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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.k.a. little skullcap. Much shorter than the better known downy skullcap, but with similar flowers! Forms short, dense colonies and reseeds well,...

An elegant circumpolar fern that is just as delicate as it looks. Plant in a spot sheltered from the wind to keep the leaves from breaking. May tol...

A.k.a. heart-leaved meadow parsnip. A close cousin of the better known golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea), heart-leaved golden Alexanders have a sligh...

An adaptable, distinctive legume that hosts a variety of moths, skippers, and the eastern tailed blue butterfly! A beneficial addition to any dry p...

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...

A.k.a. smooth rose mallow. A lovely native hibiscus closely related to the better known swamp rose mallow. A wetland species, it can adapt to mesi...

A.k.a. white doll’s daisy and false chamomile*. Not actually an aster, though it’s flowers resemble white asters or small daisies and it attracts a...

A star groundcover for shady areas! Flowers add a lovely splash of white to shade gardens, and foliage is attractive. Low, mounding habit. Semi-eve...

A.k.a. Bicknell’s sedge and copper-shouldered oval sedge. A shorter sedge that prefers dryer soils. An excellent shorter sedge for shortgrass prair...

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...

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

Blue, late spring blooms for rich, well drained soils. Flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and hummingbird moths! Deer resistant and somewha...

A stunning, distinctive plant with large (3’’) sunflower-like blooms on an impressively tall inflorescence (up to 10’). Bloom stalks make up most o...

A.k.a. cylindrical blazing star. A short, early blooming blazing star that thrives in dry soils! Requires well drained soil and is extremely droug...

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

  A short, hardy plant that runners vigorously and supports a wide variety of insects with its flowers. Foliage makes a low, semi-evergreen, and of...

A bluestar with good fall color that is appealing to hummingbirds and butterflies! Tolerates significant amounts of shade, but blooms better in mor...

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

A.k.a. downy wood mint and Ohio horse mint. A relative of bee balm that adapts to dry soil and is attractive to butterflies! Foliage is fragrant w...

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

A distinctive prairie plant that is easy to grow in dry, well drained conditions. Flowers have a delicate look despite the generally robust appeara...