Scientific Name | Common Name | Native Intro. | Mature Height | Life Cycle | Bloom Color | Bloom Season | Seeds / pound | When to Plant | Precip. Inches Req'd | Seeding Rate lbs/acre | Preferred Habitat Common Uses | Shade Tolerance |
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Life Cycle | A = Annual | P = Perennial | B = Biennial | |||||||||
Kallstroemia grandiflora | Arizona poppy | N | 12-36" | A | Orange-Red | Summer | 100000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 6-8 | Summer annual after rain. Prefers low moist areas. | Full Sun |
Balsamorhiza sagittata | Arrowleaf balsamroot | N | 8-32" | P | Yellow | Spr-Sum | 58000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 6-8 | Open areas on hillsides/grasslands/forests | Full Sun |
Lupinus succulentus | Arroyo lupine | N | 24-36" | A | Blue | Spring | 15000 | Anytime | 12 | 18 | Dry open areas on foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Erigeron speciosus | Aspen daisy | N | 12-36" | P | Lavender | Sum-Fall | 1800000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 1 | Moist forest & streambanks at mid-elevation | Sun or Partial |
Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes | N | 4-12" | A | blue | Spring | 240000 | Winter/Spring | 12 | 4-6 | Grow on a variety of soils & easy to establish | Sun or Partial |
Centaurea cyanus spp. | Bachelor buttons | I | 16-24" | A | Blue | Summer | 90000 | Spring | 12 | 4 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Aurinia saxatilis | Basket of gold | I | 4-12" | P | Yellow | Spring | 460000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 4-6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Oenothera macrocarpa | Big fruit evening primrose | N | 6-8" | P | Yellow | Summer | 92000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 6-8 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout western U.S. | Full Sun |
Gilia tricolor | Birds eyes | N | 12-24" | A | Blue | Spr-Sum | 1000000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 1 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed susan | N | 24-48" | P | Yellow | Summer | 1650000 | Winter/Spring | 12 | 1 | Most soils throughout North America | Full Sun |
Gaillardia aristata | Blanket flower | N | 12-24" | P | Yellow-Red | Sum-Fall | 186000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 10 | 6 | Ideal for erosion control on most soils | Sun or Partial |
Mentzelia lindleyi | Blazing star | N | 12-40" | A | Yellow | Spr-Sum | 586000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 4 | Dry open areas on foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Dicentra formosa | Bleeding heart | N | 6-18" | P | Purple | Spr-Sum | 450000 | Spring/Fall | 55 | 4-6 | Moist forest & streambanks at mid-elevation | Sun or Partial |
Aquilegia coerulea | Blue columbine | N | 10-30" | P | Blue & White | Spr-Sum | 400000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 4-6 | Mtn. common in aspen groves | Partial Shade |
Salvia farinacea | Blue sage | N | 12-24" | P | Blue | Summer | 370000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6-8 | Dry sites in the Pacific Northwest | Full Sun |
Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue-eyed grass | N | 36-40" | P | Blue | Spring | 325000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 6-8 | Pacific coastal meadows to inland grasssy areas | Full Sun |
Lupinus latifolius | Broadleaf lupine | N | 12-24" | P | Blue | Spring | 34600 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 10 | Found throughout western North America | Full Sun |
Cornus canadensis | Bunchberry dogwood | N | 2-8" | P | White | Spr-Sum | 60000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 6-8 | Moist areas throughout the Northwest | Sun or Partial |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly milkweed | N | 12-24" | P | Orange | Spr-Sum | 70000 | Spring/Fall | 24 | 6-8 | Open forests, river banks, close to springs | Full Sun |
Calendula officinalis | Calendula or Port marigold | I | 12-24" | A | Yellow & Orange | Spr-Fall | 70000 | Spring | 16 | 6-10 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Full Sun |
Eschscholzia californica | California poppy | N | 8-24" | A | Orange | Spr-Sum | 260000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 4 | Used in wildflower mixes & reclamation | Full Sun |
Camassia quamash | Camas | N | 8-24" | P | Blue | Spr-Fall | 130000 | Spring | 16 | 8 | Grassy slopes and meadows | Full Sun |
Iberis umbellata | Candytuft | I | 12-18" | A | White-Violet | Summer | 19500 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Lobularia maritima | Carpet of snow or Sweet alyssum | I | 4-12" | A | White | Spr-Fall | 1100000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 4-5 | Open fields and along roadsides | Full Sun |
