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Common NameBotanical namePlant TypeNative Environmentcurrently AvailableFebruary bloomMarch bloomApril bloom May bloom June bloom July bloomAugust bloomSeptember bloomOctober bloomNovember bloomSun ExposureSoil MoistureHeightSpacingSpread/GrowthNaturalized GardenFormal GardenRain GardenRock GardensLarge LandscapePollinator GardenGround CoverEdiblePlant UsageAdditional Interest
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Ohio BuckeyeAesculus glabraTreeForestcurrently AvailableGreen/YellowGreen/YellowFull sun to part sunaverage to wet20'-40'20'-40'single treeYesYesYesYesYesgood luck seedNice fall color
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Yellow Giant HyssopAgastache nepetoidesPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableGreen/YellowGreen/YellowGreen/YellowGreen/YellowShade to part shademedium 4' -6' 2'seed YesYesYes
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Indigo BushAmorpha fruticosaShrubPrairiecurrently AvailableIndigoIndigoFull sun to part shadeaverage to wet6'-12'6'-15'colony formingYesYes
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Ozark BluestarAmsonia illustrisPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableBlueBlueFull sun to part shadeaverage to wet3'-5'3'-4'seed YesYesYesYesYes
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Big BluestemAndropogon gerardiiPerennial (Long Lived)Prairiecurrently AvailableGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenFull sunaverage to wet6'-9'2'seed YesYesYesweavingfall color
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Prairie PussytoesAntennaria neglectaPereinnialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhite WhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadedry to average1'1'seed YesYesYesYesYesYes
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Pussytoes ParliniAntennaria parliniiPereinnialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhite WhiteFull sun to part shadedry to average1'1'seed YesYesYesYesYesYes
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ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaShrubForestcurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadedry to average5'-9'4'-8'single shrubYesYesYesYesYesnice fall color
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Prairie SageArtemisia ludovicianaPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableGreen/YellowGreen/Yellowfull sundry to average3'-4'4' prolific rhizome and seed spreadingYesYesYes
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Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnataPerennialPrairieSpring 2027PinkPinkFull sunaverage to wet4'-5'1'-2'seedYesYesYes
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Common MilkweedAsclepias syriacaPerennialPrairieSpring 2027Pink/PurplePink/PurplePink/PurpleFull sun to part sunaverage to wet4'-5'1'-2'rhizome and seed spreadingYesYesYes
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Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosaPerennialPrairieSpring 2027OrangeOrangeOrangeFull sunDry to average2'-3'1'-2'seedYesYesYesYes
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Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillataPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteWhiteWhiteFull sun to part sundry to average2'2'seedYesYesYesYes
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Spider MilkweedAsclepias viridisSpring 2027
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Paw PawAsimina trilobaTreeWoodlandsscurrently AvailableRedRedShade to part shadeaverage to wet20'-30'10'-15'colony formingYesYesYesYesYes
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White BaptisiaBaptisia albaPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadedry to average2'-3'2'-3'slow to spread by seedYesYesYesYescut flowerscut seed heads
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Blue BaptisiaBaptisia australisPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableBlueBlueFull sun to part shadedry to average2'-4'2'-4'slow to spread by seedYesYesYesYes
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Cream BaptisiaBaptisia bracteataPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableCreamCreamCreamFull sun to part shadedry to average1'-2'1'-2'slow to spread by seedYesYesYesYes
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River BirchBetula nigraTreeWoodlands/Stream bankcurrently AvailableFull sun to part shadeaverage to wet80"40'-60'single trunkYesYesYesYes
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False AsterBoltonia asteroidesPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadedry to wet3'-4'3''-4'rhizome and seed spreadingYesYesYesYes
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Side Oats GramaBouteloua curtipendulaGrassPrairiecurrently AvailableGreenGreenGreenFull sundry to average1'-2'1'-2'seedYesYesYesYesYesYes
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Frank's SedgeCarex frankiiSedgeWetlandscurrently AvailableSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headFull sun to part shadewet 1'-2'1'-2'seed very slowlyYesYesYesYes
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Common Bur SedgeCarex grayiSedgeWoodlandscurrently AvailableSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headFull sun to part shadewet to average2'-3'2'seed slowlyYesYesYesYesYescut seed head
