‘Autumn Blaze’ maple
Acer × freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'
A naturally occurring hybrid maple that is the result of a cross between Acer rubrum … Continued
browsing plants: native plants
Native plants have evolved over thousands of years alongside native wildlife and therefore offer the most useful habitat. Native plants feed bugs at every stage of life, and bugs are the very foundation for our entire food web.
Our prairie natives require less water, and are adapted to grow in our soil types and temperature extremes, so they do well without requiring extensive resources and chemicals. Native plants help in management of rainwater runoff and maintain healthy soil with their deep root systems.
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Native vs Native Cultivar
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red maple Burgundy Belle, ‘Brandywine’, ‘October Glory’ & Red Sunset
Acer rubrum
Native trees renowned for their incredible red fall color, these trees have a life span … Continued
doll’s eyes, white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
Thrives in moist, organically rich, humusy, well-drained soil in part to full shade. Plants may … Continued
bottlebrush buckeye/dwarf red buckeye
Aesculus parviflora (white)/pavia (red)
Aesculus parviflora is easily grown in average soil in part to full shade and features … Continued
Ohio buckeye, horse chestnut
Aesculus glabra
Growing in open spaces, these trees may reach 60’ tall by 30’ wide, but as … Continued
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Grows happily in average soil in full sun to light shade and attracts all sorts … Continued
Allegheny serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
A small, deciduous, usually multi-trunked understory tree or tall shrub which is native to thickets … Continued
shadblow serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Deciduous, early-flowering, large shrub or small tree typically grows 15-30’ tall. Showy, 5-petaled, slightly fragrant, … Continued
dwarf false indigo
Amorpha nana
Bright green leaves are topped by showy purple flowers with bright red stamen that give … Continued
lead plant
Amorpha canescens
This native shrub grows in woodlands and prairies. 4-8″ spike-like clusters of tiny, bluish-purple flowers … Continued
Ozark blue star
Amsonia hubrichti
Pale blue flowers cover fine-needle-leaved, dense, mounding plants with bright yellow fall foliage. Plants grow … Continued
eastern blue star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Large, multi-stemmed clumps are crowded with narrow, oval leaves which turn golden-yellow in the fall. … Continued