marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Leathery leaves are a beautiful addition to the woodland garden and can form a lovely … Continued
browsing: native plants
Native plants have evolved alongside native wildlife and offer the most useful habitat — food & shelter — in addition to great beauty. Our prairie natives require less water and are adapted to grow in local conditions so they do well without requiring extensive resources and chemicals.
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pale purple coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea pallida is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun … Continued
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
This Great Plains native blooms in late spring to mid-summer. It is found growing in … Continued
purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Showy purple flowers in July and August on plants that grow to 2-3′. Like its … Continued
yellow coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
A 2-4′ yellow-flowering native. Like its cousins, flowers make great cuts, butterflies are attracted to … Continued
horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Hollow, segmented, tubular stems grow to 4′ tall and grow in dry soils to wet, … Continued
purple love grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Masses of reddish-purple panicle blooms are beautiful in large sweeps.
sandlove grass
Eragrostis trichodes
A warm-season bunchgrass native from Ohio to Nebraska and south to Louisiana and Texas. Purple-tinted … Continued
Leavenworth’s eryngo, false purple thistle
Eryngium leavenworthii
Plains native perennial that behaves more like an annual. Spiky leaves are gray-green and deeply … Continued
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Beautiful native growing to 4′ tall with glaucus, yucca-like foliage topped with clusters of white, … Continued
pincushion cactus, spinystar
[Coryphantha] Escobaria vivipara
2″ bright magenta open in May-June, followed by fleshy, greenish-purple fruits. As the evergreen, ball-shaped … Continued
spotted joe-pye weed
Eupatorium maculatum
An excellent back of the border native plant growing 6′ tall or more with deep … Continued