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Range Maps Courtesy Kartesz, J.T 2025. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP) [website http://bonap.org/] Chapel Hill, N.C.
Common Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) 1 GAL
Not a denizen of mountains, despite the common name- mountain mint is an adaptable and pollinator friendly plant. Will happily populate bare soil, ...
View full detailsPretty Sedge (Carex woodii)
A.k.a. Wood’s sedge. A shorter, spreading sedge whose recommendation from the Mt. Cuba Center as a shade groundcover is its claim to fame. Similar ...
View full detailsShort's Sedge (Carex shortiana) 2x2x3" Pot
A wetland sedge that puts on obvious brown spikelets. It’s bunching habit and mildly contrasting foliage color makes it showy to some extent and ex...
View full detailsPurple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) 1 GAL
A short, adaptable nitrogen-fixer with small but bright purple blooms. Hardy, easy to grow in poor soils, and drought tolerant. Reseeds in favorabl...
View full detailsDark Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) 2x2x3" Pot
A taller rush that is visibly darker in color than other local rushes. Perfect for adding visual interest to wetland plantings, filling ditches, an...
View full detailsWool Grass (Scirpus cyperinus) 2x2x3" Pot
A taller, clumping sedge with lush seed heads that can adapt to mesic conditions. The wind dispersed seeds are fluffy when they mature in the fall...
View full detailsReddish Bulrush (Scirpus pendulus) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. nodding bulrush. A comparatively adaptable rush that will tolerate mesic conditions, recognizable by its flat, grass like leaves and droopin...
View full detailsGreat St. John’s Wort (Hypericum pyramidatum)
A.k.a. Giant St. John’s Wort. An adaptable, easy to grow St. John’s Wort with large yellow summer flowers. Spreads moderately by rhizome. Like othe...
View full detailsKankakee Mallow (Iliamna remota)
This unique native hollyhock is known to be native to only one island in the Kankakee River! It has since been established in other locations in n...
View full detailsMissouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa)
A showy Great Plains species with palm-sized yellow flowers! Easternmost wild populations in Illinois and Tennessee. An excellent companion for oth...
View full detailsDowny Lobelia (Lobelia puberula)
A species that is uncommon in cultivation. Flowers are similar to great blue lobelia, but plants are more tolerant of average conditions and even s...
View full detailsMissouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica)
A slender, showy ironweed that tolerates medium soil and minor drought. Easily grown with flowers that are attractive to many butterflies, includin...
View full detailsEarly Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum)
A rue easily identified by dandling sepals of it’s petal-less flowers. Prefers rich, well drained soils in dappled sun. Light: Part Sun/Shade Soil...
View full detailsBush’s Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe bushii)
A.k.a. winecups or wine cups. A showy bloomer with large, magenta flowers that needs dryer, well drained soil. Grows up to two feet tall but its lo...
View full detailsLate Figwort (Scrophularia marilandica)
A deer resistant species that supports a variety of pollinators, including hummingbirds! Like other figworts, its flowers aren’t showy but produce ...
View full detailsCompass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) 1 GAL
A hardy, drought resistant plant once established, though it may take multiple years to do so. With distinct, deeply lobed leaves and an infloresce...
View full detailsInterrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana)
A pleasant addition to the understory of moist woodlands. The ‘interruptions’ are caused by the dying back of leaflets on reproductive leaves, so m...
View full detailsSpider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis)
A.k.a. antelope horns and green antelope horn. A short, drought tolerant milkweed with unique, early, and showy blooms! Like other milkweeds, it is...
View full detailsIllinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis)
A.k.a. Illinois bundle flower, Illinois mimosa, or prairie mimosa. An adaptable nitrogen fixer with handsome foliage, fine fern-like leaves, and di...
View full detailsCup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) 1 GAL
A.k.a. cup rosinweed. A taller plant with sunflower-like flowers. So called because the broad leaves hold water where they meet at the stem, where ...
View full detailsCulver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) 1 GAL
Unique leaves and height make this member of the snapdragon family a standout in restored areas! These hardy plants form robust colonies, and flowe...
View full detailsRoyal Catchfly (Silene regia) 1 GAL
A lovely, generally easy to grow plant that takes several years to reach its full potential. The flower’s unusual deep calyx and red color make the...
View full detailsSlender False Foxglove (Agalinis tenuifolia)
A.k.a. slender gerardia. A parasitic annual with a delicate form and stunning dark pink flowers! Since it is partially parasitic on surrounding pla...
View full detailsYellow Giant Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides)
A rabbit/deer resistant hyssop with a long bloom time! Flowers attract a variety of pollinators but are small and visually subtle, with only a few ...
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