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Scientific NameCommon NameDurationHgt (ft)WdthBloom ColorBloom
Period
ImageLightMoistureSoil TypePlants for Pollinators
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(Click on link to view Image and information on plant)BirdsButterfliesCaterpillar
/Larvae
Monarchs
Bees
Hummingbirds
Species
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Fern & Fern Allies
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Adiantum pedatumMaidenhair FernPerennial1'2'Non-floweringhttps://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285642&isprofile=1&adv=maidenhairFull shadeModerate moistureLoam, sand
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Asplenium platyneuronEbony SpleenwortPerennial1'1'Non-flowering
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285848&isprofile=0&kempercode=f51'0%27
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Athyrium asplenioidesSouthern LadyfernPerennial3'3'Non-flowering
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=444378&isprofile=0&
Full shadeModerate to high moistureLoam, sand
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Claytosmunda claytonianaInterrupted FernPerennial3'3'Non-flowering
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytosmunda
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loam
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Cystopteris bulbiferaBulbet FernPerennial3'3'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Full shadeModerate moistureLoam
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Dryopteris goldieanaGoldie's Wood FernPerennial4'6'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, Loam, sand
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Dryopteris intermediaEvergreen Wood-FernPerennial3'3'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Partial to full shadeLow to high moistureLoam
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Dryopteris marginalisMarginal Shield-FernPerennial2'1'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Onoclea sensibilisSensitive FernPerennial3'3'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Partial shade to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandx
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Osmunda spectabilisRoyal FernPerennial5'3'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Partial shade Moderate to high moistureClay, loam, sand
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Osmundastrum cinnamomeumCinnamon FernPerennial6'3'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Partial to full shadeModerate to high moistureClay, loam
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Polystichum acrostichoidesChristmas FernPerennial2'2'Non-flowering
https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cystopteris-bulbifera
Full shadeModerate moistureLoam, sand
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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Andropogon gerardiiBig BluestemPerennial6'3'Purple/red Aug-Nov
Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem, Bluestem, Broomsedge, Turkey Foot) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (ncsu.edu)
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxGrasshopper Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Sedge Wrens, and Western Meadowlark birds; Delaware Skipper, Duster Skipper larvae
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Andropogon glomeratusBushy BluestemPerennial6'3'White/pink Aug-Nov
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/andropogon-glomeratus/
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandxxxSkipper, Satyr larvae
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Andropogon virginicusBroomsedgePerennial3'3'Copper/yellow Sept-Nov
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/andropogon-virginicus/
Partial to full sunLow to high moistureClay, loam, sandxxxZabulon Skipper larvae
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Bouteloua curtipendulaSide-Oats GramaPerennial3'2'Purple/redJune-Nov
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/find_a_plant/?q=Bouteloua+curtipendula
Full sunLow moistureClay, loam, sandxxxOrange Skipperling, Bronze Roadside-Skipper adult butterflies; Sheep Skipper, Green Skipper, Dotted Skipper larvae
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Carex albursinaWhite Bear SedgePerennial2'1'8"Insignificant
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/white-bear-sedge
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureLoam
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Carex appalachicaAppalachian SedgePerennial1'18"GreenMay-June
https://www.highcountrygardens.com/perennial-plants/ornamental-grass/appalachian-sedge-grass-carex
Partial to full shadeLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxSkipper and Satyr larvae
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Carex crinitaLong Hair SedgePerennial3'2'GreenMay-June
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/fringed-sedge
Full shade to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandx
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Carex eburneaEbony SedgePerennial1'1'GreenMay-June
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/ivory-sedge
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureLoam, sand
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Carex glaucodeaBlue SedgePerennial2'1'GreenApr-June
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/glaucodea/
Partial shadeModerate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Carex luridaSallow SedgePerennial3'2'Green/yellowMar-May
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/lurida/
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandx
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Carex pensylvanicaPennsylvania SedgePerennial1'1'GreenApr-July
