Black Eyed Susan - Early Summer Indiana Wildflower

Black Eyed Susan Puzzle



Common Name:
Black Eyed Susan
Botanical Name:
Rudbeckia hirta
Family:
Family - Compositae - Daisy
Sun:
Full
Soil:
Enjoys average garden soil, prefers slightly dry locations
Hardiness Zone:
USDA Zone 4 - 9
Propagation:
Seed
Flower Time - Southern Indiana:
Late May - June
Plant Height:
Twelve to thirty six inches
Flower Color:
Black center, yellow rays
Type:
Perennial

Few flowers are as cheery and bright in the perennial garden than the Black Eyed Susan. It is a native American wildflower which has found its way into many perennial flower gardens.

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Clover - White Sweet - Early Summer Indiana Wildflower

Clover - White Sweet Puzzle



Common Name:
Clover - White Sweet
Botanical Name:
Melilotus alba
Family:
alba
Sun:
Fabaceae
Soil:
Clay or gravel
Hardiness Zone:
USDA Zone
Propagation:
Seed
Flower Time - Southern Indiana:
June
Plant Height:
One to six feet
Flower Color:
White
Type:
Perennial

Clover - White Sweet  can be found in praise settings, along woodlands, vacant lots, roadsides and other waste areas.


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Cleavers, Stickywilly - Early Indiana Summer Wildflower

Common Name:
Cleavers, Stickywilly
Cleavers Puzzle



Botanical Name:
Galium aparine
Family:
Rubiaceae
Sun:
Shade, Part Sun
Soil:
Moist, well drained
Hardiness Zone:
USDA Zone 2 - 9
Propagation:
Seed, cuttings
Flower Time - Southern Indiana:
June
Plant Height:
Six inches to seventy two inches
Flower Color:
White
Type:
Perennial

Cleavers is a native American wildflower found just about everywhere in the continental U.S. It can be found in Thickets, valleys, waste ground, disturbed sites, roadsides, railroads, woodlands.


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Chicory, blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed - Early Summer Indiana Wildflowers

Chicory Puzzle



Common Name:
Chicory, blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed
Botanical Name:
Cichorium intybus
Family:
Asteraceae
Sun:
Full sun
Soil:
Not particular
Hardiness Zone:
USDA Zone 3 - 9
Propagation:
Seed
Flower Time - Southern Indiana:
June - October
Plant Height:
1 to 4 feet
Flower Color:
Blue
Type:
Bienniel

Chicory originated in Europe and has proliferated in the United States along roads, pastures and unkept areas.



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Butterfly Flower, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root - Early Summer Wildflower

Common Name: Butterfly Flower, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root

Butterfly Flower Puzzle



Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa Family: Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed Sun: Full Soil: Average to dry soils. It prefers dry, sandy soil. Propagation: Seed, Root Cuttings Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 - 9 Range: Eastern United States and some parts of southern Canada Flower Time - Southern Indiana: Late June through July Plant Height: Thirty to thirty six inches Flower Color: Orange The eye splitting orange color of Asclepias tuterosa, or butterfly flower, may be found blooming here, in Indiana, in late June through July.

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Wood Sorrel - Indiana Spring Wildflower

Wood Sorrel Puzzle



Common Name:
Wood Sorrel
Botanical Name:
Oxalis montana
Family:
Oxalidaceae - Wood Sorrel
Sun:
Shade
Soil:
Rich, damp
Hardiness Zone:
USDA Zone 3 - 9
Propagation:
Seed
Flower Time - Southern Indiana:
April
Plant Height:
Three to six inches
Flower Color:
White

Wood Sorrel is a low growing spring flowering wildflower of the woodland. Its heart shaped, clover-like leaves are a very dark green, and the flowers are white or pink, veined with pink.


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Wild Ginger - Spring Wildflower

Wild Ginger Puzzle




Common Name:
Wild Ginger, Canadien Wild Ginger, Canadien Snakeroot
Botanical Name:
Asarum canadesns
Family:
Aristolochiaceae
Sun:
Shade
Soil:
Rich, moist
Hardiness Zone:
USDA Zone 2 – 8
Propagation:
Seed, division
Flower Time - Southern Indiana:
May
Plant Height:
Six to twelve inches
Flower Color:
Reddish-brown or greenish brown

The three petaled, hairy flowers of Wild Ginger will appear at ground level and can be hard to spot. The flowers are either red-brown or greenish brown.


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