Wildflowers

A butterfly magnet. Try in a shady rain garden. Can be tall, floppy, and take up a lot of space, but a stunning statement in the garden.

Beautiful spring flower that lasts all summer. Plant in masses to make a dramatic effect. Can spread quickly but typically fades out of the garden in about 8 years.

Annual/biennial plant, so allow to self-seed in disturbed soil in order for it to return. A very unique, delicate-looking flower that can spread quickly by seed in disturbed soil but may fade out as other plants take the space.

Typically grows as a shrubby upright perennial to 4' tall and to 2 1/2' wide. 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.

An annual that will reseed and spread through the garden. Attracts bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.

More common in Kansas. "Petals" could be red, or partially red, instead of yellow. Has a deep tap root, which it spends its first year growing so it may not flower until the second year. Best planted in masses or planted with other structural plants.

Semi-evergreen this plant adds texture, structure, color, and elegance to your shade garden year-around. Pollinated by small bees. Good for boarders.

Love the green blades of Allium to provide color and texture to the garden and attract several small pollinators. Avoided by most mammals. Tolerates several sun/moisture conditions.

Unique purple stems. Good massed in the back of a planting. Can cause skin irritation. Male and female flowers on separate plants.

Amazing, large, yellow blooms open at night, so they're great for the moths. Dry, limestone rock areas are the natural home for these beauties, so they tolerate dry and hot conditions.

May spread aggressively through rhizomes and seed. Plant with other aggressive plants and divide in spring for a balanced planting. Taller plants may need to be supported. Doesn't like to dry out.

A glade plant, this Rudbeckia does well in hot, dry soils. May form a colony.

Great plant for a consistently moist area. Primarily pollinated by bumblebees.

The flowers of this native onion droop and face down. Primarily pollinated by bees. Spreads by both seeds and bulb offsets. The onion smell is not preferred by most garden nibblers.

Spreads quickly. Taller plants may need to be staked. "Obedient" because you can move the flowers and they will stay in the new position. Thrives in moist areas.