American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
10-16 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
- Native
- Great hedge
- Showy Flowers
- Attracts birds
- Edible nuts
Arrowood Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum
6-10 feet
Full/Partial Shade
Moisture: Medium
- Native
- Suggested use as a shrub
- Showy flowers
- Attracts birds and butterflies
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
1-2 feet
Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Wet
- Native
- Showy flowers
- Low maintenance
- Hardy ground cover
- Spreads readily
Creamy Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteate
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
- Native
- One of the earliest prairie species to bloom
- Flowers will develop into distinctive seed pods
- Essential early nectar source for queen bumblebees
- Serves as host plant for several moths
Dutch Crocus
Crocus vernus
.25-.50 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
- Non-native
- Showy Flower
- Easily grown
- Native to high alpine areas in Europe
Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Wet-Dry
- Native
- Very common in disturbed areas
Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia
6-9 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
- Not Native
- Easily grown
- Deciduous hybrid shrub
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
1.5-3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
- Native
- Occurs in moist woods and meadows and prairies
- Attracts butterflies
Greater Straw Sedge
Carex molesta
2-3 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Wet
- Native
- Easily grown
- Prefer shade
- Grows in a slowly creeping clump
Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
2-4 feet
Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
- Native
- Easily grown
- Vigorous
Large Flowered Penstemon
Penstemon grandiflorus
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Dry
- Native
- Host plant for the Chalcedon Checkerspot and Edith’s Checkerspot butterflies
- Endangered in some states and rare to see in the wild
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
up to 25 feet
Partial Shade
Moisture: Medium to Medium-dry
- Native
- Deciduous Shrub
- Host pant of the Azure butterfly
Pale Spiked Lobelia
Lobelia spicata
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to medium-dry
- Native
- Short lived
- Dainty
- Understory plant
Pasque
Anemone patens va. wolfgangiana
6 inches
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-dry to dry
- Native
- One of the first perennials to bloom in spring
- Delicate lavender flowers
- Sometimes called May Day Flower
Porcupine Grass
Stipa spartea
4 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-Dry
- Native
- Cool season grass
- Leafhoppers and grasshoppers eat foliage
Prairie Alumroot
Heuchera richardsonii
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-Dry
- Native
- Resident of prairies and open woodlands
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to Dry
- Native
- Wide variety of colors from white to dark purple
- Butterflies love this plant as the broad petals make great landing pads
Prairie Ragwort
Packera plattensis
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium
- Native
- Common
- Not aggressive
- Foliage toxic to mammals
- Attracts bees and flies
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
8 inches
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium- Wet-Dry
- Very attractive flowing style
Prairie Spiderwort
Tradescantia bracteata
1 foot
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium- Dry
- Native
- Very attractive
- Smaller than Ohio Spiderwort
Prairie Violet
viola pedatifida
6 inches
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium to Medium-Dry
- Native
- Not aggressive
- Host plant for several butterflies
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon cobaea
2 feet
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium- Dry
- Native
- Very attractive
- Host plant for Chalcedon Checkerspot and Edith’s Checkerspot
Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
8 inches
Full/Partial Sun
Moisture: Medium-wet to Dry
- Native
- One of the first plants to provide nectar for butterflies and bees in the spring
- Host plant for the Columbine Duskywing butterfly
- Deer resistant
Wild Garlic
Allium canadense
18 inches
Full/Partial Shade
Moisture: Medium-wet to Dry
- Native
- Hardy plant
- Edible
- Attracts hummingbirds
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
6 inches
Full/Partial Shade
Moisture: Medium-wet to Dry
- Native
- Edible fruit
- Great fall color
- Spreads by runners easily
