Forbs
Table of Contents
The Species Production Guides for forbs (wildflowers) provide specific information about growing each of these species for seed production.
Scroll the list (alphabetized by scientific name) or press ctrl-f (or command-f) to search for any name in this page.
A printable file (pdf) is also provided on each species page for those needing a print version.
This section is a work in progress. We will continue to add new species guides as they are completed.
Anemone canadensis / Canadian anemone
Anemone cylindrica / candle anemone
Anemone virginiana / tall thimbleweed
Asclepias syriaca / common milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa / butterfly milkweed
Asclepias verticillata / whorled milkweed
Chelone glabra / white turtlehead
Coreopsis palmata / stiff tickseed
Coreopsis tripteris / tall tickseed
Potentilla arguta / tall cinquefoil
Echinacea pallida / pale purple coneflower
Eryngium yuccifolium / button eryngo
Euthamia graminifolia / flat-top goldentop
Fragaria virginiana / Virginia strawberry
Gentiana alba / plain gentian
Gentiana andrewsii / closed bottle gentian
Heliopsis helianthoides / smooth oxeye
Helianthus pauciflorus / stiff sunflower
Hypericum ascyron / great St. Johnswort
Liatris aspera / tall blazing star
Liatris ligulistylis / Rocky Mountain blazing star
Liatris pycnostachya / prairie blazing star
Lobelia cardinalis / cardinalflower
Lobelia siphilitica / great blue lobelia
Lythrum alatum / winged lythrum
Monarda fistulosa / wild bergamot
Monarda punctata / spotted beebalm
Oligoneuron riddellii / Riddell's goldenrod
Oligoneuron rigidum / stiff goldenrod
Parthenium integrifolium / wild quinine
Pedicularis lanceolata / swamp lousewort
Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata / lance selfheal
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum / whorled mountainmint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium / narrowleaf mountainmint
Pycnanthemum virginianum / Virginia mountainmint
Ratibida pinnata / pinnate prairie coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa / sweet coneflower
Ruellia humilis / hairy wild petunia
Silphium integrifolium / wholeleaf rosinweed
Silphium laciniatum / compassplant
Solidago missouriensis / Missouri goldenrod
Solidago speciosa / showy goldenrod
Symphyotrichum laeve / smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae / New England aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense / skyblue aster
Symphyotrichum praealtum / willowleaf aster
Tradescantia bracteata / longbract spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis / bluejacket
Vernonia baldwinii / Baldwin's ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata / prairie ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum / Culver's root
Zizia aptera / meadow zizia
Zizia aurea / golden zizia