yellow coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
A 2-4′ yellow-flowering native. Like its cousins, flowers make great cuts, butterflies are attracted to … Continued
browsing: native plants
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.
Kansas Native Plants at VVN Pocket Guide
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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
sandlove grass
Eragrostis trichodes
A warm-season bunchgrass native from Ohio to Nebraska and south to Louisiana and Texas. Purple … 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
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Beautiful native growing to 4′ tall with glaucus, yucca-like foliage topped with clusters of white, … 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
spotted joe-pye weed
Eupatorium maculatum
An excellent back of the border native plant growing 6′ tall or more with deep … Continued
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Medium green spring foliage gradually develops showy clean white margins at the tips giving a … Continued
wild strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Ground-hugging foliage produces loose clusters of small, five-petaled flowers followed by tasty, wild strawberries. Found … Continued
Fringed loosestrife
Lysimachia cilata
Yellow flowers on long stalks open in spring. Native to much of the lower 48 … Continued
blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
Blanketflowers are one of the longest-blooming native perennials, well suited to hot sunny sites. Soft-yellow … Continued