Vernonia fasiculata Common Ironweed M,W Purple 4'-6' July-Aug.
Veronicastrum virginicum Culvers Root M,W,O White 3'-5' July-Aug.
Viola pedatafida Prairie Violet D Violet 6" April-June
Zizia aptera Heart-leaf Golden Alexander D,M,O Yellow 1'-3' May-June
Zizia aurea Golden Alexander M Yellow 1'-3' May-June


Native Prairie Grasses
Botanical Name Common Name Habitat Color Height Season

Andropogon gerardi Big Bluestem D,M,W
3'-7'
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama D,M
2'-3'
Buchloe dactyloides Buffalo Grass D,M
8"
Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint Grass W
3'-5'
Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye D,M,O
3'-6'
Elymus villosus Silky Wild Rye W,O 1'-3'
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye M,W
2'-4'
Hystrix patula Bottlebrush Grass M, D
3'
Koeleria cristata June Grass D,O
1'-2'
Panicum virgatum Switch Grass D,M,W,O
3'-5'
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem D,M
2'-3'
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass D,M
4'-7'
Spartina pectinata Cord Grass W
4'-7'
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed D,M
2'-3'


Native Sedges
Botanical Name Common Name Habitat Color Height Season

Carex aquatilis Water Sedge W
1.5'-3'
Carex bebbii Bebb's Oval Sedge M
1'-3'
Carex comosa Bristly Sedge M
1'-2'
Carex frankii Frank's Sedge W 1'-2-1/2'
Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge W
1'-3'
Carex lupilina Common Hop Sedge W 1'-4'
Carex pennslyvanica Pennsylvania Sedge O
6" - 1'
Carex prairea Prairie Sedge W
1'-4'
Carex scoparia Lance-Fruited Oval Sedge M,W
6"-2.5'
Carex stipata Common Fox Sedge W,M
1'-3'
Carex stricta Tussock Sedge W
3'
Carex vulpinoidea Brown Fox Sedge W
1'-3'



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