MICHIGAN WILDFLOWER FARM

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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   89.50  White  2'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Acorus calumus  Sweet Flag   10.00    Green  2'  June-July  W  S
 Alisma subcordata  Water Plantain   10.50    White  3'  July-Sept.  W  PS-S
 Allium cernuum  Nodding Wild Onion   15.50    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   21.00    Cream  2'  June-August  WM-M  PS-S
 Anemone cylindrica  Thimbleweed   51.50    White  2'-3'  May-June  M-D  PS-S
 Anemone virginiana  Tall Thimbleweed   41.00    White  4'  June-August  DM  PS-S
 Angelica atropurpurea  Angelica   10.50    White  4'  June-August  W-M  S
 Aquilegia canadensis  Wild Columbine   60.00    Red/Yellow  3'  May-June  M-D  PS-S
 Asclepias incarnata  Swamp Milkweed   15.50  207.00  Pink  4'  July-August  W-M  S
 Asclepias syriaca  Common Milkweed     4.25    55.25  Pink  4'  June-August  WM-DM  PS-S
 Asclepias tuberosa  Butterfly Weed   31.00  393.00   Orange  2'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Asclepias verticillata  Whorled Milkweed   46.35    White  1'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Aster laevis  Smooth Aster   51.50    Blue  3'  Sept.-Oct.  M-D  PS-S
 Aster novae-angliae  New England Aster   31.00  393.00  Purple  3'-5'  Aug.-Oct.  W-DM  PS-S
 Aster oolentangiensis  Prairie Heart-leaved Aster   30.00    Blue/Yellow  1'4'  July-Nov.  D  PS-S
 Aster pilosus  Hairy Aster   10.50    White  3'  Aug.-Oct.  M-D  PS-S
 Aster puniceus  Swamp Aster   36.50    Lavender  4'  Aug.-Oct.  W-WM  PS-S
 Aster sagittifolius  Arrow-leaved Aster   15.00    Blue  3'  Aug.-Oct.  M-DM  PS-S
 Aster umbellatus  Flat-Top Aster   41.00    Cream  3'-5'  Aug.-Oct.  W-M  PS-S
 Baptisia leucantha  White Wild Indigo   15.50  207.00  White  3'-4'  June-July  WM-D  PS-S
 Campanula americana  Tell Bellflower   41.00    Blue  3'-4'  July-Sept.  M-DM  PS
 Ceanothus americanus*  New Jersey Tea   67.00    White  2'-3'  June-August  M-D  PS-S
 Chelone glabra  Turtlehead   73.00    White  3'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Circium muticum  Swamp Thistle   41.00    Purple  5'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Clematis virginiana****  Virgin's Bower   21.00    White  to 9'  July-August  WM-M  PS-S
 Coreopsis lanceolata  Sand Tickseed   12.50  156.00  Yellow  2'  June-July  DM-D  S
 Coreopsis palmata  Prairie Coreopsis   40.00    Yellow  2'  June-August  M-D  PS-S
 Coreopsis tripteris  Tall Coreopsis   21.00  269.00  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   15.50  207.00  Purple  3'-5'  July-August  WM-DM  PS-S
 Desmodium illinoense  Prairie Tick-Trefoil   21.00  269.00  Purple  3'-6'  July-August  DM-D  PS-S
 Echinacea purpurea**  Purple Coneflower     4.25    55.25  Purple  3'-4'  July-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Epilobium coloratum  Common Willow Herb   26.00    Pink  3'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Eryngium yuccifolium  Rattlesnake-Master   15.50  207.00  White  4'-5'  July-August  WM-DM  S
 Eupatorium maculatum  Joe-Pye Weed   21.00  269.00  Pink  4'-6'  July-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Eupatorium perfoliatum  Boneset   21.00  269.00  White  4'-5'  July-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Eupatorium rugosum  Snakeroot   21.00  269.00  White  2'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Euphorbia corollata  Flowering Spurge   50.00    White  2'-4'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Euthamia graminifolia  Grassleaved Goldenrod   51.50    Yellow  2'-4'  July-Sept.  W-D  PS-S
 Gentiania andrewsii  Bottled Gentian  100.00    Blue  1'-2'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-M  PS-S
 Gentiana crinita  Fringed Gentiana  250.00    Blue  1'-1.5'  Aug.-Sept.  W-WM  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   41.00    White  1'-3'  July-Sept.  DM-D  S
 Helenium autumnale  Sneezeweed   12.00    Yellow  3'-4'  Aug.-Oct.  W-WM  PS-S
 Helianthus divaricatus  Woodland Sunflower   62.00    Yellow  3'  July-Sept.  DM-D  PS
 Helianthus occidentalis  Western Sunflower   41.00    Yellow  2'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Heracleum maximum  Cow Parsnip   10.50    White  5'-10'  June-July  WM-M  PS-S
 Hibiscus moschuetos  Swamp Rose Mallow   30.00    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   18.00    Blue  2'-3'  June-August  W-M  PS-S
 Kuhnia eupatorioides  False Boneset   21.00    Cream  2'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  DM-D  PS-S
 Lespedeza capitata  Round headed Bush-Clover   21.00    Green  3'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Liatris aspera  Rough Blazing Star   30.00    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   75.00    Red  2'-5'  July-August  W-WM  PS-S
