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Anemone virginiana
Anemone virginiana, or Tall Thimbleweed, is a 2-4 foot perennial member of the Buttercup family. It grows in full sun to shade and in average to dry soils. Tall Thimbleweed’s leaves are strongly veined with distinct stalks. Tall Thimbleweed produces … Continued
Anemonella thalictroides
Anemonella thalictroides, or Rue Anemone, is an early spring plant with delicate white blooms growing in well-drained soil. Rue Anemone is perfect for shaded areas of a rock garden or as an underplanting for shrubs. Anemonella thalictroides is also known … Continued
Aruncus dioicus
Aruncus dioicus, or Goat’s Beard, is a perennial member of the rose family growing in moist woods, meadows, and along streams. Goat’s Beard is a very showy plant growing 3 to 5 feet tall in large bushy clumps. The plant … Continued
Asarum canadense
Asarum canadense, or Wild Ginger, is a six-inch tall, woodland, perennial ground cover plant for shady, medium moist, humus-rich soils. Wild Ginger features red cup-shaped flowers hidden below green heart-shaped leaves that arrive in early summer.
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias syriaca, or Milkweed, is a herbaceous perennial with pink flowers serving as a great nectar source for butterflies. Its leaves are a food source for Monarch butterfly larvae. Milkweed, or Common Milkweed, is easily grown in average, dry to … Continued
Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias verticillata, or White Milkweed, is a deep-rooted perennial with small greenish-white flowers blooming in small clusters between July to August. The late-blooming milkweed makes it a valuable late-season food source for Monarch butterflies and their caterpillars.
Asplenium platyneuron
Asplenium platyneuron, or Ebony Spleenwort, is an evergreen fern growing in medium yet well-drained locations. It can tolerate more sun than most ferns but prefers shade or semi-shade settings. The plant produces arching, pinnate, semi-glossy, dark green fronds. Ebony Spleenwort … Continued
Aster laevis
Aster laevis, or Smooth Blue Aster, is a 2-4 foot hardy perennial for full to part sun and dry to medium moist soils. Smooth Blue Aster has leaves and stems with a pale glaucous bloom and deep blue flowers appearing … Continued
Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis, or Blue Wild Indigo, is a 3-5 foot, hardy, long-lived perennial legume for full sun to light shade and well-drained medium moist soils. The attractive, dark blue flowers and glossy blue-green trifoliate leaves on Blue Wild Indigo bloom … Continued
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua curtipendula, or Sideoats Grama, is short, hardy prairie grass, growing in dry to medium moisture soils and full sun. Side Oats Grama has narrow blue-green foliage with purple flowers appearing in early to mid summer. The leaves turn golden … Continued
Carex pensylvanica
Carex pensylvanica, or Pennsylvania Sedge, is a perennial sedge that is one of the first to bloom in spring. The sedge is a shade-loving perennial growing in dry to medium soils. Pennsylvania Sedge enjoys upland woodlands, wooded slopes, or sandy … Continued
Carex stipata
Carex stipata, or Common Fox Sedge, is a sturdy, deer-resistant sedge active in the spring and fall when the soil is cool. It is found in areas with full shade or full sun and consistently moist or medium soils. Common … Continued
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista fasciculata, or Partridge Pea, is an annual plant with yellow flowers with deep red stamens favored by bees and other pollinators, blooming June to August. Partridge Pea features symmetrical foliage with blue-green leaves that retreat when touched.
Claytonia virginica
Claytonia virginica, or Spring Beauty, is an early flowering spring wildflower with five white or pink petals striped with darker pink veins. Spring Beauty prefers rich, moist soil and part sun. The small woodland plant is great for pollinators, attracting … Continued
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis lanceolata, or Lanceleaf Coreopsis, is a 2 foot, tough perennial often used in wildflower mixes. Lanceleaf Coreopsis prefers dry, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade and produces brilliant, yellow, daisy-like flowers from June to July. The plant … Continued
Coreopsis tinctoria
Coreopsis tinctoria, or Plains Tickseed, is a 2-4 foot annual species that prefers the full sun to moderate shade and well-drained soils. The plant is good for areas with poor or dry soils. Plains Tickseed is a very showy flower … Continued
Delphinium exaltatum
Delphinium exaltatum, or Tall Larkspur, is a 3-5 foot long-lived perennial that thrives in shade to part sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. Tall Larkspur has brilliant blue flowers that appear from July to August, much later bloom time than … Continued
Delphinium tricorne
Delphinium tricorne, or Dwarf Larkspur, is a one-foot perennial thriving in medium to wet soil in all sun exposures, particularly part sun to shade. Dwarf Larkspur’s blue-purple flowers appear in early spring from April to June. Long-tongued bees, hummingbirds and … Continued
Echinacea paradoxa
Echinacea paradoxa, or Ozark or Bush’s Coneflower, is a 3 foot perennial with yellow flowers that prefer medium to dry soil conditions and grows best in full sun to partial shade. It blooms June-August and attracts butterflies and bees. Best … Continued
Echinacea tennesseensis
Echinacea tennesseensis, or Tennessee Coneflower, is a 1-1.5 foot tall perennial that prefers well-drained soils in full sun. Tennessee Coneflower has deep rose-colored flat and broad ray flowers that bloom from July to September, and it is very drought tolerant. … Continued
Gentiana flavida
Gentiana flavida, or Cream Gentian, is a 2-3 foot tall native perennial with showy, cream to white blooms appearing in late summer to early fall. Cream Gentian prefers average, medium moist well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. The … Continued
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelis virginiana, or Witch Hazel, is a 15-20 foot, native woody deciduous shrub of eastern US with yellow fall foliage and fragrant yellow flowers appearing in late fall to early winter. Witch Hazel prefers full to part shade and medium, … Continued
Hepatica acutiloba
Hepatica acutiloba, or Sharp-Lobed Hepatica, is an attractive wildflower found growing in open woods in early to mid-spring. The flowers are white, purple-blue, or pink in color with a round shape, and its leaves are distinctive and mottled, turning crimson … Continued
Hierochloe odorata
Hierochloe odorata, or Sweet Grass, is an aromatic, native, perennial grass, growing 1-2 feet. Sweet Grass prefers moist, rich soils in full sun, but it can be grown in medium moist soils and sand, loam, or clay. Its glossy-green leaves … Continued