Central Plains Gardening157 Stories

This showy aster tolerates dry conditions and brings in the pollinators with its violet-blue flowers in fall

Blue mistflower is a critical late-season native for pollinators that blooms for weeks

Plant partridge pea in eastern U.S. gardens for its bright yellow flowers, lacy foliage and drought tolerance

Plant wild white indigo in central and southeastern U.S. gardens for its large white flower heads and early-spring interest

Plant smooth oxeye in eastern U.S. gardens for its bright, sunny flowers and upright form

Plant eastern bottlebrush grass in eastern U.S. woodlands or shade gardens for midsummer flower heads and blue-gray arching grass blades

Beckon bees and other pollinators in for a drink of nectar from this western U.S. native’s late-summer flowers

Plant tall meadow-rue on central U.S. shorelines and in moist gardens for its frilly cream flowers and blue-green softly lobed foliage

Bring this drought-loving perennial with massive flowers home to your prairie garden

Plant Canadian anemone along pond, lake or stream edges for a splash of white flowers in late spring

Common elderberry is a highly adaptable shrub from the eastern U.S., with berries galore for wildlife and humans alike