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1 | Common Name | Latin Name | Sun or Shade | Height X Width | Soil moisture | Bloom Color / Time | Zone | Description | Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Common Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, June-Sept. | 4-8 | Prolific small white umbel blooms, easy to grow. | High Pollinator Value, Medicinal | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Maidenhair Fern | Adiantum pedatum | Part-Full Shade | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Green | 2-8 | Delicate, beautiful native fern. Slowly spreading. | Deer Resistant, Hig Value Home Garden | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Anise Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 1' W | Medium Soil | Purple, June-Sept | 3-6 | Beautiful flower spikes, prolific, self seeding, slowly spreading. Edible and medicinal. | Bees, birds. Deer reissitan. High Value Home Garden | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Purple Giant Hyssop | Agastache scrophulariaefolia | Full-Part Sun | 6' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Purple, July-Oct | 3-8 | Larger Agastache species. Tall Purple flower spikes. Aromatic medicinal and edible. | Bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum | Full-Part Sun | 18" H x 12" W | Medium | Purple, July-Aug | 3-8 | Onion species pom-pom flowers droop downward. Unique bloom. | Bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Prarie Onion | Allium stellatum | Full-Part Sun | 14" H x 8" W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, July-Aug | 3-8 | Upright beautiful pom-pom allium blooms. Drought tolerant. | Bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Full-Part Sun | 6'-18' H x 8' W | Wet-Medium Soil | White, April-June | 2-7 | Multi-stemmed woody shrub with delicious berries. Edible, medicinal. | Bees. birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Lead Plant | Amorpha canescens | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, June-Aug | 3-8 | Beautiful dusty flower spikes. Drought tolerant, slow growing legume. | Bees, butterflies. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Pearly Everlasting | Anaphalis margaritacea | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, June-Sept. | 2-7 | White mounding blooms. Dusty white foliage. Garden edge use. | Butterflies. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Full-Part Sun | 7' H x 3' W | Medium-Dry Soil | June-Sept | 3-9 | Large, spreading native prairie grass. Warm season growth. Purple stems. | Insects, birds. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Little Bluestem | Andropogon scoparius | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | July-Oct | 3-9 | Shortgrass prairie plant. Somewhat compact. Beautiful blueish-green mounding stems. | Insects, birds. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Canadian Anemone | Anemone canadensis | Full-Part Sun | 12" H x 12" W | Medium | White, May-June | 3-8 | A great native groundcover! A quicker spreader, by root and seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Pasque Flower | Anemone patens wolfgangiana | Full-Part Sun | 6" H x 12" W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, April-May | 3-6 | Drought tolerant prairie flower. Very early bloom with stunning flowers. Compact. | Bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Tall Thimbleweed | Anemone virginana | Full Sun-Full Shade | 3' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, June-Aug | 3-8 | Long lasting white delicate flowers. Woodland species. Upright habit. | Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Rue Anemone | Anemonella thalictroides | Part-Full Shade | 6" H x 6" W | Medium-Dry Soil | Pink, April-June | 4-9 | Delicate, compact woodland ephemeral. Early blooms. | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Pussytoes | Antennaria plantaginifolia | Full-Part Sun | 12" H x 6" W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, April-June | 3-8 | Great native ground cover for dry areas. Dusty foliage. Spreading habit | Insects. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis | Full Sun-Full Shade | 24" H x 18" W | Medium-Dry Soil | Red, April-June | 3-8 | A versatile native for a wide range of sun and soils. Early insect nectar plant. Stunning delicate flowers | Bees, insects. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Prairie Sage | Artemesia ludoviciana | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Green, July-Sept | 3-7 | Dusty gray-green foliage. Spreading, colonizing plant, drought tolerant. Native ceremonial usage. Medicinal | Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Wild Ginger | Asarum canadense | Full Shade | 6" H x 12" W | Medium | Red, April-June | 3-7 | Attractive shade ground cover with unique early red blooms. Edible | Insects. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Rose Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 3' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Pink, June-Aug | 3-9 | Large dusty rose blooms. Monarch host. Prefers damp areas. | Bees, butterflies, birds. