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KEY : Native Prairie and Woodland Species
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Ratibida pinnata- Yucca filamentosa

And Rain Garden Plants

 

See Rain Garden Plants at the end of this list

 

SCIENTIFIC NAME

BENCH

COMMON NAME

LIGHT

HEIGHT

BLOOM

ZONE

Ratibida pinnata------------------------------------

9A  -------

Yellow Coneflower

™

Jul-Sep

36-48”

3-7

Rodgersia aesculifolia-------------------------------

1B  -------

Rodger’s Flower

X

Jun

30-40”

5-6

Rodgersia pinnata Chocolate Wing-----------

1B -------

Rodger’s Flower

X

Jun

36-40”

5-7

Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm--------------------

8A  -------

Showy Coneflower

™X

Jul-Sep

24-30”

3-8

Rudbeckia laciniata Goldquelle-----------------

8A  -------

Gold Drops; Gold Fountain

™

Jul- Sep

24-30”

4-8

Rudbeckia maxima------------------------------------

8A  -------

Giant Coneflower

™

Jul-Aug

72”  flwr

5-9

Rudbeckia nitida Herbstsonne-------------------

8A  -------

Cutleaf Coneflower

™

Aug-Sep

72” flwr

5-8

Rudbeckia occidentalis Green Wizard-------

8A -------

Western Coneflower

™X

Jul-Sep

48”

5-7

Rudbeckia submentosa---------------------------

9A  -------

Sweet Black-eyed Susan

™X

Jul-Sep

36-40”

4-7

Rudbeckia triloba-----------------------------------

9A  -------

Branched Coneflower

™X

Jul-Sep

30-60”

4-7

Ruellia humilis---------------------------------------

9A  -------

Wild Petunia

™

Jun-Aug

24-30”

4-7

Rumex acetosa Rhubarb Pie--------------------

7A -------

Variegated Sorrel

™X

n/a

10-12”

5-9

Sagina subulata-----------------------------------------

13A-------

Irish Moss; Pearlwort

™X

Jun-Jul

2-3”

5-7

Sagina subulata Aurea------------------------------

13A-------

Irish Moss; Pearlwort

™X

Jun-Jul

2-3”

5-7

Salvia koyame----------------------------------------

11A ------

Japanese Yellow Sage

X

Sep-Oct

30-36”

4-9

Salvia nemerosa----------------------------------------

11A-------

Salvia; Blue Sage

™

Jun-Jul

8-30”

3-8

 

Caradonna –glowing purple flowers & stems; 24-30”

Marcus – purple-blue flowers; compact; 8-12”

Salvia pratensis

11A

Meadow Sage

™

Jun-Aug

20-24”

 

 

Eveline soft pink blooms; very floriferous; 20-24”

Rhapsody in Blue - blue-violet flowers; gray-green foliage; 20-24”

 

Pink Delight - lavender-pink blooms; vigorous; 20”

 

Salvia superba-------------------------------------------

11A-------

Hybrid Salvia; Blue Sage

™

Jun-Sep

18-24”

4-7

 

Blue Hill – true blue flowers; 18-24”

May Night -  deep bright indigo; 18-24”

 

Blue Queen – violet-blue flowers; 18-24”

Pink Friesland - reddish-pink flower spikes; compact; 18”

 

East Friesland – deep purple blooms; 18-20”

 

Salvia verticillata Purple Rain------------------

11A-------

Lilac Sage

™

Jun-Aug

20-24”

4-7

Sanguinaria canadensis-------------------------

3A  -------

Bloodroot

X�

Apr-May

4-6”

3-8

Sanguisorba obtusa-----------------------------------

12A  ---- 

Burnet

™X

Aug-Sep

30”

4-8

Sanguisorba tenuifolia------------------------------

12A-------

Featherleaf Burnet

™X

Jul-Aug

48”

4-7

Saponaria ocymoides---------------------------------

13A-------

Soapwort

™X

May-Jun

5-8”

3-7

Saxifraga arendsii Purple Robe-----------------

13A-------

Arend’s Saxifrage

X

May

6-8”

5-7

Scabiosa caucasica Fama--------------------------

10A-------

Scabiosa

™

Jun-Aug

18-24”

3-7

Scabiosa columbaria Butterfly Blue  ----------

10A-------

Pincushion Flower

™

May-Sep

10-15”

5-7

 

Butterfly Blue  - lavender-blue flowers; 12”

 

Sedum acre------------------------------------------------

14B-------

Goldmoss Stonecrop

™X

Jul

2-3”

3-8

Sedum album Murale--------------------------------

14B-------

Stonecrop; Chubby Fingers

™

Jun-Jul

3-5”

4-8

Sedum cauticola Lidakense-----------------------

14B-------

Stonecrop

™

Aug-Sep

4-6”

3-8

Sedum hybrid--------------------------------------------

14B-------

Hybrid Sedum

™

Jul-Sep

10-22”

4-8

 

Black Jack - dark-sport of Matrona;  pink flrs; 24”

Sunset Cloud - purplish leaves and russet-red blooms; 12”

 

Matrona -  dusty pink flrs; purplish green stems; 24-30”

Vera Jameson – bronzy-purple lvs; rosy flrs; sprawling habit; 10-12”

 

Purple Emperor -dark purple foliage; dusty rose flrs; 15”

