• Echinacea ‘Pow Wow White’

    Pow Wow White Coneflower is a native perennial plant. The flowers can range from red, orange, yellow, pink, and white, all with orange, cone-shaped centers. The flowers bloom from summer to fall. It attracts pollinators and birds.
    HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: June-August
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Sporobolus heterolepis

    Prairie Dropseed is a native, clump-forming perennial grass. The foliage is blue-green and then turns golden with orange hues in the fall, then fading to light bronze in the winter. The flowers appear in the summer and rise above the foliage. The flowers are pink and has a unique scent that has hints of coriander.

    HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Nepeta ‘Prussian Blue’

    Prussian Blue Catmint is a dwarf variety of Catmint. It is a very tolerant, low maintenance perennial. The foliage is bluish-green and fragrant. The flower spikes with purple blue flowers bloom in the summer. It is also an excellent pollinator.
    HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Blue BLOOM TIME: May-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Echinacea purpurea

    Purple Coneflower is a native perennial plant. It has fragrant purple-pink flowers with orange, cone-shaped centers bloom from summer to fall. It attracts pollinators and birds.
    HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Purple-pink BLOOM TIME: June-August
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Aster ‘Purple Dome’

    Native. A short, dense aster that prefers moist soils. Purple flowers with orange centers cover the plant in the late fall. Attracts butterflies. HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: August-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Buddleia ‘Purple Haze’

    Purple Haze Butterfly Bush is a perennial plant. It blooms purple fragrant flower clusters form on drooping spikes in the summer. It attracts butterflies.
    HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: June-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Verbena boriensis

    A fast growing perennial with purple flower clusters on a long flower stalk. Blooms from June all the way to frost. Attracts butterflies. HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: June-frost
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Eryngium yuccifolium

    Rattlesnake Master is a native perennial plant. It is a drought-tolerant perennial with pale green, yucca-like foliage. The flowers are pale green and resemble thistles.
    HEIGHT: 4′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Pale Green BLOOM TIME: June-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Aster ‘Raydon’s Favorite’

    Native. A mounding plant with pale purple flowers and yellow centers that cover the plant in the late fall. Attracts butterflies. HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: August-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Epimedium x rubrum

    Red Barrenwort is a perennial plant. It can be used as a delicate groundcover for shade with heart-shaped foliage. The flowers are red with white and yellow centers and bloom in the spring.
    HEIGHT: 6″ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Red BLOOM TIME: April
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye is a native ornamental tree. It is a small Buckeye with red panicle flowers that emerge in May. It has glossy dark green palmate leaves. The buckeye fruits appear in the fall.
    HEIGHT: 12′ WIDTH: 12′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Red FLOWER COLOR: Red BLOOM TIME: April-May
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Aquilegia canadensis

    Red Columbine is a native perennial plant. It has red, downward-facing tubular flowers with yellow center petals bloom in the spring.
    HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Red BLOOM TIME: April-May
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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