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Common Hop SedgeCarex lupulinaSedgeWoodlandscurrently AvailableSeed headSeed headFull shade to Full sundry to wet3'2'seed YesYesYesYesYesYescut seed head
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Fox SedgeCarex vulpinoideaSedgecurrently AvailableSeed headSeed headSeed headFull sun to part shadewet1'-3'1'-2'rhizome can be aggressiveYesYesYes
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ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalisShrubWoodlandsscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteShade to part shadewet to average20'-25'20'Single trunk slowly spread by seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Partridge PeaChamaecrista fasciculataAnnualPrairieSpring 2027YellowYellowYellowYellowFull sundry to average1'-3'2'allow to reseed YesYesYesYesYes
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River OatsChasmanthium latifoliumGrassWetlandscurrently AvailableCopperCopperFull sun to part shadewet to average2'-3'2'reseeds prolifically YesYesYesYesYescut seed heas
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Lance-Leaf CoreopsisCoreopsis lanceolataShort Lived PerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowYellowFull sunmedium 2' -3' 2prolific reseederYesYesYesYesYes
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Plains CoreopsisCoreopsis tinctoriaAnnualPrairiecurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowFull sundry to average2'-3'2'prolific reseederYesYesYes
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Silky DogwoodCornus amomumShrubWetlands/Lowlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadewet to average6'-12'6'-12'thicket forming slowlyYesYesYesYes
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Rough Leaf DogwodCornus drummondiiShrubPrairie/Savanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadeaverage6'-15'6'-15'thicket forming YesYesYes
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Gray DogwoodCornus racemosaShrubWetlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadeaverage10'-15'10'-15'thicket formingYesYesYesYes
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HazelnutCorylus americanaShrubWoodlandsscurrently AvailableRed or BrownRed or BrownFull sun to part shadeaverage10'-15'10'-15'thicket formingYesYesYes
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BeakgrainDiarrhena obovataGrassSavanna/WoodlandsSpring 2027Seed headSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headFull shade to part sunwet to average2'-3'2'-3'seed and rhizomesYesYes
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PersimmonDiospyros virginianaTreePrairie/Savanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFruitFruitFruitFull sun to part shadedry to average35'-60'25'-25'suckersYesYesYesYesYesfruits are sweeter after first frost
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Prairie CinquefoilDrymocallis argutaPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadedry to average1'-3'2'rhizome slowlyYesYesYesYes
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Yellow ConeflowerEchinacea paradoxaPerennialGladecurrently AvailableYellowFull sunDry to average2'-3'2'seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpureaPerennialSavanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailablePurplePurplePurpleFull sundry to average3'-5'2'prolific reseederYesYesYesYes
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Glade ConeflowerEchinacea simulataPerennialGladecurrently AvailablePale PurplePale PurpleFull sundry to average2'-3'2'seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Canada Wild RyeElymus canadensisPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableGreenGreenGreenFull sundry to average2'-5'2'seedYesYesYes
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Bottlebrush GrassElymus hystrixPerennialWoodlandsSpring 2027GreenGreenFull sun to part shadedry to average2'-3'2'seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Virginia Wild RyeElymus virginicusPerennialWetlandcurrently AvailableGreenGreenGreenGreenGreenFull sunaverage2'-4'2'seedYesYesYesYes
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Robin's PlantainErigeron pulchellusPerennialWoodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhite Full sundry to medium1'1'seed and stolonYesYesYessYes
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Rattlesnake MasterEryngium yuccifoliumPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableOff WhiteSeed headWhite WhiteWhiteWhiteOff WhiteSeed headFull sundry to medium4'-6' 2'seed YesYesYesYes
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BonesetEupatorium perfoliatumPerennialWetland/Woodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadewet to average4'-6'3'-4'seedYesYesYes
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Hollow Joe Pye WeedEutrochium fistulosumPerennialWetland/Woodlandscurrently AvailablePinkPinkPinkFull sun to part shadewet to average4'-8'4'seedYesYesYes
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Wild StrawberryFragaria virginianaPerennialWoodlandsscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadeaverage1'1'runnersYesYesYesYes
