Always check the scientific name of a plant. A plant may have more than one common name or the same common name may refer to more than one plant.
Scientific name |
Common name (flower color) |
Recommended space between plants |
Perennial Flowers |
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Tall (most plants are 3-5 feet) |
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Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed (pink |
18 inches |
Aster puniceus |
Purple-stemmed Aster (light blue) |
18 inches |
Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower (red) |
12 inches |
Medium (most plants are 2-3 feet) |
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Iris versicolor |
Blueflag Iris (blue) |
12 inches |
Lilium michiganese |
Turk's Cap Lily or Michigan Lily (orange) |
12 inches |
Chelone glabra |
Turtlehead (cream) |
6 inches |
Grasses |
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Tall (most plants are 3-6 feet) |
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Andropogon gerardi |
Big Bluestem |
24 inches |
Sorghastrum nutans |
Indiangrass |
24 inches |
Spartina pectinata |
Prairie Cordgrass |
24-36 inches |
Medium (most plants are 2-4 feet) |
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Calamagrostis canadensis |
Blue Joint Grass |
12-18 inches |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little Bluestem |
18 inches |