University of Minnesota Extension

FO-06748     1997

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Establishing and Maintaining a Prairie Garden

Table 1. Prarie wildflowers and grasses.
Name flower color flowering date height
wild lupine (Lupinus perennis) blue May - June 1-2'
purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) purple June - Sept. 2-4'
meadow blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya) purple Aug. - Sept. 2-4'
prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa) pink/purple May - July 1-3'
blue false indigo (Baptisia australis) tralis) blue June - July 2-5'
butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) orange-red July - Aug. 1-2'
black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) yellow July - Aug. 2-3'
grey-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) yellow July - Sept. 3-6'
large-flowered beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus) pink/purple May - June 2-3'
hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) orange May - June 1-2'
big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bronze; bluish stems Aug. - Sept. 3-8'
little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) white; bluish stems Aug. - Sept. 2-4'
sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) orange-purple July - Sept. 1-3'
Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) golden-brown Aug. - Sept. 3-6'

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