round-leaved ragwort
Packera obovata
An attractive groundcover with basal foliage growing only 4-6″ tall. Beautiful naturalized with other low-growing … Continued
browsing: spring
wild strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Ground-hugging foliage produces loose clusters of small, five-petaled flowers followed by tasty, wild strawberries. Found … Continued
Korean spice viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Korean spice is cold hardy and to care for, growing best in sunny to partly … Continued
waxyfruit hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa
Waxy-fruited hawthorn is a native large shrub or small tree in the rose family found … Continued
pagoda dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
An excellent native plant with four-season interest, these beautiful trees have unique horizontal branching and … Continued
downy serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
This four-season tree offers white flowers in spring, small red berries in summer, colorful fall … Continued
Itoh peony
Paeonia x intersectional
Intersectional peonies are a relatively new class of Paeonia created by crossing herbaceous garden peonies … Continued
foxglove beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
This clump-forming native perennial typically grows in prairies, fields, and woodland edges. White, two-lipped, tubular … Continued
strawflower
Bracteantha bracteatum {Helichrysum bracteatum}
Strawflowers are excellent for bouquets or in the garden, but are best know for their … Continued
prairie crabapple
Malus ioensis
This small native tree has spreading branches and a broad, open crown and sometimes grows … Continued
meadow rue, quicksilver weed
Thalictrum dioicum
Delicate green fern-like foliage last from spring through fall. Greenish-yellow fringed flowers resemble little tassles … Continued
Jacob’s ladder
Polemonium reptans
Jacob’s ladder flourishes in bright shade with moist rich loamy soil. Plants tolerate sandy, acid … Continued