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Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
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Grasses/Sedges (Sci Name)
Ferns
Spring
Late Spring
Early Summer -all colors
Late Summer
Late Summer Seeds and fruits
Autumn
Autumn Seeds
Botanical classification: In recent years Botanists have reclassified many plants from previous classifications. In some cases consolidating species and varieties and in some cases reclassifying to a different genus. Our prime source is Flora of North America, and in Minnesota the Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Flora of Minnesota. Reference books in print will not reflect these recent updates until revised editions are published. While many plants may be known by a previous botanical name and, in many cases by a variety of common names, we have updated the listings on this website to the newest nomenclature.
*Bloom time: For flowering plants, the approximate time for first blooms; for other plants - when first fully formed or in leaf. Some plants bloom for long periods. " Spring" = April to May 31; "Early Summer" = June 1 to July 15; "Late Summer" = July 16 to August 31; "Autumn" = Sept. 1 to Oct. 31.
Links on the Common name are to a page of photos and plant information.
Historical (once present) and other Minnesota plants not found in the Garden are so noted.
Viburnum lentago L.
Spring
Typha angustifolia L.
Early Summer to Autumn
- Historic, not extant
Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Late Summer
Crepis tectorum L.
Early Summer to Autumn
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) Nesom
Autumn
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell
Ceanothus americanus L.
Early to Late Summer
- Historical, not extant
Silene noctiflora L.
Early to Late Summer
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.
Early Summer
Bidens cernua L.
Autumn
Trillium cernuum L.
Spring
Trillium flexipes Raf.
Spring
Allium cernuum Roth.
Late Summer to Early Autumn
Galium boreale L.
Early Summer
(New England Blazing Star)
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell
Late Summer to early Autumn
Lycopus uniflorus Michx.
Early summer to Autumn
Diervilla lonicera Mill.
Late Spring to Late Summer
(not extant)
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak
Early Summer
Alisma triviale Pursh
Late Summer
Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. glandulosum (Lehm.)
Early to Late Summer
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth.
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
Late Spring to Early Summer
Symphyotrichum ontarionis (Wiegand) G.L. Nesom
Late Summer to Autumn
(Cylindrical Blazing Star)
Liatris cylindracea Michx.
Late Summer to early Autumn
- not in the Garden
Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton
Mid to late Summer
Hemerocallis fulva L.
Early to Late Summer
Hieracium aurantiacum L.
Early Summer
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
Early to Late Summer
(Alternate-leaf Dogwood)
Cornus alternifolia L.f.
Late Spring to Early Summer
- not in the Garden
Penstemon pallidus Small
Late Spring to Early Summer
Cornus obliqua Raf.
Late Spring to Early Summer to Autumn fruits
Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
Late Summer to Autumn
Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Gray
Mid-Summer to Early Autumn
Impatiens pallida Nutt.
Late Summer to Autumn
Lobelia spicata Lam.
Early to Late Summer
Helianthus strumosus L.
Late Summer to Autumn
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum (Willd.) Nesom
Late Summer to Autumn
Mitchella repens L.
Late Spring to Early Summer
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
Late Summer to Early Autumn
Anemone patens L. var. multifida Pritz.
[also as Pulsatilla nuttalliana (DC.) Spreng.]
Early spring
Rosa carolina L.
Early Summer
[Historical, not extant]
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Late Summer to Autumn
Mentha x piperita L. (Prosp.)
[aquatica-spicata]
Early to Late Summer
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Late Spring to Autumn
Phlox paniculata L.
Late Summer
Gentiana alba Muhl. ex Nutt.
also accepted is Gentiana flavida A.Gray
Late Summer into Autumn
Plantago major L.
Early Summer to Sept.
Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.)
Early to Late Summer
Asclepias exaltata L.
Early Summer
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
Late Summer to early Autumn
- Historical, not extant
Potentilla arguta Pursh var. arguta
Early Summer
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Early to Late Summer
Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.
Late Summer to Autumn
(Daisy or Lesser Daisy Fleabane)
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
Early Summer to Autumn
[Not in the Garden]
Lysimachia quadriflora Sims
Mid-Summer
Phlox pilosa L.
Early Summer to Autumn
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Late Summer to Autumn
Packera plattensis (Nutt.) W.A.Weber & A.Löve
Late Spring
Rosa arkansana Porter
Early summer to late summer
Geum Triflorum Pursh
Spring
(Meadow Evening Primrose)
Oenothera pilosella Raf.
Early to Late Summer
Trillium recurvatum Beck
Spring
Viola pedatifida G. Don
Late Spring to Early Summer
Rosa arkansana Porter
Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
Mid-Spring
Ribes cynosbati L.
Spring
Lactuca serriola L.
Early Summer to Late Summer
Rosa acicularlis Lindl.
Late Spring to early summer
Dodecatheon meadia L. ssp. meadia
Monarda media Willd.
Early to Late Summer
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
Early Summer to Autumn
Historical - not extant
Rubus odoratus L.
Early to Late Summer
Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze.
Late Summer to Autumn
Lythrum salicaria L.
Early to Late Summer
Comarum palustre L.
Early Summer
Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch & Ave-Lall.
Early to Late Summer
Dalea purpurea Vent.
Early to Late Summer
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum
Autumn
Trillium erectum L.
Spring
Salix discolor Muhl.
Early Spring
Antennaria neglecta Greene
Spring
Daucus carota L.
[Not in the Garden]
Early to Late Summer
Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.
Early Summer to Late Summer
Filipendula rubra (Hill)
Early Summer to Late Summer
Packera aurea (L.)
