rough blazing star
Liatris aspera
Pinkish to lavender (sometimes white) flower heads along stems lined with short, narrow, bright-green leaves. … Continued
browsing plants: attracts songbirds
spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Large, multi-stemmed shrubs have aromatic twigs and foliage. Spicebush is an important native plant for … Continued
blue cardinal flower, great lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia siphilitica is a showy native with light to dark blue flowers in late summer. … Continued
Brown’s honeysuckle
Lonicera × brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'
This vigorous but less aggressive honeysuckle is great for arbors, trellises, and chain-link fences. Fuchsia-like … Continued
crabapple
Malus hybrids
A genus of about 35 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia and … Continued
‘Morning Light’ maiden grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Feathery, fan-shaped, pale pink panicles. Neat narrow-leaved upright grass arches outward at the top in … Continued
‘Heavy Metal’ blue switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Metalic blue leaves, strictly upright. Never leans or flops, even in heavy rain. Pink tones … Continued
cottonwood
Populus deltoides
State tree of Kansas! Broad open crown of widely spreading branches covered in lustrous, bright … Continued
black cherry
Prunus serotina
This native ranges from southeastern Canada through the eastern US, and west to Texas. White … Continued
narrowleaf firethorn
Pyracantha angustifolia 'Gnome'
This semi-evergreen shrub is easy to grow and maintain. It can be grown in a … Continued
