Oakland Wildflower Farm

Status on Plant List:
NN - plant is not a native to Michigan or the seed is not a Michigan geno-type
SC - Special Concern
T - Threatened
X - Extirpated (removed from the wild)

Plants that are Threatened cannot be wild collected. Our seed is from Michigan sources that propagated it prior to Threatened status or was collected with permission from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Latin Name	Common Name	Status	Type	Light	Moisture	Soil	Size	Bloom	Color
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay\|Gravel	1-2 feet	May\|Jun\|Jul	White
Acorus calamus	Sweet Flag		Shrub/Vine	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Clay	1-4 feet	May\|Jun\|Jul	Green/white
Agertina altissima	White Snakeroot		Forb/Flower	Part-Sun\|Shade	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-4 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	White
Allium cernuum	Nodding Wild Onion		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	1-2 feet	Jul\|Aug	White-Pink
Amorpha canascens	Leadplant		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay\|Gravel	3 x 3 feet	Jun\|Jul	Purple
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem		Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	4-8 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Purple Then Bronze/red
Anemone cylindrica	Thimble Weed		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-3 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	White
Anemone virginica	Tall Thimbleweed		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun\|Shade	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Loam	1-2.5 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	White
Aquilegia canadensis	Columbine		Forb/Flower	Part-Sun\|Shade	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	1-3 feet	May\|Jun	Red/Yellow
Aralia racemosa	Spikenard		Forb/Flower	Part-Sun\|Shade	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Jun	White
Aronia melanocarpa	Black Chokeberry		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	3-6 feet	Jun	White
Asarum canadense	Wild Ginger		Forb/Flower	Shade	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Loam\|Clay	4-6 inches	May	Red
Asclepias incarnata	Swamp Milkweed		Forb/Flower	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet		Red
Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-4 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Pale Pink
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly Weed		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-3 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Orange
Asclepias verticillata	Whorled Milkweed		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	1-2 feet	Jul\|Aug	White
Aster (Doellingeria) umbellata	Flat-topped Aster		Forb/Flower	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Aug\|Sep	White
Aster (Symphyotricum) puniceum	Swamp Aster		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Aug\|Sep	White
Aster (Symphyotricum) cordifolium	Heart-leaf Aster		Forb/Flower	Part-Sun\|Shade	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Loam	1-3 feet	Sep\|Oct	Light Purple
Aster (Symphyotricum) laeve	Smooth Aster		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-4 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Lavender/blue
Aster (Symphyotricum) novae-angliae	New England Aster		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Pink/purple/blue
Aster (Symphyotricum) oolentangiense	Sky Blue Aster		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic	Sand\|Loam	to 3 feet	Sep\|Oct	Blue
Baptisia australis	Blue Wild Indigo	NN	Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Jun	Blue
Baptisia leucantha	White Wild Indigo	SC	Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Jun\|Jul	White
Bouteloua curtipendula	Side-Oats Grama	T	Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-3 feet	Jul\|Aug	Straw
Campanula americana	Tall Bellflower		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam	2-6 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Blue
Carex pensylvanica	Penn Sedge		Grass/Sedge	Shade	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	12 inches		Brown
Carex vulpinoidea	Fox Sedge		Grass/Sedge	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	1-2 feet	May\|Jun	Green
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3’ x 3’	Jun\|Jul	White
Cephelanthus occidentalis	Buttonbush		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	6' x 6'	Jun\|Jul	White
Chelone glabra	Turtlehead		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Aug\|Sep	White
Clematis virginiana	Virgin's Bower		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam\|Clay	vine	Jun\|Jul	White
Coreopsis lanceolata	Sand Coreopsis		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-3 feet	Jun\|Jul	Yellow
Coreopsis palmata	Prairie Coreopsis	T	Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-3 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Yellow
Coreopsis tripteris	Tall Coreopsis		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Loam\|Clay	3-7 feet	Jul\|Aug	Yellow
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	X	Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-4 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Pink/purple
Elymus canadensis	Canada Wild Rye		Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	4-5 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Straw
Elymus hystrix	Bottlebrush Grass		Grass/Sedge	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-5 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Gold
Erogrostis spectabilis	Purple Love Grass		Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry	Sand\|Loam	1-1.5 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Beige
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	T	Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	White
Eupatorium maculatum	Joe Pye Weed		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	4-6 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Pink
Eupatorium perfoliatum	Boneset		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	White
Euphorbia corollata	Flowering Spurge		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2 feet	Jun\|Jul	White
Euthamia gramnifolia	Grass-leaved Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-3 feet	Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun\|Shade	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	6 inches	Jun	White
Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic	Sand\|Loam	1-2 feet	May\|Jun	Lavender
Helenium autumnale	Sneezeweed		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	4-5 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Helianthus divaricatus	Woodland Sunflower		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Loam	3-5 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Helianthus giganteus	Tall Sunflower		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Wet-Mesic	Loam	5-8 feet	Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Helianthus grosseserratus	Sawtooth Sunflower		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam\|Clay	6-12 feet	Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Helianthus mollis	Downy Sunflower	T, NN	Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry	Sand	4-6 feet	Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Helianthus occidentalis	Prairie Sunflower		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-3 feet	Jul\|Aug	Yellow
