This perennial aster, formerly under Aster laevis, is native to most of the United States and Canada and can be found in prairies, savannas, forest openings, woodland edges and roadsides. Plants ...
White Upland Aster, formerly under Aster ptarmicoides, is a perennial that is native to eastern Canada as well as the northeastern and north-central United States. Plants are typically found in ...
Boneset was given its name because it was once thought it could heal broken bones. The leaves of the plant were wrapped with the bandages and splints to set broken bones. This north American native...
Purple Coneflower can be found in open woods, thickets and prairies in the central and eastern U.S. It produces large, rose-purple flowers with prickly, dome-shaped centers, giving it the alternate...
Gray Goldenrod is a perennial wildflower that is native to the Midwestern and eastern U.S. It is shorter than many Goldenrod species, reaching only 1-2 feet tall. It produces one-sided, yellow ...
This North American native grows in sand prairies, sedge meadows, marshes, fens, and swampy thickets of the northeast and upper Midwest. It prefers full to part sun, moist conditions and rich, ...
Sweet Joe Pyeweed is a perennial from the Midwest and eastern U.S. that grows up to seven feet tall. The fluffy, pinkish-purple flower clusters appear from late summer to early fall and have a ...
Leadplant is popular for reclamation and wildlife plantings. It is a shrub-like plant with silvery hairs and purple flower spikes at the ends of the branches. It is a nitrogen fixer that can thrive...
Common Milkweed has pink flowers and grows to four feet tall. It is native to the Midwest and eastern U.S. It prefers full sun and loamy, mesic soil, but it can tolerate a wide variety of ...
Showy Milkweed is native to most of the central and western United States. It can be found along ditches and roads as well as in moist sites of meadows and fields. Plants grow to 40 inches tall and...
Slender Mountain Mint is a warm-season, perennial that is native to the eastern U.S. and is found in upland prairies, open woods and pine barrens. Leaves have a strong, minty scent when crushed, ...
Virginia Mountain Mint is a perennial that is native to the northeastern and midwestern U.S. and is typically found in moister soils of meadows, prairies, and open woods. The leaves, when crushed, ...
Oregano is a hardy perennial that is native to Europe and Asia. It can form a spreading mat in the garden. The light pink flowers attract honey bees and many types of wild bees. Prefers full sun ...
Smooth Penstemon is also known as Foxglove Beardtongue. It is native to the eastern and Midwestern U.S. and is typically found in open woods, meadows and prairies. It grows to just three feet tall,...
Wild Senna is a native, long-lived perennial found in the eastern third of the United States. Although it’s in the pea family, its yellow flowers are not pea-like. Plants grow up to six feet ...