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/pensylvanica/
Full shade to full sunLow to moderate moistureSandx
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Carex plantagineaPlantain- Leaved SedgePerennial1'1'Evergreen
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/plantaginea/
Full shade Moderate moistureClay, loam
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Carex strictaTussock SedgePerennial3'2'Red/brown May-June
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/stricta/
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandxxxEyed Brown, Mulberry Wing, Black Dash butterfly larvae
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Chasmanthium latifoliumRiver Oats, SpanglegrassPerennial5'2'Green June-Sept
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/chasmanthium-latifolium/
Partial to full sunModerate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxPepper & salt skipper, Bell's road side skipper, Bronzed road side skipper butterfly larvae
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Danthonia sericeaSilky OatgrassPerennial4'2'Green/yellowMar-May
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/161634-Danthonia-sericea
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Danthonia spicataPoverty OatgrassPerennial2'1'Green May-July
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1'301'74-Danthonia-spicata
Full shade to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Deschampsia cespitosaTufted HairgrassPerennial3'2'Purple/greenMay-July
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/deschampsia/cespitosa/
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxUmber Skipper larvae
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Dichanthelium latifoliumBroad-Leaf Panic GrassPerennial4'2'Red/greenMay-Sept
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/dichanthelium/latifolium/
Partial to full shadeLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Elymus hystrixBottlebrush GrassPerennial4'2'GreenJun-Aug
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/elymus/hystrix/
Full shade to full sunLow to moderate moistureLoamxxNorthern Pearly Eye larvae
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Eragrostis spectabilisPurple LovegrassPerennial2'2'PurpleAug-Oct
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/eragrostis/spectabilis/
Full sunLow to moderate moistureSandxxZabulon Skipper butterfly
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Juncus effususSoft RushPerennial4'4'Green/brown July-Sept
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/juncus/pylaei/
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandx
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Muhlenbergia capillarisHair-Awn MuhlyPerennial3'3'Pink/redSept-Nov
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/muhlenbergia/capillaris/
Full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Panicum virgatumSwitch GrassPerennial6'3'Pink May-Aug
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/panicum/virgatum/
Partial to full sunLow to high moistureClay, loam, sandxxxDelaware Skipper adult butterflyl Dotted Skipper larvae
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Schizachyrium scopariumLittle BluestemPerennial4'2'WhiteAug-Oct
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/schizachyrium/scoparium/
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxDusted Skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, Ottoe Skipper larvae
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Scirpus cyperinusWoolgrass BulrushPerennial6'4'Green/brown June-July
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scirpus-cyperinus/
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandxxDion Skipper larvae
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Sphenopholis pensylvanicaSwamp WedgegrassPerennial4'2'Green/brownApr-July
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/169248-Sphenopholis-pensylvanica
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sand
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Sorghastrum nutansIndian GrassPerennial6'2'Purple/redSept-Oct
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122608-Sorghastrum-nutans
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxPepper-and-Salt Skipper larvae and adult butterfly
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Herbs
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Achillea millefoliumCommon YarrowPerennial3'3'WhiteApr-Sept
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=acmi2
Partial to full sunLow moistureLoam, sandxx
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Actaea racemosaBlack CohoshPerennial6'4'WhiteJune-Sept
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ACRAR
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loamxxxxAppalachian Azure, Spring Azure
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Agastache scrophulariifoliaPurple Giant HyssopPerennial5'3'PurpleJuly-Sept
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AGSC
Partial to full sunModerate moisturexx
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Ageratina altissimaWhite SnakerootPerennial5'4'WhiteJuly-Nov
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AGAL5
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loamxx
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Allium tricoccumRampsPerennial1'1'WhiteMay-July
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ALTR3
Partial to full shadeModerate moisture
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Anemone acutilobaSharp-Lobed HepaticaPerennial1'6"WhiteApril-May
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/anemone/acutiloba/
Partial to full shadeLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Anemone americanaRound-Lobed HepaticaPerennial1'1'White/pinkMar
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/anemone/americana/
