marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Leathery leaves are a beautiful addition to the woodland garden and can form a lovely … Continued
browsing: midwest native
pale purple coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea pallida is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun … Continued
‘Cheyenne Spirit’ coneflower
Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'
Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ grows vivid colors in clear tones of purple, pink, scarlet, yellow, cream, … Continued
‘PowWow White’ coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pow Wow White'
Single white flowers with large golden cones atop 18-24″ tall stems. The hardiest white we’ve … Continued
‘PowWow Wild Berry’ coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow Wild Berry'
Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow Wild Berry’ is an AAS Winner that differs from other coneflowers in … Continued
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
This Great Plains native blooms in late spring to mid-summer. It is found growing in … Continued
purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
A prairie native featuring showy purple flowers in July and August on plants that grow … Continued
yellow coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
A 2-4′ yellow-flowering native. Like its cousins, flowers make great cuts, butterflies are attracted to … Continued
horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Hollow, segmented, tubular stems grow to 4′ tall and grow in dry soils to wet, … Continued
purple love grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Masses of reddish-purple panicle blooms are beautiful in large sweeps. NATIVE TO THE EASTERN HALF … Continued
Leavenworth’s eryngo, false purple thistle
Eryngium leavenworthii
Plains native perennial that behaves more like an annual. Spiky leaves are gray-green and deeply … Continued
pincushion cactus, spinystar
[Coryphantha] Escobaria vivipara
2″ bright magenta open in May-June, followed by fleshy, greenish-purple fruits. As the evergreen, ball-shaped … Continued