spider milkweed, green antelopehorn
Asclepias viridis
Attracts monarch butterflies and a host of other insects while being tolerant of heat and … Continued
browsing: summer
giant milkweed
Calotropis gigantea
Thrives in medium moisture and well-drained soils in full sun. Established plants tolerate drought, but … Continued
green comet milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora
Produces copious amounts of nectar especially adored by bumble bees. Flowers have a sweet odor … Continued
Sullivant’s milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun, plants may self-seed in … Continued
‘Miss Wilmott’ cinquefoil
Potentilla nepalensis
Plants form a low mound of strawberry-like foliage topped with coral flowers, beginning in early … Continued
downy sunflower, ashy sunflower
Helianthus mollis
Fine hairs cover the stems and leaves, giving this native perennial a gray-green color. A … Continued
Maximilian sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
State flower of Kansas Clusters of bright yellow flowers in September atop 6-8′ stalks. An … Continued
Helen’s flowers, common sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Clusters of daisy-like flowers 2″ in diameter have distinctive wedge-shaped, bright yellow rays dome-like yellow … Continued
Bowman’s root, Indian physic, fawn’s breath
Gillenia trifoliata
18-24″ tall globe-shaped mounds are covered in small white flowers with pretty contrasting reddish buds. … Continued
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
Native to much of eastern North America, this perennial has attractive dissected foliage, beautiful pink … Continued
‘Lipstick’ ornamental strawberry
Fragaria ‘Lipstick’
Ornamental strawberry with mounded habit and dark green foliage, topped with deep rose red flowers … Continued
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Beautiful native growing to 4′ tall with glaucus, yucca-like foliage topped with clusters of white, … Continued