Native Milkweeds
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Native Milkweeds
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Butterfly Milkweed - Asclepias tuberosa
- Height: 2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Orange
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Common Milkweed - Asclepias syrica
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Light Pink
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Poke Milkweed - Asclepias exaltata
- Height: 3-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Pinkish White
- Native: Iowa & Minnesota
- Sun: Partial Sun to Shade
- Soil: Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Prairie Milkweed - Asclepias sullivantii
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Lavender & White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Purple Milkweed - Asclepias purpurascens
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Pinkish Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Showy Milkweed - Asclepias speciosa
- Height: 4 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Pink
- Native: Western Kansas
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Spider Milkweed - Asclepias viridis
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: May & June - Color: Creamy White & Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Pink
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Narrow-leaved Milkweed - Asclepias stenophylla
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Tuberous Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Greenish White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Short Green Milkweed - Asclepias viridiflora
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Green
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Whorled Milkweed - Asclepias verticillata
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Monarch Butterfly
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Native Asters
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Aromatic Aster - Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
- Height: 2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: October & November - Color: Light Blue / Lavender
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Seed
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Heath Aster - Symphyotrichum ericoides
- Height: 2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: September & October
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium - Color: White
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar, Seed for Birds, & Larval Host for Pearl Crescent Butterfly
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New England Aster - Aster novae-angliae
- Height: 4-6 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, & September - Color: Lavender
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for Pearl Crescent Butterfly
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Sky Blue Aster - Aster azureus
- Height: 2-3 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: August, September, & October - Color: Light Blue
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Smooth Blue Aster - Symphyotrichum laeve
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: August & September
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet - Color: Blue
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar, Seed for Birds, & Larval Host for Ottoe Skipper
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Native Bee Balms
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Bradbury’s Monarda - Monarda bradburiana
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Flowering Groundcover - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: May & June - Color: Pink & Purple
- Native to Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun to Shade
- Soil: Dry to Medium Soils
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source
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Wild Bergamot - Monarda fistulosa
- Height: 2-4 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Pink
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Native Blazing Stars
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Marsh Blazing Star - Liatris spicata
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Corm
- Flowers: July, August, & September
- Native: Iowa & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet - Color: Purple
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar & Seed for Birds
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Meadow Blazing Star - Liatris ligulistylis
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Corm
- Flowers: August & September - Color: Lavender Purple
- Native: Missouri & Nebraska
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Northern Blazing Star - Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii
- Height: 2 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Corm
- Flowers: August & September - Color: Lavender Purple
- Native: Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Prairie Blazing Star - Liatris pycnostachya
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Corm
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Pinkish Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Rough Blazing Star - Liatris aspera
- Height: 3-5 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Corm
- Flowers: August & September - Color: Purplish Pink
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Native Coneflowers
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Orange Coneflower - Rudbeckia fulgida var. umbrosa
- Height: 2-3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Golden Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Ozark Coneflower - Echinacea paradoxa
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: June & July
- Native: Ozark Region of Missouri & Arkansas
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium - Color: Yellow
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar & Seed for Birds
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Pale Purple Coneflower - Echinacea pallida
- Height: 3-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Pinkish Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet - Color: Lavender Purple
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar, Seed for Birds, & Larval Host for Ottoe Skipper
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Sweet Black-Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia subtomentosa
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Native Goldenrods
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Showy Goldenrod - Solidago speciosa
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: September & October - Color: Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Stiff Goldenrod - Oligoneuron rigidum
- Height: 3-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: September & October - Color: Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Native Lobelias
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Blue Lobelia - Lobelia siphilitica
- Height: 3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, & September
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet - Color: Blue
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar & Seed for Birds
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Cardinal Flower - Lobelia cardinalis
- Height: 4 feet - Width: 1-1½ feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, & September
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet - Color: Scarlet Red
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar & Seed for Birds
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Native Wildflowers
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Blue Sage - Salvia azurea
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: August & September - Color: Light Blue
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Common Ironweed - Vernonia fasciculata
- Height: 4-6 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for American Painted Lady Butterfly
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Culver’s Root - Veronicastrum virginicum
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Dwarf Blue False Indigo - Baptisia australis var. minor
- Height: 2-3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: May & June - Color: Blue
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for Clouded & Orange Sulfur Butterflies
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Early Sunflower - Heliopsis helianthoides
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: Golden Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Foxglove Beardtongue - Penstemon digitalis
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Hoary Vervain - Verbena stricta
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium - Color: Lavender Purple
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for Common Buckeye Butterfly
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Joe Pye Weed - Eutrochium maculatum
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 3-4 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, & September - Color: Pink
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Lead Plant - Amorpha canescens
- Height: 3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Woody Shrub - Tap Root
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Monkey Flower - Mimulus ringens
- Height: 2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: Lavender Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Hummingbirds
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Slender Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- Height: 2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source
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Ohio Spiderwort - Tradescantia ohiensis
