Archives: Native Plants

Flowering Spurge in full summer bloom, with characteristic white flower clusters held above blue-green foliage. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Euphorbia corollata, commonly known

Silky Aster in full bloom — the distinctive pale lavender-purple flowers and silvery-silky leaves make this one of the most beautiful native prairie asters. Photo:

Prairie Onion in bloom — a single stalk bearing a rounded cluster of star-shaped lavender-pink flowers, a hallmark of late summer prairie. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Swamp Dogwood shrub showing its graceful multi-stemmed form — a valuable wetland-edge native for wildlife and erosion control. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Cornus

Round-Headed Bush Clover’s distinctive stiff, erect stems with clustered heads of small cream-white flowers — a key prairie plant for birds and butterflies. Photo: Wikimedia

Prairie Blazing Star’s tall rose-purple spikes are one of the most iconic wildflower displays of the American tallgrass prairie. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Great St. John’s Wort in full summer bloom — the large golden flowers stand out dramatically against the plant’s dark green foliage. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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 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