Silene armeria | Catchfly | I | 36-40" | A | Pink | Sum-Fall | 4000000 | 0.5 | 14 | .5 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Cynoglossum amabile | Chinese Forget-me-not | I | 18-24" | B | Blue | Spr-Sum | 85000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Collinsia heterophylla | Chinese houses | I | 12-24" | A | White-Lavender | Spr-Sum | 400000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Dracopis amplexicaulis | Clasping coneflower | N | 18-28" | P | Yellow | Sum-Fall | 800000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 12 | 4-6 | Most soils throughout North America | Full Sun |
Aquilegia coerulea James | Colorado blue columbine | N | 24" | P | Blue | Spr-Sum | 399600 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 6 | Throughout the rockies, very good in mixed | Partial Shade |
Lilium columbianum | Columbia lily | N | 12-24" | P | Yellow-Red | Spring | Fall/Winter | 30+ | Moist forest & streambanks at mid-elevation in the northwest | |||
Papaver rhoeas | Corn poppy (shirley) | I | 18-24" | A | Red | Spr-Sum | 3400000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 14 | .5 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Hesperis matronalis | Dame's rocket | I | 12-40" | P | Purple | Spr-Sum | 224000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Perityle emory | Desert daisy | N | 6-12" | A | White | Spring | 3200000 | Fall/Winter | 10 | .5 | Rocky sites in the southern portion of CA & AZ | Full Sun |
Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert globemallow | N | 24-40" | P | Orange-Red | Spring | 510000 | Anytime | 10 | 6-8 | Rocky sites in the southern portion of CA & AZ | Full Sun |
Lupinus arizonicus | Desert lupine | N | 6-24" | A | Purple | Spring | 130000 | Fall/Winter | 6 | 6 | Hot desert environments | Full Sun |
Lupinus sparsiflorus | Desert lupine | N | 6-18" | A | Violet | Spring | 120000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 4-6 | Hot desert environments | Full Sun |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert marigold | N | 12-30" | P | Yellow | Spr-Fall | 1000000 | Fall & Winter | 10 | 1 | Disturbed areas in the Southwest deserts | Full Sun |
Glandularia gooddingii | Desert verbena | N | 18-30" | P | Pink-Violet | Spring | 500000 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 4-6 | Prefers sand/gravel sites in Northern AZ & NM | Full Sun |
Phacelia campanularia | Desertbells | N | 12-30" | A | Blue | Spring | 259000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 6-8 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Full Sun |
Phlox drummondii | Drummond phlox | N | 10-24" | A | White-Red | Fall-Sum | 261000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 12 | 6-8 | Most soils throughout North America | Full Sun |
Aquilegia vulgaris | Dwarf columbine | I | 12-30" | P | Varied | Spr-Sum | 300000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 4-6 | Open forests, river banks, close to springs | Partial Shade |
Cosmos bipinnatus | Dwarf cosmos | I | 12-24" | A | Pink | Sum-Fall | 89000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 15 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Helianthus annuus | Dwarf or Annual sunflower | N | 48+ | A | Yellow | Summer | 50000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 10 | Grows well on disturbed soils | Full Sun |
Angustifolia chromosa | Early Indian paintbrush | N | 6-36" | P | Red | Spr-Sum | 5000000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 1 | Open rocky slopes, woods, streams & meadows | Sun or Partial |
Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern red columbine | N | 10-30" | P | Red & Yellow | Spr-Sum | 500000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 4-6 | Open forests, river banks, close to springs | Partial Shade |
Prosartes lanuginosa | Fairy bells | N | 12-24" | P | Yellow | Spring | Spring/Fall | 40 | Moist coniferous, low-land forest in the Pacific Northwest | Shade | ||
Calypso bulbosa | Fairy slipper | N | 2-10" | P | Lavender | Spring | Fall | 24 | Deep shade in cool, moist forest at mid-elevations | Shade | ||
Clarkia amoena | Farewell to spring | N | 6-30" | A | Pink | Spr-Sum | 1800000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 1-2 | Grassy slopes and meadows | Sun or Partial |
Penstemon eatonii | Firecracker Penstomen | N | 24-32" | P | Red | Spr-Sum | 595000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 2 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout western U.S. | Full Sun |
Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed | N | 24-60" | P | Purple | Late Sum | 6500000 | Fall/Winter | 8 | .5 | Moist forest & streambanks at mid-elevation | Sun or Partial |
