Indiana native wildflowers

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...

This easy-to-grow deciduous native shrub is adaptable to many soils, including clay or shallow soils, though it prefers consistently moist mediums. The 4- to 12-inch flower clusters resemble pie...

A very showy and underused native perennial, Helianthus mollis has big yellow flowers, very hairy stems and leaves, and a long flowering season. One of the shorter perennial sunflowers, it forms...

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...

Purple prairie clover is a showy, native North American perennial. It grows in slender-looking, upright clumps, with fine leaves and cylindrical spikes of purple flowers.

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.

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...

This native woodland perennial grass spreads very slowly and forms clumps that have a light, airy structure. The leaves are gray-green; the long panicles of satin-silver flowers often flop to one...

Boltonias are great plants for adding color to the garden in the fall. Related to Asters, they are covered with 3/4" aster-like white flowers. The green-gray leaves are ornamental too. This clumping...

An upright perennial with clusters of pale lilac to whitish, fragrant flowers, aromatic minty leaves, and stems that do not branch much. This plant can bloom for very long time.

A very showy plant when in bloom! Blue wild indigo is a long-lived and drought tolerant perennial that grows in robust and dense clumps. What's more, it is easy to grow and adaptable to many soils,...

Originally named Aster ptarmicoides, this plant was re-named to Solidago ptarmicoides in 1981 as a result of research by two botanists, Brouillet and Semple, who realized that this plant belongs to...

Nodding onion belongs to the lily family and is known for its unique ball-shaped clusters of white-pink flowers and flat leaves. 

Very long spires of flowers with fairly long blooming period. Blooms in the middle/later summer = after early Liatris spicata and before late bloomers Liatris (L. scariosa, L. ligulistylis, L...

Long blooming perennial for dry soil. Regular clumps, hairy stems and daisy-like flowers with many petals and a sage-like scent. The flowers are ¾ to 1½ inches across and are bright yellow. Offers...

Easy, modest and very showy-looking native perennial and wildflower with elegant drooping petals and big (2-3”) flowers. It has a beautiful, airy structure, and the stems with big yellow flowers...

One of Nature's top food supermarkets for insects! Over 450 insects are known to feed on some portion of this species, including monarchs! This milkweed is the easiest to grow but also the most...

Upright narrower perennial with smaller compound leaves, purple-red stems and clusters of cream white flowers. This meadow rue grows in female and male individuals (with female or male flowers). Male...