Central Plains Native Plants133 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ratibida Pinnata Flutters in the Breeze
This bright coneflower brings splashes of yellow to eastern U.S. prairie gardens and perennial borders
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Geum Triflorum
Nodding red blooms, glittery effervescent seed heads and a tough-as-nails constitution make prairie smoke a winning ground cover
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Staphylea Trifolia Shines in the Shade
Plant American bladdernut for 3 seasons of interest: spring flowers and striped brown branches and bladder-like seedpods in fall and winter
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eutrochium Maculatum
Sculptural, slightly tropical looking and a boon to wildlife, Spotted Joe Pye Weed is a gotta-have plant in many parts of the U.S.
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Silphium Perfoliatum Pleases Wildlife
Cup plant provides structure, cover, food and water to help attract and sustain wildlife in the eastern North American garden
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Fall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Low-Maintenance Allium Cernuum
Nodding onion is a Mid-Atlantic native bulb with beautiful midsummer blooms
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Helianthus Maximiliani Attracts Beneficial Insects
Maximilian sunflower’s striking yellow flowers light up the fall landscape and attract pollinators and beneficial insects at a crucial time
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Athyrium Filix-Femina
If you need a well-mannered plant that shines in the shade, lady fern is for you
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Fall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Symphyotrichum Novae-Angliae Ushers in Fall
With bold purple flowers easily accessible to pollinators, New England aster offers loads of interest in the autumn garden
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Fall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Oligoneuron Rigidum Brightens Fall Gardens
Create a pollinator feeding ground with this cheery, fuss-free goldenrod, formerly known as Solidago rigida, native to much of the U.S.
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Northern Maidenhair Fern Softens Shade Gardens
Stir up some romance in dark corners with the billowy fronds of native Adiantum pedatum
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