Gaillardia pulchella | Firewheel | N | 12-24" | A | Yellow-Red | Summer | 220000 | Anytime | 10 | 4 | Ideal for erosion control on most soils | Sun or Partial |
Nemophila maculata | Fivespot | N | 4-12" | A | White-Purple | Spring | 86000 | Winter/Spring | 12 | 6-8 | Moist prairies & meadows | Sun or Partial |
Thermopsis divaricarpa | Foothills golden banner | N | 12-24" | P | Yellow | Spr-Sum | 30000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 12-15 | Wooded areas from 4,000-7,000 ft. elevation | Sun or Partial |
Myosotis sylvatica | Forget-me-not | N | 10-16" | B | Blue | Summer | 730000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 16 | 2-3 | Moist prairies & meadows | Sun or Partial |
Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | I | 24-48" | B | Pink | Summer | 4750000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 1 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Full Sun |
Liatris spicata | Gayfeather | N | 24-40" | P | Purple | Sum-Fall | 140000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Moist prairies & meadows | Full Sun |
Gilia capitata | Globe gilia | N | 12-24" | A | Blue | Summer | 1000000 | Summer | 14 | 1 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Thermopsis montana | Golden banner | N | 12-36" | P | Blue-Violet | Sum-Fall | 15000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 20 | Moist prairies & meadows in wildflower mixes | Sun or Partial |
Solidago rigida | Goldenrod | N | 36-40" | P | Yellow | Late Sum | 1009000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 1-2 | From the Rockies to the East Coast on grassy areas | Full Sun |
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Gooseberry globemallow | N | 24-36" | P | Orange-Red | Spr-Sum | 510000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 6-8 | Dry open areas in foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Eurybia glauca | Gray aster | N | 18-36" | P | White | Fall | 550000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 4 | Intermountain lowlands to subalpine | Partial Shade |
Ratibida pinnata | Gray headed coneflower | N | 12-48" | P | Yellow | Sum-Fall | 445000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 6-8 | Common in central U.S. on praiies and dry sites | Full Sun |
Penstemon subglaber | Great basin penstemon | N | 12-28" | P | Purple | Summer | 410000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 4 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout the Great Basin region | Full Sun |
Vicia villosa | Hairy vetch | I | 6-18" | A/P | Purple | Spring | 20000 | Spring/Fall | 18 | 40 | Used in wildflower mixes & pasture mixes | Sun or Partial |
Papaver nudicaule | Iceland poppy | I | 18-24" | P | Yellow-Orange | Spring | 3630000 | Winter/Spring | 14 | .5 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Desmanthus illinoensis | Illinois bundleflower | I | 24-36" | P | White | Summer | 120000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 8 | Desireable for big game & birds in midwest | Sun or Partial |
Castilleja spp. | Indian Paintbrush | N | 8-24" | P | Scarlet | Sum-Fall | 4000000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 1 | Dry open areas on foothills | Full Sun |
Viola cornuta | Johny jump up | I | 6-12" | P | Purple/Blue/Yellow | Spr-Sum | 400000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 4-6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy phacelia | N | 12-40" | A | Blue | Summer | 163000 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 6 | Ideal for quick establishment on moist soils | Full Sun |
Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance-leaved coreopsis | N | 12-36" | P | Yellow | Summer | 210000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 14 | 8-10 | Reclamation mixes on sandy to rocky soils | Sun or Partial |
Bellis perennis | Lawn daisy | I | 6" | P | Rose | Spr-Fall | 2800000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 1 | Open fields and along roadsides | Partial Shade |
Monarda citriodora | Lemon mint | N | 12-36" | A | White-Purple | Spr-Sum | 800000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 2 | Grows on a variety of soils & easy to establish | Full Sun |
Linum lewisii | Lewis blue flax, Maple Grove | N | 6-32" | P | Blue | Spr-Fall | 295000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 10 | 6 | Reclamation mixes on sandy to rocky soils | Full Sun |
Penstemon fruticosus | Low bush penstemon | N | 12-24" | P | Blue | Spring | 400000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 2 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout western U.S. | Full Sun |
