Great Lakes Native Plants158 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Viburnum Rafinesquianum Colors the Fall Woodland
Plant downy arrowwood in eastern and midwestern U.S. gardens for spring color in the shade and bright red fall foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Solidago Speciosa
Showy goldenrod lives up to its name in eastern U.S. gardens, with bold, upright yellow flowers appearing in early fall
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Skyblue Aster (Symphyotrichum Oolentangiense)
This showy aster tolerates dry conditions and brings in the pollinators with its violet-blue flowers in fall
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chamaecrista Fasciculata Brightens City Boulevards
Plant partridge pea in eastern U.S. gardens for its bright yellow flowers, lacy foliage and drought tolerance
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Please Bumblebees by Planting Baptisia Lactea
Plant wild white indigo in central and southeastern U.S. gardens for its large white flower heads and early-spring interest
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Heliopsis Helianthoides, a Pollinator Favorite
Plant smooth oxeye in eastern U.S. gardens for its bright, sunny flowers and upright form
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Elymus Hystrix Thrives in Shade
Plant eastern bottlebrush grass in eastern U.S. woodlands or shade gardens for midsummer flower heads and blue-gray arching grass blades
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Jeffersonia Diphylla
The long-lasting foliage of this eastern North American native excels at filling in a shady garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cleome Serrulata
Beckon bees and other pollinators in for a drink of nectar from this western U.S. native’s late-summer flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Thalictrum Dasycarpum Dresses Up Shorelines
Plant tall meadow-rue on central U.S. shorelines and in moist gardens for its frilly cream flowers and blue-green softly lobed foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Penstemon Grandiflorus
Bring this drought-loving perennial with massive flowers home to your prairie garden
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