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Species	Common	Sun	Water	Height	Bloom
Agastache scrophulariaefolia	Purple Giant Hyssop	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 6′	Purple July to Oct
Allium cernuum	Nodding Onion	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 1.5′	Purple July-Aug
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 6′
Anemone virginiana	Tall Thimbleweed	Full Sun to Shade	Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 3′	White June-Aug
Aquilegia canadensis	Wild Columbine	Full Sun to Shade	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	Bicolor April-June
Asarum canadense	Wild Ginger	Shade	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 6″	Red April-June
Asclepias speciosa	Showy Milkweed	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 4′	Pink June-Aug
Asclepias viridis	Spider Milkweed	Full to Part Sun	Dry Mesic to Dry	Ht. 1′	Green May-June
Asclepias verticillata	Whorled Milkweed	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	White July-Sept
Asclepias sullivantii	Prairie Milkeweed	Full Sun	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 3′	Pink June-Aug
Asclepias purpurascens	Purple Milkweed	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′	Purple May-July
Asclepias hirtella	Tall Milkweed	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 4′	White June-Aug
Asclepias exaltata	Poke Milkweed	Part Sun to Shade	Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 5′	White June-July
Asclepias incarnata	Swamp Milkweed	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 4′	Pink June-Aug
Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′	Pink June-Aug
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterflyweed	Full to Part Sun	Med to Dry	Ht. 2′	Orange  Jun-Aug
Baptisia australis	Blue Wild Indigo	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 4′	Blue May-July
Baptisia tinctoria	Sm Yellow Wild Indigo	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	Yellow June-Aug
Baptisia alba	White Wild Indigo	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 4′	White June-July
Blephia ciliata	Downy Wood Mint	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 1′	Purple June-July
Caltha palustris	Marsh Marigold	Full Sun to Shade	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 2′	Yellow April-June
Caulophyllum thalictroides	Blue Cohosh	Part Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 2′	Green April-May
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′	White July-Sept
Chelone glabra	Turtlehead	Full Sun	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 5′	Cream  July-Sept
Cimicifuga racemosa	Black Cohosh	Part Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 5′	White May-Aug
Claytonia virginica	Spring Beauty	Shade	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 5″	Pink April-June
Conoclinium coelestinum	Blue Mistflower	Full to Part Sun	Mesic	Ht. 3′	Blue July-Oct
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Full Sun	Dry Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	Yellow June-Aug
Coreopsis tripteris	Tall Coreopsis	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 7′	Yellow July-Oct
Dodecatheon amethystinum	Amethyst Shooting Star	Full Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 1′	Purple April-May
Dodecatheon meadia	Midland Shooting Star	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 1′	Pink April-June
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 4′	Purple Jul-Sept
Elymus histrix	Bottlebrush Grass	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	Full Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 4′	White July-Sept
Euthamia graminifolia	Grass-leaved Goldenrod	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Dry Mesic	Ht. 4′	Yellow July-Sept
Eutrochium maculatum	Joe Pye Weed	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 7′	Pink July-Sept
Eutrochium purpureum	Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Full to Part Sun	Mesic	Ht. 7′	Pink July-Sept
Eutrochium fistulosum	Hollow Joe Pye Weed	Full Sun to Shade	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 6′	Purple Jul-Sept
Filipendula rubra	Queen of the Prairie	Full Sun	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 5′	Pink June-Aug
Gentiana andrewsii	Bottle Gentian	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 2′	Blue Aug-Oct
Gentianopsis crinita	Fringed Gentian	Full Sun	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 1′	Blue Aug-Oct
Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium	Full Sun to Shade	Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 1′	Purple April-July
Helenium autumnale	Sneezeweed	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 4′	Yellow Aug-Oct
Helianthus mollis	Downy Sunflower	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 4′	Yellow July-Sept
Heliopsis helianthoides	Early Sunflower	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 5′	Yellow June-Sept
Hepatica acutiloba	Sharp-lobed Hepatica	Shade	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 7″	Blue April-May
Hibiscus laevis	Rose Mallow	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 5′	Pink July-Sept