 Lobelia siphilitica  Great Blue Lobelia   36.00    Blue  1'-4'  July-Sept.  W-M  PS-S
 Lupinus perennis  Wild Lupine   27.00  350.00  Lavender  1'-2'  May-June  WM-D  PS-S
 Mimulus ringens  Monkey-flower   28.00    Purple  3'  June-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Monarda fistulosa  Wild Bergamot   21.00  269.00  Lavender  2'-4'  July-August  WM-D  PS-S
 Monarda punctata  Horsemint   36.00    Pink  1'-3'  July-August  D  PS-S
 Oenothera biennis  Common Evening Primrose    3.50   42.00  Yellow  2'-5'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Pedicularis lanceolata  Swamp Betony   15.50    Yellow  2'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  W-WM  PS-S
 Penstemon digitalis  Foxglove Beard-tongue   15.50    White  3'-5'  June-July  M-DM  PS-S
 Penstemon hirsutus  Hairy Beard-tongue   40.00    Lavender  2'  May-June  DM-D  PS-S
 Physostegia virginiana**  Obedient Plant   25.00    Pink  3'  Aug.-Sept.  W-M  PS-S
 Pycnanthemum virginianum  Common Mountain Mint   36.00    White  2'-3'  July-August  W-DM  PS-S
 Ratibida pinnata  Yellow Coneflower    8.50  117.00  Yellow  3'-6'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Rosa blanda  Wild Rose   15.50    Pink  3'-4'  July-August  M-D  PS-S
 Rudbeckia hirta  Black-eyed Susan    9.50  121.00  Yellow  1'-2'  June-Sept.  M-D  PS-S
 Rudbeckia lanceolata  Cut-leaved Coneflower   15.50    Yellow  3'-8'  July-Sept.  WM-M  PS-S
 Rudbeckia subtomestosa  Sweet Black-eyed Susan   15.50    Yellow  3'-4'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Rudbeckia triloba  Three-lobed Coneflower   16.00    Yellow  4'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Scophuleria marilandica  Late Figwort   20.00    Green  6'    M-DM  S
 Senecio obovatus  Round-leaved Ragwort  U/A            
 Silphium integrifolium  Rosin Weed   12.00  144.00  Yellow  4'-6'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Silphium laciniatum  Compass Plant   26.00  333.00  Yellow  5'-10'  July-Sept.  WM-D  PS-S
 Silphium perfoliatum  Cupplant    8.50  117.00  Yellow  5'-8'  July-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Silphium terebinthinaceum  Prairie Dock   26.00  333.00  Yellow  5'-10'  July-Sept.  WM-DM  PS-S
 Sisyrinchium angustifolium  Blue-eyed Grass   62.00    Blue  1'  May-June  W-DM  PS-S
 Solidago caesia  Blue-stemmed Goldenrod   70.00    Yellow  1'-3'  Aug.-Oct.  D-  PS-S
 Solidago juncea  Early Goldenrod   41.50    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   31.00    Yellow  2'-7'  Aug.-Oct.  W-WM  PS-S
 Solidago riddellii  Riddell's Goldenrod   35.00    Yellow  2'-4'  Aug.-Oct.  WM-M  S
 Solidago rigida  Stiff Goldenrod   15.50  207.00  Yellow  3'-5'  Aug.-Oct.  WM-D  PS-S
 Solidago speciosa  Showy Goldenrod   31.00  393.00  Yellow  2'-7'  Aug.-Oct.  M-D  PS-S
 Tephrosia virginiana  Goat's Rue   50.00    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   35.00    Blue  2'-4'  May-July  WM-D  PS-S
 Verbena hastata  Blue Vervain   12.00  144.00  Purple  3'-6'  July-Sept.  W-M  PS-S
 Verbena stricta  Hoary Vervain   21.00    Purple  2'-3'  Aug.-Sept.  DM-D  PS-S
 Vernonia missurica  Ironweed   26.00    Purple  4'-6'  Aug.-Sept.  WM-M  PS-S
 Veronicastrum virginicum  Culver's Root   50.00    White  4'-6'  July-August  WM-DM  PS-S
 Zizea aurea  Golden Alexander   24.00    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   3.50  18.00  5'-8'  Warm Season  WM-D  PS-S
 Bouteloua curtipendula  Side-oats Grama   4.00  16.00  1'-2'  Warm Season  DM-D  PS-S
 Carex comosa  Bristly Sedge   8.00    2'  Cool Season  W-WM  S
 Carex crinita  Fringed Sedge  15.00    4'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Carex cristatella  Crested Oval Sedge  21.00    2'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Carex lupulina  Common Hopsedge  20.00    3'  Cool Season  W-WM  PS-S
 Carex stricta  Tussock Sedge  75.00    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  12.00  3'-5'  Cool Season  M-D  PS-S
 Elymus virginicus**  Virginia Wild-rye   2.00  10.00  2'-4'  Cool Season  W-M  PS-S
 Eragrostis spectabilis  Purple Lovegrass  90.00    1'-2'  Warm Season  D  PS-S
 Glyceria canadensis  Rattlesnake Grass  35.00    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   3.00  14.00  3'-5'  Warm Season  WM-D  PS-S
 Schizachyrium scoparius  Little Bluestem   4.00  22.00  2'-3'  Warm Season  M-D  PS-S
 Scirpus atrovirens  Bulrush   6.00    3'-5'  Cool Season  W-WM  S
 Scirpus cyperinus  Wool Grass  18.00    3'-5'  Cool Season  W-WM  S
 Sorghastrum nutans  Indian Grass   2.00  10.00  5'-8'  Warm Season  M-D  PS-S
 Sporobolus heterolepis  Prairie Dropseed  25.00    3'  Warm Season  WM-D  PS-S

Codes and definitions:
* - Schrubs
** - 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