Full shadeLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Anemone quinquefoliaWood AnemonePerennial1'1'WhiteApr-June
https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/anemone-quinquefolia
Full shade to full sunModerate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Antennaria plantaginifoliaPlantain-Leaved PussytoesPerennial1'18"White/pinkMar-June
https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/plant/Antennaria-plantaginifolia
Full sunLow to moderate moistureLoam, sandxxxAmerican Painted Lady
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Antennaria neglectaField PussytoesPerennial1'1'WhiteApr-June
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=anne
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam xxAmerican Painted Lady
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Aquilegia canadensisWild ColumbinePerennial3'18"Yellow/redFeb-July
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=aqca
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxxxColumbine Duskywing larvae
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Aralia racemosaSpikenardPerennial5'5'WhiteJune-Aug
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARRA
Partial to full sunModerate moisture
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Arisaema triphyllumJack-In-The- Pulpit (poisonous)Perennial2'18"Green/purpleMar-June
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARTR
Full shadeModerate moistureLoam, sandx
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Aruncus dioicusGoatsbeardPerennial6'4'WhiteApr-Aug
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARDI8
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loamxxxxxxDusky Azure larvae
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Asarum canadenseWild GingerPerennial1'18"Purple/brownApr-June
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASCA
Full shadeModerate moistureLoam, sandxxPipevine Swallowtail larvae
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Asclepias incarnataSwamp MilkweedPerennial5'3'White/pinkJune--Oct
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASIN
Partial to full sunHigh moistureClay, loamxxxxxMilkweed beetle, Tussock Milkweed Moth,
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Asclepias syriacaCommon MilkweedPerennial4'1'White/pinkJune-Aug
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASSY
Full sunLow moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxxMilkweed beetle, Tussock Milkweed Moth,
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Asclepias tuberosaButterfly WeedPerennial2'18"Yellow/orangeMay-Sept
https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/asclepias_tuberosa.shtml
Full sunLow moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxGrey Hairstreak, Monarch, Queen butterfly larvae
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Baptisia australisBlue Wild IndigoPerennial4'4'BlueApr-July
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BAAU
Partial to full sunModerate moistureLoam, sandxxxx
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Baptisia tinctoriaYellow Wild- IndigoPerennial3'3'YellowMay-Sept
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BATI
Partial to full sunLow moistureLoam, sandxxxFrosted Elfin, Wild Indigo Duskywing larvae
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Blephilia ciliataDowny Wood MintPerennial3'2'PurpleMay-Aug
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BLCI
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureLoam, sandxx
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Caltha palustrisMarsh Marigold (Poisonous)Perennial2'18"YellowApr-June
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAPA5
Partial to full sunHigh moistureLoam, sandx
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Chamaecrista fasciculataPartridge PeaAnnual3'3'YellowJune-Oct
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280578
Full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxOrange Sulphur, Sleepy Orange larvae
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Chelone glabraWhite TurtleheadPerennial3'3'White/pinkAug-Oct
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j780
Partial to full shadeHigh moistureClay, loamxxxxBaltimore Checkerspot
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Chrysogonum virginianumGreen And GoldPerennial1'18"YellowApr-Oct
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CHVI5
Full shadeModerate moistureClay, loam, sand
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Chrysopsis marianaMaryland Golden AsterPerennial3'2'YellowAug-Oct
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CHMA14
Partial to full sunLow moistureLoam, sandx
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Claytonia carolinianaCarolina Spring BeautyPerennial1'1'White/pinkMar-June
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=clca
Partial to full shadeModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sand
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Conoclinium coelestinumBlue Mistflower (Poisonous)Perennial3'3'BlueJuly-Nov
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j870
Partial to full sunModerate moistureClay, loam, sandxxx
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Coreopsis lanceolataLongstalk CoreopsisPerennial2'18"YellowApr-July
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277306
Full sunLow to moderate moistureLoam, sandxxx
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Coreopsis majorWoodland CoreopsisPerennial3'2'YellowMay-Aug
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277416
Full sunLow to moderate moistureLoam, sandx
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Coreopsis tripterisTall CoreopsisPerennial8'8'YellowJuly-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=g470
Partial to full sunModerate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxx
