List of Native Plant Seeds in Seed Library

List of Native Plant Seeds

Sun: S = Sun, PS = Partial Sun, Sh = Shade

Germ =  Germination Code where C(nn) means nn days of stratification before seeding

                A means direct seed in early spring

Pollinators if Y means bees, butterflies, wasps or hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers

Avail if Y means seeds are available in the seed library

Common Name	Scientific Name	Sun	Ht	Bloom Color	Bloom Time	Germ	Polli-nators	Avail
Giant Blue Hyssop	Agastache scrophulariaefolia	S,PS	5'	Wh	Jul-Oct	C(60)	Y	Y
White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	PS,Sh	2'	Wh	Jul-Oct	C(60)	N	Y
Wild Leek	Allium tricoccum	PS,Sh	8"	Wh	Jun-Jul	E	N	N
Scarlet Toothcup	Ammannia coccinea	PS	2'	Pink	Jun-Aug	A	N	Y
Lead Plant	Amorpha ceneocens	S,PS	3'	Pur	Jun-Aug	C(10)	Y	N
Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	S,PS	2'	Wh	Jun-Sep	C(30)	N	N
Thimble Weed	Anemone virginiana	S,PS,Sh	3'	Wh	Jun-Aug	C(60)	N	Y
Pussytoes	Antennaria plantaginifolia	S,PS	1'	Wh	Apr-Jun	C(60)	N	Y
Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	S,PS	4'	Wh	May-Aug	A	N	Y
Columbine	Aquilegea canadensis	S,PS,Sh	2'	Red	Apr-May	C(60)	Y	Y
Prairie Sage	Artemisia ludoviciana	S,PS	3'	Wh	Jul-Sep	C(60)	N	Y
Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnati	S,PS	4'	Pink	Jun-Aug	C(30)	Y	Y
Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	S,PS	3'	Pink	Jun-Aug	C(30)	Y	Y
Butterfly Weed	Asclepias tuberosa	S,PS	2'	Org	Jun-Aug	C(30)	Y	Y
Smallspike False Nettle	Boehmeria cylindrica	PS	3'	Yel	Jun-Aug	A	Y	Y
Side-Oats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	S,PS	2'	-	Aug-Sep	A	N	Y
Blue Grama	Bouteloua gracilis	S,PS	1'	Gr,Bl	Jul-Sep	A	N	Y
Fringed Brome Grass	Bromus cilites	S,PS	4'	-	-	A	N	Y
Bellflower	Campanula americana	PS,Sh	5'	Blue	Jul-Oct	C(30)	Y	N
Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculate	S,PS	2'	Yel	Jul-Sep	A	Y
Virgin's Bower	Clemetis virginia	S,PS	9'	Wh	Jul-Sep	C(30)	N	Y
Lance-leaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis lanceolata	S	2'	Yel	May-Aug	C(30)	Y	Y
Prairie Coreopsis	Coreopsis palmata	S,PS	2'	Yel	Jun-Aug	C(30)	Y	Y
Purple Prairie Grass	Dalea purpurea	S,PS	2'	Pur	Jul-Sep	A	Y	N
Pale Purple Coneflower	Echinacea pallida	S,PS	3'	Pink	Jun-Jul	C(90)	Y	Y
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	S,PS	4'	Pur	Jul-Sep	C(90)	Y	N
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	S,PS	4'	Wh	Jul-Sep	C(30)	Y	Y
Purple Love Grass	Eragrostis spectabilis	S,PS	2'	Gr,Pur	Jul-Aug	A	N	N
Rattlesnake Master	Eryngium yuccifolium	S	4'	Wh	Jul-Sep	C(60)	N	Y
Joe Pye weed	Eutrochium maculatum	S,PS	5'	Pink	Jul-Sep	C(30)	Y	Y
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Eutrochium purpureum	S,PS	7'	Pink	Jul-Sep	C(30)	Y	N
Big leaved Aster	Eurybia macrophylla	PS,Sh	1'	Pur	Aug-Sep	c(60)	Y	Y
Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	S,PS	4'	Yel	Aug-Oct	A	Y	Y
Early Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	S,PS	5'	Yel	Jun-Sep	C(30)	Y	Y