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Full Sun | 4' H x 3' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, June-Aug | 3-9 | Similar to Common Milkweed, but less agressive. | Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Sullivant's Milkweed | Asclepias sullivantii | Full Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Medium | Purple, June-Aug | 3-7 | Similar to Common Milkweed, but less agressive, more compact. Prefers medium soil | Bees, butterflies. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 3' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Pink, June-Aug | 3-8 | Iconic native. Critical for Monarch butterflies. Spreading by roots. | Bees, butterflies, birds. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Orange, June-Aug | 3-9 | Distinctive orange Milkweed. Dry sandy soil loving. Late to emerge. | Bees, butterflies, birds. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, July-Sept | 3-9 | Distinct whorled leaves. Delicate and compact Milkweed. | Insects, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Heart-Leaved Aster | Aster cordifolius | Part-Full Shade | 3' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Blue, Sept-Oct | 3-9 | A great Aster for the shade! Prefers dappled woodland habitat to deeper shade. Many beautiful flowers. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | Smooth Blue Aster | Aster laevis | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Blue, Aug-Oct | 3-9 | A slower spreading and somewhat clumping Aster. A little more compact and upright for the garden. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Calico Aster | Aster lateriflorus | Full Sun-Full Shade | 2' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Purple/White, Aug-Oct | 3-9 | A compact, and more multicolored Aster species. Can do well in deeper shade than most. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | New England Aster | Aster novae-angliae | Full-Part Sun | 5' H x 3' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Purple, Aug-Oct | 3-8 | One of the largest Asters, covered in deeper purple blooms. Needs space. Suitable for most Rain Garden sites. Remove seed head in late fall, in smaller spaces. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Aromatic Aster | Aster oblongifolius | Full-Part Sun | 24" H x 18" W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, Aug-Nov | 3-8 | A clumping and trailing Aster. Drought tolerant. Late blooming and prolific. Can be used in borders and planters. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Sky Blue Aster | Aster oolentangiense | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Blue, Aug-Oct | 3-8 | Similar to Smooth Aster, but highly drought tolerant. Clumping and upright in form. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Lady Fern | Athryium felix femina | Full Sun-Full Shade | 1' H x 1' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Green | 3-8 | A slower spreading compact fern. Prefers moisture and can take an array of sun. Ideal for woodland gardens. | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | White Wild Indigo | Baptisia alba | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 4' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, June-July | 4-9 | Tall flower spikes and gray, wispy, pea-like foliage. Clumping in form. | Butterflies, birds, bees. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Blue Wild Indigo | Baptisia australis | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 3' W | Medium Soil | Blue, May-July | 4-9 | Iconic and most widely used Baptisia. Indigo flowe spikes in early summer. Clumping and shrub like. | Butterflies, birds, bees. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Cream Wild Indigo | Baptisia bracteata | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 3' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Cream, May-June | 4-9 | A more compact, clumping Baptisia species. For use in smaller spaces | Butterflies, birds, bees. Deer resistant | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Full-Part Sun | 1' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Green/Blue, July-Sept | 3-10 | Warm season, clumping, and compact grass. Drought tolerant. Beautiful bluish-purple seed heads in Summer. | Butterflies. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Clustered Poppy Mallow | Callirhoe triangulata | Full-Part Sun | 1' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Pink, July-Sept | 4-8 | A beautiful trailing native, good for rock gardens and planters. With deep pink blooms this is also called Wine Cups. Drought tolerant. | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Tall Bellflower | Campanula americana | Part-Full Shade | 5' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Blue, July-Oct | 3-8 | A later blooming shade biennial, that will reseed itself. | Bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | Common Oak Sedge | Carex pensylvanica | Full Sun-Full Shade | 12" H x 12" W | Medium-Dry Soil | April-June | 3-7 | A compact, clumping, drought tolerant native grass! Prefers a woodland shady setting. Slowly spreading. | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Partridge Pea | Cassia fasciculata | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Yellow, July-Sept | 4-9 | Fine pea-like foliage, and delicate blooms. Annual that will self seed in, mass plantings. | Butterflies, birds, bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium Soil | Red, May-June | 3-8 | A delicate prairie biennial. Needs symbiotic prairie grasses to thrive. Plant with: Little Bluestem, Blue Grama, Prairie Dropseed, or June Grass. | Butterflies, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 3' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, June-Aug | 3-9 | A small woody shrub. White pom-pom blooms. Edible leaves, dried for tea. