The hardy flowers that grow wild in the springtime around northern Oklahoma add new color to the landscape and can be grown easily in gardens in the city. The prairie trout lily is one of the first flowers to appear in the wild in March, so the corms need to planted in the fall if you want them to bloom in your garden in the early spring. In April, the flowers of the prairie iris will bloom in the morning and close in the afternoon. The bulbs of this plant should be planted in your garden in the fall as well and like to grow in a rocky landscape.
In the late spring and into the summer, the grasslands around Waynoka are painted with color from the many varieties of flowers that are blooming at this time. One of the most attractive are the prairie wild rose, which can grow into a sprawling shrub with long stems covered with pink or white roses. Black-eyed Susans and clasping-leaved coneflowers are commonly seen in June, as well as Indian's blanket, which is the state wildflower of Oklahoma. Tough flowers like pasture thistle and ashy sunflower thrive during the hot days in July and August.
September is the last month that flowers will bloom in the northern parts of Oklahoma, but this is a time when many of the flowers of summer are still in bloom. The flowers that bloom exclusively in September are rough blazing star, a member of the daisy family, and blue sage, which is a member of the mint family. Both of these flowers grow to be tall, around 4 to 5 feet, because of the warm, nutrient-rich soil. Tall coreopsis can grow up to 8 feet tall, so you will need to plant them in the back of your flower beds so they won't hide your other flowers.
The prairies of northern Oklahoma are mainly flat with some low hills, and the soil is fertile enough for grasses and wildflowers but not quite enough for trees, which are found few and far between and don't grow to be very big. Some areas of the prairies can be a little rocky or have hard soil, so you will need to emulate this in your garden, depending on which prairie flowers you want to plant in your garden.
