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Country Road Greenhouses, Inc. 2008 Plantlist
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| Native Prairie Forbs |
| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat |
Color |
Height |
Season |
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| 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 |
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2'-5' |
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| 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 |
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| Native Prairie Grasses |
| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat |
Color |
Height |
Season |
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| Andropogon gerardi |
Big Bluestem |
D,M,W |
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3'-7' |
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| Bouteloua curtipendula |
Sideoats Grama |
D,M |
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2'-3' |
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| Buchloe dactyloides |
Buffalo Grass |
D,M |
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8" |
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| Calamagrostis canadensis |
Bluejoint Grass |
W |
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3'-5' |
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| Elymus canadensis |
Canada Wild Rye |
D,M,O |
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3'-6' |
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| Elymus villosus |
Silky Wild Rye |
W,O |
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1'-3' |
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| Elymus virginicus |
Virginia Wild Rye |
M,W |
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2'-4' |
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| Hystrix patula |
Bottlebrush Grass |
M, D |
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3' |
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| Koeleria cristata |
June Grass |
D,O |
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1'-2' |
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| Panicum virgatum |
Switch Grass |
D,M,W,O |
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3'-5' |
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| Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little Bluestem |
D,M |
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2'-3' |
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| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian Grass |
D,M |
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4'-7' |
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| Spartina pectinata |
Cord Grass |
W |
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4'-7' |
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| Sporobolus heterolepis |
Prairie Dropseed |
D,M |
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2'-3' |
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| Native Sedges |
| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat |
Color |
Height |
Season |
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| Carex aquatilis |
Water Sedge |
W |
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1.5'-3' |
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| Carex bebbii |
Bebb's Oval Sedge |
M |
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1'-3' |
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| Carex comosa |
Bristly Sedge |
M |
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1'-2' |
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| Carex frankii |
Frank's Sedge |
W |
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1'-2-1/2' |
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| Carex hystericina |
Porcupine Sedge |
W |
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1'-3' |
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| Carex lupilina |
Common Hop Sedge |
W |
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1'-4' |
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| Carex pennslyvanica |
Pennsylvania Sedge |
O |
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6" - 1' |
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| Carex prairea |
Prairie Sedge |
W |
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1'-4' |
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| Carex scoparia |
Lance-Fruited Oval Sedge |
M,W |
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6"-2.5' |
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| Carex stipata |
Common Fox Sedge |
W,M |
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1'-3' |
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| Carex stricta |
Tussock Sedge |
W |
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3' |
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| Carex vulpinoidea |
Brown Fox Sedge |
W |
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1'-3' |
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| Habitat Key: D-Dry W-Wet M-Mesic (Medium Moisture) O-Open Woodland
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