Hypericum pyramidatum	Great St. John’s Wort	Full to Part Sun	Mesic	Ht. 5′	Yellow July-Aug
Iris versicolor	Northern Blue Flag	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 3′	Purple May-July
Isopyrum biternatum	False Rue Anemone	Shade	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 6″	White April-June
Liatris aspera	Button Blazing Star	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′	Purple July to Oct
Liatris spicata	Dense Blazingstar	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 5′	Purple Jul-Sept
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 4′	Red July-Sept
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 3′	Blue July-Sept
Maianthemum racemosum	False Solomon’s Seal	Shade	Mesic	Ht. 3′	White April-May
Mertensia virginica	Virginia Bleubells	Part Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 2′	Blue April-May
Mimulus ringens	Monkey Flower	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Wet Mesic	Ht. 2′	Purple  June-Sept
Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 4′	Purple July to Sept
Panicum virgatum	Switch Grass	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 6′
Parthenium integrifolium	Wild Quinine	Full Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 4′	White June-Sept
Penstemon digitalis	Foxglove Beardtongue	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 5′	White April-June
Penstemon grandiflorus	Large-flowered Beardtongue	Full to Part Sun	Dry Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	Purple May-June
Penstemon hirsutus	Hairy Beardtongue	Full Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 1.5′	Purple May-June
Phlox divaricata	Wild Blue Phlox	Part Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 1′	Blue April-June
Phlox pilosa	Prairie Phlox	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	Pink May-July
Physostegia virginiana	Obedient Plant	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 4′	Pink Aug-Sept
Polemonium reptans	Jacob’s Ladder	Full Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 1′	Blue April-June
Polygonatum biflorum	Solomon’s Seal	Full Sun to Shade	Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 4′	Cream May-June
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Mountain Mint	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 3′	White June-Sept
Ratibida columnifera	Long-headed Coneflower	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′	Yellow June-Aug
Ratibida pinnata	Gray Headed Coneflower	Full Sun	Mesic	Ht. 5′	Yellow June-Aug
Rudbeckia fulgida	Orange Coneflower	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 3′	Orange July to Sept
Ruellia humilis	Wild Petunia	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 1′	Purple June-Aug
Salvia azurea	Blue Sage	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 5′	Blue Aug-Sept
Scrophularia lanceolata	Early Figwort	Part Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 5′	Green May-July
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′
Senna hebecarpa	Wild Senna	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 5′	Yellow July-Aug
Silene regia	Royal Catchfly	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 4′	Red  July-Aug
Silphium laciniatum	Compass Plant	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 8′	Yellow June-Sept
Silphium perfoliatum	Cup Plant	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 8′	Yellow July-Sept
Oligoneuron rigidum	Stiff Goldenrod	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 4′	Yellow Aug-Oct
Solidago speciosa	Showy Goldenrod	Full Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 6′	Yellow July-Sept
Solidago nemoralis	Old Field Goldenrod	Full to Part Sun	Dry Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	Yellow Aug-Oct
Solidago ulmifolia	Elm-leaved Goldenrod	Part Sun to Shade	Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 6′	Yellow July-Oct
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass	Full to Part Sun	Mesic to Dry	Ht. 6′
Sporobolum hererolepis	Prairie Dropseed	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′
Stylophorum diphyllum	Cellandine Poppy	Part Sun to Shade	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 1′	Yellow April-May
Symphiotricum novae-angliae	New England Aster	Full to Part Sun	Wet to Dry Mesic	Ht. 5′	Purple Aug-Oct
Symphiotricum oblongifolius	Aromatic Aster	Full Sun	Dry Mesic to Dry	Ht. 2′	Purple Aug-Nov
Tradescantia ohioensis	Ohio Spiderwort	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry	Ht. 3′	Blue May-July
Verbena hastata	Blue Vervain	Full Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 5′	Purple July-Sept
Verbena stricta	Hoary Vervain	Full Sun	Medium-Dry to Dry	Ht. 4′	Purple  June-Sept
Vernonia  missurica	Missouri Ironweed	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Mesic	Ht. 5′	Purple Aug-Sept
Vernonia altissima	Tall Ironweed	Full Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 5′	Purple July-Oct
Veronicastrum virginicum	Culver’s Root	Full Sun	Wet to Mesic	Ht. 7′	White June-Aug
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders	Full to Part Sun	Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic	Ht. 3′	Yellow April-June