Section3:PerennialSpecies 1.Black-EyedSusan 2.OrangeTigerLily 3.StelaDeOroDaylily 4.OrangeDaylily 5.OhioSpiderwort 6.WildLupine 7.CommonMilkweed 8.PurpleCone ower 9.CheyenneCone ower 10.WildBergamot/Beebalm 11.Lamb sear 12.RoseCampion 13.ThreadleafCoreopsis 14.RusianSage 15.CreepingThyme 16.GardenSage 17.WildChive 18.Alium 19.Foxglove 20.MetalicaCrispaBugleweed 21.ShastaDaisy 22.CoralBels AutumnLeaves 23.Larkspur 24.CornPoppy 25.MarshHedgeNetle 26.Goldenrod 27.BlazingStarGayfeather 28.BlueFalseIndigo 29.GiantHysop 30.FalseSun ower 31.HenandChicks 32.DazzleberySedum 33.AutumnJoySedum 34.NewYorkAster 35.WhiteSage/SilverKing 36.Iris 37.EveningPrimrose 38.SeaHoly 39.NewYorkFern 40.CommonMulein 41.Buter ymilkweed 42.SwampMilkweed 43.KoboldGayfeather 44.Artemisia SilverMound 45.Comfrey 46.Fern-LeafYarow 47.EnglishLavender 48.BigBluestem 49.ZebraGras 50.CommonYarow 51.CommonSoapwort 52.SmoothAster 53.WoodlandSedge Section3:PerennialSpecies
Perennial#1:Black-EyedSusan Anishinaabename:ozaawi- yelow/brown wabigoni light-being/ ower (freelang) Scienti cname:rudbeckiahirta Description:Rudbeckiahirta,commonlycaledblack-eyedSusan,isaNorth American oweringplantinthesun owerfamily,nativetoeasternand CentralNorthAmericaandnaturalizedintheWesternpartofthecontinentas welasinchina.therearetwovarietiesofblack-eyedsusansinthegeopark, Goldstrum andindiansummer(picturedabove). Reference:htps:/plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_ruhi2.pdf Location:GeoParkbeds4,12,18,21
Perennial#2:OrangeTigerLily Scienti cname:lilium lancifolium Description:TigerLily owersresemblethoseofthenativemichiganlily(lilium michiganense)buttheleavesaredistinctlydifferent,andtigerlilyhastheuniquebulbets intheleafaxils.anearlyhistoricalgardenintroduction,itisnotasaggresiveasother gardeningiconsthataremakingtheirwayintonaturalhabitats,suchasorangedaylily (Hemerocalisfulva),thoughitisapparentlymorelikelytonaturalizeinweterthandrier habitats,asithasintheeasternu.s.persistentornot timewiltel itisneitheran aestheticnorecologicalreplacementfornativelilies. Reference:htps:/www.ilinoiswild owers.info/weeds/plants/tiger_lily.html Location:GeoParkbed6
Perennial#3:StelaDeOroDaylily Scienti cname:hemerocalis Description:SteladeOroisafragrantdwarfdaylilywithshowygoldenyelow blooms,whichcomeinstrongearlysummerandrebloom laterintheseason. Reference:htp:/www.misouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/ PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d160 Location:GeoParkbeds7,16
Perennial#4:OrangeDaylily Scienti cname:hemerocalisfulva Description:Theorangedaylilyisacultivatedperennialfrom Asia,ratherfreely spreadingbyrhizomesandtuberousrootstoroadsidesanddumps.mostoral escapedplantsaresteriletriploids,includingacommondouble- oweredform,and thereforespreadonlyvegetatively. Reference:htps:/www.ilinoiswild owers.info/weeds/plants/or_daylily.htm Location:GeoParkbeds2&4
Perennial#5:OhioSpiderwort/Bluejacket Scienti cname:tradescantiaohiensis Description:Thisisaherbaceousperennialplantabout2-4'talandmostly unbranched,excepttowardtheapex.the owersopenupduringthemorning andclosebytheafternooninsunnyweather,butremainopenlongeroncloudy days.thereisno oralscent.theleavesandstemsarereportedtobeedible freshorcooked. Reference:htps:/www.misouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinder Details.aspx?kempercode=r820 Location:GeoParkBeds22,17
Perennial#6:WildLupine Scienti cname:lupinusperennis Description:LupinusperennisL.isinthebeanfamily(Fabaceae)andisanherbaceous perennial,meaningonlypartoftheplantdiesattheendofthegrowingseason.theroots stayalivethroughouttherestoftheyearandtheplantgrowsbackeveryspring.wild lupine owerscanbeblue,pinkorwhite.wildlupineistheonlylupinenativetomichigan. Wildlupine,orsundial,isthelarvalhosttothethreatenedkarnerbluebuter y.thekarner blue slarvaefeedsolelyonwildlupine,soitisvitaltoincreasethedensityofthisplant population.thekarnerbluebuter yisafederalylistedendangeredspeciesandisa ththreatenedspeciesinmichigan. Reference:htps:/www.michigan ora.net/species.aspx?id=1327 Location:GeoParkBeds4,10,12
Perennial#7:CommonMilkweed Anishinaabename:ininiwanzh(inini- man -w- connectingsound -anzh plant ) Anishinaabeuses:"The owerswerecutupandstewed,beingeatenlikepreserves." (Densmore1928,320) Scienti cname:asclepiassyriaca Description:Thegenusname,Asclepias,commemoratesAsklepios,theGreekgodof medicine.someofthemilkweedspecieshaveahistoryofmedicinaluseincluding commonmilkweed(wartremovalandlungdiseases).thespeci cepithet,syriaca,means ofsyria inreferencetolinnaeus'smistakenbeliefitwasfrom Syria.Inthenortheastand midwest,itisamongthemostimportantfoodplantsformonarchcaterpilars(danaus plexippus). Reference:htps:/www.fs.fed.us/wild owers/plant-of-the-week/asclepias_syriaca.shtml Location:GeoParkBed12
