Natural Shore Technologies, Inc. Native Plant Species List

Grasses, Sedges, Rushes		Moisture	Exposure	Bloom	Color	Height	2"	3"	4"	gal.
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem	m,d	s,ps			2 - 6 ft.		x		x
Bouteloua curtipendula	Side Oats Grama	m,d	s,ps			1 - 3 ft.		x
Bouteloua gracilis	Blue Grama	d	s,ps			0.5 - 1 ft.		x
Calamagrostis canadensis	Canada Blue Joint	w,m	s,ps			3 - 6 ft.		x
Carex bebbi	Bebb's Sedge	w,m	s			2 - 3 ft.		x	x
Carex comosa	Bottle Brush Sedge	w,m	s			2 - 4 ft.		x	x
Carex hystericina	Porcupine Sedge	w,m	s			2 - 3 ft.
Carex lacustris	Lake Sedge	w,m	s,ps,sh			2 - 4 ft.			x
Carex sprengelii	Sprengel's sedge	m	ps,sh			1 - 2 ft.		x
Carex stricta	Tussock Sedge	w,m	s,ps			2 - 3 ft.			x
Carex vulpinoidea	Fox Sedge	w,m	s,ps			1 - 3 ft.		x	x
Elymus canadensis	Canada wild rye	m.d	s,ps,sh			2 - 4 ft.		x
Hierochloe odorata	Sweet Grass	w,m	s,ps			1 - 2 ft.		x
Histrix patula	Bottlebrush Grass	m,d	ps,sh			2 - 3 ft.		x
Juncus effusus	Common Rush	w,m	s			2 - 3 ft.			x	x
Koeleria macrantha	June Grass	m,d	s			1 - 2 ft.		x
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	m,d	s,ps			1 - 3 ft.		x
Scirpus atrovirens	Green Bulrush	w,m	s			2 - 5 ft.			x
Scirpus cyperinus	Woolgrass	w,m	s			3 - 5 ft.			x
Scirpus fluviatilis	River Bulrush	w,m	s			4 - 6 ft.			x
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass	m,d	s,ps			2 - 5 ft.		x
Spartina pectinata	Prairie Cordgrass	w,m	s,ps			3 - 6 ft.		x
Sporobolus heterolepsis	Prairie Dropseed	m,d	s,ps			2 - 4 ft.		x	x

		Moisture	Exposure	Bloom	Color	Height	2"	3"	4"	gal.
Acorus calamus	Sweet Flag	w	s	May-Jun	Green	2 - 6 ft.		x	x
Agastache foeniculum	Anise Hyssop	m,d	s,ps	Jul-Aug	Purple	3 - 4 ft.		x
Allium stellatum	Prairie Onion	m,d	s,ps	Jul-Aug	Lavender	1 - 2 ft.		x
Anemone canadensis	Canada Anemone	m	s,ps	May-Jul	White	1 - 2 ft.		x
Anemone virginiana	Thimbleweed	m,d	s,ps,sh	Jun-Jul	White	1 - 2 ft.
Aquilegia canadensis	Columbine	m,d	s,ps,sh	May-Jul	Red	2 - 3 ft.	x	x
Asarum canadense	Wild Ginger	m	sh	Apr-Jun	Red	6"
Asclepias incarnata	Swamp Milkweed	w,m	s	Jun-Aug	Pink	3 - 4 ft.		x
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly Weed	m,d	s,ps	Jun-Aug	Orange	1.5 - 2 ft.		x
Aster azureus	Sky Blue Aster	m,d	s,ps	Aug-Oct	Blue	2 - 3.5 ft.		x
Aster ericoides	Heath Aster	m,d	s,ps	Aug-Oct	White	1 - 3 ft.		x
Aster laevis	Smooth Blue Aster	m,d	s,ps	Aug-Oct	Blue	1 - 3 ft.		x
Aster macrophyllus	Large-leaf Aster	m,d	ps,sh	Aug-Oct	White	1 - 2 ft.		x
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster	w,m	s,ps	Aug-Oct	Purple	3 - 5 ft.		x
Aster oblongifolius	Aromatic Aster	d	s	Aug-Oct	Violet	1 - 2 ft.		x
Caltha palustris	Marsh Marigold	w	s,ps,sh	Apr-Jun	Yellow	0.5 - 2 ft.
