pasture rose
Rosa carolina
Two to three-inch wide bright pink flowers with yellow centers open in early summer on … Continued
browsing: midwest native
round-leaved ragwort
Packera ovata
An attractive groundcover with basal foliage growing only 4-6″ tall. Beautiful naturalized with other low-growing … Continued
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Huge 3-4″ deep yellow blooms with dark brown eye cover this black-eyed Susan from late … Continued
‘Cherry Brandy’ black-eyed Susan, gloriosa daisy
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'
‘Cherry Brandy’ is a selection of black-eyed Susan that features 3-4″ diameter blooms with red … Continued
orange coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
This adaptable native occurs in both dry and moist soils in open woods, glades and … Continued
sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Gray-green foliage is covered by masses of yellow daisy-like flowers about 3” across with dark … Continued
wild petunia
Ruellia humilis
Tubular, bell-shaped, petunia-like flowers up to 3″ long open from May to October on drought-loving … Continued
‘Nekan’ blue pitcher sage
Salvia azurea ssp. pitcherii 'Nekan'
Showy large flower spikes of sky blue in late summer and fall. The perfect color … Continued
‘York’ elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
‘York’ offers the largest berries of any cultivated variety. Great source of vitamin C. Fruit … Continued
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Trees have three distinctly different 3-5” long leaves: three-lobed, mitten-shaped, and simple, that turn red, … Continued
‘Smoky Hills’ prairie skullcap
Scutellaria resinosa ‘Smoky Hills’
‘Smoky Hills’ is an improved selection of prairie skullcap originally collected in the Smoky Hills … Continued
three-leaved stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
This small, spreading native perennial typically occurs in damp locations along stream banks, bluff bases … Continued