 

Sedum hispanicum minus Purple Form------

14B-------

Tiny Buttons

™X

Jun

1-2”

3-9

Sedum kamtschaticum------------------------------

14B-------

Kamschatka Stonecrop

™X

Jul

4-6”

3-8

Sedum reflexum Blue Spruce---------------------

14B-------

Stonecrop

™

Jun-Jul

5-8”

4-8

Sedum repestre Angelina--------------------------

14B-------

Golden Stonecrop

™

Jul

5”

4-8

Sedum sieboldii-----------------------------------------

14B-------

Siebold Stonecrop

™

Sep-Oct

5-6”

4-8

Sedum spectabile--------------------------------------

14B-------

Showy Sedum

™X

Aug-Sep

15-22”

4-8

 

Autumn Fire – tighter habit, thicker lvs than A. Joy; 26”

Cloud Walker - dark lvs; mauve flrs; vase-shaped growth; 18”

 

Autumn Joy -  rose to bronze flrs; good seed heads;26”

Neon -  electric rosy-magenta pink flrs; broader flrs than Brilliant;18”

 

Brilliant – flat rose-pink flrs; upright habit; 18-22”

 

Sedum spurium ----------------------------------------

14B-------

Two-Row Stonecrop

™X

Jun-Aug

3-6”

3-7

 

Dragon’s Blood – purplish-bronze lvs; red flrs; 3-5”

Red Carpet - changeable reddish foliage; red flrs; 3-5”

 

John Creech – bluish-green lvs; pink flowers; 3”

Summer Glory green leaves; starry pink flowers; 6”

Sempervivum arachnoideum---------------------

14B-------

Cobwebbed Houseleek

™

Jul-Aug

3-5”

5-9

Sempervivum tectorum------------------------------

14B-------

Hens and Chicks

™

Jul-Aug

3-5”

4-8

Sidalcea hybrids----------------------------------------

6B  -------

Miniature Hollyhock

™

Jun-Aug

15-30”

5-7

 

Elsie Heugh – pale pink fringed flowers; 24-30”

Little Princess – soft pink blooms; 15-18”

Sidalcea malviflora------------------------------------

6B  -------

Miniature Hollyhock

™

Jun-Aug

30-36”

5-7

 

Party Girl – shell pink

Rosanna – rosy red blooms

Silene hybrid Clifford Moore---------------------

13A-------

Variegated Campion

™

May-Aug

3”

3-6

Silene schafta--------------------------------------------

13A-------

Alpine Catchfly

™

Aug-Sep

8”

5-8

Silphium laciniatum-------------------------------

9A  -------

Compass Plant

™

Jul-Sep

36-72”

3-7

Silphium perfoliatum-----------------------------

9A  -------

Cup Plant

™X

Jul-Sep

36-72”

3-7

Sisyrinchium angustifolium-------------------

9A  -------

Stout Blue-eyed Grass

™

May-Jun

6-12”

3-8

Sisyrinchium angustifolium Lucerne---------

12A-------

Blue-eyed Grass

™

May-Sep

8-10”

4-8

Smilacena racemosa-------------------------------

3A  -------

False Solomon’s Seal

X

May-Jun

24-36”

3-7

Solidago ohiensis------------------------------------

9A  -------

Ohio Goldenrod

™X

Aug-Sep

36-48”

4-7

Solidago rigida---------------------------------------

9A  -------

Stiff Goldenroad

™

Jul-Oct

12-36”

4-7

Solidago rugosa Fireworks------------------------

8A  -------

Rough Stemmed Goldenrod

™X

Aug-Oct

36-48

4-8

Stachys byzantina (spreads)------------------------

13B-------

Lamb’s Ears

™

Jul

8-15”

4-7

 

Helene von Stein – large silver leaves; no flowers

Silver Carpet – large silver ears; rarely flowers

Stokesia laevis-------------------------------------------

10A-------

Stokes’ Aster

™

Jul-Aug

14-18”

5-9

 

Blue Danube – deep blue 3-4” flowers

Mary Gregoryญ – soft yellow

 

Klaus Jelitto – powder-blue 4” flowers; mounding; 15”

 

Stylophorum diphyllum--------------------------

3A  -------

Celandine Poppy

X�

May-Jun

12-15”

4-8

Symphytum uplandicum Variegatum-------

6A  -------

Variegated Comfrey

X�

May-Jun

36-40”

4-8

Tanacetum coccineum Robinson’s Single---

8A  -------

Painted Daisy

™

Jun

18-30”

3-8

Tanacetum parthenium Aureum----------------

8A  -------

Golden Feverfew

™

Jun-Jul

12-18”

4-8

Tanacetum vulgare Isla Gold---------------------

12B-------

Fern-Leaf Tansy

™

Jul-Aug

18-24”

4-7

Thalictrum aquilegifolium Thundercloud--

3B  -------

Meadow Rue

™X

Jun-Jul

24-36”

4-7

Thalictrum delavayi Hewitt’s Double----------

3B   ------

Meadow Rue

™X

Jul-Aug

36-60”

4-7

Thalictrum rochebrunianum---------------------

3B  -------

Lavender Mist

™X

Jul-Aug

48-60”

4-7

Thymus praecox Albiflorus------------------------

16A-------