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(828) 545-6826

Patchwork Meadows
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Meadow Installations
    • Pricing & Services
    • Additional Services
  • Pollinator Plants
    • Our Growing Operation
    • Plant Lists
    • Plant information
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Native Plants for Short Grass Meadow

Aromatic Aster

Brown-eyed Susan

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

  • 1.5 to 2 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average to dry soil
  • Blooms late fall

Blazing Star

Brown-eyed Susan

Aromatic Aster

 Liatris spicata

  • 2 to 3 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Average to dry soil
  • Blooms mid summer

Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba    

  • 2 to 3 feet tall
  • Full Sun
  • Average to dry soil
  • Sort lived perennial. Reseeds

Button Aster

Butterfly Weed

Brown-eyed Susan

Symphyotrichum (Aster) dumosum 

  • 2 to 3 feet tall compact
  • Full Sun
  • Dry to average soil
  • Late summer to fall bloom


Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

 Asclepias tuberosa 

  • 1 to 2.5 feet tall
  • Full Sun
  • Dry soil
  • Host plant and important summer nectar souce

Creeping Phlox

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

 Phlox subulata     

  • 6 inches tall
  • Full Sun
  • Well drained, average to dry soil
  • Spring blooming ground cover


Dwarf Joe Pye

Fewleaf Sunflower

Fewleaf Sunflower

Eupatorium dubium

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full Sun to part shade
  • Average to dry soil
  • Native to piedmont
  • Summer bloomer

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Fewleaf Sunflower

Fewleaf Sunflower

Fewleaf Sunflower

  Helianthus occidentalis 

  • 1 to 3 feet tall
  • Full Sun
  • Dry soil
  • Summer bloomer

Gray Goldenrod

Fewleaf Sunflower

Gray Goldenrod

 Solidago  nemoralis        

  • 2.5 to 3 feet tall
  • Full Sun 
  • Average soil
  • An important fall nectar source 

Greater Tickseed

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Gray Goldenrod

  Coreopsis major

  • 2 to 3 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Dry soil

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

 Eupatorium hyssopifolium

  • 1 to 2.5 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Dry soil


Lyreleaf Sage

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

 Salvia lyrata

  • 12 to 18 inches tall
  • Full sun
  • Dry to average soil

Missouri Primrose

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

Narrowleaf Ironweed

  Oenthera speciosa

  • 6 to 10 inches tall
  • Full sun
  • Dry soil

Narrowleaf Ironweed

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

Narrowleaf Ironweed

Vernonia lettermannii

  • 2 to 3 feet tall
  • Full Sun
  • Dry to average soil


Narrowleaf Mountain mint

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 

  • 2 to 3.5 feet tall
  • Full Sun
  • Dry to average soil
  • Mountain mints are one of the top nectar sources


New Jersey Tea

Spotted St. Johns Wort

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

 Ceanothus americanus 

  • 8 to 10 feet tall
  • Full Sun
  • Average to dry soil
  • Benefits from a cut back in mid summer to manage height

Purple Coneflower

Spotted St. Johns Wort

Spotted St. Johns Wort

 Echinacea purpurea 

  • 2 to 3 feet tall
  • Full Sun 
  • Dry to average soil

Spotted St. Johns Wort

Spotted St. Johns Wort

Spotted St. Johns Wort

  Hypericum punctatum

  • 1 to 2 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Dry to average soil

Strawberry

Sweet Goldenrod

Strawberry

  Fragaria

  • 6 inches tall
  • Full Sun
  • Dry to average soil  

Sun Drops

Sweet Goldenrod

Strawberry

 Oenthera fruticosa

  • 1 to 3 feet
  • Full Sun to part shade
  • Dry to average soil

Sweet Goldenrod

Sweet Goldenrod

Sweet Everlasting

 Solidago odora

  • 2 to 4 feet tall
  • Full Sun to part shade
  • Dry soil  

Sweet Everlasting

Sweet Everlasting

Sweet Everlasting

  Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium 

  • 1 to 2 feet
  • Full Sun
  • Dry soil  

White Yarrow

Sweet Everlasting

White Yarrow

 Achillea millefolium

  • 1 to 3 feet tall   
  • Full sun
  • Dry to average soil

Broomsedge

Sweet Everlasting

White Yarrow

 Andropogon virginicus  

  • 1 to 2.5 feet
  • Full Sun
  • Dry soil  

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

 Schizachyrium scoparium     

  • 2 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Dry to average soil

Prarie Dropseed

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

 Sporobolus heterolepis  

  • 1 to 2 feet
  • Full Sun
  • Dry soil  

Meadow Plants for Average Soil Site

Anise Hyssop

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

 Agastache x

  • 2 to 4 feet
  • Full sun
  • Average soil

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

  Rudbeckia fulgida 

  • 2 to 4 feet
  • Full sun
  • Average to dry soil 



Blue False Indigo

Black-eyed Susan

Blue False Indigo

Baptisia sustralis

  • 3 to 4 feet
  • Full sun
  • Average soil


Carolina Phlox

Hardy Ageratum

Blue False Indigo

Phlox carolina

  • 2.5 to 3.5 feet
  • Part sun
  • Average soil


Common Milkweed

Hardy Ageratum

Hardy Ageratum

  Asclepias syriaca 

  • 3 to 4.5 feet
  • Full sun
  • Dry to wet soil
  • Spreads vigorously
  • Monarch host plant

