MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
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D : Approx.| Color of | “2Prox: 
Botanical name Common name height Sowers time of 
bloom. 
Cornus stricta suff dogwood 8-12" | White April-May 
(shrub) 
Cyrilla racemiflora|Leatherwood (shrub| 15-80° |White May-July 
or small tree) 
Frazinus nigra Black ash (tree) 40-80’ |Inconspic- |April-May 
uous 
Ilex decidua Swamp holly (shrub| 15-25’ |White May 
or small tree; ber: 
ries bright red in 
winter) 
Leitneria floridana|Corkwood (shrub) 6-15’ |Inconspic- (March-April 
uous 
Magnolia virginiana, Laurel magnolia 15-50’ | White May-June 
(shrub or tree) 
Quercus palustris |Pin oak (tree) 50-100’ |Inconspic- |May-June 
uous 
Quercus platanoides| Swamp white oak 40-80’ |Inconspic- |May-June 
(tree) uous 
Viburnum Vithe-rod 4-10’ |White June-July 
cassinoides 
Viburnum nidum |Larger withe-rod 4-12’ | White June-July 
(shrub) 
& 
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS GROWING IN MARSHY AND WET SOIL 
Althaea officinalis 
Boehmeria 
cylindrica 
(x)Chelone glabra 
ELupatorium 
perfoliatum 
(x) Gentiana 
Andrewsii 
Geum rivale 
Hibiscus 
lasiocarpos 
Hibiscus militaris 
Hibiscus 
Moscheutos 
Iris fulva 
Iris hexagona 
Tris versicolor 
Liatris spicata 
(x) Lobelia 
cardinalis 
Lobelia syphilitica 
Mimulus alatus 
Mimulus ringens 
Marsh-mallow 
Wild false nettle 
Turtle head 
Boneset 
Closed gentian 
Purple avens 
Hairy-fruited 
mallow 
Halberd-leaved rose- 
mallow 
Swamp rose-mallow 
rose- 
Copper iris 
Southern blue flag 
Large blue flag 
Dense snakeroot 
Cardinal flower 
Large blue lobelia 
Sharp-winged mon- 
key flower 
Squarestemmed 
monkey flower 
2-4’ White 
1-3’ White 
1-3’ Pinkish 
white 
2-4’ White 
1-2’ Blue, white 
1-3’ Purple 
4-6 Pink, white 
3-4 Pink with 
dark eye 
4-6’ Pink, white 
1-3’ Reddish 
brown 
1-3’ Blue 
1-3’ Blue 
2-4’ Blue 
2-4’ Cardinal 
1-3’ Blue 
1-3’ Violet 
1-3’ Violet 
Summer 
July-Sept. 
July-Sept. 
July-Sept. 
Aug.Oct. 
May-July 
August 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
May-June 
April-May 
May-July 
Aug.-Oct. 
July-Sept. 
July-Oct. 
June-Sept. 
June-Sept. 
