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Species List and Order Form

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 Forbs                
 Scientific Name  Common Name  $/oz.  $/lb.  Color  Height  Bloom Time  Moisture  Sun
                 
 Achillea millefolium  Yarrow     6.50   97.00  White  2'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Acorus calumus  Sweet Flag   10.00    Green  2'  June-July  W  S
 Agrimonia parviflora  Swamp Agrimony  20.00    Yellow  2'-5'  June-August  WM-M  PS-S
 Alisma subcordata  Water Plantain   10.00    White  3'  July-Sept.  W  PS-S
 Allium cernuum  Nodding Wild Onion   16.00    Lavender  1'  July-August  M-DM  PS-S
 Amorpha canascens*  Lead Plant   26.00    Violet  3'  June-August  M-D  PS-S
 Anemone canadensis  Canada Anemone   40.00    Cream  2'  June-August  WM-M  PS-S
 Anemone cylindrica  Thimbleweed   50.00    White  2'-3'  May-June  M-D  PS-S
 Anemone virginiana  Tall Thimbleweed   45.00    White  4'  June-August  DM  PS-S
 Angelica atropurpurea  Angelica     5.00    White  4'  June-August  W-M  S
 Aquilegia canadensis  Wild Columbine   40.00    Red/Yellow  3'  May-June  M-D  PS-S
 Asclepias incarnata  Swamp Milkweed   17.00  252.00  Pink  4'  July-August  W-M  S
 Asclepias syriaca  Common Milkweed     5.00    75.00  Pink  4'  June-August  WM-DM  PS-S
 Asclepias tuberosa  Butterfly Weed   45.00  670.00  Orange  2'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Asclepias verticillata  Whorled Milkweed   45.00    White  1'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Aster cordifolius  Heart-leaved Aster   45.00    Violet  1'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Aster laevis  Smooth Aster   45.00    Blue  3'  Sept.-Oct.  M-D  PS-S
 Aster novae-angliae  New England Aster   30.00  435.00  Purple  3'-5'  Aug.-Oct.  W-DM  PS-S
 Aster oolentangiensis  Prairie Heart-leaved Aster   40.00    Blue/Yellow  1'4'  July-Nov.  D  PS-S
 Aster pilosus  Hairy Aster   20.00  298.00  White  3'  Aug.-Oct.  M-D  PS-S
 Aster puniceus  Swamp Aster   40.00    Lavender  4'  Aug.-Oct.  W-WM  PS-S
 Aster sagittifolius  Arrow-leaved Aster   40.00    Blue  3'  Aug.-Oct.  M-DM  PS-S
 Aster umbellatus  Flat-Top Aster   40.00    Cream  3'-5'  Aug.-Oct.  W-M  PS-S
 Baptisia leucantha  White Wild Indigo   15.50  231.00  White  3'-4'  June-July  WM-D  PS-S
 Bidens cernua (annual)  Nodding Bur marigold  10.00    Yellow  3'  June-Sept.  W-M  PS
 Campanula americana  Tell Bellflower   45.00    Blue  3'-4'  July-Sept.  M-DM  PS
 Ceanothus americanus*  New Jersey Tea   55.00    White  2'-3'  June-August  M-D  PS-S
 Cephalanthus occidentalis*  Buttonbush   10.00    White  6'-15'  June-August  M-W  PS-S
 Chelone glabra  Turtlehead   65.00    White  3'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Cirsium muticum  Swamp Thistle   55.00    Purple  5'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Clematis virginiana****  Virgin's Bower   45.00    White  to 9'  July-August  WM-M  PS-S
 Coreopsis lanceolata  Sand Tickseed   10.00  148.00  Yellow  2'  June-July  DM-D  S
 Coreopsis palmata  Prairie Coreopsis   42.00    Yellow  2'  June-August  M-D  PS-S
 Coreopsis tripteris  Tall Coreopsis   25.00  373.00  Yellow  5'-7'  July-August  WM-DM  PS-S
 Dalea purpurea  Purple Prairie Clover   12.00    Purple  2'-3'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Desmodium canadense  Showy Tick-Trefoil   25.00  373.00  Purple  3'-5'  July-August  WM-DM  PS-S
 Echinacea purpurea**  Purple Coneflower     3.00    45.00  Purple  3'-4'  July-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Epilobium coloratum  Common Willow Herb   40.00    Pink  3'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Eryngium yuccifolium  Rattlesnake-Master   12.00    White  4'-5'  July-August  WM-DM  S
 Eupatorium maculatum  Joe-Pye Weed   20.00  298.00  Pink  4'-6'  July-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Eupatorium perfoliatum  Boneset   20.00  298.00  White  4'-5'  July-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Eupatorium rugosum  Snakeroot   32.00    White  2'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Euphorbia corollata  Flowering Spurge   65.00    White  2'-4'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Euthamia graminifolia  Grassleaved Goldenrod   50.00    Yellow  2'-4'  July-Sept.  W-D  PS-S
 Gentiana andrewsii  Bottled Gentian   75.00    Blue  1'-2'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-M  PS-S
 Geranium maculatum  Wild Geranium   85.00    Lavender  1'  April-May  M-DM  PS-S
 Geum triflorum  Prairie Smoke  150.00    Red  1'  April-May  M-D  PS-S
 Gnaphalium obtusifolium  Catsfoot   45.00    White  1'-3'  July-Sept.  DM-D  S
 Helenium autumnale  Sneezeweed   20.00    Yellow  3'-4'  Aug.-Oct.  W-WM  PS-S
 Helianthus divaricatus  Woodland Sunflower   50.00    Yellow  3'  July-Sept.  DM-D  PS
 Helianthus occidentalis  Western Sunflower   45.00    Yellow  2'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Heliopsis helianthoides  False Sunflower   10.00    Yellow  4'-6'  July-Sept.  M-DM  PS-S
