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A taller relative of the better known anise hyssop! Flowers are lavender in color and fairly small, but are valuable to and visited by a variety of...

A.k.a. rosin weed. A hardy plant that matures faster than other Silphium (such as prairie dock and compass plant) and may tolerate drought even bet...

An evergreen fern that tolerates dryer soils with some rock, but prefers rich, well drained soils and medium moisture. Light: Part Sun/Shade, Shade...

A large, comparatively robust fern with a wide distribution. Leaves are distinctive and plants grow large enough that old, healthy individuals may ...

A natural variation and one of the showiest of alum roots. Leaves range from dark green-purple/burgundy. Most of its height is made up of bloom st...

Estimated Height at Pickup: 3-4’, 3 gal A dogwood often planted as an ornamental- even young plants bloom well, and mature plants bloom densely and...

A.k.a. wapato and broadleaf arrowhead. A vigorous wetland species with showy white flowers, well suited to bank naturalization and stabilization. P...

A delicate plant with small, downturned purple flowers. Generally easy to grow as long as it is not outcompeted by more aggressive neighbors. Light...

  An interesting plant with attractive foliage often planted behind other species. Height varies widely depending on soil and water conditions, and...

Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A large, hardy, multi-stemmed shrub that can be trained into a tree with a single trunk. Prefers part shade...

A widespread sage whose pale foliage makes it perfect for adding texture to dry soil plantings! Thrives in dry, poor soils. Roots are stout and sh...

A.k.a. Large-flowered beardtongue. A smaller, dry soil beardtongue that blooms with one stalk of large, foxglove-like flowers. Exceptionally droug...

A.k.a. water dragon. Common names come from the distinctive nodding raceme (flower cluster)which resembles a pale lizard tail. Tends to form coloni...

A tall woodland species of milkweed with unusual flowers. Long lived, but not and aggressive spreader. Perfect for adding a monarch host plants to ...

  A lovely plant for medium to dry soils with distinctive leaves and fringed, white flowers. Prefers part sun and requires good drainage. Seeds are...

A shorter, drought resistant grass valued for its purple-tinted spray of seeds. Shows the best color when planted in dense, single species clumps ...

A shorter, unassuming sedge that nevertheless feeds many species of birds and insects. Tends to spread by rhizomes and form small colonies. Light: ...

A.k.a. American tiger lily*. A star Midwestern lily! A slow grower that is worth the wait, it prefers moist soils but adapts to medium garden beds...

A.k.a. coral bells. A dry soil tolerant alumroot! Height is made up mostly of bloom stalk. Easy to grow once established. Prefers rocky soils, but ...

  Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2', 1 gal These blueberry lookalikes love part shade and wet mesic to dry acidic soil- perfect for tricky spots nex...

Related and similar to the purple prairie clover, but with white blooms! A nitrogen fixer that easily grown in dry soils. Drought resistant and can...

A wild type echinacea with yellow petals that is appealing to butterflies! Prefers rocky soils, but adapts well to any soil with good drainage. Wi...

Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 3 gal A hardy, adaptable viburnum perfect for woodland edges, visual screens, and thicket plantings. White spring...

A smaller wetland sedge named for the prickly appearance of its seed heads. Very similar in appearance to other “bottlebrush sedges” such that iden...