42 
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
7 Approx. 
Botanical name Common name ae Paenblis time of 
bloom 
3 Liatris elegans Handsome blazing- 2-3’ Rose Aug.-Oct. 
star 
3 Liatris Loose-flowered 1-3’ Purple Aug.-Sept. 
graminifolia button-snakeroot 
3 Melampodiuin Pale melampodium 4-12” |White June-Oct. 
cinereum 
3 Oenothera triloba |Three-lobed primrose) 3-12” |White or May-July 
pink 
3 Phlox amoena Hairy phlox 6-18” |Pink or April-May 
_| white 
3 Phlox pilosa Downy phlox 1-2’ Pink, purple|April-May 
or white | 
3 Potentilla Samson’s snakeroot Blue-purple |March-July 
argertea 
3 Psoralea Silvery cinque-foil 1-2’ Yellow May-Sept. 
melilotoides (low, tufted) 
3-Saliz tristis Dwarf gray willow 2-3’ Incon- March-April 
(shrub) spicuous 
3 Schrankia Sensitive briar 2-4" |Pink May-July 
uncinata 
3 Scutellaria Resinous skulicap 6-10” (Violet May-Aug. 
resinosa 
3 Solidago field golden-rod 6-2" Yellow July-Nov. 
nemoralis 
3 Solidago Downy golden-rod 1-3’ Yellow Sept.-Oct. 
petiolaris 
3 Viola palinata Early blue violet Blue April-May 
(low, tufted) 
PLANTS GROWING IN DRY SOIL IN SHADY SITUATIONS 
8 Blephilia ciliata |Downy blephilia 1-2’ Purple June-Aug. 
9- Ceanothus New Jersey tea 1-3’ White May-July 
americanus (shrub) 
9 Cunila Mariana Stone mint 8-20” |Purple-pink |Aug.-Sept. 
3 Tris cristata Crested dwarf iris 1-3” Blue April-May 
3 [ris verna Dwarf iris 1-3” |Yellow April-May 
8 Pedicularis Lousewort 6-18” |Yellow or /April-June 
canadensis reddish 
3 Pentstemon Beard-tongue 1-2’ Purple May-July 
pubescens 
4 Viola pubcscens |Hairy yellow violet Yellow April-May 
(low, tufted) 
