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American blue vervain
Verbena hastata
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
3-8
Biennial
2-6'
1-2.5'
Light Water Soil
Loam
Use for
Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Meadow, Naturalize, Medicinal
Appalachian sedge
Carex appalachica
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
3-7
Perennial
0.5-0.75'
1-1.5'
Light Water Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Use for
Groundcover, Shade Garden, Wildlife Garden, Winter Interest, Low-Growing, Lawn Alternative, Erosion Control
Beebalm
Monarda didyma
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
4-9
Perennial
2-4'
2-3'
Light Water Soil
Clay, Loam
Use for
Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Edible/Herb, Medicinal, Showy Bloom
Black eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirtia
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
3-7
Biennial
2-3'
1-2'
Light Water Soil
Loam
Use for
Pollinator Garden, Meadow, Naturalize, Flower Cutting
American coral bells
Huchera americana
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
4-9
Perennial
1-2'
1-1.5'
Light Water Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Use for
Seasonal Interest, Fall Interest, Winter Interest, Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden, Naturalize, Groundcover, Low-Growing
Arkansas blue star
Amsonia hubritchii
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
5-8
Perennial
2-3'
2-3'
Light Water Soil
Loam
Use for
Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Borders, Flower Cutting, Fall Interest
Big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
4-9
Perennial
4-6'
2-3'
Light Water Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Use for
Meadow, Naturalize, Winter Interest, Erosion Control, Wildlife Garden, Fall Interest
Blue false indigo
Baptisia australis
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
3-9
Perennial
3-4'
3-4'
Light Water Soil
Clay, Loam
Use for
Pollinator Garden, Showy Bloom, Erosion Control
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
4-8
Perennial
2-4'
1.5-3'
Light Water Soil
Loam
Use for
Edible/Herb, Pollinator Garden
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
3-8
Perennial
1-3'
1-3'
Light Water Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Use for
Pollinator Garden, Wildlife Garden, Groundcover, Showy Bloom, Flower Cutting
Black cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
3-8
Perennial
4-6'
2-4'
Light Water Soil
Clay, Loam
Use for
Shade Garden, Naturalize, Medicinal, Showy Bloom
Blue flag iris
Iris versicolor
Hardiness
Life cycle
Height
Spread
3-9
Perennial
2-2.5'
2-2.5'
Light Water Soil
Loam
Use for
Wetland Planting, Rain Garden