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KEY Native Prairie and Woodland Species
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Dalea purpurea - Filipendula rubra

SCIENTIFIC NAME

BENCH

COMMON NAME

LIGHT

HEIGHT

BLOOM

ZONE

Dalea purpurea (Syn.Petalostemon purp.)--

9A ------

Purple Prairie Clover

12-28”

Jul-Aug

4-7

Delosperma floribundum Starburst-----------

13A-----

Ice Plant

2”

Jun-Aug

5-7

Delosperma nubigenum Basutoland----------

13A-----

Ice Plant

3-5”

Jun-Aug

5-7

Delphinium grandiflorum Blue Butterfly---

5B  -------

Siberian Larkspur

™X

12-15”

Jun-Sep

3-7

Delphinium hybrid Magic Fountains---------

5B  -------

Dwarf “Bee” Delphinium

™X

24-36”

Jun & Sep

4-7

 

Lilac Pink (White Bee)  

Mid-Blue (White Bee)

Delphinium hybrid Pacific Giants-------------

5B  -------

Tall “Bee” Delphinium

™X

48-60”

Jun & Sep

4-7

 

Black Knight – dark purple blue; black eye

Guinevere lavender-pink; white bee

 

Blue Bird – clear blue; white bee

King Arthur – dark blue; white bee

 

Galahad – pure white; white center

Summer Skies – sky blue; white bee

Dendranthema zawadskii---------------------------

8A  -------

Clara Curtis Daisy

20-30”

Aug-Oct

3-7

 

Bolero ® large gold daisies; hardier than other fall mums

Rhumba ®- coral daisies with yellow centers;  hardier than other mums

 

Clara Curtis -  deep pink w/ yellow centers; 24-30”

Samba®- rose-pink daisy w/ yellow center; hardier than other mums

 

Harmony® - yellow fading to creamy pink; hardy mum

 

Dianthus barbatus Dwarf & Tall  (Biennial)

12A-------

Sweet William

6-20”

May-Jun

4-8

 

Heart Attack ®– red-black carnation-like flowers; 20”

 

Dianthus carthusianorum-------------------------

12A-------

Clusterhead Pink

18-20”

Jun-Aug

4-8

Dianthus deltoides------------------------------------

12A-------

Maiden Pinks

5-8”

Jun-Aug

3-8

 

Zing Rose – deep red; very long blooming

Zing Salmon – salmon-pink flowers

Dianthus gratianopolitanus-----------------------

12A-------

Cheddar Pinks

4-9”

Jun-Aug

4-8

 

Bath’s Pink – fringed, soft pink flowers; 9”

Spotty – white- spotted rosy red blooms; 6”

 

Firewitch – single bright rose flowers; blue lvs; 6”

Tiny Rubies – many tiny pink flowers on blue mats; 3-4”

Dianthus hybrids---------------------------------------

12A-------

Hybrid Dianthus

3-18”

Jun-Aug

4-8

 

Fire  Star ® rose red;  fringed pink edges; 6”

Neon Star® - vibrant pink; 6”

 

First Love – either white, pink or lavender rose; 15”

 

Dicentra cucullaria--------------------------------

3A  -------

Dutchman’s Breeches

X�

4-10”

Apr-May

3-7

Dicentra eximia-----------------------------------------

1A  -------

Dwarf Bleeding Heart

™X�

6-15”

May-Sep

3-9

 

Aurora -  white blooms; grayish green foliage;12”

King of Hearts -  rose-pink blooms; finely cut blue foliage; 10”

 

Candy Hearts® -  rosy red blooms; blue-green lvs; 8-12”

Luxuriant -  cherry-red flowers; bluish foliage; 12-15”

 

Ivory Hearts -  white blooms; fern-like blue leaves; 6-12”

 

Dicentra spectabilis-----------------------------------

1A  -------

Bleeding Heart

™X

24-30”

May-Jun

3-8

Dicentra spectabilis Alba---------------------------

1A  -------

White Bleeding Heart

™X

24-30”

May-Jun

3-8

Dictamnus albus----------------------------------------

7B  -------

White Gas Plant

™X

26-30”

Jun-Jul

3-7

Dictamnus albus Purpureus----------------------

7B  -------

Pink Gas Plant

™X

26-30”

Jun-Jul

3-7

Digitalis grandiflora (Syn. D. ambigua)--------

4A  -------

Perennial Foxglove

™X

26-30”

Jun-Jul

3-8

Digitalis lutea--------------------------------------------

4A  -------

Perennial Foxglove

™X

18-24”

Jun-Jul

3-7

Digitalis mertonensis --------------------------------

4A  -------

Perennial Foxglove

™X

24-30”

Jun-Jul

3-8

Digitalis purpurea------------------------------------

4A  -------

Biennial Foxglove

™X

24-48”

Jun-Sep

4-8

 

Alba – white flowers; 36”

Foxy -  either white, pink, or purple; blooms first year; 24-30”

 

Apricot – apricot flower spikes; 36”

Pam’s Choice – white bells with maroon throats; 36”

 

Camelot Rose®-spotted rose-pink flrs; flrs 1st year; 40”

Spice Islands® -  long-blooming peach flowers; numerous spikes; 48”

 

Excelsior Hybrid – either white, pink or purple; 40”

 

Dodecatheon meadia------------------------------

3A  -------

Shooting Star

™X�

10-12”

May-Jun

3-8

Doronicum orientale Little Leo-------------------

4B  -------

Leopard’s Bane

X�

12-15”