Hardy Ageratum

Hardy Ageratum

Hardy Ageratum

 Conoclinium coelestinum  

  • 1.5 to 3 feet
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average soil

Hoary Mountain Mint

Hoary Mountain Mint

Hoary Mountain Mint

 Pycnanthemum incanum 

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Average soil

False Sunflower

False Sunflower

False Sunflower

 Heliopsis helianthoides 

  • 3 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to dry soil

Golden Ragwort

False Sunflower

False Sunflower

 Packera aurea 

  • 1.5 to 3 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil


Green and Gold

False Sunflower

New Endland Aster

 Chrysogonum virginianum 

  • up to 6 inches tall
  • Part sun to shade
  • Average soil


New Endland Aster

Rough Stemmed Goldenrod

New Endland Aster

 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 

  • 3 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average soil


Rosinweed

Rough Stemmed Goldenrod

Rough Stemmed Goldenrod

  Silphium asteriscus      

  • 2 to 4 feet
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average soil

Rough Stemmed Goldenrod

Rough Stemmed Goldenrod

Rough Stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa 

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average soil

Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Roundleaf Thoroughwort

   Eupatorium rotundifolium  

  • 1 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Average to dry soil

Showy Goldenrod

Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Solidago speciosa 

  • 3 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average soil

Shrubby St. Johns Wort

Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Shrubby St. Johns Wort

  Hypericum prolificum 

  • 2 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Dry to Wet soil

Tall Garden Phlox

Tall Garden Phlox

Tall Garden Phlox

 Phlox paniculata

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Dry to average soil


White Heath Aster

Tall Garden Phlox

Tall Garden Phlox

 Symphyotricum ericoides 

  • 2 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average to dry soil


Wild Bergamot

Tall Garden Phlox

Wild Bergamot

 Monarda fistulosa 

  • 3 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average to dry soil


Wild Quinine

Zegrab Coreopsis

Wild Bergamot

 Parthenium integrifolium   

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average to moist soil


Zegrab Coreopsis

Zegrab Coreopsis

Zegrab Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata   

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average to moist soil


Muhly Grass

Zegrab Coreopsis

Zegrab Coreopsis

 Muhlenbergia capillaris

  • 2 to 3 feet tall
  • Full Sun
  • Average to dry soil

Red Swtich Grass

Split Beard Bluestem

Split Beard Bluestem

   Panicum virgatum 

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil

Split Beard Bluestem

Split Beard Bluestem

Split Beard Bluestem

   Andropogon ternarius

  • 2 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Average to moist soil

Meadow Plants for moist soil

American Boneset

American Boneset

American Boneset

 Eupatorium perfoliatum

  • 4 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Moist soil

Bee Balm

American Boneset

American Boneset

Monarda didyma

  • 3 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  • Favorite of Ruby throated hummingbird

Blue Flag Iris

American Boneset

Canadian Goldenrod

 Iris virginica

  • 2 to 3 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil


Canadian Goldenrod

Green Headed Coneflower

Canadian Goldenrod

 Salidago canadensis   

  • 4 to 5 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  • Important nectar source for migrating monarchs

Green Headed Coneflower

Green Headed Coneflower

Green Headed Coneflower

Rudbeckia lacinata

  • 4 to 7 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  •  Cut back mid season to manage height 

Joe Pye Weed

Green Headed Coneflower

Green Headed Coneflower

 Eupatorium maculatum 

  • Variety Gateway
  • 5 to 6 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil


Monkey Flower

Narrow Leaf Sunflower

Narrow Leaf Sunflower

 Mimulus rigens

  • 1 to 3 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil

Narrow Leaf Sunflower

Narrow Leaf Sunflower

Narrow Leaf Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

  • 6 to 8 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Average to moist soil
  • Cut back mid season to manage height

New York Ironweed

Narrow Leaf Sunflower

New York Ironweed

 Vernonia noveboracensis 

  • 5 to 7 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  •  Cut back mid season to manage height 

Obedient plant

Purplestem Aster

Purplestem Aster

 Physostegia virginiana  

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  • Favorite of native bees

Purplestem Aster

Purplestem Aster

Purplestem Aster

 Symphyotrichum puniceum 

  • 5 to 7 feet tall
  • Full sun 
  • Average to moist soil
  • Important nectar source for migrating monarchs

Swamp Milkweed

Purplestem Aster

Short Toothed Mountain Mint

Asclepias incarnata

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  • Host to monarch butterfly

Short Toothed Mountain Mint

Short Toothed Mountain Mint

Short Toothed Mountain Mint

 Pycnanthemum muticum 

  • 2 to 3.5 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  • Attracts an amazing diversity of insect pollinators

Tall Coreopsis

Short Toothed Mountain Mint

Tall Coreopsis

 Coreopsis tripteris

  • 4 to7 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  • Cut back mid season to manage height

Turtlehead

Short Toothed Mountain Mint

Tall Coreopsis

 Chelone lyonii

  • 4 to7 feet tall
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Average to moist soil
  • Cut back mid season to manage height

Bushy Broomsedge

Bushy Broomsedge

Bushy Broomsedge

 Andropogon glomertus 

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Average to moist soil
  • Showy fall color

Common Rush

Bushy Broomsedge

Bushy Broomsedge

 Juncus effusus

  • 2 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Moist soil


Virginia Wild Rye

Bushy Broomsedge

Virginia Wild Rye

 Elymus virginicus 

  • 3 to 4 feet tall
  • Full sun
  • Average to moist soil



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