- Height: 3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Lavender Blue
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Prairie Coreopsis - Coreopsis palmata
- Height: 2-3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Seed for Birds
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Prairie Pussytoes - Antennaria neglecta
- Height: 1 foot - Width: ½-1 foot
- Growth: Ground Cover - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: April & May - Color: White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for American Painted Lady Butterfly
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Purple Poppy Mallow - Callirhoe involucrata
- Height: ½ - 1 feet - Width: 3 feet
- Growth: Trailing Wildflower / Ground Cover - Taproot
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: Pinkish Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for Gray Hairstreak Butterfly
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Purple Prairie Clover - Dalea purpurea
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: June & July - Color: Pinkish Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for Southern Dogface Butterfly
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Rattlesnake Master - Eryngium yuccifolium
- Height: 3-5 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: White
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Black Swallowtail Butterfly
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Rose Verbena - Glandularia canadensis
- Height: 1 foot - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Trailing Wildflower / Ground Cover - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: April, May, June, July, & August - Color: Pink
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Royal Catchfly - Silene regia
- Height: 2-4 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Red
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators - Hummingbirds
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Southern Blue Flag Iris - Iris virginica var. shrevei
- Height: 3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: May & June - Color: Bluish Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Threadleaf Bluestar - Amsonia hubrichtii
- Height: 4-5 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: May & June
- Native: Arkansas
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium - Color: Light Blue * Golden Yellow Fall Color
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Wild Petunia - Ruellia humilis
- Height: 1 foot - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Ground Cover - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: Light Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host for Common Buckeye Butterfly
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Natives for Shade
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Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Taproot
- Flowers: April & May - Color: Red/Orange & Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full Sun to Shade
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators & Hummingbirds
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Foamflower - Tiarella cordifolia
- Height: 1 foot - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Ground Cover - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: April & May - Color: White
- Native: East of the Mississippi River
- Sun: Partial Sun to Shade
- Soil: Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Golden Alexander - Zizia aurea
- Height: 2-3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: April & May - Color: Yellow
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full Sun to Shade
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Larval Host Plant for Black Swallowtail Butterfly
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Smallspike False Nettle - Boehmeria cylindrica
- Height: 3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August - Color: Green
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Larval Host for Red Admiral, Eastern Comma, & Question Mark Butterflies
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Sweet Joe Pye Weed - Eutrochium purpureum
- Height: 6-7 feet - Width: 3-4 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July & August - Color: Pale Pink/Purple
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Partial Sun to Shade
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source
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Virginia Bluebells - Mertensia virginica
- Height: 2-4 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: April & May - Color: Pink, Lavender, Blue
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Partial Sun to Shade
- Soil: Medium to Wet
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
* Spring Ephemeral - Goes dormant in Summer
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Wild Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata
- Height: 1 foot - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Upright Wildflower - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: April & May - Color: Blue
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Partial Sun to Shade
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Wild Geranium - Geranium maculatum
- Height: 1-2 feet - Width: 1 foot
- Growth: Ground Cover - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: April & May - Color: Pink
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Partial Sun to Shade
- Soil: Dry to Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source for Pollinators
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Wild Ginger - Asarum canadense
- Height: 6-8 inches - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Ground Cover - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: April & May - Color: Green
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Shade
- Soil: Medium
- Wildlife Benefit: Larval Host for Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
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Native Grasses
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Big Bluestem - Andropogon gerardii
- Height: 6-8 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Clumping Grass - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July & August
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet - Color: Green to Reddish Bronze
- Wildlife Benefit: Seed for Birds & Larval Host for Skippers
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Indian Grass - Sorghastrum nutans
- Height: 6-7 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Clumping Grass - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: August & September
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet - Color: Blueish Green to Gold
- Wildlife Benefit: Seed for Birds & Larval Host for Skippers
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Little Bluestem - Schizachyrium scoparium
- Height: 2-3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Clumping Grass - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, September, & October
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium - Color: Blueish Green to Copper
- Wildlife Benefit: Seed for Birds & Larval Host for Skippers
* State Grass of Kansas
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Prairie Dropseed - Sporobolus heterolepis
- Height: 2 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Clumping Grass - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, & September
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium - Color: Green to Gold
- Wildlife Benefit: Seed for Birds & Larval Host for Skippers
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Side-Oats Grama - Bouteloua curtipendula
- Height: 2-3 feet - Width: 1-2 feet
- Growth: Clumping Grass - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, & September
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium - Color: Green to Straw
- Wildlife Benefit: Seed for Birds & Larval Host for Skippers
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Switchgrass - Panicum virgatum
- Height: 3-4 feet - Width: 2-3 feet
- Growth: Clumping Grass - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: July, August, & September
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Dry to Medium to Wet - Color: Green to Gold
- Wildlife Benefit: Seed for Birds & Larval Host for Skippers
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Native Shrubs & Vines
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Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis
- Height: 6-10 feet - Width: 6-8 feet
- Growth: Deciduous Shrub - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: June, July, & August
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet - Color: White
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source & Cover
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Dutchman’s Pipe - Aristolochia tomentosa
- Height: Up to 30-40+ feet - Width: 3-4 feet
- Growth: Vining Plant - Rhizomatic Roots
- Flowers: May & June
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet - Color: Green
- Wildlife Benefit: Cover & Host Plant for Pipevine Swallowtail
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Virgin’s Bower - Clematis virginiana
- Height: Up to 9-10 feet - Width: 3-4 feet
- Growth: Vining Plant - Fibrous Roots
- Flowers: August, September, & October
- Native: Kansas & Missouri
- Sun: Full to Partial Sun
- Soil: Medium to Wet - Color: White
- Wildlife Benefit: Nectar Source
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* The following sources were used when gathering information & pictures for this native plant list:
- www.kansasnativeplants.com - www.mowildflowers.net - www.plants.usda.gov
- www.prairiemoon.com - www.prairienursery.com