 Heracleum maximum  Cow Parsnip    5.00    White  5'-10'  June-July  WM-M  PS-S
 Hibiscus moschuetos  Swamp Rose Mallow   20.00    White  5'  July-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Hypericum ascyron  Giant St. John's Wort   15.50    Yellow  4'-6'  July-August  WM-M  PS-S
 Iris versicolor  Wild Blue Flag   16.00    Blue  2'-3'  June-August  W-M  PS-S
 Kuhnia eupatorioides  False Boneset   20.00    Cream  2'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  DM-D  PS-S
 Lespedeza capitata  Round headed Bush-Clover   25.00    Green  3'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Liatris aspera  Rough Blazing Star   45.00    Purple  2'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  DM-D  PS-S
 Liatris spicata  Marsh Blazing Star   25.00    Purple  3'-4'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Lilium michiganense  Michigan Lily  165.00    Orange  4'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Lobelia cardinalis  Cardinal Flower   65.00    Red  2'-5'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Lobelia siphilitica  Great Blue Lobelia   30.00    Blue  1'-4'  July-Sept.  W-M  PS-S
 Ludwigia alternifolia  Seedbox  25.00    Yellow  3'  June-Aug.  WM  PS
 Lupinus perennis  Wild Lupine   25.00  373.00  Lavender  1'-2'  May-June  WM-D  PS-S
 Mimulus ringens  Monkey-flower   25.00    Purple  3'  June-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Monarda fistulosa  Wild Bergamot   20.00  298.00  Lavender  2'-4'  July-August  WM-D  PS-S
 Monarda punctata  Horsemint   30.00    Pink  1'-3'  July-August  D  PS-S
 Oenothera biennis  Common Evening Primrose     5.00   75.00  Yellow  2'-5'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Opuntia humifusa  Prickly Pear   30.00    Yellow  1'  July-Sept.  D  S
 Pedicularis lanceolata  Swamp Betony   15.00    Yellow  2'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Penstemon digitalis  Foxglove Beard-tongue   12.00    White  3'-5'  June-July  M-DM  PS-S
 Penstemon hirsutus  Hairy Beard-tongue   25.00    Lavender  2'  May-June  DM-D  PS-S
 Penthorum sedoides  Ditch Stonecrop   10.00    Green  2'  June-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Physostegia virginiana**  Obedient Plant   55.00    Pink  3'  Aug.-Sept.  W-M  PS-S
 Pycnanthemum virginianum  Common Mountain Mint   55.00    White  2'-3'  July-August  W-DM  PS-S
 Ratibida pinnata  Yellow Coneflower     7.50  112.00  Yellow  3'-6'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Rosa blanda  Wild Rose   20.00    Pink  3'-4'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Rudbeckia hirta  Black-eyed Susan     8.00  120.00  Yellow  1'-2'  June-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Rudbeckia laciniata  Cut-leaved Coneflower   20.00    Yellow  3'-8'  July-Sept.  WM-M  PS-S
 Rudbeckia subtomestosa  Sweet Black-eyed Susan   15.00    Yellow  3'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Rudbeckia triloba  Three-lobed Coneflower   12.00    Yellow  4'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Scophuleria marilandica  Late Figwort   20.00    Green  6'  July-Sept.  M-DM  S
 Senecio obovatus  Round-leaved Ragwort   50.00    Yellow  2'  May-June  D-M  PS-S
 Silphium integrifolium  Rosin Weed     8.00  120.00  Yellow  4'-6'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Silphium laciniatum  Compass Plant   25.00    Yellow  5'-10'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Silphium perfoliatum  Cupplant     8.00  120.00  Yellow  5'-8'  July-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Silphium terebinthinaceum  Prairie Dock   30.00    Yellow  5'-10'  July-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Sisyrinchium angustifolium  Blue-eyed Grass   60.00    Blue  1'  May-June  W-DM  PS-S
 Solidago caesia  Blue-stemmed Goldenrod   50.00    Yellow  1'-3'  Aug.-Oct.  D-  PS-S
 Solidago juncea  Early Goldenrod   45.00    Yellow  3'  Aug.-Oct.  DM-D  PS-S
 Solidago nemoralis  Old-Field Goldenrod   45.00    Yellow  2'  Aug.-Oct.  DM-D  PS-S
 Solidago patula  Swamp Goldenrod   30.00    Yellow  2'-7'  Aug.-Oct.  W-WM  PS-S
 Solidago riddellii  Riddell's Goldenrod   30.00    Yellow  2'-4'  Aug.-Oct.  WM-M  S
 Solidago rigida  Stiff Goldenrod   20.00  298.00  Yellow  3'-5'  Aug.-Oct.  WM-D  PS-S
 Solidago speciosa  Showy Goldenrod   20.00  298.00  Yellow  2'-7'  Aug.-Oct.  M-D  PS-S
 Tephrosia virginiana  Goat's Rue   40.00    Pink/Yellow  1'  June-July  D  PS-S
 Thalictrum dasycarpum  Purple Meadow Rue   21.00    Cream  5'-7'  June-July  WM-M  PS-S
 Tradescancia ohiensis  Common Spiderwort   25.00    Blue  2'-4'  May-July  WM-D  PS-S
 Verbena hastata  Blue Vervain   10.00  150.00  Purple  3'-6'  July-Sept.  W-M  PS-S
 Verbena stricta  Hoary Vervain   15.00    Purple  2'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  DM-D  PS-S
 Vernonia missurica  Ironweed   28.00    Purple  4'-6'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-M  PS-S
 Veronicastrum virginicum  Culver's Root   65.00    White  4'-6'  July-August  WM-DM  PS-S
 Zizea aurea  Golden Alexander   15.00    Yellow  2'-3'  May-June  M-DM  PS-S

