Flowering Times
Spring
Aquilegia
Penstemon (to early summer)
Summer
Asclepias
Cephalanthus
Chasmaecrista
Coreopsis
Elymus
Eutrochium
Gaillardia
Hibiscus
Liatris
Pycnanthemum
Rudbeckia
Stokesia
Verbena
Late Summer/Fall
Agastache
Andropogon
Boltonia
Chasmanthium
Conoclinium
Eupatorium
Helenium
Helianthus
Lobelia
Monarda
Muhlenbergia
Schizachyrium
Solidago
Sorghastrum
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 tabernaemontan
Aquilegia canadensis
Coreopsis major
Echinaca pallida
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia hirta
Schizachyrium scoparium
3 to 4 feet
Andropogon ternarius
Asclepias incarnita
Baptisia alba
Baptisia australis
Chasmanthium latifolium
Coniclinium coelestinum
Echinacea purpurea
Elymus hystrix
Eryngium yuccifolium
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Helenium autumnale
Helopsis helianthoides
Liatris spicata
Lobelia cardinalis
Monarda fistulosa
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Penstemon digitalis
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Solidago rugosa
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
Liatris spicata
Lobelia cardinalis
Monarda fisulosa
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Ratibida columnifera
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia hirta
Schizachyrium scoparium
Solidago rugosa
Sorghastrum nutans
Stokesia laevis
Sow in Winter
Conoclinium coelestinium
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea purpurea
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Eutrochium fistulosm
Penstemon digitalis
Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta
Vernonia noveboracensis
