river oats, northern sea oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Attractive, nodding seed heads make excellent cut arrangement filler. This grass spreads aggressively so choose … Continued
browsing: 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 often 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 the management of rainwater runoff and maintain healthy soil with their deep root systems. We also grow a hefty collection of woodland natives including spring ephemerals.
Kansas Natives
Downloadable Kansas Native List
Native vs Native Cultivar
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fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus/retusus
Chionanthus virginicus produces magnificent clusters of fringe-like blooms. Slow growing to 20-25’ high and 25’ … Continued
sorrelvine, possum grape
Cissus trifoliata
Also known as marine ivy or possum grape, this semi-evergreen vine climbs by tendrils. From … Continued
virgin’s bower, woodbine
Clematis virginiana
White flowers abundantly spread along the length of the vine in panicles or small clusters … Continued
rocky mountain bee plant
Cleome serrulata
This colorful long-blooming native annual has large showy flowers in shades of pink and rose … Continued
summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
A deciduous shrub native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, and stream banks. Noted for mid … Continued
hardy ageratum, blue mist flower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Intense blue flowers in summer are surrounded by glossy green foliage which turns vibrant scarlet … Continued
tall tickseed
Coreopsis tripteris
Tall coreopsis stands tall at 7′ to 9′! Golden-yellow flowers are arranged in a flat-topped … Continued
lanceleaf tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis lanceolata (lanceleaf tickseed) sports bright yellow, daisy-like flowers in summer over glossy green foliage. … Continued
plains coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
Yellow with rust color around the center of these blooms with a shape similar to … Continued
white-flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Grown as a single- or multi-trunked tree with a spreading crown and long-lasting, showy, white … Continued
