Native Annuals - Ozark Wild Ones

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1	NATIVE ANNUALS - NW ARKANSAS by Danny Barron
2	Type	Botanical name	Common name	Image	Photo Credit	Avg. Height	Sun	Moisture	Season of Interest	Notes
3	ANNUAL	Centaurea americana	American Basketflower		4	4-5 ‘	Full sun to light shade	Medium moisture	Early to mid summer	May overwinter as rosette, in fact that seems the best way to use to the author. Seed in mid to late sumjmer.
4	ANNUAL	Collinsia verna	Blue Eyed Mary		2	4-12”	Part shade	Mesic to moist	Spring	Germinates in late summer to early fall
5	ANNUAL	Corydalis micrantha	Golden Fumewort		4	8”	Part shade	Medium moisture	Early to mid spring	Can spread abundantly in conditions with little competition. Due to it’s winter habit, this likely will not be a problem.
6	ANNUAL	Eryngium leavenworthii	Leavenworth’s Eryngo		13	2-4’	Full sun	Moist	July through November	Deer resistant, long-lasting flowers
7	ANNUAL	Euphorbia marginata	Snow on the Mountain		4	1-3”	Sun	Dry to medium	July to October	Lovely variegated foliage
8	ANNUAL	Eustoma grandiflorum	Texas Bluebells		4	1-3’	Sun to part shade	Medium moisture	June through frost	Annual or biennial. The author hasn’t managed to grow them succesffully yet:(
9	ANNUAL	Gaillardia pulchella	Indian Blanket		4	18”	Full sun	Dry to average	Early to mid summer, possibly longer	Spectacular!
10	ANNUAL	Impatiens capensis	Orange Jewelweed		4	3-6’	Shade to morning sun	Wet to moist	July through October	Large shrublike plant; produces seeds w/o flowers early in season; flowers later.
11	ANNUAL	Impatiens pallida	Yellow Jewelweed			3-6’	Shade	Wet to moist	June through October	Large shrublike plant; produces seeds w/o flowers early in season; flowers later.
12	ANNUAL	Monarda citriodora	Lemon mint		4	2-3’	Full sun to light shade	Dry Well-drainedt Dry to med	June through August	An annual beebalm. Attractive to hummingbirds and bumblebees.
13	ANNUAL	Palafoxia callosa	Small Palafoxia		2	2	Full sun	Dry to average	June through Nov	Purple/pink flowers add airy charm
14	ANNUAL	Polansia dodecandra	Redwhisker Clammyweed		1	3’	Full sun	Dry to medium	May through October	Tall narrow stems crowned with flowers. Widespread across US and Canada
15	ANNUAL	Rudbeckia hirta	Blackeyed Susan		2	1-3’	Sun to part sun	Average to Dry, well drained	March through Nov	May act as annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial.
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17						Photo Credits
18					1	Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS.
19					2	Photo by Eric Hunt
20					4	Photo by Danny Barron
21					13	Photo by Norman Flaigg
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