This list is a general indicator of where these plants are growing in nature. Some plants are more tolerant of a variety of conditions while others prefer more specific situations to do well. Use this information as a guide in selecting appropriate plant material for your site.
Plant Names |
Prairie
Meadow |
Open Woodland |
Dry or Rocky |
Moist
Woodland |
| Achillea
millefolium - Yarrow |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Allium cernuum - Nodding
Onion |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Allium schoenoprasum -
Wild Chives |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Androsace chamaejasme -
Alpine Rock Jasmine |
N |
Y - Dry |
N |
N |
| Anemone canadensis -
Canada Anemone |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
N |
| Anemone cylindrica -
Long-headed Anemone |
Y |
Y - Dry |
N |
N |
| Anemone multifida -
Cut-Leaved Anemone |
Y - Dry |
Y - Dry |
N |
N |
| Antennaria alpina -
Alpine Pussytoes |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Antennaria pulcherrima -
Showy Pussytoes |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Antennaria rosea - Rosy
Pussytoes |
Y |
Y - Dry |
Y |
N |
| Aquilegia brevista - Blue
Columbine |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Aquilegia flavescens -
Yellow Columbine |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Aquilegia formosa - Red
Columbine |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Argentina anserina -
Silverweed |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Arnica cordifolia -
Heart-Leaved Arnica |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Arnica mollis - Hairy
Arnica |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Artemisia canadensis -
Northern Wormwood |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Artemisia frigida -
Prairie Sagewort |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Aster conspicuus - Showy Aster |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Aster ericoides - Tufted
White Prairie Aster |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Aster laevis - Smooth
Aster |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Aster sibiricus - Arctic
Aster |
N |
Y - Dry |
N |
N |
| Aster species - White
Aster |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Bouteloua gracilis - Blue
Grama Grass |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Campanula rotundifolia -
Harebell |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Castilleja rhexiifolia -
Alpine Paintbrush |
Y - Moist |
Y |
N |
N |
| Castilleja miniata -
Indian Paintbrush |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Clematis occidentalis -
Blue Clematis |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| Cornus canadensis -
Bunchberry |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| * Delphinium glaucum - Tall
Larkspur |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Dodecatheon pulchellum -
Shooting Star |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Dryas drummondii -
Mountain Avens |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
| Erigeron caespitosus -
Tufted Fleabane |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Erigeron compositus -
Cut-Leaved Fleabane |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Erigeron glabellus -
Smooth Fleabane |
Y |
Y - Dry |
N |
N |
| Erigeron grandiflorus -
Fleabane Large Flowered |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Erigeron philadelphicus -
Philadelphia Fleabane |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Erigeron speciosus -
Showy Fleabane |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Fragaria virginiana -
Wild Strawberry |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Gallardia aristata -
Brown-eyed Susan |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| Galium boreale - Northern
Bedstraw |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Gentiana affinis -
Pleated Gentian |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Geranium richardsonii -
White Geranium |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Geranium viscosissimum -
Sticky Geranium |
Y |
Y - Dry |
N |
N |
| Geum aleppicum - Yellow
Avens |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Geum rivale - Water Avens |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Geum triflorum - Three
Flowered Avens |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| Helianthus laetiflorus -
Beautiful Sunflower |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Heterotheca villosa -
Hairy False Golden Aster |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Heuchera cylindrica -
Round-Leaved Alumroot |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Heuchera richardsonii -
Richardson's Alumroot |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Hierochloe odorata -
Sweet Grass |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Iliamna rivularis -
Mountain Hollyhock |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Iris missouriensis - Blue
Flag Iris |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Liatris ligulistylis -
Meadow Blazing Star |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Liatris punctata -
Blazing Star |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| Lilium philadelphicum -
Wood Lily |
Y - Moist |
Y |
N |
N |
| Linum lewisii - Blue Flax |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| Linum rigidum - Yellow
Flax |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Lonicera dioica -
Twinning Honeysuckle |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Lupinus argenteus -
Silvery Lupine |
Y |
Y - Dry |
Y |
N |
| Maianthemum racemosum -
False Solomon's Seal |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Mertensia paniculata -
Tall Bluebells |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Mitella nuda - Mitrewort |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| Monarda fistulosa - Wild
Bergamot |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Opuntia polyacantha -
Prickly Pear Cactus |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Oxytropis monticola -
Mountain Locoweed |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Oxytropis sericea - Silky
Locoweed |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Oxytropis splendens -
Showy Locoweed |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Penstemon albertinus -
Alberta Penstemon |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Penstemon confertus -
Yellow Penstemon |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| Penstemon fruticosus -
Shrubby Beardtongue |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Penstemon nitidus -
Smooth Blue Beardtongue |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
| Penstemon procerus -
Slender Penstemon |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Phacelia sericea - Silky
Scorpion Weed |
Y - Dry |
Y - Dry |
Y |
N |
| Polemonium acutiflorum -
Tall Jacobs Ladder |
Y - Moist |
Y |
N |
N |
| Polemonium pulcherrima -
Showy Jacobs Ladder |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Potentilla arguta - White
Cinquefoil |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Potentilla diversifolia -
Blue Leaved Cinquefoil |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Potentilla gracilis -
Graceful Cinquefoil |
Y |
Y - Dry |
Y |
N |
| Pulsatilla patens -
Prairie Crocus |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Ratibida columnifera -
Yellow Coneflower |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Rudbeckia hirta - Black
Eyed Susan |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Saxifrage bronchialis -
Spotted Saxifrage |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Sedum lanceolatum -
Lance-leaved Stonecrop |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
| Senecio canus - Wooly
groundsel |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Sisyrinchium montanum -
Blue Eyed Grass |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Solidago canadensis -
Canada Golden Rod |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
| Solidago simplex - Spike
Golden Rod |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Stenanthium occidentale -
Bronze Bells |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Stipa comata - Needle
& Thread Grass |
Y - Dry |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Streptopus amplexifolius
- Twisted Stock |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Thalictrum fendleri -
Fendler's Meadow Rue |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Thermopsis rhombifolia -
Golden/Buffalo Beans |
Y - Dry |
N |
Y |
N |
| Viola adunca - Early Blue
Violet |
Y |
Y - Dry |
Y |
N |
| Viola canadensis -
Canada Violet |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Viola orbiculata - Round
Leaved Yellow Violet |
N |
Y - Moist |
N |
Y |
| Zigadenus elegans -
Camas |
Y - Moist |
Y |
N |
N |
| Zizia aptera -
Heart-Leaved Alexanders |
Y - Moist |
Y - Moist |
N |
N |
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* These plants are poisonous to cattle and other livestock. They are not in any of our Seed Mixes.
Please plant with consideration.
