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Wildflower Garden


Botanical Name 
Common Name
Native?
Amsonia tabermontana
Blue Star Flower
Yes
Camassia quamash
Indian Hyacinth
Yes
Consolida ambigua
Larkspur
No
Coreopsis tinctoria
Plains Coreopsis
Yes
Echinacea purpurea
Conflower
Yes
Eragrostis ellottii
Blue Love Grass
Yes
Eupatorium colestinum
Blue Mist Flower/Hardy Ageratum
Yes
Gallardia aristata
Blanketflower
Yes
Gaura lindheimeri
  Yes
Helianthus angustifolia
Swamp Sunflower
Y
Juncus inflexus 'Afro'
Curly Rush 'Afro'
Yes; selected variety
Kosteletskya virginica
Seashore Mallow
Yes
Liatris spicata
Gayflower/Blazing Star
Yes
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Bergamot
Yes
Monarda x 'Jacob's Cline'
Bee Balm 'Jacob's Cline'
Yes; selected variety
 Muhlenbergia capillaris
 Muhly Grass
 Yes
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blue'
 Switch Grass 'Dallas Blue'
Yes; selected variety
Panicum virgatum 'Huron Solstice'
Switch Grass 'Huron Solstice'
Yes; selected variety
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire'
 Switch Grass 'Prairie Fire'
Yes; selected variety
Phlox pilosa
Downy phlox
Yes
Phlox subulata
Thrift/Creeping Phlox
Yes
Phosostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
Obedient Plant 'Miss Manners'
Yes; selected variety
Rudbeckia hirta
Black Eyed Susan/Gloriosa Daisy
Yes
Rudbeckia triloba
Brown Eyed Susan
Yes
Salvia coccinea
Scarlet Sage
Yes
Salvia farinacea
Mealy Blue Sage
Yes
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria'
Mealy Blue Sage 'Victoria'
Yes; selected variety
Salvia lyrata
Lyreleaf sage
Yes
Silene ameria
Catchfly
No
Sissyrinchium
Blue Eyed Grass
Yes
Solidago
Goldenrod
Yes
Thermopsis villosa
Caolina lupine
Yes
Viola cornuta
Johnny Jump Ups
No

 


    

If you have questions or need additional information concerning this plant list please email: Danny Lauderdale or call him at (252) 902-1701.

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