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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 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,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.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...

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

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.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...

A star member of the milkweed family with a short stature and lovely orange blooms that attract a variety of pollinators! Does not tolerate wet soi...

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

  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...

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

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. rattleweed. A slow grower that is drought resistant once established. Prefers well drained soils in full sun. Tends to bloom later than othe...