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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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.
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 much 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 near full sun to full 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) requires sandy soils.
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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Oxytropis lambertii (Purple Locoweed)
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Parnassia glauca (Grass of Parnassus)
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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 cobaea (Showy Beardtongue)
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Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue)
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The tubular flowers of this Penstemon attract long-tongued bees, including honeybees, bumblebees, Miner bees, Mason bees, and hummingbirds. It is very easy to grow.
Penstemon grandiflorus (Large-flowered Beardtongue)
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Penstemon grandiflorus is one of the showiest of all Penstemons. This plant is endangered in some states and is typically rare to see in the wild.
Penstemon hirsutus (Hairy Beardtongue)
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Penstemon pallidus (Pale Beardtongue)
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Penstemon tubaeflorus (Tube Beardtongue)
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Penthorum sedoides (Ditch Stonecrop)
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Ditch Stonecrop has a beautiful red seed head.
Petalostemum candidum (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.
Petalostemum foliosum (Leafy Prairie Clover)
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Petalostemum purpureum (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.
Petalostemum villosum (Silky Prairie Clover)
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Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox)
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A Phlox for shade or partial shade and medium to drier soils.
Phlox glaberrima interior (Marsh Phlox)
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Also called Smooth Phlox.
Phlox maculata (Wild Sweet William)
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Wild Sweet William is also often called Meadow Phlox.
Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox)
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Phlox pilosa (Prairie Phlox)
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There is wide variety in flower color on Prairie Phlox, from nearly white to shades of light and dark purple and pink.
Phryma leptostachya (Lopseed)
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Lopseed flower colors can range from nearly white, to shades of pink and purple. The name Lopseed comes from the drooping seeds along the stem.
Physostegia angustifolia (Narrow-leaved Obedient Plant)
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Narrow-leaved Obedient Plant has a lighter flower color and earlier bloom time than Obedient Plant. If you like genus Physostegia, it's nice to have both of these in a planting.
Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant)
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The flowers can be moved around the stem and will stay in the given position, thus the name 'Obedient' Plant. The Narrow-leaved Obedient Plant has lighter pink flowers and blooms earlier, making it a nice companion plant.
Plantago purshii (Woolly Plantain)
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Podophyllum peltatum (May Apple)
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If you struggle with what to plant under pines that leave fairly dry, semi-shady conditions, May Apple plants are growing very well under a grove of pines here at Prairie Moon.
Polanisia dodecandra (Clammy Weed)
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