2026 Plant Sale Native Flowers and Grasses
Plants are in alphabetical order by their scientific name. Common names are listed beneath. Don't forget to include grasses, which provide cover, nesting material, and winter interest to the garden! Use this key to help guide your selections: P=Pollinator favorite B=Bird Favorite D=Deer resistance H=great for home landscapes
Agastache foeniculum
Lavender Hyssop
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 2-4 feet
Bloom Time: June-September
P B D. H
Note: self seeding pollinator hot spot!
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
Sun: Partial to shade
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 1-3 feet
Bloom Time: April-June
P B D H
Note: hummingbird favorite
Asclepias incarnata
Marsh Milkweed
Sun: full
Soil: wet to medium
Height: 3-4 feet
Bloom Time: June-August
P B D H
Note: rain garden favorite and monarch/swallowtail host
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 2 feet
Bloom Time: June-September
P B D H
Note: Likes well drained soil
Aster azureus
Smooth Blue Aster
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 3 feet
Bloom Time: August-September
P B H
Note: prefers well drained soil
Aster Novae-angliae**
New England Aster
Sun: full to partial
Soil: wet to medium dry
Height: 4-5 feet
Bloom Time: September-October
P B
Note: cut back seed heads to keep from spreading
Baptisia australis
Blue Wild Indigo
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium wet to medium
Height: 4 feet
Bloom Time: May-July
P B D H
Note: can take on the form of a small shrub getting 3 feet wide
Carex brevior
Plains Oval Sedge
Sun: full to shade
Soil: medium wet to dry
Height: 2 feet
Bloom Time: June to July
D H
Note: very versatile sedge to add a fine texture to the garden. Grasses provide cover and nest material for many bees and birds
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sand Coreopsis
Sun: full
Soil: medium dry to dry
Height: 2 feet
Bloom Time: May to August
P B D H
Note: tolerates hot, dry sites, even with dry, sandy or poor soil
Dalea purpurea
Purple Prairie Clover
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 2 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
P B H
Note: legume that likes well drained soil and attracts LOTS of bees
Echinacea pallida
Pale Purple Coneflower
Sun: full
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 3 feet
Bloom Time: June-July
P B D H
Note: likes well drained soil; has a deep taproot so hard to move once established
Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Love Grass
Sun: full to partial
Soil: dry
Height: 2 feet
Bloom Time: July-August
D H
Note: grows under black walnut trees; looks best when planted in groupings of 5+
Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master
Sun: full
Soil: medium wet to dry
Height: 4 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
P B D H
Note: largly ignored by deer and rabbits
Geranium maculatum
Wild Geranium
Sun: full to shade
Soil: medium to medium dry
Height: 12 inches
Bloom Time: April to July
P B D H
Note: plant with a later bloomer as it tends to show stress after blooming
Geum triflorum
Prairie Smoke
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium wet to dry
Height: 8 inches
Bloom Time: April to July
P D H
Note: prefers well drained soil
Heliopsis helianthoides
Early sunflower
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium wet to dry
Height: 5 feet
Bloom Time: June-September
P B D H
Note: short-lived perennial
Liatris aspera
Rough Blazing Star
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 3 feet
Bloom Time: July to October
P B H
Note: Nice cut flower! They keep their purple color even when dried!
Liatris ligulistylus
Meadow Blazing Star
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium wet to medium dry
Height: 5 feet
Bloom Time: August to Sept
P B D H
Note: Butterfly magnet-if you plant it, they will come!
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Bergamot/Bee Balm
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium wet to dry
Height: 4 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
P B D H
Note: Pollinator favorite, especially hummingbirds!
Penstemon digitalis
Foxglove beardtongue
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to medium dry
Height: 4 feet
Bloom Time: June-July
P B D H
Note: Plant alongside other upright perennials to keep it from flopping over. Liked by bees and hummers
Polemonium reptans
Jacob's Ladder
Sun: partial to shade
Soil: medium wet-dry
Height: 12 inches
Bloom Time: April-June
P D H
Note: Prefers partial sun but can grow in full sun with adequate water. Plant with mid-season bloomers as it starts to look stressed in July.
Ratibida pinnata
Yellow coneflower
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to medium dry
Height: 5 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
P B D H
Note: transplants easily, drought tolerant, and a great cut flower
Solidago caesia
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
Sun: partial to shade
Soil: medium to medium dry
Height: 3 feet
Bloom Time: August to October
P B D H
Note: well behaved and does well in woodlands/shade. Nectar source for pollinators late in the season. Wind pollinated so does not cause allerigies!
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium to dry
Height: 3 feet
Bloom Time: July to October
B D H
Note: supports lots of wildlife and adds fall/winter interst to the garden!
Sporobolis heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium wet to dry
Height: 2 feet
Bloom Time: August to October
B D H
Note: drought tolerant clump forming grass that provides sheltering places and nest material for bees and birds
Tradescantia ohioensis
Spiderwort
Sun: full to partial
Soil: medium wet to dry
Height: 3 feet
Bloom Time: May to July
P B D H
Note: Labeled "Special Value to Native Bees" by the Xerces Society