prairie ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
2-4′ tall fall native is topped with broad, compound blooms made up of many heads … Continued
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‘Husker Red’ beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Perennial Plant Association 1996 Perennial Plant of the Year! Striking dark burgundy foliage is topped … Continued
wild senna
Senna hebecarpa
Round, pea-like foliage on 4-6′ tall plants with dark yellow, pea-like blooms in summer. We … Continued
Mexican hats
Ratibida columnifera
Round, dense, fine foliage is covered with 1″ blooms of yellow, red and bicolor flowers … Continued
‘Summer Sun’ & ‘Sunstruck’ false sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun'/Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Sunstruck’
‘Summer Sun’ is a long-blooming hardy perennial that produces yellow, semi-double daisy flowers with deep … Continued
giant milkweed
Calotropis gigantea
Thrives in medium moisture and well-drained soils in full sun. Established plants tolerate drought, but … 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