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Native plants have evolved alongside native wildlife and offer the most useful habitat — food & shelter — in addition to great beauty. Our prairie natives require less water and are adapted to grow in local conditions so they do well without requiring extensive resources and chemicals.
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tulip tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip trees are fast growers, often measuring growth of more than 2′ per year. Tulip-shaped flowers … Continued

cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal flowers bloom with tall spikes of lipstick red flowers in August in moist soil. … Continued

coral honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

A non-stop bloomer from late spring through the summer with showy clusters of orange-red flowers. … Continued

sweet bay magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Sweet Bay comes from a cooler, northern range and blooms later avoiding late frost damage … Continued

prairie crabapple

Malus ioensis

This small native tree has spreading branches and a broad, open crown and sometimes grows … Continued

ostrich fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

A clump-forming, upright, arching deciduous fern that can grow up to 6′ tall in moist, … Continued

wild mint

Mentha arvensis

Tiered clusters of small white flowers open along stems in summer and continue through fall, … Continued

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Clusters of trumpet-shaped blue flowers open in early spring. Flower buds are pink and emerge … Continued

Michigan lily

Lilium michiganense

Michigan Lily naturalizes well and comes back year after year. Wet soil tolerant.