Helianthus strumosus	Pale-leaved Sunflower		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Heuchera americana	Alum Root		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	1-3 feet	Jun	Green
Ilex verticillata	Winterberry Holly		Shrub/Vine
Iris virginica	Southern Blue Flag		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-3 feet	Jun\|Jul	Blue
Lespedeza capitata	Roundhead Bushclover		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Gravel	3-5 feet	Aug\|Sep	White
Liatris aspera	Rough Blazing Star		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	3-4 feet	Aug\|Sep	Pink
Liatris spicata	Dense Blazing Star		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Aug\|Sep	Pink
Lindera benzoin	Spicebush		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam	15x12	March\|Apr\|May	Yellow
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam	2-4 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Red
Lobelia inflata	Indian Tobacco		Forb/Flower	Part-Sun\|Shade	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-3 feet	Aug\|Sep	Lt. Blue/white
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	1-4 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Blue
Mimulus ringens	Monkey Flower		Forb/Flower	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	1-3 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Blue
Monarda fistulosa	Bergamot		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-5 feet	Jul\|Aug	Lavender
Monarda punctata	Dotted Mint (Horse Mint)		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry	Sand\|Gravel	1-3 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Lavender/yellow
Oenothera biennis	Common Evening Primrose		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Panicum virgatum	Switch Grass		Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Aug\|Sep	Gold
Penstemon digitalis	Foxglove Beardtongue		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-3 feet	Jun	White
Penstemon hirsutus	Hairy Beardtongue		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam	1-3 feet	May\|Jun\|Jul	Purple-violet
Physocarpus opulifolius	Ninebark		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay
Potentilla fruticosa	Shrubby Cinquefoil		Shrub/Vine	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3 x 3 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Psysostegia virginiana	Obedient Plant		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun\|Shade	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam\|Clay	2-4 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	White
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Mountain Mint		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Loam	2-4 feet	Aug\|Sep	White
Ratibida pinnata	Yellow Coneflower		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	1-3 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Rudbeckia laciniata	Green Headed Coneflower		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	5-8 feet	Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Rudbeckia triloba	Brown Eyed Susan		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-5 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem		Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-3 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Bronze-red
Senna hebecarpa	Wild Senna		Forb/Flower	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-5 feet	Jul\|Aug	Yellow
Silphium laciniatum	Compassplant	T	Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-10 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Silphium perfoliatum	Cup Plant	T	Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-10 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Silphium terebinthinaceum	Prairie Dock		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-10 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Yellow
Sisyrinchium angustifolium	Stout Blue-eyed Grass		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic	Loam	1-2 feet	May\|Jun	Blue
Solidago (Oligoneuron) ohioensis	Ohio Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	4-5 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Solidago (Oligoneuron) riddellii	Riddell's Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	4-6 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Solidago (Oligoneuron) rigida	Stiff Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Loam\|Clay	2-4 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Solidago caesia	Blue-stemmed Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-3 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Solidago flexicaulis	Zig-zag Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Part-Sun\|Shade	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Loam	2-3 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Solidago nemoralis	Gray Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay\|Gravel	0.5-2.5 ft	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Solidago speciosa	Showy Goldenrod		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	1-3 feet	Aug\|Sep\|Oct	Yellow
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass		Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	5-7 feet	Aug\|Sep	Gold
Spiraea alba	Meadowsweet		Shrub/Vine	Sun	Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-7 feet	Jun\|Jul	White
Sporobolus heterolpis	Prairie (Northern) Dropseed	SC	Grass/Sedge	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-4 feet	Aug\|Sep	Gold
Thalictrum dasycarpum	Tall Meadow Rue		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Jun\|Jul	White
Thalictrum dioicum	Early Meadow Rue		Forb/Flower	Part-Sun\|Shade	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	2-3 feet	May\|Jun	White
Tradescantia ohioensis	Ohio Spiderwort		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Loam\|Clay	2-3 feet	Jun\|Jul\|Aug	Blue
Verbena hastata	Blue Vervain		Forb/Flower	Sun	Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Blue
Verbena stricta	Hoary Vervain		Forb/Flower	Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic	Sand\|Loam	2-4 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Blue
Vernonia missurica	Ironweed		Forb/Flower	Sun	Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam\|Clay	3-6 feet	Jul\|Aug\|Sep	Purple-Rose
Veronicastrum virginicum	Culver's Root		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun	Dry\|Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic\|Wet	Loam\|Clay	2-6 feet		White
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders		Forb/Flower	Sun\|Part-Sun\|Shade	Dry-Mesic\|Mesic\|Wet-Mesic	Sand\|Loam\|Clay	1-3 feet	May\|Jun\|Jul	Yellow