Lychnis chalcedonica | Maltese cross | N | 24-36" | P | Red | Summer | 1120000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 1 | Dry open areas on foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Helianthus maximiliani | Maximillian sunflower | N | 36+" | P | Yellow | Summer | 225000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Grows well on disturbed soils | Full Sun |
Ratibida columnifera forma pulcherrima | Mexican hat | N | 12-36" | P | Red | Summer | 1032000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 16 | 2 | Most soils throughout North America | Full Sun |
Lupinus bicolor | Miniature lupine | N | 4-16" | A | Blue-White | Summer | 72250 | Spr/Fall/Win | 12 | 6-8 | Grassy areas from the coast to 5,000 ft, | Full Sun |
Mimulus | Monkey flower | I | 12-18" | A | Yellow-Red | Spr-Sum | 9000000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | .25 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Glandularia tenuisecta | Moss verbena | N | 12-36" | P | Blue-Violet | Spr-Sum | 1200000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 1-2 | Good ground cover found in southern CA, AZ & NM | Full Sun |
Lupinus argenteus ssp. Rubricaulis | Mountain lupine | N | 12-24" | P | Blue-Lavender | Sum-Fall | 13000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 10-15 | Sub-alpine meadows on moist soils | Sun or Partial |
Sphaeralcea munroana | Munro globemallow | N | 24-36" | P | Orange-Red | Spring | 515000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 6-8 | Dry open areas in foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Sphaeralcea parvifolia | Nelson globemallow | N | 18-36" | P | Red-Orange | Spring | 515000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 6-8 | Prefers sand/gravel sites in Northern AZ & NM | Full Sun |
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England aster | N | 24-60" | P | Pink-Purple | Fall | 1330000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 1 | Along streams, wet meadows & swamps | Partial Shade |
Hedysarum boreale | Northern sweetvetch | N | 12-24" | P | Pink-Purple | Spring | 35000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 15 | Grows on variety of soils, good forage | Sun or Partial |
Calochortus nuttallii | Nuttalls sego lily | N | 6-18" | P | White | Spr-Sum | Fall | 12 | Dry soils in sagebrush plains and open forests | Full Sun | ||
Anemone oregana | Oregon windflower | N | 4-12" | P | White | Spr-Sum | Spring/Fall | 20 | Moist forest & streambanks at mid-elevaton in the N.W | Partial Shade | ||
leucanthemum vulgare | Oxeye daisy | I | 12-24" | P | White | Spr-Sum | 200000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Symphyotrichum chilensis | Pacific aster | N | 12-36" | P | Lavender | Fall | 2650000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 12 | 1 | meadows, open slopes near the ocean | Partial Shade |
Oenothera pallida | Pale evening primrose | N | 8-20" | A | White | Spring | 500000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 4 | Moist prairies & meadows | Sun or Partial |
Echinacea pallida | Pale purple coneflower | N | 12-18" | P | White | Spr-Sum | 106000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Grassy slopes or open prairies | Full Sun |
Penstemon palmeri | Palmer pentemon | N | 12-24' | P | Pink | Spr-Sum | 611000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 2-4 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout western U.S. | Full Sun |
Viguiera deltoidea | Parish goldeneye | N | 12-30" | P | Yellow | Summer | 6500000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 4-6 | Dry open areas in foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | N | 8-40" | P | White | Sum-Fall | 8200000 | Spring/Fall | 20 | .5 | Forest openings from lowlands to mtn. | Full Sun |
Lupinus Perennis | Perennial wild lupine | N | 12-36" | P | Purple-Blue | Spr-Sum | 21500 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 12 | Moist soils throughout North America | Full Sun |
Oenothera speciosa | Pinkladies | N | 12-12" | A | Pink-White | Spr-Sum | 3040000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 10 | .5 | Moist prairies & meadows | Sun or Partial |
Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains coreopsis | N | 24-40" | A | Yellow & Maroon | Sum-Fall | 1650000 | Winter/Spring | 12 | 2 | Meadows and open fields | Sun or Partial |
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Prairie aster | N | 4-16" | A | Purple | Summer | 494000 | Winter/Spring | 12 | 4-6 | Rocky hillsides throughout the Great Basin | Full Sun |
Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower | N | 24-48" | P | Purple | Spring | 157000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 12 | 6 | Grassy slopes or open prairies | Full Sun |
