false indigo
Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis is an upright native perennial which typically grows 3-4′ tall and occurs in … Continued
browse plants
false indigo ‘Pink Lemonade’
Baptisia 'Pink Lemonade'
It’s hard to improve on the striking blue blooms of native baptisia, but ‘Pink Lemonade’ … Continued
prairie baptisia
Baptisia lactea
A stately, native plant with white flowers in June followed by black pods that make … Continued
buffalo grass
Buchloe dactyloides
Drought tolerant, requires few mowings each summer to keep neat and trim. Can go dormant … Continued
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
This deciduous shrub has an open, rounded habit. Common throughout the midwest, it can most … Continued
purple wine cups
Callirhoe involucrata
Low-growing mounds of cut-leaves are covered with large, purple, cup-shaped flowers all summer. Can self-seed … Continued
Carolina allspice
Calycanthus floridus
A dense, rounded deciduous native with a suckering habit with very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown … Continued
catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Showy white flowers, giant heart-shaped leaves, bean-like seed pods. Grows 40–60’ high and 20–40’ wide … Continued
New Jersey tea
Ceanothus americanus
Named because dried leaves were used as a tea substitute during the American Revolutionary War. … Continued
celandine, wood poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
This woodland wildflower occurs most often in moist woodlands and along streams and features 4-petaled, … Continued
American bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
A deciduous twining woody vine best known for its showy red-orange berries that brighten up … Continued
northern sea oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Attractive, nodding seed heads make excellent cut arrangement filler. This grass spreads aggressively so choose … Continued