Elk Mound Wildflowers

Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)

Patridge pea provides bright summer color, and the flowers attract bees and butterflies. The seed pods are eaten by gamebirds and songbirds, and the plant provides excellent cover for gamebirds...

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida)

 White Prairie Clover can be used in reclamation of drastically disturbed lands, range renovation and prairie restoration projects. It is also a potentially useful plant for roadside and...

Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis)

Illinois bundleflower is frequently used in range re-vegetation projects.  Easily established, Illinois bundleflower may be seeded alone at a depth of ½ inch on heavier moister soils or...

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)

Golden Alexander flowers are attractive to many kinds of butterflies and many other insects. It is an excellent source of accessible pollen and nectar to many beneficial insects with short...

Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)

Foxglove Beardtongue can stand 2-3 ft. tall and are topped with stalked clusters of white, tubular, unevenly five-lobed flowers which rise in pairs from the upper leaf axils.  Scientific...

Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis)

Smooth Blue Aster has many attractive qualities – they include its adaptability, beautiful flowerheads, attractive foliage, and flowering stems that usually remain erect.  Scientific...

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

Scientific name: Solidago rigida OR Oligoneuron rigidum A.K.A. Rigid Goldenrod wint Color: Yellow Bloom Period: Summer, Fall Height: 36″-60″ Type: Perennial Moisture: Dry,...

Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

Yellow coneflower produces an attractive and distinct flower that is easily grown in gardens. The yellow coneflower's attract butterflies throughout the summer, and its seeds are sought by birds...

Bee Balm / Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

A perennial flower, Wild Bergamot (A.K.A. Bee Balm) flowers from June to September. Plant Wild Bergamot in a sunny, weed-free well-drained soil. Seeds can be broadcast on a weed-free surface...

White Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

 White yarrow is a drought tolerant species. Plant the seeds no more than ¼ inch deep; they require light for germination. The seeds also require a temperature range of 65-75 degrees...

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)

Purple Prairie Clover occurs in prairies, rocky open glades, along railroads, and rocky or open woods. This specie ranges throughout the Midwest, into the southeastern part of the U.S. and recently...

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Purple coneflower is a very popular wildflower in home gardens and is often grown for its showy flowers. It is also frequently used in wildflower mixes for roadside beautification and...

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Butterfly milkweed is a wonderful horticultural plant for landscaping to attract butterflies (particularly monarchs), whose numbers are declining and migratory routes changing due to lack of...

Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)

Butterflies, beetles, and long- and shorttongued bees consume the nectar or pollen produced the flowers of Maximilian sunflower. Maximilian sunflower is used as a conservation planting for habitat...

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Black-eyed Susan is easily established with most critical area seeding techniques. Black-eyed Susan is naturalized in most of the states east of Kansas and the bordering areas of Canada. ...

Boston Pickling Cucumber

A long time pickling cucumber. Known for thick skins and high yields of short cukes. 55 Day R.M. Continuously bears fruits. Can be harvested anywhere from 2-7". Sow indoors 3-4 weeks before last...

Prairie Cordgrass Seed (Spartina pectinata)

A warm season perennial grass A warm season perennial grass. It will grow in seasonally dry sites, tolerates alkaline conditions and high water tables but is intolerant of prolonged flooding. Grows...

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)

A perennial warm season bunchgrass Scientific name: Sporobolus heterolepis A perennial, warm season bunchgrass Will grow 2'-3' tall Bloom time is Fall - August-October Prefers full sun Emerald-green...