Coronilla varia | Purple crownvetch | I | 24-36" | P | Purple | Spr-Sum | 138000 | Spring/Fall | 24 | 15-20 | Ornamental ground cover used on roadsides | Full Sun |
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea | Purple prairie clover | N | 12-24" | P | Purple | Spr-Sum | 200000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6-8 | Dry sites from Montana through Texas | Full Sun |
Verbena stricta | Purple verbena | N | 24-40" | P | Purple | Purple | 430000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 4-6 | Dry open areas in foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Oxalis oregana | Redwood Sorrel | N | 2-8" | P | White | Spring | Spring/Fall | 30 | Moist prairies & meadows in WA & OR | Sun or Partial | ||
Consolida ajacis | Rocket Larkspur | I | 12-42" | A | White-Violet | Spr-Sum | 290030 | Winter/Spring | 14 | 4 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Cleome serrulata | Rocky Mountain beeplant | N | 12-40" | A | Purple | Sum-Fall | 65000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 10 | Disturbed areas, plains and in the western foothills | Full Sun |
Iris missouriensis | Rocky Mountain iris | N | 12-24" | P | Blue | Spring | 20000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 16 | Ideal for native wildflower mixes on most soils | Sun or Partial |
Penstemon strictus | Rocky Mountain penstemon | N | 10-36" | P | Blue | Summer | 595000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 4 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout western U.S. | Full Sun |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Russel lupine | N | 12-60" | P | Blue-Violet | Spr-Sum | 22500 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 8 | Found throughout western North America | Full Sun |
Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's penstemon | N | 6-24" | P | Purple | Summer | 848000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 2-4 | Dry open areas on foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Gaultheria shallon | Salal | N | 24-48" | P | White | Spring | 5000000 | Spring/Fall | 50+ | 5 | Moist forest & streambanks at mid-elevation | Sun or Partial |
Abronia villosa | Sand verbena | N | 12" | P | Pink-Purple | Summer | 40000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 4 | Open, sandy locations in Southwest | Full Sun |
Linum grandiflorum | Scarlet flax | I | 12-28" | A | Scarlet | Spr-Fall | 130000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet gilia | N | 6-36" | B | Red | Spr-Sum | 100000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 1 | Dry, rocky, open sites at fairly high elevations | Sun or Partial |
Sphaeralcea coccinea | Scarlet globemallow | N | 6-20" | P | Red-Orange | Summer | 515000 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 6-8 | Dry open areas in foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Delphinium cardinale | Scarlet Larkspur | I | 24-36" | P | Red-Orange | Summer | 315000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 4 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Leucanthemum maximum | Shasta daisy | I | 12-36" | P | White | Spr-Sum | 310000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Dodecatheon | Shooting star | N | 12-24" | P | Pink | Spr-Sum | 700000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 2-4 | Moist well drained areas in the Eastern U.S. | Sun or Partial |
Heliomeris multiflora | Showy goldeneye | N | 12-48" | P | Yellow | Summer | 515000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 4-6 | Most soils throughout North America | Sun or Partial |
Solidago speciosa | Showy goldenrod | N | 36-40" | P | Yellow | Late Sum | 1000000 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 1-2 | Most soils throughout North America | Full Sun |
Penstemon pseudospectabilis | Showy penstemon | N | 24-40" | P | Pink | Spring | 750000 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 2-4 | Dry open areas on foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Erysimum x marshallii | Siberian wallflower | I | 12-24" | A | Orange | Spr-Sum | 335000 | Winter/Spring | 12 | 2 | Well drained or rocky meadows & roadsides | Full Sun |
Lupinus albicaulis | Sickle-keeled lupine | N | 24-42" | B | Pink-White | Spring | 29600 | Spr/Fall/Win | 16 | 10 | Ideal for quick establishment on moist soils | Full Sun |
Lupinus sericeus | Silky lupine | N | 12-36" | P | blue | Summer | 13000 | Fall/Winter | 12 | 24 | Found throughout western North America | Sun or Partial |
Lupinus argenteus | Silver Lupine | N | 12-24" | P | Blue-White | Summer | 18500 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 10 | Grows best above 5,000 ft. on dry slopes | Full Sun |
