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browsing: native plants

Native plants have evolved over thousands of years alongside native wildlife and therefore offer the most useful habitat. Native plants feed bugs at every stage of life, and bugs are the very foundation for our entire food web.
Our prairie natives require less water, and are adapted to grow in our soil types and temperature extremes, so they do well without requiring extensive resources and chemicals. Native plants help in the management of rainwater runoff and maintain healthy soil with their deep root systems.
Native vs Native Cultivar

big sacaton grass

Sporobolus wrightii

A North American native grass that makes a good substitute for Miscanthus. 1-2′ foot plumes … Continued

clump river birch

Betula nigra

Vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, native deciduous tree which occurs on floodplains, swampy bottomlands, and along streams. … Continued

black gum, tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

One of the best native trees for fall color according to Michael Dirr, black tupelo … Continued

false aster

Boltonia asteroides

Small daisy-like flowers open in loose panicles profusely from late summer to early fall. Flowers … Continued

brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Native to the United States, this yellow flowering perennial is often seen in old fields … Continued

buffalo grass

Buchloe dactyloides

This drought-tolerant grass requires few mowings each summer to keep neat and trim. Can go … Continued

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

A rounded, deciduous shrub with upright-arching branches. The best ornamental feature of this shrub is … Continued

purple wine cups

Callirhoe involucrata

Low-growing mounds of cut-leaves are covered with large, purple, cup-shaped flowers all summer. Can self-seed … Continued