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | Turtlehead | Chelone glabra | Full Sun | 5' H x 3' W | Wet-Medium Soil | White, July-Sept | 3-8 | Unique wite flower spikes. Upright, moisture loving plant. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Sand Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata | Full Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Yellow, May-Aug | 3-9 | Drought tolerant sandy, prairie native. Dead head flowers for long season blooms. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Prairie Coreopsis | Coreopsis palmata | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Yellow, June-Aug | 3-8 | Delicate and will fill in over time. Mass planting and borders. Dead head for long blooms. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Red-Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea | Full-Part Sun | 10' H x 5' W | Wet-Medium Soil | White, June-Sept. | 3-7 | Medium wood shrub fairly fast growing. Beautiful red stems. Rain Garden and hedge plant. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | White Prairie Clover | Dalea candida | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, June-Sept. | 3-7 | Delicate prairie native. Drought tolerant. Mass plantings. Intersting thimble shaped flower. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Purple Prairie Clover | Dalea purpurea | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, July-Sept | 3-8 | Delicate prairie native. Drought tolerant. Mass plantings. Intersting thimble shaped flower. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Tall Larkspur | Delphinium exaltatum | Full Sun | 4' H x 3' W | Medium Soil | Purple, July-Aug | 4-8 | Large Delphinium flower spikes attract Hummingbirds. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Midland Shooting Star | Dodecatheon meadia | Full-Part Sun | 12" H x 12" W | Medium Soil | Pink, April-June | 4-8 | Spring prairie ephemeral, with delicate flowers on shoots. Mass plantings. | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Narrow-leaved Coneflower | Echinacea angustifolia | Full Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Pink, June-July | 4-9 | A drier prairie Echinacea, with thinner leaf petals, and a more compact plant. Drought tolerant. Medicinal. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Pink, June-July | 3-8 | Like well drained soils. Drought tolerant. A drooping petaled echinacea, paler in color. Medicinal | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | Bush's Coneflower | Echinacea paradoxa | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Yellow, June-Aug | 3-8 | Native to the Ozarks, the only straight-native Yellow Echinacea. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Purple, July-Sept | 4-8 | Iconic prairie native. A must-grow. Tallest of the Echinaceas, deeper purple color as well. Pairs with many native plants. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccifolium | Full Sun | 4' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | White, July-Sept. | 4-9 | Thistle-like globes, spikey yucca-like foliage. Drought tolerant and upright when established. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Mistflower | Eupatorium coelestinum | Part Sun | 2' H x 2' W | Medium | Blue, Sept-Oct | 5-9 | Delicate pillowy/misty flowers. Will spread, suitable for mass woodland plantings. Likes dappled sun. | Insects. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium maculatum | Full-Part Sun | 6' H x 3' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Pink, July-Sept | 3-8 | Tall wet meadow native. Pairs well in mass plantings with native sunflowers and Silphiums. Dusky magenta umbel shaped blooms are great for insects. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 2' W | Wet-Medium Soil | White, July-Sept | 3-8 | A white flowering Eupatorium, little umbel flower is great for pollinators. Medicinal | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Red/Yellow, July-Sept | 3-8 | Multi-colored stunning blooms. Drought tolerant. Somewhat compact, suitable in mass plantings, borders, containers. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Wild Geranium | Geranium maculatum | Full Sun-Full Shade | 12" H x 12" W | Medium Soil | Purple, April-July | 3-8 | Great foliage, a reliable and versatile ground cover. Loves woodland light, but can thrive in sun too. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | Prairie Smoke | Geum triflorum | Full-Part Sun | 8" H x 8" W | Medium-Dry Soil | Pink, April-June | 3-7 | Smokey reddish stems, delicate flowers. Drought tolerant. Good in mass plantings. Slowly spreading. | Bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | Maximillian Sunflower | Helianthus maximiliani | Full-Part Sun | 7' H x 4' W | Medium Soil | Yellow, Aug-Sept | 3-9 | Tall spreading prairie sunflower. Needs space. Beautiful towers of flowers. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Downy Sunflower | Helianthus mollis | Full-Part Sun | 5' H x 3' W | Medium Soil | Yellow, Aug-Sept | 3-9 | Tall spreading prairie sunflower. Needs space, agressive. Beautiful towers of flowers. Blueish downy foliage. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Early Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | Full-Part Sun | 5' H x 3' W' | Medium Soil | Yellow, June-Sept | 3-8 | An early yellow prairie flower. Spreading. Beautiful daisy-like flowers. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Prairie Alumroot | Heuchera richardsonii | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Green, May-June | 3-8 | A clumping native Heuchera species! A great native foliage plant. Tallish flower stalks | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Rose Mallow | Hibiscus laevis | Full-Part Sun | 5' H x 2' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Pink, July-Sept | 4-9 | Tall, native hibiscus flowers. Prefers damp soil, great rain garden plant. Late to emerge. | Birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Northern Blue Flag | Iris versicolor | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 1' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Blue, May-July | 3-9 | A knockout native Iris. Likes it damp. Beautiful Rain Garden choice. | Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | Path Rush | Juncus tenuis | Full-Part Sun | 12" H x 8" W | Medium-Dry Soil | June-Sept | 2-9 | A native grass ground cover. Drought tolerant, light foot traffic tolerant. Fine, delicate, clumping grass. | Birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
70 | June Grass | Koeleria cristata | Full Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | June-July | 3-9 | A full, clumping grass, that stays relatively low. Nice green gray foliage. Cool season growign grass. | Birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | Meadow Blazing Star | Liatris ligulistylis | Full-Part Sun | 5' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Purple, Aug-Sept | 3-7 | Monarch Magnet! This is the tallest Liatris, and important species for the Monarch's journey. May need staking. Beautiful purple tower of flowers. | Butterflies, bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, July-Aug | 3-9 | A drought tolerant Liatris, mor compact then the others. Supports Monarchs and many other insect friends. | Butterflies, bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 1' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Purple, July-Sept | 3-9 | Beautiful flower spikes, needs some soil moistrure. Thin wispy leaves. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 2' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Red, July-Sept | 4-9 | Beautiful red flower spikes. Hummingbird plant. Rain garden. Needs some moisture. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 1' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Blue, July-Oct | 3-9 | Short lived wet meadow perennial. Stunning blue spikes. Medicinal | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris | Full Sun-Full Shade | 4' H x 2' W | Wet-Medium Soil | 2-8 | Edible fern. Pick fiddleheads in early spring as they emerge, to eat like an aparagus green. Beautiful larger fern, needs a damp location, and can spread quickly. | Birds. Deer resistant. | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Part-Full Shade | 2' H x 1' W | Medium Soil | Blue, April-May | 3-8 | A knockout woodland, spring ephemeral. Mass shade planting. Can spread to fill in over time. Likes rich woods soil, slighly damp. | Bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | Bishop's Cap | Mitella diphylla | Part-Full Shade | 1' H x 1' w | Medium Soil | White, April-June | 3-7 | A slow spreading woodland flower. Delicate flower spikes. | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Bradbury's Monarda | Monarda bradburiana | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Pink, June-July | 5-8 | A lower growing, clumping Monarda. Aromatic edible leaves. Unique flowers. | Butterflies, bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 3' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, July-Sept | 3-9 | Quintessential native pollinator plant. Will form colonies over time. Prolific bloomer. Edible leaves. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | Spotted Bee Balm | Monarda punctata | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | White, July-Sept | 3-9 | A drought tolerant Monarda. Dusky white purple flowers and foliage. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | Sensitive Fern | Onoclea sensibilis | Full Sun-Full Shade | 1' H x 1' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Chartreuse Foliage | 3-9 | A shorter, spreading fern with larger compound leaves. Bright green. | Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | Eastern Prickly Pear | Opuntia humifusa | Full-Part Sun | 6" H x 12" W | Dry Soil | Yellow, June-July | 4-9 | A native cactus! Dry site, slow growing groundcover. Prefers sand. Edible fruits. Trailing habit. | Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
