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. Scientific name: Rudbeckia hirta Best growth is...

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 prairie restoration. Does not compete well with other...

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 appropriate habitat. Butterfly milkweed also has...

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

The five petals of Common Milkweed are green to purple-tinged, and are topped by a crown of five erect lobes that are rose to purple, rarely white. The five petals of Common Milkweed are green to purple-tinged, and are topped by a crown of five erect...

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 development, prairie restoration and landscaping, and...

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 in the Northeast. It is most abundant in the upland of...

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 and browse for deer. Partridge pea provides...

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 up to 1 inch deep on dryer sandier soil types. Planting...

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 from January to mid-May in sunny locations. Once the...

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 Fahrenheit. Scientific name: Achillea millefolium...

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 in the late fall. Plantings can be made in either the...

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 name: Penstemon digitalis Color: White Bloom...

New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)

New England aster is the showiest of the genus, and stand out on roadside shoulders and ditches from August through late October. New England aster grows in prairie swales, wet meadows, alluvial soils and thickets, low fields in valleys, and moist...

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 name: Aster laevis OR Symphyotrichum laeve Color:...

Canada Milk Vetch (Astragalus canadensis)

Canada Milk Vetch is a native legume that is excellent for erosion control. Plants can be large and robust when established. Canada Milk vetch is longevitity is typically 3-4 years under good maitenance. This can be mowed and is palatable to wildlife. ...

Ox-Eye Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)

Ox-Eye sunflower is considered one of the hardiest plants for a wildflower garden. Can perform well in dry locations. Livestock and deer will graze ox-eye sunflower.  Scientific name: Heliopsis helianthoides A.K.A. Oxeye Daisy, False...

Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Rattlesnake Master can be used for roadside plantings, prairie restoration, prairie landscaping, wildlife cover, and also in wildflower gardens because of its attractive appearance. Rattlesnake master is a warm-season perennial native forb which...

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, Moderate Sunlight: Full Sun, Approximately 772,000...

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 rest area beautification, park plantings and...

Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)

Prairie blazing star can be used for prairie restoration, landscaping, roadside plantings, wildlife food and habitat and wildflower gardens. During establishment, reduce weed competition by mowing above the height of the prairie blazing star or...

Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

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 mouthparts. This species is probably best planted in...

Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)

The Ohio Spiderwort flowers open up during the morning and close by the afternoon in sunny weather. The most important pollinators of the flowers are long-tongued bees, especially bumblebees and Halictine bees. Spiderwort is rarely bothered by insects. ...