Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus llinoense
White flowers in summer open over delicate fern-like foliage. Supports bees and various game birds … Continued
browsing: globe
bottle gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
These slow-growing natives are long-lived and require little care once established. Bumblebees are the main … Continued
Billy buttons, drumsticks
Craspedia globosa Golf Beauty
An exciting option for larger container gardens and patio pots, use these yellow globe-shaped flowers … Continued
‘Blackthorn’ bottlebrush
Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
Feathery, purple-red, catkin-like blooms open on wiry stems that arch above the lacy, green foliage. … Continued
sea holly
Eryngium planum
An outstanding hardy unusual ornamental that thrives in hot dry locations and blooms in summer … Continued
nodding onion
Allium cernuum
Easily grown in average soil in full sun to light shade. Plants naturalize by self-seeding … Continued
‘Millenium’ ornamental onion
Allium 'Millenium'
A hybrid ornamental onion. Each bulb produces an upright clump of slender, grass-like foliage 6-12” … Continued
bee balm, wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Violet blossoms with aromatic foliage. A familiar sight on the prairie. Native to most of … Continued
‘Gardenview Scarlet’ bee balm
Monarda didyma ‘Gardenview Scarlet’
Large red flowers in June through August on mildew-resistant foliage growing 4-5′ tall. Heat and … Continued
dwarf bee balm
Monarda didyma
Monarda didyma ‘Balmy Pink’ is a dwarf plant covered in lavender-rose blooms in summer. ‘Balmy Purple’ sports … Continued
spider milkweed, green antelopehorn
Asclepias viridis
Attracts monarch butterflies and a host of other insects while being tolerant of heat and … Continued
green comet milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora
Produces copious amounts of nectar especially adored by bumble bees. Flowers have a sweet odor … Continued