ATTRACTING BIRDS
Birds feed on the seedheads these plants produce so it’s best to skip the deadheading.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Beebalm | Monarda |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| False sunflower | Heliopsis |
| Gayfeather | Liatris |
| Globe thistle | Echinops |
| Goldenrod | Solidago |
| Joe-pye weed | Eupatorium |
| Ligularia | Ligularia |
| Swamp sunflower | Helianthus |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis |
| Grasses | Grasses |
| Big bluestem | Andropogon |
| Little bluestem | Schizachyrium |
| Switch grass | Panicum |
ATTRACTING BUTTERFLIES
Choose a sunny spot in the garden for these butterfly friendly plants.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Aster | Aster |
| Beebalm | Monarda |
| Bellflower | Campanula |
| Blanket flower | Gaillardia |
| Blue mist spirea | Caryopteris |
| Butterfly Bush | Buddleia |
| Butterfly weed | Asclepias |
| Cardinal flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis |
| Lavender | Lavandula |
| Lily | Lilium |
| Phlox | Phlox |
| Queen-of-the-prairie | Filipendula |
| Salvia | Salvia |
| Speedwell | Veronica |
| Stonecrop | Sedum |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis |
ATTRACTING HUMMINGBIRDS
Hummers are keen on red or brightly colored flowers, especially if tubular-shaped, as those hold the most nectar.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Aster | Aster |
| Beebalm | Monarda |
| Butterfly bush | Buddleia |
| Butterfly weed | Asclepias |
| Columbine | Aquilegia |
| Cardinal flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Coral bells | Heuchera |
| Foxglove | Digitalis |
| Globe thistle | Echinops |
| Goldenrod | Solidago |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus |
| Hollyhock | Alcea |
| Hosta (flowers) | Hosta |
| Lily | Lilium |
| Obedient plant | Physostegia |
| Phlox | Phlox |
| Pincushion flower | Scabiosa |
| Salvia | Salvia |
CLAYBUSTERS
Hardy, strong growing choices for heavy clay soil in sunny locations.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Beebalm | Monarda |
| Black-eyed-Susan | Rudbeckia |
| Compass plant | Silphium |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| False indigo | Baptisia |
| False sunflower | Heliopsis |
| Gayfeather | Liatris |
| Goldenrod | Solidago |
| Queen-of-the-prairie | Filipendula |
| Swamp sunflower | Helianthus |
| Grasses | Grasses |
| Little bluestem | Schizachryium |
| Prairie dropseed | Sporobolus |
CUT FLOWERS
These flowers have a long vase life. Recut stems when freshening the water.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Aster | Aster |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| Gayfeather | Liatris |
| Lily | Lilium |
| Loosestrife | Lysimachia |
| Obedient plant | Physostegia |
| Peony | Paeonia |
| Speedwell | Veronica |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis |
| Yarrow | Achillea |
DRY SHADE
These plants will do well in sites that are dry and shady such as under established trees that tend to hog moisture.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Archangel | Lamiastrum |
| Bishop’s hat | Epimedium |
| Deadnettle | Lamium |
| Heart-leaved bergenia | Bergenia |
| Hellebore | Helleborus |
| Hosta | Hosta |
| Lily-of-the-valley | Convallaria |
| Sedge | Carex |
| Siberian bugloss | Brunnera |
EVERGREEN FOLIAGE
Perennials whose leaves stay green stay green in the winter are somewhat of a rarity in our area. Some tidying may be needed in spring.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Candytuft | Iberis |
| Christmas fern | Polystichum |
| Coral bells | Heuchera |
| Foamflower | Tiarella |
| Hakone grass | Hakonechloa macra |
| Heart-leaved bergenia | Bergenia |
| Hellebore | Helleborus |
| Lily turf | Liriope |
| Sea pink | Armeria |
FIRST-TIME GARDENERS
These easy to grow workhorses are great for beginners.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Beebalm | Monarda |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis |
| False indigo | Baptisia |
| Hosta | Hosta |
| Lady's Mantle | Alchemilla mollis |
| Peony | Paeonia |
| Salvia | Salvia |
| Stonecrop | Sedum |
FLOOD TOLERANT
Actually preferring a moist to wet soil these plants will even tolerate periods of standing water.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Cardinal flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Cinnamon fern | Osmunda |
| Great blue lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus |
| Ligularia | Ligularia |
| Ostrich fern | Matteuccia |
| Sensitive fern | Onoclea |
| Sweetflag | Acorus |
| Yellow flag iris | Iris pseudacorus |
FLOWER FRAGRANCE
Plant near walkways, windows and seating areas to get the most out of these fragrant beauties.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Evening primrose | Oenothera |
| Lavender | Lavandula |
| Lily-of-the-valley | Convallaria |
| Meadowsweet | Filipendula |
| Peony | Paeonia |
| Phlox | Phlox |
| Pinks | Dianthus |
| Primrose | Primula |
| Violet | Viola |
LONG-BLOOMING
If you’re looking for flower power these plants will bloom for 6 weeks or more!
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Balloon flower | Platycodon |
| Beebalm | Monarda |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia |
| Bolton’s aster | Boltonia |
| Butterfly bush | Buddleia |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Gayfeather | Liatris |
| Hellebore | Helleborus |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus |
| Pincushion flower | Scabiosa |
| Russian sage | Perovskia |
| Speedwell | Veronica |
| Stoke’s aster | Stokesia |
| Stonecrop | Sedum |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis |
| Yarrow | Achillea |
NATIVES
Look for these Midwest natives in our native section. We also carry nativars, or cultivated varieties of native plants.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia |
| Butterfly weed | Asclepias |
| Compass plant | Silphium |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| Culver’s root | Veronicastrum |
| False indigo | Baptisia |
| Gayfeather | Liatris |
| Geum | Prairie smoke |
| Goldenrod | Solidago |
| Prairie coneflower | Ratibida |
| Prairie smoke | Geum |
| Queen-of-the-prairie | Filipendula |
| Turtlehead | Chelone |
FLOWERS IN SHADE
These plants will bloom reliably in less than 3 hours of direct sun.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
| Astilbe | Astilbe |
| Bleeding heart | Dicentra |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Deadnettle | Lamium |
| Foamflower | Tiarella |
| Goatsbeard | Aruncus |
| Hosta | Hosta |
| Ligularia | Ligularia |
| Lungwort | Pulmonaria |
| Monkshood | Aconitum |
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