black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Huge 3-4″ deep yellow blooms with dark brown eye cover this black-eyed Susan from late … Continued
Local butterfly expert Lenora Larson has created these informational handouts. You can download them here!
• Butterflies: Flying Flowers in your Garden!
• A Vital Connection: Native Plants and Butterflies
• Long Lips Farm Caterpillar Foodplants
• Butterfly Bartending: Nectar Flowers
• Long Lips Farm: Selected Butterfly Nectar Flowers
Rudbeckia hirta
Huge 3-4″ deep yellow blooms with dark brown eye cover this black-eyed Susan from late … Continued
Rudbeckia fulgida
This adaptable native occurs in both dry and moist soils in open woods, glades and … Continued
Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow'
A butterfly magnet, this compact, well-branched, and floriferous Rudbeckia produces gold-tipped blooms with bronzy orange … Continued
Ruta graveolens
Lacy blue-green ornamental herb is known as the “herb of grace.” Rue was once thought … Continued
Poterium sanguisorba
Plants have gorgeously serrated foliage and grow to about 1′ high and wide. Not fussy, … Continued
Salix babylonica
These water-loving trees are also drought tolerant and provide valuable wildlife habitat. A harbinger of … Continued
Sambucus canadensis
Elderberries are super easy to grow, good for your health and great for wildlife. These … Continued
Sassafras albidum
Trees have three distinctly different 3-5” long leaves: three-lobed, mitten-shaped, and simple, that turn red, … Continued
Schizachyrium scoparium
Perennial Plant Association 2022 Perennial Plant of the Year! State grass of Kansas Silvery-blue foliage … Continued
Senna alata
A showy addition to any garden, large round leaves fold up at night. Large, upright, … Continued
Senna {Cassia} marilandica
Maryland wild senna is a perennial flowering native that blooms in summer and grows up … Continued
Cassia hebecarpa
Round, pea-like foliage on 4-6′ tall plants with dark yellow, pea-like blooms in summer. We … Continued