Late Spring
Campanula rapunculoides L.
Early Summer to Early Autumn
Rubus occidentalis L.
Late Spring to Early Summer
Rubus idaeus L.
Early Summer
Rubus pubescens Raf.
Late Spring to Early Summer
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
Late Summer
Prenanthes alba L.
Late Summer to Autumn
Red Baneberry - White berry form
Actaea rubra Willd.
Spring to Early Summer
- historical, not extant
Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers.
Late Spring
Trifolium pratense L.
Late Spring to Late Summer
Sambucus racemosa L.
Spring
Cornus sericea L.
Spring
Chelone obliqua Pursh
Late Summer to Early Autumn
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum
Autumn
Solidago riddellii Frank ex Riddell
Late Summer to Autumn
Vitis riparia Michx.
Spring
Agrimonia striata Michx.
Late Summer
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
Early to Late Summer
Galium asprellum Michx.
Early to Late Summer
Liatris aspera Michx.
Late Summer to early Autumn
Potentilla recta L.
Early to Late Summer
Hieracium umbellatum L.
Late Summer to Autumn
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
Late summer to Autumn
Anemone americana (DC) H.Hara
[Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyerm.]
Early Spring
- Historical plant, not extant
Smilax rotundifolia L.
Late Spring to Early Summer
Silene regia Sims
Late Summer to Autumn
Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & B. Boivin
Spring
Vinca minor L.
Spring
Hypericum ascyron L.
Early Summer to Late Summer
Hypericum perforatum L.
Early Summer
Moehringia lateriflora (L.)
Spring to Early Summer
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Roemer
Spring
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
Late Summer to early autumn
(Historical plant - not extant)
Lychnis chalcedonica L.
Early Summer
Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd.
Late Summer to early Autumn
[Not in the Garden]
Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav.
Early Summer to Autumn
Anemone acutiloba (DC) G.Lawson
[Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm.]
Early Spring
- Historical not extant
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
Spring to Late Summer
Dodecatheon meadia L.
Spring to Early Summer
Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Autumn
Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.
Late Spring to Early Summer
Solidago speciosa Nutt.
Autumn
Cypripedium reginae Walter
Late Spring. Earliest - May 30; latest June 21st; average - around June 10th.
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
Late Summer
[Historical, not extant]
Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb.
Early to Late Summer
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. Love & D. Love
Late Summer to Autumn
Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) G.L. Nesom
Late Summer to Autumn
Cornus obliqua Raf.
Spring
Potentilla argentea L.
Early to Late Summer. Photo ©Kitty Kohout, Wisconsin Flora
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Early to Late Summer
Uvularia sessilifolia L.
Spring
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton
Early Spring - illustrated before leaf-out
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) var. oolentangiense
Autumn
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve
Autumn
Heliopsis helianthoides (L) Sweet var. scraba
Early Summer to Autumn
Boechera laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Al-Shehbaz
former Arabis laevigata
Spring to Early summer
Rosa blanda Aiton
Early Summer to Late Summer
Rhus glabra L.
Late Spring to Early Summer
- Historical plant, not extant
Helenium autumnale L.
Late Summer
Trillium nivale Riddell
Early Spring
Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
Late Spring to early summer flowering
Pink Flower type illustrated
Saponaria officinalis L.
Early Summer to Late Summer
Agrimonia pubescens Wallr.
Late Summer
Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott var. commutatum
Spring
Viburnum dentatum L.
Spring Flowering
Tradescantia bracteata Small
Late Spring to Early Summer
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Late Summer- Autumn
- Historical, not extant
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Late Summer
Historical Garden Plant - not extant
Monarda punctata L.
Late Summer
Geranium maculatum L.
Spring to Early Summer
Impatiens capensis Meerb.
Late Summer to Autumn
Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E.E.Lamont
(former - Eupatorium maculatum)
Late Summer to Early Autumn
Centaurea biebersteinii L.
Early Summer to Autumn. Photo ©Merel R. Black, Wisconsin Flora
Not in the Garden
Persicaria maculosa Gray
Early Summer to Autumn
Impatiens capensis Meerb.
Late Summer to Autumn
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Early summer
Rhus hirta (L.) Sudworth
[Rhus typhina L. ]
Late Spring to Early Summer
Historical Garden Plant - not extant
Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
Late Summer
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Spring
Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
Early to Late Summer
Historical Garden Plant- not extant.
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small.
Solidago rigida L.
[proposed by some authorities - Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small]
Late Summer to Autumn
Helianthus hirsutus Raf.
Late Summer to Early Autumn
Urtica dioica L.
Late Summer to Early Autumn
Acer pensylvanicum L.
Spring
(Purple-stem Beggartick)
Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.
Early Summer to Autumn
Rubus semisetosus Blanch.
Late Spring to Early Summer. Photo ©Merel R. Black, Wisconsin Flora
Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var. nitidus
Spring to Early Summer
Lysimachia terrestis (L.) B.S.P.
Early Summer
Asclepias incarnata L.
Early to Late Summer
(not in Garden)
Rosa palustris Marshall
Early Summer
Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.
former Saxifraga pensylvanica L.
Spring to Early summer
Verbena hastata L.
Early Summer to Autumn
Trillium cuneatum Raf.
Spring
- not in the Garden
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh
Mid to late Summer
[Not in the Garden]
Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop.
Early Summer
Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult
Early to Late Spring
Historical, not extant
Acorus calamus L.
Late Spring to Early Summer
Eutrochium purpureum (L.) E.E.Lamont
(Former Eupatorium purpureum L.)
Late Summer to Early Autumn