Summary Notes for Yellow Native Wildflowers


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 
Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta W,M,D Full-Part Jul-Oct  1’-3’
Brown-eyed susan Rudbeckiatriloba W,M,D Full-Part Aug-Oct  2’-4’
Bush's coneflower Echinacea paradoxa M, D Full-Part June-August 2’-4’
Canada milkvetch Astragalus canadensis W,M,D Full-Part Jun-Aug 1’-4’
Compass plant Silphium laciniatum  W,M,D Full-Part Jun-Sept 3’-9’
Cup plant Silphiumperfoliatum W,M Full-Part July-Sept 3’-8’
Downy sunflower Helianthus mollis M Full-Part Aug-Sept 4’-5’
Evening primrose Oenothera biennis W,M,D Full-Part Jun-Sept 3’-6’
Goat's rue Tephrosia virginiana D Full-Part June-July 1’-2’
Golden alexander Zizia aurea W,M,D Full-Part Apr-June 1’-3’
Grass-leaved goldenrod Euthamia gramninfolia D Full-Part Aug-Oct .5’-3’
Great St. John's wort Hypericum pyramidatum W, M Full-Part July-Aug 4’-6’
Illinois bundle flower Desmanthus illinoiensis M, D Full July-Aug 3’-5’
Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata M,D Full May-Aug 2’-3’
Long-headed coneflower Ratibiba columnifera M,D Full-Part Jun-Aug 2’-3’
Maryland senna Cassia marilandica W,M,D Full-Part July-Aug 2’-4’
Maximillian's sunflower Helianthus maximilliani W,M,D Full-Part Aug-Sept 3’-7’
Missouri evening primrose Oenothera macrocarpa D Full-Part May-Aug 1’
Ohio goldenrod Solidago ohioensis W,M Full July-Sept 2’-3’
Old field goldenrod Solidago nemoralis D Full-Part Aug-Oct 1’-3’
Ox-eye (False sunflower) Heliopsis helianthoides W,M,D Full-Part Jun-Sept 2’-5'
Pale-leaved sunflower Helianthus strumosus W,M,D Full-Part Jul-Oct 2’-4’
Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata M,D Full-Part Jul-Sept  1’-3’
Prairie cinquefoil Potentilla arguta M,D Full-Part June-Sept 1’-4’
Prairie dock Silphium terebinthinac W,M Full-Part Jul-Aug 3’-9’
Prairie parsley Polytaenia nuttalli M,D Full-Part June 2’-5’
Riddell's goldenrod Solidago riddellii W, M Full Aug-Oct 2’-4’
Rosinweed Silphium integrifolium W,M,D Full Jul-Sept 2’-6’
Sawtooth sunflower Helianthus grosseser W,M,D Full-Part Jul-Sept 6’-10’
Seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia W,M Full June-Aug 2’-3’
Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa M,D Full-Part Jul-Oct 1’-4’
Showy sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus W,M,D Full-Part Jul-Sept 2’-6’
Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale W,M Full-Part Aug-Oct 2’-5’
Stiff coreopsis Coreopsis palmata W,M,D Full-Part Jun-Aug 1’-3’
Stiff goldenrod (rigid) Solidago rigida W,M,D Full-Part Aug-Oct 1’-5’
Sweet black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia subtoment W,M Full-Part Aug-Oct 3’-6’
Tall coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris W,M,D Full-Part June-Oct 3’-7’
Western sunflower Helianthus occidentalis M,D Full-Part July-Sept 2’-3’
Wild golden glow Rudbeckia laciniata W,M Full-Part-Shade July-Oct 3’-7’
Wild senna Cassia hebecarpa M Full-Part July-Aug 3’-6’
Wood betony Pedicularis canadensis W, M, D Full-Part Apr-May .3’-1’
Woodland sunflower Helianthus divaricatus M, D Full-Partl July-Sept 3’-5’
Yellow coneflower Ratibiba pinnata W,M,D Full-Part Jul-Sept 3’-6’
Yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima M Full-Part-Shade May-Jul 2’-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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