Flowering Times




Spring
Amsonia
Aquilegia
Baptisia 
Penstemon (to early summer)
​Zizia aurea

Summer
Asclepias
Cephalanthus
Chasmaecrista
Coreopsis
Elymus
Eutrochium
Gaillardia
Hibiscus
Liatris
Monarda fistulosa
Pycnanthemum
​Ratibida
Rudbeckia
Stokesia
Verbena



Late Summer/Fall
Agastache
Andropogon
​Boltonia
Chasmanthium
Conoclinium
Eupatorium
Helenium
Helianthus
Lobelia
Monarda punctata
Muhlenbergia
​Parthenium integrifolium
Schizachyrium
​Silphium
Solidago
Sorghastrum
​Symphyotrichum
Vernonia


Height


1 to 2 feet
Asclepias tuberosa
Chasmaecrista fasciculata
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis lanceolata
Gaillardia pulchella
Ratibida columnifera
Stokesia laevis

2 to 3 feet
Agastache foeniculum
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Aquilegia canadensis
Coreopsis major
Echinaca pallida
​Monarda punctata
Parthenium integrifolium
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia hirta
Schizachyrium scoparium
Zizia aurea

3 to 4 feet
Andropogon ternarius
Asclepias incarnata
Baptisia alba
Baptisia australis
Chasmanthium latifolium
Conoclinium coelestinum
Echinacea purpurea
Elymus hystrix
Eryngium yuccifolium
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Helenium autumnale
Helopsis helianthoides
Liatris spicata
Lobelia cardinalis 
Monarda fistulosa
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Penstemon digitalis
Pycnanthemum incanum
Silphium
Solidago rugosa
Symphotrichum georgianum
​Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta

5 feet and taller
Boltonia asteroides
Cephalanthus (up to 12')
Eutrochium fistulosom
Helianthus angustifolius
Hibiscus coccineus
Sorghastrum nutans
Vernonia noveboracensis



Germination

Sow in Spring 

Agastache foeniculum
Amsonia tabernaemontana (sow after 24 hour hot water soak)
Aquilegia canadensis
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias tuberosa
Andropogon ternarius
Baptisia alba (sow after 24 hour hot water soak)
Baptisia australis (sow after 24 hour hot water soak)
Boltonia asteroides
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chasmanthium latifolium
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis major
Elymus hystrix
Eryngium yuccifolium
Gaillardia pulchella
Heleninium autumnale
Helianthus angustifolius
Heliopsis helianthoides
Hibiscus coccineus
Lobelia cardinalis
Monarda fisulosa and punctata
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pycnanthemum 
Ratibida columnifera
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia hirta
Schizachyrium scoparium
Solidago rugosa
Sorghastrum nutans
Stokesia laevis
Syphyotrichum georgianum

Sow in Winter

Conoclinium coelestinium
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea purpurea
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Eutrochium fistulosm
Liatris spicata
Parthenium integrifolium
Penstemon digitalis
​Silphium asteriscus
Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta
Vernonia noveboracensis
​Zizia aurea