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Coreopsis verticillataThreadleaf CoreopsisPerennial3'2'YellowJune-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=n870
Partial to full sunLow moistureLoam, sandxx
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Dicentra canadensisSquirrel CornPerennial1'1'WhiteApr-May
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/dicentra/canadensis/
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureLoam, sandx
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Dicentra cucullariaDutchman's BreechesPerennial1'1'WhiteMar-May
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k130
Full shadeModerate moistureClay, loam x
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Dicentra eximiaWild Bleeding HeartPerennial2'18"PinkMar-Oct
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=h700
Partial to full sunLow moistureClay, loamxx
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Eupatorium perfoliatumCommon Boneset Poisonous)Perennial6'4'WhiteJune-Oct
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277187
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandxxxx
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Eurybia divaricataWhite Wood AsterPerennial3'3'White/yellowAug-Nov
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=h170
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxSilvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent
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Eutrochium fistulosumJoe-Pye WeedPerennial7'4'PinkJuly-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=257404
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandxxx
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Geranium maculatumWild GeraniumPerennial2'18"PinkMar-July
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c850
Full shade to full sunModerate moistureClay, loam, sandxxx
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Helenium autumnaleSneezeweedPerennial5'3'YellowJuly-Oct
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c930
Partial to full sunModerate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxx
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Helianthus decapetalusTen-Petaled SunflowerPerennial6'3'YellowJune-Nov
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/helianthus/decapetalus/
Partial to full sunModerate moistureLoam, sandxxxxxxSilvery Checkerspot, Painted Lady larvae
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Helianthus divaricatusWoodland SunflowerPerennial5'3'YellowJune-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k390
Partial shadeLow moistureLoam, sandxxxxx
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Heliopsis helianthoidesOxeye SunflowerPerennial5'4'YellowJune-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=g520
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxx
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Heuchera americanaAlumrootPerennial3'18"WhiteMar-Aug
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k460
Full shadeLow moistureLoam, sandxx
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Hibiscus moscheutosEastern RosemallowPerennial8'4'White/pinkJuly-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=282590
Full sunHigh moistureClay, loamxx
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Iris cristataDwarf Crested IrisPerennial2'1'PurpleMar-May
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k690
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loamxx
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Liatris spicataSpiked Blazing StarPerennial4'18"PurpleJuly-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d780
Partial to full sunModerate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxx
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Lilium superbumTurk's Cap LilyPerennial8'1'OrangeJuly-Sept
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d880
Partial to full sunModerate to high moistureLoam, sandxxxx
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Lobelia cardinalisCardinal FlowerPerennial5'2'RedMay-Oct
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=278870
Partial to full sunHigh moistureLoam xxxxx
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Lobelia siphiliticaGreat Blue LobeliaPerennial3'18"BlueJuly-Oct
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=278860
Partial to full shadeHigh moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxx
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Lupinus perennisSundial Lupine (Poisonous)Perennial2'2'BlueApr-July
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lupinus/perennis/
Partial to full sunLow moistureLoam, sandxxxxxxKarner Blue, Frosted Elfin larvae
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Maianthemum racemosumFalse Solomon's SealPerennial3'2'WhiteApr-May
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m390
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loam, sandx
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Mertensia virginicaVirginia BluebellsPerennial2'18"BlueMar-June
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l200
Partial to full shadeModerate to high moistureClay, loam, sandxx
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Monarda didymaBee BalmPerennial3'3'RedMay-Oct
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/monarda/didyma/
Partial to full shadeModerate moistureClay, loamxxxxx
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Monarda fistulosaWild BergamotPerennial5'3'PinkMay-Sept
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/monarda/fistulosa/
Partial to full sunLow to moderate moistureClay, loam, sandxxxxx
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Oenothera fruticosaSundropsPerennial2'2'YellowApr-July
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b856
Full sunModerate to high moistureLoam, sandxxxx