Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa)

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose, Glade Lily Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Nettle-Leaf Sage (Salvia urticifolia L)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Nettleleaf Sage, Nettle-leaved Sage, Wild Sage Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Flowers in panicles on short pedicels, clustered in tiers on the stem. Corolla about 1.2cm in length. Lower lip 3-lobed, notched with a pair of white marks extending out of throat. For more information aboutContinue reading “Nettle-Leaf Sage (Salvia urticifolia L)”

Quarterman’s Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola quartermaniae D. Estes)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Limestone Hedge Hyssop, Limestone Hedgehyssop, Quarterman’s Hedge-hyssop Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s):Base Flower Color: Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Spreading Yellow False Foxglove (Aureolaria patula)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Spreading Yellow False Foxglove, Spreading Yellow Foxglove Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B. L. Burtt)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Sweet EverlastingBase Flower Color: Yellow, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Note: Obedient plant receives its name from the characteristic fact that if you manipulate an individual flower back and forth on its axis, it will stay in the position you place it. For more informationContinue reading “Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)”

Late Purple Aster (Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G. L. Nesom var. patens)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Purple, White, YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula Michx.)

Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Blue flowers with white center For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. squarrosa)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liatris, Colicroot, Loosescale Gayfeather Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: This is one of the earliest Liatris species to bloom. For more information about this plant, Click Here.