Summary Notes for Wildflowers with Purple & Blue Blooms


Note: Clicking on the common name links will take you to individual data sheets for most wildflowers.
Common Name Botanical Name Conditions Sun Time of
Blooms
Plant 
Height 
Arrow leaf aster Aster urophyllis M,D Full-Part-Shade Aug-Oct 2’-4’
Bergamot Monarda fistulosa W,M,D Full-Part July-Sept 2’-4’
Blue flag iris Iris virginica shrevei W, M Full-Part May-July 2’-3’
Blue indigo Baptisia austalis M Full-Part May-July 2’-4’
Blue vervain Verbena hastata W,M Full-Part June-Sept 2’-5’
Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre M, D Full-Part May-June .25’-1’
Bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii W Full-Part Aug-Oct 1.5’-3’
Dense blazing star Liatris spicata W,M Full-Part July-Sept 2’-4’
Dotted mint (horsemint) Monarda punctuata M,D Full-Part July-Sept 1’-3’
Downy wood mint Blephilia ciliata M,D Full-Part June-July 1.5’-2’
Dwarf blazing star Liatris cylindracea D Full-Part July-Oct .6’-2’
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica W,M Full-Part July-Oct 1’-4’
Hoary vervain Verbena stricta M,D Full-Part June-Sept 2’-3’
Illinois tick trefoil Desmodium illinoensis D Full-Part July-Aug 3’-6’
Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata W,M Full-Part July-Sept 4’-6’
Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans M Full-Part-Shade Apr-June 1’-2’
Large-flowered beardtongue Penstemon grandiflorus M,D Full-Part May-June 2’-4’
Lavender hyssop Agastache foeniculum M,D Full-Part June-Sept 2’-4’
Leadplant Amorpha canescens M,D Full-Part June-Aug 2’-3’
Lupine Lupinus perennis M,D Full-Part May-July 1’-2’
Meadow blazing star Liatris ligulistylis W,M Full-Part Aug-Sept 2’-4’
Missouri ironweed Vernonia missurica M Full July-Oct 3’-5’
Monkey flower Mimulus ringens W Full-Part June-Sept 1’-3’
New England aster Aster novae-angliae W,M Full-Part Aug-Oct 2’-5’
Nodding wild onion Allium cernuum W,M,D Full-Part July-Aug 1’-2'
Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida M,D Full-Part June-July 2’-4’
Pasque flower Anemone patens D Full-Part Apr-May <1’
Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya W,M Full-Part Jul-Sept 2’-4’
Prairie violet Viola pedatifidia M Full-Part Apr-June <1’
Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea W,M,D Full-Part July-Sept 3’-4’
Purple giant hyssop Agastache scrophylariafolia M Full-Part July-Oct 4’-7’
Purple poppy mallow Callirhoe involucrata D Full June-Aug .5’
Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea M,D Full-Part Jul-Sept 1’-3’
Rough blazing star Liatris aspera ,M,D Full-Part Aug-Sept 2’-3’
Shooting star Dodecatheon meadia M Full-Part Apr-June .6’-2’
Showy tick-trefoil Desmodium canadense W,M,D Full-Part July-Aug 2’-5’
Silk milkweed (common) Asclepias syriaca W,M,D Full-Part June-Aug 3’-4’
Silky aster Aster sericeus D Full-Part Sept-Oct 1’-2’
Sky-blue aster Aster oolentangiensis M,D Full-Part Aug-Oct 1’-4’
Slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica M Part July-Sept 1’-3’
Smooth blue aster Aster oolentangiensis M,D Full-Part Aug-Oct 2’-5’
Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis W,M,D Full-Part May-July 2’-4’
Stiff aster Aster linariifolius D Full-Part Sept-Oct 1’-2’
Stiff gentian Gentiana quinquefolia M,D Full-Part Aug-Oct 1’-2’
Stout blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium M,D Full-Part May-June <1’
Tall bellflower Campanula americana M Part-Shade July-Sept 3’-6’
Wild four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea D Full June-Sept 1’-3’
Wild geranium Geranium maculatum M Full-Part-Shade Apr-July 1’-2’
Wild hyacinth Camassia scilloides M Full-Part May-June 1’-2’
Wild petunia Ruellia humilis M, D Full June-Aug .5’-2’

 Conditions where these wildflowers are found growing in the wild:
      W = wet/heavy soil (clay),  M = medium/loam soil,  D = dry/ light soil (sandy)

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