WET
Shade to Part-Shade
giant yellow hyssop
Agastache nepetoides
Loam to sandy loam
Medium-Wet to Dry
Light Yellow
July to August
Source: Shade, well drained, sandy
Sun
sullivant's milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
Average, loamy
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
Pink
June to July
Source: Sun, sandy loam
Sun
flodman thistle
Cirsium flodmanii
Well-drained
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
Purple
June to August
Source: N/A
Sun
prairie blazing star
Liatris pycnostachya
Well-drained, rich
Wet to Medium
Purple
Mid-July to Early August
Source: Sun, clay loam, mesic
Part-Shade to Sun
beebalm
Monarda fistulosa
Most soils
Medium-Wet to Dry
Lavender
June to September
Source: Part sun, rich, loam
Part-Shade to Sun
Virginia mountain mint
Pycnathemum virginiana
Well-drained
Medium-Wet to Dry
White
Late June to August
Source: Sun, rich, mesic
Part-Shade to Sun
cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Average
Medium-Wet to Medium
Yellow
July to August
Source: Part sun, well-drained, rich
Part-Sun to Sun
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
Rich loam to wet muck
Wet to Medium
Blue
Late August to October
Source: Sun, standing water
Part-Shade to Sun
golden alexander's
Zizia aurea
Loamy, sandy tolerant
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
Yellow
Mid-May to Mid-June
Source: Sun, mesic, rich
Part-Sun to Sun
indigobush
Amorpha fruticosa
Sandy or loamy, well-drained
Medium-Wet to Dry
Purple
May to June
Source: Sun, sandy loam, rocky
Part-Sun to Sun
white indigo
Baptisia alba
Average, well-drained
Medium-Wet to Dry
White
Mid- to Late-June
Source: Sun, loam, well-drained
Sun
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Well-drained
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
White
July to August
Source: Shawnee County, KS
Shade to Part Sun
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Loam, sand or gravel
Medium-Wet to Medium
Red
Late August to September
Source: Pottawatomie County, KS
Part-Sun to Sun
downy phlox
Phlox pilosa
Rich to sandy loam, clay loam tolerant
Medium-Wet to Dry
Bright Pink
Early to Late June
Source: Sun, average, mesic
Shade to Part-Sun
green-headed coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
Fertile loam or silt-loam
Wet to Medium
Yellow
August to Early September
Source: Shade, streamside
Part-Shade to Sun
american germander
Teucrium canadensis
Fertile
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
White, Pink
Mid-June to August
Source: Part shade, fertile loam
Part-Shade to Sun
culver's root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Average, well-drained
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
White, Light Pink
June to August
Source: X
Sun
prairie indian plantain
Arnoglossum plantagineum
Rich to average
Medium-Wet to Medium
White
June to July
Source: Sun, loam, well-drained
Shade to Part-Shade
american bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
Average to loam
Medium-Wet to Dry
Blue
July to August
Source: Shade, sandy loam, creek bottom
Part-Sun to Sun
common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Rich
Wet to Medium-Wet
White
August to September
Source: X
Shade to Sun
fringed loostrife
Lysimachia ciliata
Fertile loam
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
Yellow
June to September
Source: Part shade, rich, loam
Shade to Sun
heal-all
Prunella vulgaris
Well-drained
Wet to Medium-Dry
Purple
June to July
Source: Well-drained, sunny, alkaline soil
Part-Shade to Sun
Maryland senna
Senna marilandica
Average, sandy loam, well-drained
Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry
Yellow
July
Source: Part sun, rich, mesic
Part-Sun to Sun
Ohio spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
Most soils
Medium-Wet to Dry
Blue
May to June
Source: Osage County, KS
Part-Shade to Shade
downy yellow violet
Viola pubescens
Fertile loam
Medium-Wet to Medium
Yellow
May
Source: Shade, streamside