Perennial#8:PurpleCone ower Scienti cname:echinaceaangustifolia Description:Intheearly20thcentury,Echinaceawasestablishedastheremedyof choiceforcoldand uandwascommonlyusedasananti-infectiveuntiltheadventof modernantibiotics.itisnowmostcommonlyusedasaremedyforviralinfections includingin uenzaandthecommoncold.cone owerspreferfulsun,andbloom from mid-summertoearlyfal. Reference:htps:/www.wild ower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ecan2 Location:GeoParkbeds4,12,16,18,22
Perennial#9:CheyenneSpiritCone ower Scienti cname:echinacea CheyenneSpirit Description:Intheearly20thcentury,Echinaceawasestablishedastheremedyofchoicefor coldand uandwascommonlyusedasananti-infectiveuntiltheadventofmodernantibiotics. Itisnowmostcommonlyusedasaremedyforviralinfectionsincludingin uenzaandthe commoncold.cone owerspreferfulsun,andbloom from mid-summertoearlyfal. Reference:htps:/www.wild ower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ecan2 Location:GeoParkbed16
Perennial#10:WildBergamot/Beebalm Anishinaabename:ozhaawazhkowashkwinek(ozhaawazhko- blue/green -w- connectingsound -ashk gras -win wayof -ek asitis ) Anishinaabeuse:Driedplantboiled,themideoilusedasavaporasLacduFlambeau forcoldsandcongestion.(h.huronsmith,1932,372) Scienti cname:monarda stulosa Description:Monarda stulosa,commonlycaledwildbergamot,isacommon Michigannativeperennialwhichoccursstatewideindryishsoilsonprairies,dryrocky woodsandglademargins,unplanted eldsandalongroadsandrailroads.itisa clump-forming,mintfamilymemberthatgrowstypicalyto2-4'tal. Reference:htps:/www.wild ower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=mo Location:GeoParkbeds11,12,22
Perennial#11:Lamb sear Scienti cname:stachysbyzantina Description:Lamb searsareoneofthemostpopularsilver-leavedperennials,used widelyforedgingalongpathwaysandborders.plantsform adenseclumpofsoft,felty silvergreyleaves.uprightspikesofmagenta-pink owersform inearlysummer. Lamb searspreadsveryeasily,butcantransplantwel. Reference:htp:/www.misouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder /PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=p980 Location:GeoParkbeds16,19,22
Perennial#12:RoseCampion Scienti cname:lychniscoronaria Description:Rosecampionhasclump-formingleavessimilarto,butnotthesameas,lamb s ear.itproducespink owerswhichbloom ontopofnarowstemsthatcanreach3feettal.this plantprefersfulsunandwel-drainingsoil,andiscold-hardytozone4. Reference:htp:/www.misouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder /PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=p840 Location:GeoParkbed2
Perennial#13:ThreadleafCoreopsis Scienti cname:coreopsisverticilatazagreb Description:Coreopsisverticilataaregreatcut owerswithitsunusualnarow taperedfoliage.free owering-continuouslyinbloom from earlysummerintofal. Spreadsreadilyandcanbeusedonasunnybank,inanaturalizedplanting,orina traditionalborder. Reference:htps:/www.wild ower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=cove5 Location:GeoParkbed13
Perennial#14:RusianSage Scienti cname:perovskiaatriplicifolia Description:Rusiansageisarelativelyhardyherbaceousperennialthatoffers beautifulgray-greenleavesandalateseasonlavender-likebloom.itwilgrowto2-3 feettalwithintheseason,andprefersfulsun. Care:Cutbackslightlyinthefaltopreventbreakageoverwinterbutmaintain importanthabitatforinsectspecies.cuttothegroundinthespring. Reference:www.mortonarb.org/search/content/Rusian%20Sage Location:Geoparkbed17
Perennial#15:CreepingThyme Scienti cname:thymusserpylum Groundcover Description:Theyareprincipalygrownforthe netextureoftheleavesasthey spreadouttosoftlyblankettheground,buttheyalsoproduce owersofvarious colors,dependingontype.the owersusualyappearinthelatespringandearly summer.thisgroundcovercanspreadaggresively. Reference:htp:/www.misouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/ PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a294 Location:GeoParkbeds11,13,17,18
Perennial#16:GardenSage Scienti cname:salviaofficinalis Planttype:HerbaceousPerennial Description:Gardensageisacultivatedherbaceousperennial;itsleavesarecommonlyusedin culinarydishes.theplantproducespurpleish owersinthespring,andgray-greenleaves.itis inthesamefamilyasmint. Reference:htp:/www.misouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/ PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m260 Location:GeoParkbed22