Native Plants

Cream False Indigo (Baptisia leucophaea)

Cream False Indigo in full spring bloom — the elongated cream-yellow flower racemes are unlike any other prairie wildflower. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Blue Sage (Salvia pitcheri)

Blue Sage flowering spikes with vivid azure-blue blossoms — a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Salvia pitcheri (syn. Salvia

Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)

Obedient Plant in full summer bloom — the tall, square-stemmed spikes of pink flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds and bumblebees. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC

Fragrant False Indigo (Amorpha nana)

Fragrant False Indigo in full bloom — dense spikes of vivid purple flowers with bright orange anthers, filling the air with sweet fragrance. Photo: Wikimedia

Blue Flag Iris (Iris shrevei)

Blue Flag Iris in full bloom, showing its characteristic deep blue-violet petals and vivid yellow markings. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Iris shrevei, commonly

Wreath Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)

Wreath Goldenrod’s distinctive flower clusters emerge from the leaf axils along arching stems in fall. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Solidago caesia, commonly known as Wreath

Tickseed (Coreopsis spp.)

Lanceleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata), one of the most widely grown native Coreopsis species in Kentucky and Tennessee. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Coreopsis spp., commonly known

Shrubby St. Johns Wort (Hypericum prolificum)

Shrubby St. John’s Wort displaying its characteristic profusion of bright yellow flowers in midsummer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Hypericum prolificum, commonly known as

Piedmont Azalea (Rhododendron canescens)

Piedmont Azalea in peak spring bloom, filling the air with its distinctive sweet clove-like fragrance. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Rhododendron canescens, commonly known

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