Central Plains Native Plants133 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Discover Queen of the Prairie's Sweet Aroma
If you like the look of cotton candy and the smell of roses and want an easy perennial, you're in luck with this plant
Full StoryLandscape DesignGreat Design Plant: Retreat to the Shade of Hardy Catalpa
Big foliage and a towering height provide a shady respite in summer, but that's not all hardy catalpa offers dedicated gardeners
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Giant Coneflower, a True Exclamation Point
Watch as towering stalks topped by yellow blossoms become a beacon for birds and insects in the midsummer garden
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Senna Hebecarpa Puts on a Magical Show
Furry white tongues that develop into seeds? That's just one of this bee-bringing summer perennial's many talents
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Coreopsis Tripteris
Watch butterflies alight on this plant's summer blooms that reach 6 feet into the sky
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Native Plant: Baptisia
Bring beneficial bee pollinators with this drought-tolerant perennial that looks like a shrub and acts like a flower
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Native Plant: Pasque Flower
Get ahead with this early-blooming perennial, which has an unusual feature you've got to feel for yourself
Full StoryLandscape DesignGreat Design Plant: River Birch
Pick this rugged native tree for its intriguing peeling bark, soil adaptability or leaves that bring dappled shade to a garden
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plants: A Bevy of Beauties from the Meadow
Draw butterflies, birds and bees to the garden year-round with these low-maintenance Eupatorium varieties
Full StoryCentral Plains GardeningGreat Design Plant: Culver's Root
Spiky summer blooms beloved by butterflies and architectural interest in winter make this Midwest native plant worth featuring in the garden
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Virginia Mountain Mint
Watch a world of insects dine on this Midwest native, an easy bloomer that washes the garden (and your skin) in scents of cool mint
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