Dalea candida (White Prairie Clover)
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Before flowering, it can be easy to tell the White from the Purple Prairie Clover by looking at the leaves. Narrow on the Purple, wide on the White Prairie Clover. See corresponding photo.
Dalea foliosa (Leafy Prairie Clover)
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Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover)
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Before flowering, it can be easy to tell the Purple from the White Prairie Clover by looking at the leaves. Wide on the White, narrow on the Purple Prairie Clover.
Dalea villosum (Silky Prairie Clover)
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Melanthium virginicum (Bunch Flower)
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The blooms of Bunch Flower are white to cream in color but as the season progresses the flowers may turn green, purplish, or blackish in color.
Mentha arvensis (Wild Mint)
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Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)
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Back in stock! Virginia Bluebells are perfect for woodlands and shade gardens, where they will provide beautiful bell-shaped flowers that transition from pink to purple and finally to blue.
Mimulus ringens (Monkey Flower)
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The Common Name, Monkey Flower, comes from the flowers' resemblance to a monkey's face. Typical of wetlands, this plant needs consistently moist soils and will slowly spread into a bushy plant, attractive in a landscape setting.
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Wild Four O'Clock)
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Mitella diphylla (Bishop's Cap)
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You'll fall in love with the tiny snowflake-like, fringed flowers atop the approximate 12" stems of Bishop's Cap. The plants spread slowly by rhizomes so make a wonderful addition to any spring wooded area.
Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury's Monarda)
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Also called Bradbury's Bee Balm, this Monarda is shorter and more compact than the popular classic prairie plant Monarda fistulosa, or Wild Bergamot. Bradbury's Monarda is an excellent choice for home landscaping tolerating sun and shade conditions and average garden soil.
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
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Wild Bergamot provides the characteristic aroma of Earl Grey tea and is a favorite of butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.
Monarda fistulosa variation (Wahpe Washtemna)
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Monarda punctata (Spotted Bee Balm)
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Spotted Bee Balm (also called Dotted Mint or Dotted Horsemint) requires sandy soils. It is an eccentric beauty in form and color with complex blossoms topping 2' stems in hues of pink, green, beige, and maroon.
Napaea dioica (Glade Mallow)
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Nicotiana rustica (Midewiwan Sacred Tobacco)
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There are a number of common names in use for this species including: Wild Tobacco, Shamanic Tobacco, Erowid Tobacco or Aztec Tobacco. In South America it is traditionally called Mapacho.
Oenothera biennis (Common Evening Primrose)
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Oenothera macrocarpa (Missouri Evening Primrose)
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Oenothera pilosella (Prairie Sundrop)
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Oenothera rhombipetala (Sand Evening Primrose)
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Onosmodium molle (Marbleseed)
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Osmorhiza claytonii (Sweet Cicely)
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Oxalis violacea (Violet Wood Sorrel)
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The leaves and blossoms of Violet Wood Sorrel both open up to the sun, the latter exposing bright yellow anthers, and then fold with shade. Three oval-heart leaflets comprise each leaf.
Oxytropis lambertii (Purple Locoweed)
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Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine)
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The leaves of Wild Quinine have been used for tea in order to reduce fevers, hence the names Wild Quinine and Feverfew.
Pedicularis canadensis (Wood Betony)
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Wood Betony's leaves are red when emerging from the ground in early April. The early spring yellow bloom looks like a pinwheel when viewed from above.
Pedicularis lanceolata (Marsh Betony)
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Marsh Betony is similar to Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) in appearance but prefers a location that has more moisture, is taller than Wood Betony, and blooms late summer and fall. It is also referred to as Swamp Lousewort or Fen Betony.
Penstemon calycosus (Calico Beardtongue)
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This Penstemon has the same form as the more common Foxglove Beardtongue (P. digitalis) but it has pink flowers and can tolerate more shade.
