Roadside Wildflower Guide

I T E M #	Flowers Seen On Nebraska Roadsides Return to NDOR Information Page Return to NDOR Main Page Return to NDOR Roadway Design Page
	Flowers are listed in order of Bloom Time (Click on a small picture to view a larger version of the image) *Those in the colored rows are included in the Department of Roads' roadside development program*
	Photo	Blooming Month(s)	Bloom Color	Scientific Name	Common Name * Indicates Photo by Mike Haddock
1		May-June	purple	Hesperis matronalis	Dame's Rocket *
2		May-June	pink to lavender	Penstemon grandiflorus	Shell Leaf Penstemon 2’-3’ tall, Native perennial
3		May-June	blue	Linum lewlsii	Blue Flax
4		May-June	reddish purple	Callirhoe involucrata	Purple Poppy Mallow * Stems spreading 2’, Native perennial
5		May-June	white, yellow, pink	Opuntia polyacantha	Plains Prickly Pear
6		June	yellow	Coreopsis lancelota	Lance Leaf Coreopsis
7		June	purple	Vicia villosa	Harry Vetch
8		June	pink	Rosa arkansana	Prairie Wild Rose 1 1/2’ tall, Native perennial
9		June-July-August	reddish purple	Amorpha canescens	Lead Plant *
10		June-August	blue	Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamont 4’ tall Native perennial
11		June-October	yellow, white, red	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow 1’-2’ tall, Native perennial
12		June-July	yellow	Lotus corniculatus	Bird's Foot Trefoil * 2"-2’ tall Introduced perennial
13		June-July	pink	Petalostemon purpurea	Purple Prairie Clover 1’-3’ tall, Native perennial
14		June-July	yellow	Rudbeckia hirta	Black-Eyed Susan * 1’-2’ tall, Native biennial
15		June-July	pink	Echinacea angustifolia	Black Samson *
16		June-July	yellow	Ratibida columnifera	Upright Prairie Coneflower 1’-2’ tall, Native perennial
17		June-July	yellow	Ratibida pinnata	Grayhead Prairie Coneflower *
18		June-July	rosebud red	Linum grandiflorum	Scarlet Flax
19		June-July	white	Argemone polyanthemos	Prickly Poppy 2’-4’ tall Native annual
20		July-August	pinkish purple	Echinacea pallida	Pale Purple Coneflower 3’ tall, Native perennial
21		July-August	yellow-red	Coreopsis tinctoria	Plains Coreopsis * 1’-3’ tall, Native annual
22		July-August	yellow	Rudbeckia laciniata	Golden Glow
23		July-August	yellow	Silphium lacinatum	Compass Plant *
24		July-August	white-pink	Cleome serrulata	Rocky Mountain Bee Plant 8" to 48" tall, Annual
25		July-August	yellow	Cassia chamaecrista	Partridge Pea * 1’-3’ tall, Native annual
26		July-August	blue	Cichorium intybus	Chicory 1’-3’ tall, Blooms July, Introduced annual
27		July-September	blue	Salvia azurea	Pitcher (Blue) Sage * 1 1/2’-4’ tall, Native perennial
28		July-September	pink	Polygonium bicorne	Pink Smartweed 3’ tall, Native perennial
29		July-September	pink	Vernonia species	Ironweed 4’-6’ tall, Native perennial
30		July-October	yellow	Helianthus grosseserratus	Sawtooth Sunflower 5’-8’ tall, Native perennial
31		August-September	white	Aster ericoides	White Aster 1’-3’ tall, Native perennial
32		August-September	purple	Liatris species	Gay-Feather * 1 1/2’-2’ tall, Native perennial
33		September-October	yellow	Helianthus maximiliani	Maximillian Sunflower *
Link to Midwest Wildflower & Grasses On-Line Guide Wildflowers & Grasses do not recognize state borders, and many Nebraska wildflowers & grasses are found throughout the Midwest. This on-line Guide is well maintained and can be useful for identification purposes. Return to Top of Page