Grasses and Sedges              
               
 Scientific Name Common Name   $/oz.  $/lb.  Height Bloom Time  Moisture Sun 
               
 Andropogon gerardii  Big Bluestem    2.00  17.00  5'-8'  Warm Season  WM-D  PS-S
 Bouteloua curtipendula  Side-oats Grama    2.00  25.00  1'-2'  Warm Season  DM-D  PS-S
 Carex bebbii  Bebb's Oval Sedge  12.00    3'  Cool Season  WM-M  PS
 Carex comosa  Bristly Sedge  12.00    2'  Cool Season  W-WM  S
 Carex crinita  Fringed Sedge  25.00    4'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Carex cristatella  Crested Oval Sedge  30.00    2'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Carex lupulina  Common Hopsedge  25.00    3'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Carex stricta  Tussock Sedge 100.00    4'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Carex vulpinoidea  Foxtail Sedge  10.00    2'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Elymus canadensis**  Canada Wild-rye   2.00  16.00  3'-5'  Cool Season  M-D  PS-S
 Elymus virginicus**  Virginia Wild-rye   2.00  16.00  2'-4'  Cool Season  W-M  PS-S
 Eragrostis spectabilis  Purple Lovegrass  70.00    1'-2'  Warm Season  D  PS-S
 Glyceria canadensis  Rattlesnake Grass  20.00    3'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Hystrix patula  Bottlebrush Grass  20.00    4'  Warm Season  M-D  PS
 Juncus effusus  Soft-stemmed Rush  45.00    2'  Cool Season  W-M  S
 Juncus tenuis  Pathrush   45.00    1'  Cool Season  M-D  PS-S
 Panicum virgatum  Switch Grass   2.00  13.00  3'-5'  Warm Season  WM-D  PS-S
 Schizachyrium scoparius  Little Bluestem   2.00  21.00  2'-3'  Warm Season  M-D  PS-S
 Scirpus atrovirens  Bulrush   5.00    3'-5'  Cool Season  W-WM  S
 Scirpus cyperinus  Wool Grass  10.00    3'-5'  Cool Season  W-WM  S
 Scirpus pendulus  Rufous Bulrush  20.00    5'  Cool Season  W-M  PS-S
 Sorghastrum nutans  Indian Grass   2.00  10.00  5'-8'  Warm Season  M-D  PS-S
 Sparganium eurycarpum  Great Bur Reed   5.00    4'  Warm Season  W  PS
 Sporobolus heterolepis  Prairie Dropseed  15.00    1'-3'  Warm Season  M-DM  S

Codes and definitions:
* - Shrub
** - not Michigan genotype
*** - beard on
**** - vine

Bloom time:
For wildflowers:  the months in which the plant is typically flowering.
For grasses:  warm season denotes actively growing when soil is warm; cool season denotes actively growing when soil is cool.

Moisture:
W = wet - wet soggy
WM = wet mesic - heavy with moisture for long periods, but can dry up in summer
M = mesic - medium moisture
DM = dry mesic - moisture drains readily
D = extremely dry

Sun:
PS - partial sun, woodland edge
S - full sun opening