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Rose VerbenaGlandularia canadensisShort Lived PerennialGlade/Prairiecurrently AvailablePinkPinkPinkPinkFull sundry to average1'1'seed ocasionallyYesYesYesYesshort lived perennial that doesn't always reseed
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Kentuy CoffeetreeGymnocladus dioicusTreeSavanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sunaverage60'-80'40'-50'colony formingYesYesYesYesYesseed pod toxic if rawneed a male and a female for seed pods
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Ozark WitchhazelHamamelis vernalisShrubWetlands/Woodlandsscurrently AvailableRed/Orange/YellowRed/Orange/YellowRed/Orange/YellowFull sun to part sundry to average6'-10'8'thicket formingYesYesYesYesYesYes
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Helen's FlowerHelenium autumnalePerennialPrairie/Wetlandscurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowFull sunwet to average3'-5'3'seed and rhizomesYesYesYes
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Maximillian SunflowerHelianthus maximilianiPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableYellowYellowFull sundry to average3'-10'2'-4'rhizome and seed prolificallyYesYesYes
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Ashy SunflowerHelianthus mollisPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowFull sundry to average3'-4'2'rhizome and seed prolificallyYesYesYes
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American Alumrootheuchera americanaperennialWoodlandscurrently AvailablegreengreenFull sun to Part Shadeaverage to moist1'-3'1'seedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
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 Smooth Rose MallowHibiscus laevisPerennialWetlanDscurrently AvailablePink/ WhitePink/ WhitePink/ WhiteFull sunwet to average4'-6'3'seed prolificallyYesYesYesYes
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Wild HydrangeaHydrangea arborescensShrubWoodlandsscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteWhitePart sunaverage3'-5'3'seedYesYesYesYes
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Shrubby St. JohnswortHypericum prolificumShrubWetlands/Woodlandsscurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowFull sun to part shadeaverage2'-5'2'-4'seedYesYesYesYes
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WinterberryIlex verticillataShrubWetlands/Woodlandsscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteBerriesBerriesBerriesFull sun to part shadewet to average6'-12'6'-12'thicket formingYesYesYesYes
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Purple RocketsIodanthus pinnatifidusPerennialwoodlandscurrently Availablelight violetlight violetPart shade to full shadeaverage to wet1'-3'1'-2'seedyesyesYesyes
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June GrassKoeleria macranthaShort Lived GrassPrairiecurrently AvailableBrownBrownBrownFull sundry to average1'-2'1'allow to reseedYesYesYesYesYes
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Button Blazing StarLiatris asperaShort Lived PerennialPrairiecurrently AvailablePurpleFull sundry to average2'-3'1'allow to reseedYesYesYesYesYes
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Prairie Blazing StarLiatris pycnostachyaShort Lived PerennialPrairiecurrently AvailablePurplePurpleFull sundry to average2'-5'1'allow to reseedYesYesYesYesYes
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SpicebushLindera benzoinShrubWoodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteRed berriesRed berriesPart sunaverage6'-12'6'-12'slow spreaderYesYesYesYesYesYes
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Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalisShort Lived PerennialWetlandsSpring 2027RedRedFull sun to part shadewet3'-4'1'allow to reseedYesYesYesYes
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Blue LobeliaLobelia siphiliticaShort Lived PerennialWetlandscurrently AvailableBlueBluepart shadewet2'-3'1'allow to reseedYesYesYesYes
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False AloeManfreda virginicaPerennialGladecurrently AvailableGreenGreenFull sundry to average2'-10'2'clump formingYesYesYes
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Barbara's ButtonsMarshallia caespitosaPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sundry to average1'-2'1'allow to reseedYesYesYes
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Monkey FlowerMimulus ringensPerennialWetlandsSpring 2027PurplePurplePurplePurpleFull sun to part shadewet to average1'-3'1'seed and rhizome prolificallyYesYes
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Bradbury's monardaMonarda bradburianaPerennialGladecurrently AvailablePinkFull sun to part shadedry to average1'-2'1'seedYesYesYesYes
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Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosaPerennialGladecurrently AvailablePurplePurpleFull sundry to medium4'-5'4'seed YesYesYes
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Spotted Bee BalmMonarda punctataPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableYellow/WhiteYellow/WhiteFull sun to part shadedry to medium1'-2'1'seed and runnersYesYesYesYes
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Missouri Evening PrimroseOenothera macrocarpaPerennialGladescurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowFull sundry1'3'seed slowlyYesYesYesYesYes
