Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie: An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest

Order of Blooming

Order ofBlooming Species are listed in the order that they bloom, depending on location and seasonal changes. APRIL Pulsatilla patens, pasque flower Antennaria negleeta, pussytoes MAY Astragalus crassicarpus, ground plum Anemone canadensis, Canada anemone Viola pedatifida, prairie violet Pedicularis canadensis, lousewort Lithospermum canescens, hoary puccoon Thalictrum dasycarpum, purple meadow-rue Hypoxis hirsuta, yellow stargrass Sisyrinchium campestre, blue-eyed grass Zizia aurea, golden alexanders Heuchera richardsonii, alumroot Geum triflorum, prairie smoke Dodecatheon meadia, shooting star Phlox pilosa, prairie phlox Senecio plattensis, prairie ragwort Vicia americana, vetch Penstemon grandiflorus, large-flowered beardtongue JUNE Iris shrevei, blue flag Silene antirrhina, sleepy catchfly Stipa spartea, porcupine grass 295 Rosa arkansana, sunshine rose Delphinium virescens, prairie larkspur Koeleria macrantha, June grass Tradescantia ohiensis, spiderwort Echinacea pallida, pale coneflower Pediomelum argophyllum, silvery scurf-pea Baptisia bracteata, cream wild indigo Penstemon pallidus, pale beardtongue Ulium philadelphicum, wood lily Heliopsis helianthoides, ox-eye Zigadenus elegans, white camass Opuntia humifusa, eastern prickly pear Ceanothus americanus, NewJersey tea Anemone cylindrica, windflower Baptisia lactea, wild indigo Spiraea alba, meadow sweet Coreopsis palmata, prairie coreopsis Mirabilis nyetaginea, wild four-o'clock Parthenium integrifolium, feverfew Gaura biennis, gaura Campanula rotundifolia, harebell Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed Euphorbia coroll{1ta, flowering spurge Oenothera rhombipetala, sand primrose Lobelia spicata, spiked lobelia Amorpha canescens, lead plant JULY Verbena stricta, hoary vervain Desmanthus illirlOensis, prairie mimosa Silphium laciniatum, compass plant Silphium integrifolium, rosinweed Silphium perfoliatum, cup plant Hypericum punctatum, spotted St. John's wort Potentilla arguta, prairie cinquefoil Eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake master Oenothera pilosella, prairie sundrops Asclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed Allium cemuum, nodding wild onion Ruellia humilis, wild petunia Sphaeralcea coccinea, scarlet mallow 296 Order of Blooming Astragalus canadensis, milk vetch Rudbeckia hirta, black-eyed Susan Solidago missouriensis, Missouri goldenrod Verbena hastata, blue vervain Ratibida columnifera, long-headed coneflower Ratibida pinnata, gray-headed coneflower Desmodium canadense, showy tick-trefoil Spartina pectinata, cord grass Dalea purpurea, purple prairie clover Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed Elymus canadensis, Canada wild rye Lilium michiganense, Michigan lily Chamaecristajasciculata, partridge pea Veronicastrum virginicum, Culver's root Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot Pycnanthemum virginianum, common mountain mint Bouteloua curtipendula, side-oats grama Lespedeza capitata, round-headed bush clover Vernonia jasciculata, ironweed Eupatorium maculatum, spotted]oe-pye-weed Eupatorium perjoliatum, boneset Helianthus occidentalis, western sunflower AUGUST Lobelia siphilitica, great lobelia Liatris pycnostachya, prairie blazing star Liatris aspera, blazing star Artemisia ludoviciana, white sage Hieracium longipilum, hawkweed Helenium autumnale, sneezeweed Rudbeckia subtomentosa, fragrant coneflower Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower Sorghastrum nutans, Indian grass Prenanthes alba, rattlesnake-root Dichanthelium oligosanthes, switchgrass Solidago rigida, stiff goldenrod Solidago nemoralis, field goldenrod Andropogon gerardii, big bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium, little bluestem Sporobolus heterolepsis, prairie dropseed Order of Blooming 297 SEPTEMBER Solidago speciosa, showy goldenrod Gentiana andrewsii, bottle gentian Aster laevis, smooth aster Aster novae-angliae, New England aster Aster azureus, sky-blue aster Aster ericoides, heath aster 298 Order of Blooming ...