Indiana native wildflowers

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...

Native wilflower and charming prairie plant. One of the underused plants and one of the best Geum performers in Chicago Botanic Gardens trials, gaining 5 out of 5 stars! Modern looking plant that is used for example in famous Lurie Garden in Chicago,...

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...

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...

'Max Frei' is compact cultivar of Bloody Cranesbill, with reddish-purple 5-petaled flowers in late spring and nice red fall color. Tough hardy Geranium, native to Europe, but quite popular in North American landscaping. Grows only to 10" of height and...

Short lived native wildflower, more likely annual or biennial, that stays in your garden by self seeding. Why do we grow this plant? It's simple, native flora doesn't offer many blue flowers and nearly any showy bluebells (these all originate in Europe...

Another Rudbeckia? Yes, and a very good one! Even though they may look similar to you, they offer different qualities that may suit your garden better than others.  - Var. fulgida is long flowering botanical variety, the latest of all Rudbeckias -...

Trouble free and no maintenance perennial for sunny or half-shade garden. One of the amsonias with the richest floral display and winners of Amsonia trials at Chicago Botanical Gardens (Richard Hawke). 3' tall and wide, vase shaped clumps, blue flowers...

Evergreen perennial with broad sword-shaped leaves and cream white flowers in large panicles. Basal rosettes of leaves reach 2-3' of height and width, flowering stalks can be 5-6' tall or taller, flowers in June/July. Full sun, half shade, average soils...

Tough grass for any situation - sun, half shade, shade, and any soil from dry to moist. And also great solution for dry shade! For sun location needs more moisture. The ideal conditions are moist, fertile soil and some little shade during the day, where...

Robust fern that can reach royal size of 6' of height and 3' wide. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK, 1993). The size depends on the soil and moisture, in average moist soil it can be only 2' tall and wide. Loves moisture and best...

Ground covering perennial, with long flowering season, drought, heat and humidity tolerant, zone 5 hardiness - North Indiana genotype. Bright rosy-pink flowers and flower clusters with very dark heads. We were searching for hardy genotype of this native...

Pretty native wildflower for sunny and dry soil. Also called "winecup" according to the shape of blooms. Forms up to 3' wide and less than 1' tall ground covering mounds. Divided green leaves, magenta flowers (up to 2.5" in diameter) appear in May and...