Great Lakes Native Plants158 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Thalictrum Dioicum Thrives in Dry Shade
Plant early meadow-rue in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its tolerance of dry sites and shade
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Buttonbush is an adaptable woody shrub with delightful pincushion flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eragrostis Spectabilis
Purple lovegrass thrives in tough conditions. It’s a native grass with a wide range across the eastern U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Bouteloua Curtipendula
Hot, dry clay or rocky soils are sideoats grama’s pleasure ground
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Stylophorum Diphyllum
Appalachian native celandine poppy’s flowers and foliage combine to brighten a woodland garden well into summer
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Polemonium Reptans Paints Woodlands Blue in Spring
Plant Jacob’s ladder in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its bright blue flowers and delicate foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Sporobolus Heterolepis
Prairie dropseed is one of the most elegant native grasses that’s slowly vanishing from the wild
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Uvularia Grandiflora Thrives in Shade Gardens
Plant largeflower bellwort in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its nodding, twisted yellow flowers in spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Eburnea
The perfect ‘grass’ for dry shade is a sedge
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Bouteloua Gracilis
Resilient blue grama grass thrives in sunny meadows and parking strips in the western U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Mertensia Virginica
Virginia bluebells provides relief from winter with a big display of color
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