pasque flower
Pulsatilla patens
Silky, fern-like foliage with bell-shaped, solitary, blue-violet, yellow, pink or white flowers. Blooms are followed … Continued
browsing: midwest native
pussy willow
Salix discolor
Pussy willow is a small tree or large shrub. As one of the earliest blooming … Continued
short-toothed mountain mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
2025 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year® Attracts beneficial garden insects like crazy — … Continued
Mexican hats
Ratibida columnifera
Round, dense, fine foliage is covered with 1″ blooms of yellow, red and bicolor flowers … Continued
Aromatic Sumac, Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
This low-growing, native shrub forms a dense mass of stems and is used en masse … Continued
smooth sumac
Rhus glabra
This native, deciduous shrub occurs on prairies, fields, abandoned farmland, clearings and along roads and … Continued
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
Grows in any well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of urban conditions. … Continued
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