I'm not sure that every flower planted is in the sketch yet. Small's
Penstemon (SmP) will be listed only if it survives the winter. Blue False Indigo (BFI) also died back early, so I'm not sure it will return. I will
never document every violet nor hepatica, but I may try to update more
of the others another time.
*= a new bloom for that month
March:
*Hepatica - for early season color after a long winter
April:
*Bloodroot - for early season color and native bees
*CB = Columbine
*Common Blue Violet -- Host plant for Great Spangled Fritillary, Aphrodite, Meadow Fritillaries
*Common Blue Violet (Pink) -- Ditto
*PV=Prairie Violet -- Ditto
*Smooth Yellow Violet -- Ditto
*Spring Beauty
*Wild Blue Phlox
Hepatica
May:
*Cream Violet -- Ditto the other violets.
*GA = Golden Alexander -- Host plant for Black Swallowtail
*Ph= Downy Phlox -- a high value nectar source, as monarchs begin arriving in Wisconsin mid-May
Bloodroot
Columbine
Common Blue Violet
Common Blue Violet (Pink)
Prairie Violet
Smooth Yellow Violet
Spring Beauty
Wild Blue Phlox
June:
*FN = False Nettle -- Non-stinging host plant for Eastern Comma, Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral
*FG = Foxglove
*HS = Hoary Skullcap
*HV = Hoary Vervain -- nectar source for swallowtails. Host plant for Common Buckeye +
*Labrador Violet -- Ditto the other violets.
*PPCF = Pale Purple Coneflower
*PS = Prairie Sage -- nectar source for swallowtails
*Poke Milkweed -- Host plant for monarch that tolerates shade and part shade
*PMW = Purple Milkweed -- Endangered in Wisconsin. Host plant for Monarch
*RMW = Rose Milkweed -- Great host plant for monarch + host for Queen
*Wild Sweet William -- nectar source for swallowtails
Columbine
Common Blue Violet
Common Blue Violet (Pink)
Cream Violet
Downy Phlox
Golden Alexander
Prairie Violet
Smooth Yellow Violet
Spring Beauty
Wild Blue Phlox
July:
*DBS = Dense Blazingstar
*OCF = Orange Coneflower
*PBS= Prairie Blazingstar -- nectar source + host plant for Glorious Flower Moth
*PCF = Purple Coneflower
*YCF = Yellow Coneflower
False Nettle
Foxglove
Golden Alexander
Hoary Skullcap
Hoary Vervain
Labrador Violet
Pale Purple Coneflower
Poke Milkweed
Prairie Sage
Purple Milkweed
Rose Milkweed
Wild Sweet William
August:
*BSGR = Blue Stemmed Goldenrod
*HA = Heath Aster -- nectar source for swallowtails
*LBS=Little Bluestem -- Provides shelter. Also a host plant for several species of skippers + Common Wood Nymph
*MBS = Meadow Blazingstar -- very high value nectar for monarchs & other butterflies
*NBS = Northern Blazingstar
*SBES = Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
*SOG = Sideoats Grama
Dense Blazingstar
False Nettle
Hoary Skullcap
Hoary Vervain
Labrador Violet
Orange Coneflower
Prairie Blazingstar
Prairie Sage
Purple Coneflower
Wild Sweet William
Yellow Coneflower
September:
*HLA = Heart Leaved Aster -- nectar source for swallowtails
Blue Stemmed Goldenrod
Dense Blazingstar
Heath Aster
Hoary Skullcap
Hoary Vervain
Little Bluestem
Meadow Blazingstar
Northern Blazingstar
Orange Coneflower
Prairie Blazingstar
Purple Coneflower
Sideoats Grama
Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
Yellow Coneflower
October:
Heath Aster
Little Bluestem
Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
*= a new bloom for that month
March:
*Hepatica - for early season color after a long winter
April:
*Bloodroot - for early season color and native bees
*CB = Columbine
*Common Blue Violet -- Host plant for Great Spangled Fritillary, Aphrodite, Meadow Fritillaries
*Common Blue Violet (Pink) -- Ditto
*PV=Prairie Violet -- Ditto
*Smooth Yellow Violet -- Ditto
*Spring Beauty
*Wild Blue Phlox
Hepatica
May:
*Cream Violet -- Ditto the other violets.
*GA = Golden Alexander -- Host plant for Black Swallowtail
*Ph= Downy Phlox -- a high value nectar source, as monarchs begin arriving in Wisconsin mid-May
Bloodroot
Columbine
Common Blue Violet
Common Blue Violet (Pink)
Prairie Violet
Smooth Yellow Violet
Spring Beauty
Wild Blue Phlox
June:
*FN = False Nettle -- Non-stinging host plant for Eastern Comma, Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral
*FG = Foxglove
*HS = Hoary Skullcap
*HV = Hoary Vervain -- nectar source for swallowtails. Host plant for Common Buckeye +
*Labrador Violet -- Ditto the other violets.
*PPCF = Pale Purple Coneflower
*PS = Prairie Sage -- nectar source for swallowtails
*Poke Milkweed -- Host plant for monarch that tolerates shade and part shade
*PMW = Purple Milkweed -- Endangered in Wisconsin. Host plant for Monarch
*RMW = Rose Milkweed -- Great host plant for monarch + host for Queen
*Wild Sweet William -- nectar source for swallowtails
Columbine
Common Blue Violet
Common Blue Violet (Pink)
Cream Violet
Downy Phlox
Golden Alexander
Prairie Violet
Smooth Yellow Violet
Spring Beauty
Wild Blue Phlox
July:
*DBS = Dense Blazingstar
*OCF = Orange Coneflower
*PBS= Prairie Blazingstar -- nectar source + host plant for Glorious Flower Moth
*PCF = Purple Coneflower
*YCF = Yellow Coneflower
False Nettle
Foxglove
Golden Alexander
Hoary Skullcap
Hoary Vervain
Labrador Violet
Pale Purple Coneflower
Poke Milkweed
Prairie Sage
Purple Milkweed
Rose Milkweed
Wild Sweet William
August:
*BSGR = Blue Stemmed Goldenrod
*HA = Heath Aster -- nectar source for swallowtails
*LBS=Little Bluestem -- Provides shelter. Also a host plant for several species of skippers + Common Wood Nymph
*MBS = Meadow Blazingstar -- very high value nectar for monarchs & other butterflies
*NBS = Northern Blazingstar
*SBES = Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
*SOG = Sideoats Grama
Dense Blazingstar
False Nettle
Hoary Skullcap
Hoary Vervain
Labrador Violet
Orange Coneflower
Prairie Blazingstar
Prairie Sage
Purple Coneflower
Wild Sweet William
Yellow Coneflower
September:
*HLA = Heart Leaved Aster -- nectar source for swallowtails
Blue Stemmed Goldenrod
Dense Blazingstar
Heath Aster
Hoary Skullcap
Hoary Vervain
Little Bluestem
Meadow Blazingstar
Northern Blazingstar
Orange Coneflower
Prairie Blazingstar
Purple Coneflower
Sideoats Grama
Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
Yellow Coneflower
October:
Heath Aster
Little Bluestem
Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
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