Apr-Jun

4-7

Echinacea hybrid -------------------------------------

8A  -------

Hybrid Coneflowers

™X

24-36”

Jun-Aug

4-8

 

Mango Meadowbrite­ 3” wide fragrant mango flr; 30”s

Sunset – coral w/ pale salmon tips, rust-brown cone; 24-30”

 

Orange Meadowbright (Art’s Pride) – soft orange; 30”

Twilight® - vibrant rose-red w/striking deep red cone; 24-30”

 

Sunrise – large buttery yellow flowers; gold cone; 30-36”

 

Echinacea pallida-----------------------------------

9A  -------

Pale Coneflower

™X

20-20”

Jun-Jul

4-8

Echinacea paradoxa----------------------------------

8A  -------

Yellow Coneflower

™X

24-36”

Jun-Jul

4-7

Echinacea purpurea-------------------------------

9A  -------

Purple Coneflower

™X

12-36”

Jun-Aug

3-8

Echinacea purpurea----------------------------------

8A  -------

Purple Coneflower

™X

12-36”

Jun-Aug

3-8

 

Bright Star – rose-pink blooms; maroon center; 36”

Ruby Giant – large, fragrant, recurved ruby-pink blooms; 32”

 

Double Decker –“piggy-back coneflowers;” 18-24”

Ruby Star (Rubinstern) – improved Magnus; carmine red; 30-36”

 

Fragrant Angel ® - very large fragrant white flrs; 28”

Vintage Wine – compact almost red flowers; stiff petals; 34”

 

Kim’s Knee High – pink flowers; dwarf at 12-15”

White Swan – creamy white blooms; greenish brown cone; 30”

 

Magnus – rose-pink with maroon-rust cones; 36”

 

Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow-----------------

7B  -------

Globe Thistle

40-46”

Jul-Aug

3-7

Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee--------------

1A  -------

Longspur Barrenwort

X�

10-12”

May-Jun

5-8

Epimedium x perralchicum Frohnleiten----

1A  -------

Barrenwort

X�

4-8”

May-Jun

5-8

Epimedium rubrum-----------------------------------

1A  -------

Red Barenwort

X�

8-12”

May-Jun

5-8

Epimedium versicolor Sulphureum-----------

1A  -------

Bicolor Barrenwort

X�

10-12”

May-Jun

5-8

Epimedium x youngianum Roseum------------

1A  -------

Young’s Barrenwort

X�

10-12”

May-Jun

5-8

Erodium manescavii®-------------------------------

13A-------

Heron’s-bill

™X

12”

Jun-Sep

4-7

Eryngium alpinum Blue Star---------------------

7B  -------

Sea Holly

18-36”

Jul-Aug

4-7

Eryngium hybrid Blue Jackpot®---------------

7B  -------

Flat Sea Holly

32”

Jul-Aug

5-8

Eryngium yuccifolium----------------------------

9A  -------

Rattlesnake Master

36-40”

Jul-Aug

4-9

Erythronium americanum--------------------

3A  -------

Trout Lily; Adder’s Tongue

X�

4-6”

Apr-May

3-8

Euonymus fortunei------------------------------------

7A  -------

Wintercreeper

™X�

4-12”

n/a

4-8

 

Colorata – dark green leathery foliage; 15-18”

Kewensis – very small dark green leaves; 4-6”

 

Emerald ‘n’ Gold - dark green with gold margins;12”

Trautmanii –compact,deep glossy green leaves; 6”

Eupatorium dubium Little Joe-------------

9A  -------

Joe Pye Weed

™X

48”

Aug-Sep

4-8

Eupatorium maculatum -------------------------

9A  -------

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

™X

48-72”

Aug-Sep

4-7

 

Atropurpureum – mauve blooms; spotted stems; 5-6’

Purple Bush -  mauve flowers; shorter form but still 4 feet

 

Gateway – compact form (4 to 5 feet); huge flowers

 

Eupatorium purpureum-------------------------

9A  -------

Joe Pye Weed

™X

60”

Aug-Sep

4-7

Eupatorium rugosum Chocolate----------------

9A  -------

White Snakeroot

™X

36-48”

Jul-Sep

4-7

Euphorbia corollata-------------------------------

6A  -------

Flowering Spurge

24-30”

Jul-Sep

5-8

Euphorbia dulcis Chameleon---------------------

6A  -------

Sweet Spurge

™X

12-15”

May-Jun

4-8

Euphorbia epithymoides (E. polychroma)-

6A  -------

Cushion Spurge

™X

12-15”

May-Jun

4-7

Euphorbia epithymoides First Blush---------

6A  -------

Cushion Spurge

™X

12”

May

4-7

FERNS------------------------------------------------------

3A  -------

Ferns

™X�

12-60”

n/a

3-8

 

Adiantum pedatum-----------------------

3A  -------

Maidenhair Fern

X�

15-22”

n/a

3-8

 

Athyrium filix-femina----------------------

3A  -------

Lady Fern

X�

24-30”

n/a

4-8

 

Athyrium filix-femina Frizelliae------

3A  -------

Tatting Fern

X�

12-18”

n/a

4-8

 

Athyrium filix-femina Victoriae-------

3A  -------

Lady Fern

X�

24-40”

n/a

4-8

 

Athyrium hybrid Ghost--------------------

3A

Ghost Fern

X�

24-36”

n/a

4-8

 

Athyrium nipppon. Burgundy Lace--

3A

Japanese Painted Fern

X