Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
‘Little Henry’ is a gorgeous native plant that prefers moist soils and will tolerate wet … 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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rocky mountain juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
‘Skyrocket’ is a narrow, columnar form that makes an excellent choice for accent or planting … Continued
Andorra juniper
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa Compacta’
This densely branching evergreen creates a 12–18” high groundcover that spreads up to 6′ wide. … Continued
‘Taylor’ juniper
Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’
‘Taylor’ is an upright narrow columnar eastern red cedar that grows up to to 30’ … Continued
rough blazing star
Liatris aspera
Pinkish to lavender (sometimes white) flower heads along stems lined with short, narrow, bright-green leaves. … Continued
Kansas gayfeather
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
An early summer blooming lavender spikes grow to 3′ tall. Great flower arrangement subjects that … Continued
meadow blazingstar
Liatris ligulistylis
A fantastic nectar plant for Monarch butterflies and many other pollinators including hummingbirds. The fall … Continued
prairie blazing star
Liatris pycnostachya
An outstanding native of the great plains grows even in wet prairies. Breathtaking in gardens … Continued
spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Large, multi-stemmed shrubs have aromatic twigs and foliage. Spicebush is an important native plant for … Continued
tulip tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip trees are fast growers, often measuring growth of more than 2′ per year. Tulip-shaped flowers … Continued
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flowers bloom with tall spikes of lipstick red flowers in August in moist soil. … Continued
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia siphilitica is a showy native with light to dark blue flowers in late summer. … Continued