Indiana native wildflowers

Wild basil, modest perennial standing on the edge of horticultural interest and we don't know why...Ok, let us point it's qualities : - regular mounds, very dense with ground covering nature - very adaptable to light condition - can grow in full sun,...

Blue sage is highly attractive native perennial with sky blue azure flowers in July/August till September. It is slender looking, upright, unfortunately often flopping plant, 5' tall x 2-3' wide. Prefers full sun, medium-moist to dry soils, preferably...

Attractive native perennial with big showy lilac-blue flowers from early summer through mid-fall, with the peak in early summer. The mounds of hairy leaves usually grow to 1'-1.5' tall and wide, nearly ground-covering clumps, and the big flowers that...

Clump forming, non-spreading native perennial with big 3" yellow flowers. It can grow to 5' tall x 2-2.5' wide, easy to grow, showy native wildflower, native to Central United States and part of Midwest, see the USDA distribution map - can be found in...

Deam's Black-eyed Susan - this may seem like just another rudbeckia in a row, but no no! This variety can beat the most popular Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm', lets quote North Creek Nurseries : "While there may be a bounty of black-eyed susan on the...

Very modest, hardy, tough and easy to grow superb pollinator perennial! Slender mountain mint has the most narrow, nearly needle-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers in July to September. From all the mountain mints, this one has the weakest mint...

Easy to grow and very showy beardtongue. Versatile and adaptable. Tolerant to heat, humidity and black walnut. Blooming Time: from late May to late June. Size: 18" tall x 12" wide, airy clusters of changeable multicolored purple-pinkish-white...

This easy-to-grow native perennial is a true pollinator magnet! It will bring long-tongued bees, bee flies, butterflies, skippers, hummingbird moths, and many other insects to your garden. And of course, hummingbirds will feed on its nectar too! This...

This interesting perennial is reminiscent of aloe (it's also called "false aloe") or a "weird" agave (another name is Agave virginica). The most ornamental part of the plant is the rosette of succulent leaves that have dark red-brown spots. The flowering...

A very common, but also widely underused perennial! The Great Blue Lobelia prefers sun or partial shade and a moist location. It blooms in late summer, with 1 1/2- to 3- foot spikes of deep blue flowers. The value of this plant comes from its late...

Also called Shreve's Iris, this native bog iris has violet-blue flowers with yellow-white crests in midsummer. The fragrant blooms attract pollinators and can be used as a good cut flower. Slowly spreads to form colonies. Deer- and rabbit-resistant...

A very showy native Iris (and one of our smallest), the Dwarf Crested Iris has light blue flowers resembling a miniature bearded Iris (2-3" blooms on about 4" tall stems).  The flattened foliage remains gracefully curled and attractive throughout...

This robust coral bells is an excellent groundcover, with light green leaves and whitish flowers. It forms clumps of larger, hairy, evergreen or partially evergreen, light green/chartreuse colored leaves, and flowers in late summer through early fall...

This adaptable native wildflower perennial has great wildlife benefits, and its flowers, leaves, and seedpods are all considered ornamental. It grows in bushy clumps, with pink flowers that appear for 3 weeks in late summer. Very adaptable. Very good...

Also called prairie bundleflower or prairie mimosa, this bushy native wildflower perennial has very fine, fern-like foliage and fluffy white flowers that are followed by ornamental, compound, twisted seedpods. The seedpods are dark brown-black and...

This native wildflower is a very showy plant that has big, golden yellow flowers and a long flowering season. It grows in clumps of light green, hairy leaves. For sunny flower beds with drier/drained soils, wildflower gardens, meadows or prairies. It is...

This is a taller and slender-looking perennial that has white/white-pink turtlehead flowers in August to September. Grows into narrow, upright clumps that slowly spread by rhizomes.  The best uses are in shade gardens, woodland gardens, bog gardens,...

Robust wetland sedge for moist to wet soils. Carex vulpinoidea forms regular clumps that have an evergreen look. The leaves are bright green and narrow, and it bears attractive fox tail-shaped seed heads in May/June (don't last long). Some...