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Native cactus great for your rock garden or other dry or sandy area. Red seed pods as beautiful as the flower. Edible, but watch out for the spines.

2018 Kansas Native Plant Society Wildflower of the Year. Clump forming. A study in KC showed that Penstemon is one of the plant genera in our area that attracts the largest number of different bee species.

Plant with other aggressive prairie perennials.

A study in KC showed that Symphyotrichum is one of the plant genera in our area that attracts the largest number of different bee species.

Creates a lovely pink mist when planted in bunches or swaths through a landscape. A great addition to a large grass garden or used as a groundcover.

A finicky species. A milkweed for your shade garden. Very similar to common milkweed but won't grow as tall or spread as much. Prefers moist but well drained soil.

Caution: very spiny. An annual; allow to reseed and move around the garden. Needs well-drained soil. Good for rock gardens.

Naturally occurs in rocky areas. Can sprawl 4 feet wide; may be used as a ground cover. Flowers and foliage eaten by deer and other herbivores.

A shorter beauty with a wonderfully interesting flowerhead and leaf structure. Good for dry areas - needs well drained soil. Attracts several types of insects.

Warm season bunch grass. Beautiful purple spikelets that make a statement when massed, especially among other green grasses and when blowing in the wind. Tolerates road salt.

Not preferred by deer or rabbits. Interesting blooms. Great planted in a mass. Can get tall and lanky in fertile soil. A short-lived perennial, so allow to reseed.

A fuzzy little ground cover. Does best in dry, lean soils (may not survive in rich soil). Host plant for American Painted Lady butterflies. Deer tolerant. Dioecious - males shorter with yellow stamens; females taller with pinkish stamen.

Adds a great structural interest to the garden and seedheads provide winter interest. Spiny leaves, so avoid planting near walkways. Nectar source for many insects and birds, such as finches, eat the seeds. Host to a few swallowtail butterflies.

Delicious fruit in early summer on female plants enjoyed by humans, birds, and mammals. Fruits create purple stains where they land so best planted further away from the home. May take 10 years for fruit to produce. Yellow fall leaves.

A goldenrod for your rain garden. Naturally occurs in wet meadows in the Ozark region.