Summary Notes for Wildflowers with Pink or Red Color 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 
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis W,M Full-Part July-Sept 2’-5’
Columbine Aquilegia canadensis M,D Full-Part-Shade Jul-Sept 1’-2’
Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium W,M,D Full-Part Jul-Sept 1’-3’
Germander Teucrium canadense M Full-Part July-Sept 1’-3’
Goat's rue Tephrosia virginiana D Full-Part June-July 1’-2’
Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea M Full-Part Apr-Sept 1’-2’
Narrow-leaved coneflower Echinacea angustifolia D Full June-July 1’-2’
Obedient plant Physostegia virginiana W,M Full July-Oct 2’-5’
Poppy mallow Callirhoe triangulata D Full-Part July-Sept .5’-1’
Prairie phlox Phlox pilosa M,D Full-Part May-Jul 1’-2’
Prairie rose Rosa spp. M,D Full-Part June-Jul 1’-3’
Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum M, D Full-Part Apr-June .25’-1’
Red baneberry Actaea rubra M,D Shade May-June 1’-2’
Red milkweed Asclepias incarnata W,M Full June-Aug 3’-4’
Rose mallow Hibiscus militaris W Full-Part July-Sept 3’-5’
Royal Cachfly Silene regia M Full-Part July-Aug 2’-4’
Sensitive plant Schrankia uncinata D Full May-July 3’
Smooth rose Rosa blanda M,D Full-Part June-July 3’-6’
Spotted Joe Pye weed Eupatroium maculatum W,M Perennial Jun-Aug 4’-6’
Sweet Joe Pye weed Eupatorium purpureum M Part-Shade July-Sept 3’-8’
Wild rose Rosa carolina W,M,D Full-Part June-Aug 1’-3’

 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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