Indiana native wildflowers

Burnet 'Little Angel' is more little colorful harlequin or clown for rock garden or front of a smaller flower bed. Small plant, reaching height only 4/8" (w/wo flowers) and 10-15" of width. Maroon red oval clusters of flowers early June to early July,...

Low growing, partially groundcovering native stonecrop for half shade or shade. Dark green leaves, low mounds, only 2-3" tall x 6-12" wide, 6-8" tall with white flowers in April/May to June. Half sun, half shade, light shade, medium-moist to medium-dry...

Hybrid stonecrop with gray fleshy leaves and low arching mounds topped with dark ruby-red flowers in August to September. 0.5-0.75' tall x 0.5-1' wide, somewhat groundcovering mounds, leaves are more or less evergreen. Full sun, drained soils are the...

Small native stonecrop from central part of Appalachian Mountains. Attracts butterflies. Usually 2" tall x 10" wide creeping and ground covering mat of light green-gray flashy leaves, topped with white starry eyes in May-June. Half sun, half shade (some...

Very showy prairie beardtongue with 2" large flowers, shorter-lived, but self-seeding. Best for sunny garden with drier soil. Narrower and somewhat loose clumps can reach up to 2' in height and 1' in width. Flowers emerge in May/June, in upper third up...

Beautiful native fern for colonizing with fresh green leaves and gracefully opening, narrow vase-shaped clumps. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK). Usually 4' tall x 3-4' wide, but spreading by rhizomes to make looser colonies. In...

Underused perennial, tough and adaptable plant, densely groundcovering soil and suppressing weeds. Cultivar of native wildflower, ornamental for the whole growing season, with amazing burgundy-red fall color. Slowly spreading wide into 1-2' tall and...

Showy native perennial sunflower, with spreading growth, high ecological value. Ideal for half shade garden, woodland edge and for naturalization. This sunflower will reach usually 4-5' of height (in ideal conditions 6') and up to 3' width, slowly...

Attractive native woodland grass for half shade or shade, spreading and partially ground covering. Usually 2' tall x 2-3' wide, slowly spreading. Nice shiny, erect blades that arch nicely. This grass can be a thug, so it may not be the best option for...

Wild form of Echinacea purpurea for the maximum wildlife support. It tolerates more shade than the cultivars, but also usually requires a bit more moisture. So you can use its advantage and plant in areas with some shade (especially in hot and dry...

Low groundcovering and easy to grow perennial for edges. Height of 6-10" x 12" width and slowly spreading. Semi-evergreen fragrant leaves (spicy orange), magenta-pink flowers (the color is difficult to describe) in May. Geranium x cantabrigiense is...

Excellent late and long flowering perennial, true pollinator, butterfly and Monarch magnet. Vigorous and fast growing perennial, upright growth, non-flopping and clump forming plant (doesn't spread), flowering season from July/August to September/October...

Sweet Joe Pye Weed is good garden plant - it's shorter and tolerates even more drought and heat than E. fistulosum or E. dubium, and tolerates more shade. There is lots of misunderstanding about this plant, especially in the horticulture sphere. E...

Drought tolerant, late flowering wildflower with ground covering character, that flowers when most of woodland plants are finished blooming.  Usually reaches 1.5-2' of height and width (sometimes up to 3'), quite large basal leaves, small...

Coreopsis major, also known as Greater Tickseed or Whorled-leaf Coreopsis, is a tough native perennial grown for its bright yellow flowers, long bloom season, and excellent performance in hot, dry conditions. It is especially useful in full sun and...

Ground covering perennial for larger areas, great for naturalizing under trees, substitute for invasive Vinca minor (periwinkle). This native wildflower is spreading and can cover large areas aggressively, so it's not suited for conventional flower beds...

Robust native perennial and great pollinator plant. Grows up to 6' in rich, moist soils, but in average or drier soil will reach 3-4' of height and 2' of width. Smaller flowers are pale purple, but from the distance look silvery, flowers continuously for...

Sand love grass is similar to common Purple Love Grass (Eragrostis spectabilis), but is more robust and taller. Up to 4' tall (usually about 3') x 2-3" wide clumps of fine leaves, purple tinted flowers right above the foliage, flowers in July to August...