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NyctaginaceaeAbronia fragrans: the fragrant sand verbena
Abronia fragrans
Discover Abronia fragrans, the fragrant sand verbena with intoxicating dusk-opening white blooms. Complete growing guide, care tips and garden design ideas.
AsteraceaePrairie agoseris: complete guide
Agoseris glauca
Everything about Agoseris glauca, the prairie dandelion: location, soil, winter hardiness and use in a rock garden or prairie border.
Silver sagebrush: complete guide
Artemisia cana
Everything about Artemisia cana: prairie habitat, soil, winter hardiness, drought tolerance and companion plants for this silvery North American shrub.
FabaceaeCanada milk-vetch: complete guide
Astragalus canadensis
Everything about Canada milk-vetch: cultivation, location, soil and care. A robust nitrogen-fixing perennial for wildlife and prairie gardens.
FabaceaeWild indigo: complete guide
Baptisia tinctoria
All about wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria): a robust, drought-tolerant perennial with yellow pea flowers for dry, acidic soils and naturalistic borders.
AsteraceaeChocolate flower: complete guide
Berlandiera lyrata
Berlandiera lyrata, the chocolate flower, fills the morning air with a rich cocoa scent. Grow it, care for it, and pair it perfectly.
PoaceaeSilver bluestem: complete guide
Bothriochloa saccharoides
Full guide to Bothriochloa saccharoides (silver bluestem): site, soil, watering, winter hardiness, pruning, and garden companions.
OrobanchaceaeNorthwestern Indian paintbrush: complete guide
Castilleja angustifolia
All about Castilleja angustifolia, the northwestern Indian paintbrush from dry western US steppes. Growing, care, and companion plant advice.
FabaceaePartridge pea: complete guide
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Everything about partridge pea: cultivation, location, soil and care of this nitrogen-fixing annual legume for sunny, dry gardens.
AsteraceaeTapertip hawksbeard: complete guide
Crepis acuminata
Grow Crepis acuminata (tapertip hawksbeard) in dry borders: soil needs, watering, winter hardiness, and companion plant ideas.
AsteraceaeCrepis occidentalis: complete guide
Crepis occidentalis
Full growing guide for Crepis occidentalis: location, soil, watering and seasonal care tips for this drought-tolerant Western wildflower.
FabaceaeIllinois bundleflower: complete guide
Desmanthus illinoensis
Everything about Desmanthus illinoensis: ideal site, soil, watering, nitrogen fixation and companion planting for prairie and wildlife gardens.
PoaceaePurple lovegrass: complete guide
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full guide to Eragrostis spectabilis: location, soil, bloom cycle, pruning and companion plants for this stunning prairie grass.
PoaceaeSand lovegrass: complete guide
Eragrostis trichodes
Everything about sand lovegrass: position, soil, watering, and care of this elegant North American ornamental grass for dry sunny borders.
ApiaceaeRattlesnake master: complete guide
Eryngium yuccifolium
Everything about Eryngium yuccifolium, the rattlesnake master or button eryngo: location, soil, watering and care for this bold prairie perennial.
RosaceaeGeum triflorum: complete guide
Geum triflorum
Full growing guide for prairie smoke (Geum triflorum): site, soil, watering, winter hardiness and companion planting. Practical tips for borders.
FabaceaeAmerican licorice: complete guide
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Everything about American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota): cultivation, location, soil, care and companion planting in your garden.
AsteraceaeHelianthus petiolaris: complete guide
Helianthus petiolaris
Discover Helianthus petiolaris, the plains sunflower. An elegant annual sunflower with delicate yellow flowers.
Little barley (Hordeum pusillum): complete guide
Hordeum pusillum
Complete guide to Hordeum pusillum, the little barley - a fast-growing annual grass native to North America with distinctive slender spikes.
FabaceaeHairy bush-clover: complete guide
Lespedeza hirta
Complete guide to Lespedeza hirta, hairy bush-clover: ideal site, soil, watering, pruning, winter hardiness and companion planting.
AsteraceaeAppalachian blazing star: complete guide
Liatris squarrulosa
Everything about the Appalachian blazing star (Liatris squarrulosa): sun, soil, watering, care, winter hardiness and companion plants.
LinaceaeLewis's flax: complete guide
Linum lewisii
Everything about Linum lewisii (Lewis's flax): location, soil, watering and maintenance. An elegant blue-flowered prairie plant for sunny, dry garden borders.
ApiaceaeCanby's biscuitroot: complete guide
Lomatium canbyi
Lomatium canbyi, the drought-hardy desert parsley of the western US. Full care guide covering soil, watering, and garden use.
ApiaceaeNineleaf biscuitroot: complete guide
Lomatium triternatum
Everything about Lomatium triternatum: growing conditions, location, soil and care for this elegant nine-leaved desert-parsley.