Arkansas
Wildflowers
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Mexican
Hat
(Ratibida columnifera) ―
2 - 3' tall.
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Queen
Ann's Lace
(Daucus carota) ―
1 - 4' tall Blooms
May - frost. This is the ancestor of the cultivated carrot.
Introduced biennial. Statewide.
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Black-eyed
Susan (Rudbeckia
hirta) ―
2 - 3' tall with one 2" flower head on each hairy stem. Blooms
May - October. Native Biennial or short-lived perennial.
Statewide.
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Showy
Evening Primrose
(Oenothera speciosa) ―
1 - 2' tall. Blooms
April - July. White or pink flowers. Native perennial.
Statewide.
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Pale
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea
pallida) - 3' tall. Blooms
May - July. Native perennial. OZ, OU, CP.
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Lance-leaved
Coreopsis (Coreopsis
lanceolata) - 3' tall. Blooms
April - June. Native perennial. Statewide.
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Chicory
(Coreopsis intybus) - 4' tall. Blooms
May - October. This
European native's roots are sometimes used as a coffee substitute or
additive. Perennial. OZ, OU.
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Rough
Blazing Star (Liatrus
aspera) ―
3 - 4' tall.
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Cardinal
Flower (Lobelia
cardinalis) - 3' tall.
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Purple
Coneflower (Echinacea
purpurea) - Up to 4' tall.
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Downy
Phlox (Phlox
pilosa) - 2' tall. Blooms
April - July. Flowers
can be pink, pale pink, or sometimes white with purple centers.
Native perennial. OZ, OU, CP.
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Spider
Lily (Hymenocallis
caroliniana) - 3' tall. Blooms
May - August. These large white flowers have a distinctive
spider-like shape. Native perennial. OU, GP, AP.
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Rose
Vervain (Glandularia
canadensis) - Plants less than 2' tall. Blooms
March - September. The source of many garden hybrids. Native
perennial. OZ, OU, CP, AP.
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Indian
Paintbrush
(Castilleja coccinea) ―
1 - 2' tall. The bracts that surround the small flowers displays
brilliant colors. Blooms
April - June. Native annual. Found on prairies in the OZ,
CP, AP.
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Wild
(Monarda
fistulosa) ―
2 - 4' tall.
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Goldenrod
(Solidago
canadensis) ―
4 - 6' tall. Blooms
July - September. Native perennial. Statewide.
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Plains
Coreopsis
(Coreopsis tinctoria) - 3' tall. Blooms
June - September. Native annual. Statewide.
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Bird's
Foot Violet
(Viola pedata) - 6" tall. Blooms
April - May. This violet occurs in several different colors:
light violet, dark violet, or dark violet with 2 dark purple petals. Native
perennial. OZ, OU, CP.
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Butterfly
Weed (Asclepias
tuberosa) ―
1 - 2' tall. Blooms
May - September. Flower's nectar attractive to butterflies.
Native perennial. Statewide.
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Ox-eyed
Daisy (Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum) - 2" flower heads. Blooms
May - July. Introduced perennial. OZ, OU, CP.
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Tickseed
(Bidens aristosa) ―
1 - 6' tall. Blooms
August - November. This late bloomer is often found in large
stands. Native perennial. Statewide.
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