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Prickley Pear CactusOpuntia humifusaPerennialGladesSpring 2027YellowYellowFull sundry1'1'colony formingYesYesYessmall thorns hurt worse than large thorns
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SwitchgrassPanicum virgatumPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headSeed headFull sunwet to average3'-6'3'-6'prolific reseederYesYesYes
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Wild QuinineParthenium integrifoliumPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteWhiteFull sundry to average2'-4'1'-2'seedYesYesYesYes
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Showy BeardtonguePenstemon cobaeaPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailablePurpleFull sundry to average1'-2'1'-2'seed slowlyYesYesYesYesYes
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Foxgloe BeardtonguePenstemon digitalisPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadeaverage4'-5'1'-2'seedYesYesYesYes
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Prairie BeardtonguePenstemon tubaeflorusPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteFull sundry to average1'-3'1'-2'seedYesYesYes
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JumpseedPersicaria virginianaPerennialWoodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhitepart shadeaverage2'-3'2'-3'colony forming rhizome and seedYesYesYesYes
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Rock PinkPhemeranthus calycinusPerennialGladecurrently AvailablePinkPinkPinkFull sundry to average1'1'allow to reseedYesYesYesYes
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Obedient PlantPhysostegia virginianaPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailablePurplePurplePurpleFull sun to part shadewet to average3'-4'3'-4'seed and rhizomeYesYesYesYes
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SycamorePlatanus occidentalisPerennialWetlandscurrently AvailableinsignificantFull sunwet to average75'-100'75'seedYesYesYesYes
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Wild PlumPrunus americanaTreeSavanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteFruitFruitFull sun to part shadedry to average15'-25'15'seed and rhizomeYesYesYesYes
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Black CherryPrunus serotinaTreeSavanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteBerriesBerriesFull sunaverage60'-80'40'seedYesYes
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Hairy Mountain MintPycnanthemum pilosumPerennialPrairie/Savannacurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadedry to average1'-3'2'prolific rhizome and seed spreaderYesYesYestall
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Slender Mountain MintPycnanthemum tenuifoliumPerennialPrairie/Savannacurrently AvailableWhiteWhiteWhiteFull sun to part shadedry to average2'-3'2'prolific rhizome and seed spreaderYesYesYestall
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White OakQuercus albaTreeWoodlandscurrently AvailableFull sun to full shadedry to average80'40'seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Swamp White OakQuercus bicolorTreeWoodlandscurrently AvailableFull sun to full shadewet to average60'40'seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Bur OakQuercus macrocarpaTreeWoodlandscurrently AvailableFull sun to full shadedry to average80'60seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Chinkapin OakQuercus muehlenbergiiTreeWoodlandscurrently AvailableFull sun to full shadedry to average60'40'seedYesYesYesYesYes
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Long Headed ConeflowerRatibida columniferaPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowYellowFull sundry to medium2'-3'2'-3'seedYesYesYesYes
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Gray Headed ConeflowerRatibida pinnataPerennialPrairiecurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowFull sunaverage3'-5'2'prolific reseederYesYesYes
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Fragrant SumacRhus aromaticaShrubPrairie/Savanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableYellowRed berriesRed berriesFull sun to part shadedry to average2'-6'6'seed and slow spreaderYesYes
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Smooth SumacRhus glabraShrubPrairie/Savannacurrently AvailableYellowRed berriesRed berriesFull sun to part shadedry to average9'-15'9'thicket formingYesYes
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Orange ConeflowerRudbeckia fulgidaPerennialGladescurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowYellowFull sun to part shadedry to average2'-3'2'seedYesYesYesYes
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Black Eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaBiennialPrairiecurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowYellowFull sundry to average2'-3'2'-3'seedYesYesYesYes
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Cutleaf ConeflowerRudbeckia laciniataPerennialSavanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowYellowFull sun to full shadeaverage to wet4'-7'3'-4'seed and rhizomeYesYesYesYesYes
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Sweet Blackeyed SusanRudbeckia subtomentosaPerennialPrairie/Savanna/Woodlandscurrently AvailableYellowYellowYellowYellowFull sun to part shadeaverage3'-5'1'-2'seedYesYes