Campanula rotundifolia	Harebell	d	s.ps	Jun-Sep	Purple	1 - 1.5 ft.	x
Chelone glabra	Turtlehead	w,m	s	Jul-Sep	White	1 - 3 ft.		x
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lance-leaved Tickseed	d	s	Jun-Aug	Yellow	2 - 3 ft.		x
Coreopsis palmata	Prairie Tickseed	m,d	s,ps	Jun-Aug	Yellow	1 - 2 ft.		x
Dalea candida	White Prairie Clover	m,d	s,ps	Jun-Aug	White	1 - 2.5 ft.		x
Dalea purpurea	Purple Prairie Clover	m,d	s,ps	Jun-Aug	Purple	1 - 2 ft.		x
Echinacea pallida	Pale Purple Coneflower	m,d	s,ps	Jun-Aug	Lavender	2 - 4 ft.		x
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	m,d	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Purple	3 - 4 ft.		x
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	m,d	s	Jul-Sep	White	2 - 6 ft.		x
Eupatorium maculatum	Joe-Pye Weed	w	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Pink	3 - 6 ft.		x
Eupatorium perfoliatum	Boneset	w	s,ps	Jul-Oct	White	2 - 4 ft.		x
Gentiana andrewsii	Bottle Gentian	w,m	s,ps	Aug-Oct	Blue	1 - 2 ft.
Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium	m,d	s,ps,sh	May-Jul	Lavender	1 - 2 ft.				x
Geum triflorum	Prairie Smoke	m,d	s,ps	Apr-Jun	Rose	0.5 - 1 ft.
Helenium autumnale	Sneezeweed	w,m	s,ps	Aug-Oct	Yellow	2 - 5 ft.		x
Heliopsis helianthoides	Oxeye	m,d	s,ps	Jun-Sep	Yellow	3 - 5 ft.		x
Iris versicolor	Blue Flag Iris	w,m	s,ps	Jun-Jul	Blue	1.5 - 3 ft.		x	x
Liatris aspera	Rough Blazing Star	m,d	s,ps	Aug-Sep	Purple	1.5 - 4 ft.		x
Liatris punctata	Dotted Blazing Star	d	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Rose	0.5 - 2 ft.
Liatris pycnostachya	Prairie Blazing Star	w,m	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Purple	2 - 5 ft.		x
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower	w,m	s,ps,sh	Jul-Sep	Red	2 - 4 ft.		x
Lobelia siphilitica	Blue Lobelia	w,m	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Blue	1 - 3 ft.		x
Lupinus perennis	Wild Lupine	d	s,ps	May-Jul	Blue	1 - 2 ft.
Mimulus ringens	Monkey Flower	w,m	s,ps	Jul-Aug	Violet	1 - 3 ft.	x	x
Monarda fistulosa	Bergamot	m,d	s,ps	Jul-Aug	Lavender	2 - 3.5 ft.		x
Monarda punctata	Horsemint	d	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Lavender	0.5 - 3 ft.
Penstemon digitalis	Foxglove Beardtongue	m,d	s,ps	Jun-Jul	White	3 - 4 ft.		x
Physostegia virginiana	Obedient Plant	w,m	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Pink	2 - 4 ft.		x
Polemonium reptans	Jacob's Ladder	m	s,ps,sh	Apr-Jun	Blue	0.5 - 1 ft.		x
Pulsatilla patens	Pasque Flower	d	s,ps	Apr-May	White	10"		x
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Mountain Mint	w, m	s,ps	Jul-Aug	White	1 - 3 ft.		x
Ratibida pinnata	Grey Headed Coneflower	w, m	s,ps	Jul-Aug	Yellow	3 - 5 ft.		x
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan	m,d	s,ps	Jul-Aug	Yellow	1 - 3 ft.	x	x
Sisyrinchium campestre	Blue-Eyed Grass	d	s,ps	May-Jun	Blue	0.5 - 1 ft.		x
Solidago flexicaulis	Zig Zag Goldenrod	m	ps,sh	Aug-Sep	Yellow	1 - 3 ft.		x
Tradescantia virginiana	Spiderwort	m,d	s,ps	May-Jul	Blue	1 - 3 ft.		x
Verbena hastata	Blue Vervain	w,m	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Blue	2 - 5 ft.		x
Verbena stricta	Hoary Vervain	d	s,ps	Jun-Sep	Purple	1 - 2 ft.	x	x
Vernonia fasciculata	Ironweed	w,m	s,ps	Jul-Sep	Purple	3 - 6 ft.		x
Veronicastrum virginicum	Culvers Root	m	s,ps	Jun-Aug	White	3 - 5 ft.		x
Zizea aurea	Golden Alexander	m,d	s,ps	Apr-Jun	Yellow	1 - 3 ft.		x