Alum Root	Heuchera richardsonii	S,PS	2'	Gr	May-Jul	C(30)	N	N
Shrubby St. John's Wort	Hypericum prolificum	S,PS	5'	Yel	Jul-Sep	A	Y	Y
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Iris versicolor	S,PS	3'	Bl,Pur	May-Jul	C(120)	N	Y
Rough Blazing Star	Liatris aspera	S,PS	3'	Pur	Jul-Oct	C(60)	Y	Y
Meadow Blazing Star	Liatris ligulistylis	S,PS	5'	Pur	Aug-Sep	C(60)	Y	Y
Prairie Blazing Star	Liatris pycnostachya	S,PS	4'	Pur	Jul-Sep	C(60)	Y	Y
Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	S,PS	4'	Red	Jul-Sep	C(60)	Y	Y
Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	S,PS	3'	Blu	Jul-Oct	C(60)	Y	Y
Lupine	Lupinus perennis	S,PS	2'	Blu	May-Jul	C(10)	Y	Y
Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	S,PS	4'	Pur	Jul-Sep	A	Y	N
Prairie Sundrops	Oenothera pilosella	S,PS	2'	Yel	May-Jun	A	N	Y
Smooth Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	S,PS	4'	Wh	Jun-Jul	C(30)	Y	N
Large-flowered Beardtongue	Penstemon grandiflora	S,PS	2'	Pur	May-Jun	C(30)	Y	Y
Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	S,PS	4'	Pink	Aug-Sep	C(60)	Y	N
Jacob's Ladder	Polemonium reptans	PS,Sh	1'	Blue	Apr-Jun	C(60)	Y	Y
Yellow Coneflower	Ratibida pinnata	S,PS	5'	Yel	Jul-Sep	C(30)	Y	Y
Brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	S,PS	5'	Yel	Aug-Sep	C(30)	Y	Y
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	S,PS	3'		Jul-Oct	A	N	Y
Early Figwort	Scrophularia lanceolata	S,PS,Sh	6'	Red,Gr	May-Jul	C(60)	Y	Y
Late Figwort	Scrophularia marilandica	S,PS,Sh	6'	Red,Gr	Jul-Oct	C(60)	Y	Y
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	S,PS	6'	Yel	Jul-Sep	C(60)	Y	Y
Prairie Dock	Silphium terebinthipacem	S,PS	9'	Yel	Jul-Sep	C(60)	Y	Y
Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium albidum	S,PS	6"	Blue	May-Jun	C(60)	N	N
Showy Goldenrod	Solidago speciosa	S,PS	5'	Yel	Sep-Nov	C(60)	Y	Y
Stiff Goldenrod	Solidago rigida	S,PS	4'	Yel	Aug-Oct	C(60)	Y	Y
Indian Grass	Sorghastrum nutana	S,PS	6'	-	Aug-Sep	A	N	Y
Prairie Dropseed	Sporobolus heterolepis	S,PS	2'	-	Aug-Oct	A	N	Y
Heart Leaved Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	PS,Sh	3'	Blue	Sep-Oct	C(60)	Y	N
Smooth Blue Aster	Symphyotrichum laeve	S,PS	4'	Pur	Aug-Oct	A	Y	Y
New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	S,PS	5'	Pur	Aug-Oct	C(60)	Y	Y
Aromatic Aster	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium	S	2'	Pur	Aug-Nov	A	Y	Y
Sky Blue Aster	Symphyotrichum oolentangiense	S,PS	3'	Blue	Aug-Oct	C(60)	Y	N
Short's Aster	Symphyotrichum shortii	S,PS	3'	Pur	Aug-Oct	C(30)	Y	Y
Tall Meadow Rue	Thalictrum dasycarpum	S,PS	6'	Cream	Jun-Jul	C(60)	N	N
Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	S,PS	5'	Pur	Jul-Sep	C(30)	Y	Y
Hoary Vervain	Verbena stricta	S,PS	2'	Blue	Jun-Sep	C(60)	Y	Y
Common Ironweed	Vernonia fasciculata	S,PS	6'	Pur	Jun-Sep	C(60)	Y	Y
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	S,PS	5'	Wh	Jun-Aug	A	Y	Y
Golden Alexander	Zizia aurea	S,PS	3'	Yel	Apr-Jun	C(60)	Y	Y
Mixture	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y