Wildflowers

This Blazing Star will tolerate more moisture, but still prefers less fertile soil. Butterflies love the Blazing Stars! Plant with other tall species to help keep it upright.

Deadhead for extended bloom time. Best in poor, dry soils; may spread aggressively in fertile soil.

Beautiful basal leaves can be 2' tall and 1' wide and add a fantastic texture to the garden. Long tap root makes this plant very drought tolerant. May not flower for a few years.

A bulbous plant. May take 4 years to bloom. Dies back to the ground in summer but will come back in spring. Flowers may have a purplish hue.

A nice groundcover for dry, non-fertile areas. Slow to mature. Host to the American Painted Lady butterfly. Poisonous to, and therefore not desirous to, deer and rabbits.

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.

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.

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.