These native plants and flowers require less maintenance and water, and can attract local pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds. Native plant seeds have different requirements for germination. Click on the links for any native plant to be taken to where the seed came from and to learn more.
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Native gold and pink grass that grows well in warm weather
Learn more about planting and growing this native grass.
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Unique red flower that grows well in sun or shade
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Downy Sunflower
Helianthus mollis
Smaller flower with the classic sunflower look
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Pasture Rose
Rosa carolina
Large pink blooms that are quite fragrant
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Light purple flowers with drooping petals and orange fuzzy centers
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Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Tubular blooms that are very popular with pollinators.
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Blue Joint Grass
Calamagrostis canadensis
Excellent native soil stabilizer
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Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Excellent for attracting monarch butterflies
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Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Tall native flower with purple buds and matching purple stems
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Porcupine Sedge
Carex hystericina
Spikey and water tolerant, found in many marshes and fens
Learn more about planting and growing this native sedge.
Purple-Sheathed Graceful Sedge
Carex gracillima
Purple hued sheaths prior to budding
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Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Bright yellow blooms on red stems
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Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Vibrant orange flower that grows well in full sun
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Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum
Prairie flower that is popular with birds and pollinators
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Lead Plant
Amorpha canescens
A hardy plant with tubular purple blossoms
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Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
Tall flower that will attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.
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Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Soft white flower blooms that look like cat's
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Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Attractive to many pollinators
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Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Elegant red addition to any garden
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Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Yellow blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds
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New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Very popular with bees and butterflies
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Prairie Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
Very fragrant and popular with pollinators.
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Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
Blooms in late summer with lavender petals
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Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Rosy pink flowers with a vanilla fragrance
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