Wildflowers

Prairie wildflowers and their bloom dates are listed below. Also check out the Wildflower Coloring Book [845 kb], which contains interesting facts about some of Homestead's most colorful native plants!

 

Common Name	Scientific Name	Color	Bloom Season
Black Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Yellow	Midspring to Fall
Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Orange	Mid to Late Fall
Compass Plant	Silphium laciniatum	Yellow	Late Spring to Summer
Downy Sunflower	Helianthus mollis	Yellow	Midsummer to Fall
Gayfeather	Liatris pycnostachya	Purple	Mid to Late Fall
Gray-Headed Coneflower	Ratibida pinnata	Yellow	Late Spring to Fall
Hoary Vervain	Verbena stricta	Purple	Late Spring to Early Fall
Ironweed	Vernonia fasciculata	Purple	Midsummer to Fall
Ladies' Tresses	Spiranthes cernua	White	Midsummer to Fall
Late Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Yellow	Late Summer to Early Fall
Leadplant	Amorpha canescens	Deep Purple	Late Spring to Summer
Narrow-Leaved Purple Coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia	Pale Purple	Late Spring to Midsummer
Prairie Wild Rose	Rosa arkansana	Pink or White	Late Spring to Summer
Purple Prairie Clover	Petalostemum purpureum	Purple	Midsummer to Early Fall
Rosin Weed	Silphium integrifolium	Yellow	Summer to Fall
Showy Sunflower	Helianthus lateriflorus	Yellow	Midsummer to Early Fall
Smooth Oxeye	Heliopsis helianthoides	Pale to Golden Yellow	Late Spring to Fall
Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Yellow	Midsummer to Fall
Stiff Sunflower	Helianthus rigidus	Yellow	Summer to Fall
Tall Thistle	Cirsium altissimum	Purple	Midsummer to Early Fall
Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Yellow	Late Spring to Fall
Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	White	Late Spring to Summer
Wild Blue Larkspur	Delphinium carolinianum	Blue	Late Spring to Early Summer