Sanguisorba minor | Small Burnet | I | 12-24" | P | Pink | Summer | 60000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 20-24 | Most soils thoughout North America | Full Sun |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian paintbrush | N | 8-30" | P | Violate | Summer | 4900000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 1 | Open rocky slopes, woods, streams & meadows | Sun or Partial |
Linaria maroccana | Spurred snapdragon | I | 12-24" | A | Varied | Spr-Sum | 7000000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | .5 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Geranium viscosissimum | Sticky or Wild geranium | N | 18-48" | P | Pink | Summer | 52000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 10 | Moist forest & streambanks at mid-elevation | Sun or Partial |
Iliamna rivularis | Streambank wild hollyhock | N | 24-72" | P | Red | Spring | 130000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 6 | Moist forest & streambank at mid-elevation in the northwest | Full Sun |
Eriogonum umbellatum | Sulfur flower | N | 6-16" | P | Yellow | Fall | 209500 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 4 | Mountain meadows-deserts on well drained soils | Sun or Partial |
Castilleja sulphurea | Sulfur paintbrush | N | 18" | P | Yellow | Sum-Fall | 4500000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 1 | Mountain meadows and slopes | Full Sun |
Dianthus barbatus | Sweet william pinks | I | 6-24" | P | Pink | Summer | 440000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 2-4 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Lupinus caudatus | Tailcup lupine | N | 12-28" | P | Blue | Spr-Sum | 25000 | Fall/Winter | 16 | 10-12 | Above 5,000 ft. in the Great Basin region | Full Sun |
Lupinus texensis | Texas bluebonnet | N | 12-24" | A | Blue-White | Spring | 15000 | Fall/Winter | 14 | 18 | Dry open areas throughout Texas | Full Sun |
Liatris pycnostachya | Thickspike gayfeather | N | 24-40" | P | Purple | Sum-Fall | 130000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6 | Moist prairies & meadows | Full Sun |
Layia platyglossa | Tidy-tips | N | 4-12" | A | Yellow | Summer | 360000 | Spring/Fall | 10 | 6 | Ideal for native wildflower mixes on most soils | Full Sun |
Campanula carpatica | Tussock bellflower | I | 10-24" | P | Lavender | Summer | 5600000 | Summer | 16 | 1 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Ratibida columnifera | Upright prairie Coneflower | N | 12-36" | P | Yellow | Summer | 1032000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 16 | 2 | Most soils throughout North America | Full Sun |
Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch penstemon | N | 18-30" | P | Blue | Spr-Sum | 400000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 2 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout western U.S. | Full Sun |
Aquilegia formosa | Western red columbine | N | 36" | P | Red | Spr-Sum | 248000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 4-6 | Open forests, river banks, close to springs | Partial Shade |
Dalea candida | White Prairie clover | N | 12-36" | P | White | Spr-Fall | 350000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 6-8 | Most soils througout North America | Sun or Partial |
Oenothera caespitosa | White tufted evening primrose | N | 4-6" | P | White | Spr-Sum | 900000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 2 | Rocky slopes and hillsides throughout western U.S. | Full Sun |
Achillea millefolium | White yarrow | N | 12-40" | P | White | Sum-Fall | 2600000 | Spr/Fall/Win | 10 | 1 | Open areas from lowlands to mtn. | Full Sun |
Monarda fistulosa | Wild bergamot | N | 12-40" | P | Pink | Summer | 1500000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 1-2 | Grows in large colonies on dry open areas | Full Sun |
Vicia villosa ssp.varia | Wooly pod vetch | I | 6-18" | A/P | Purple | Spring | 32000 | Spring/Fall | 12 | 40 | Used in wildflower mixes & pasture mixes | Sun or Partial |
Eriogonum heracleoides | Wyeth buckwheat | N | 6-20" | P | White-Pink | Spr-Sum | 136200 | Fall/Winter | 10 | 6 | Dry open areas on foothills & canyons | Full Sun |
Aquilegia flavescens | Yellow columbine | N | 10-30" | P | Yellow | Spr-Sum | 400000 | Spring/Fall | 16 | 4-6 | Open forests, river banks, close to springs | Partial Shade |
Cosmos sulphureus | Yellow cosmos | I | 18-36" | A | Yellow & Orange | Sum-Fall | 66000 | Winter/Spring | 12 | 6 | Used in wildflower mixes, rock gardens, etc. | Sun or Partial |
Oenothera biennis | Yellow evening primrose | N | 12-40" | B | Yellow | Summer | 1500000 | Spring/Fall | 14 | 1-2 | Grows on a variety of soils & easy to establish | Full Sun |
Wyethia amplexicaulis | Yellow-rayed mulesear | N | 12-32" | P | Yellow | Spr-Sum | 28200 | Fall/Winter | 14 | Dry open areas in foothills & canyons | Full Sun |