JBS Bioretention Flora Guide
(all of the selected plants are native to Missouri)

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Planted in Cell 1 Allium cemuum Nodding pink onion 12-18 inches tall, bloom late summer early fall	Planted seed in Slope Areas Andropogon gerardi Big blue stem Tall, showy, up to 6 feet tall	Planted seed in Stormwater Areas Asclepias incarnata Red milkweed 4-5 feet tall, bloom July to August
Planted Seed Throughout Aster novae-angliae New England aster 2-6 feet tall, bloom Aug to Oct	Planted in Cell 2 & 3 Baptisai leucantha White wild indigo 3-6 feet tall, late spring bloom	Planted seed in Slope Areas Bouteloua curtipendula Side oats grama 1 ½ - 2 ½ feet tall, bloom June- Sept
Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Carex cristatella Crested sedge 1 ½ - 2 ½ feet tall, bloom late spring to early summer	Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Carex vulpinoidea Fox sedge 3 feet tall, bloom May- June	Planted in Cell 3 Cassia hebecarpa Wild senna 3-6 feet tall, July to August

Short Plant Order Dodecantheon meadia Shooting star 1-2 feet tall, bloom May to June	Planted seed Throughout Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower 3 feet tall, Bloom June to August	Planted seed in Slope Areas Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye 2-5 feet tall, full sun only, bloom July- Sept
Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Elymus virginicus Virginia wildrye 4-5 feet tall, native to MO, bloom May to Sept	Planted Throughout Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master 2-5 feet tall, bloom June to September	Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Glyceria striata Fowl manna grass 4 feet tall, bloom June to Sept
Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Helenium autumnale Dogtooth daisy 3-5 feet tall, boom August to October	Planted in Cell 1 Iris versicolor Harlequin blue-flag iris 2-3 feet tall, bloom May to July	Planted in Cell 2 and 3 Liatris pycnostachya Prairie blazingstar 5 feet tall, bloom in summer
Planted in Cell 3 Liatris spicata March blazing star 2 ½ - 5 feet tall, bloom mid summer, early fall	Planted in Cell 2 and 3 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower 2-4 feet tall, bloom July to September	Planted in Cell 1 and 2 Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia 2-3 feet tall, bloom summer to fall
Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Mimulus ringens Monkey flower 1-3 feet tall, Bloom June to Sept, small flowers verity of colors	Planted extensively throughout Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot 3-5 feet tall, bloom June and July	Planted in Cell 1 Physostegia virginiana False dragonhead 3-4 feet tall, bloom June to September
Planted seed throughout Ratibida pinnata Gray head coneflower 3-4 feet tall, bloom June and July	Planted seed and plants throughout Rudbeckia hirta Black eyed Susan 3 feet tall, Biennial bloomer (first year annual then blooms in second year becoming a perennial) Bloom in June to August	Planted in Cell 1 Rudbeckia missouriensis Missouri black eyed Susan 2-3 feet tall, bloom July to August
Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Sagittaria latifolia Common arrowhead 2 ½ feet tall, bloom in summer	Planted seed throughout Slope Areas Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem 18 inches tall, non-moist areas	Planted seed throughout Stormwater Areas Scirpus atrovirens Green bulrush 4 ½ feet tall, bloom May- Sept
Planted in Cell 3 Silphium laciniatum Compass plant 5-9 feet tall, bloom July to September	Planted in Cell 3 Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant 4-8 feet tall, bloom July to September	Planted in Cell 3 Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie dock 3-10 feet tall, bloom July to September
Planted in Cell 2 and 3 Solidago rigida Stiff goldenrod 3-5 feet tall, bloom August and Sept.	Planted in Cell 1 and 2 Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod 2-3 feet tall, bloom July to September	Planted seed in Slope Areas Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass 3-5 feet tall, bloom Sept-Feb
Planted in Cell 3 Verbena hastata Blue vervain 2-6 feet tall, bloom July to September	Planted in Cell 3 Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s root 4-7 feet tall, bloom May to August	Planted in Cell 1 and 2 Zizia aurea Golden alexanders 1-3 feet tall, bloom May to August