84 | Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamonea | Full Sun-Full Shade | 4' H x 3' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Brown, June-August | 3-9 | A large, clumping native fern. Sends up cinnamon colored stems with its spores. Stunning vase shaped foliage. | Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
85 | Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 1' W | Medium Soil | White, June-July | 4-8 | A tall spike of many tubular flowers. Great value to insects. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | Large Flowered Beardtongue | Penstemon grandiflorus | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Purple, May-June | 3-8 | A more compact Penstemon. Large sikes of tubular flowers, attractive to insects. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Part-Full Shade | 12" H x 12" W | Medium Soil | Blue, April-June | 3-8 | A spreading woodland groundcover with lovely violet blooms. | Bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | Prairie Phlox | Phlox pilosa | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Pink, May-July | 3-9 | From white, to pink, to purple. This sun-lovign phlox can vary a good amount. Drought tolerant. | Bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius | Full-Part Sun | 8' H x 6' W | Medium Soil | White, July | 4-9 | Beautiful native shrub, with variegated, exfoliating bark. Good habitat for birds. Good hedge plant. | Birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 2' W | Wet-Medium Soil | Pink, Aug-Sept | 3-9 | Beautiful snapdragon like tubular blooms. Spreading in habit will form mass colonies. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
91 | Jacob's Ladder | Polemonium reptans | Full Sun-Full Shade | 1' H x 1' W | Medium Soil | Blue, April-June | 3-8 | Nice compound foliage, beatiful delicate blooms. Can take full sun in a damp spot, otherwise a great woodland garden choice. | Bees. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
92 | Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginianum | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Wet-Medium Soil | White, June-Sept | 3-7 | A spreading mint family plant. Great benefit to pollinators. Aromatic and edible leaves. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | Yellow Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Full-Part Sun | 5' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Yellow, July-Sept | 3-9 | A tall spreading Coneflower. Iconic prairie plant. Pairs well with native grasses, and Echinaceas. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
94 | Orange Coneflower | Rudbeckia fulgida | Full-Part Sun | 3' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Orange, July-Sept | 3-9 | Upright spreading coneflowers. Will form large colonies over time, need some moisture. Deadheading will increase bloom time. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
95 | Black Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 1' W | Medium Soil | Yellow, June-Oct | 3-9 | An iconic shorter Rudbeckia specia. Biennial that will reseed in the secon season forming large colonies. Great in mass plantings. | Butterflies, bees, birds. Deer resistant. | |||||||||||||||||||
96 | Royal Catchfly | Silene regia | Full-Part Sun | 4' H x 2' W | Medium Soil | Red, July-August | 4-9 | Red flowering plants tend to attract hummingbirds! And Royal Catchfly is not exception. Beautiful red tower of flowers. Unique species that catches and digests insects. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | Full-Part Sun | 6' H x 4' W | Medium Soil | Yellow, July-Sept | 4-8 | Yellow towers of flowers, attract all sorts of pollinators. Plant this one where you have space, it will spread, and its quite tall! But great for filling in an appropriate area. Mezmerizing multitudes of pollinators will flock. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium campestre | Full-Part Sun | 6" H x 8" W | Medium-Dry Soil | Blue, May-June | 3-8 | A native drought tolerant mini iris! This one is great as a border plant, or in a planter. Bountiful, blue blooms in morningtime. Mass plantings are liked by bees, and humans. Compact and versatile. | Bees. | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | Showy Goldenrod | Solidago speciosa | Full-Part Sun | 5' H x 3' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Yellow, Sept-Nov | 3-8 | Late season color. Good for the pollinators, and your garden. This is the most stunning of the straight-native goldenrods. Pair with Asters for purple/golden late season stunners. This is a semi-tall, but slow spreading species. | Butterflies, bees, birds. | |||||||||||||||||||
100 | Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Full-Part Sun | 2' H x 2' W | Medium-Dry Soil | Aug-Oct | 3-9 | A beautiful clumping, drought tolerant native grass. Short, drooping, clumps make this an ideal landscaping grass. | Birds. Deer resistant. |