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Abronia fragrans displaying white spherical flower clusters opening at duskNyctaginaceae

Abronia 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.

5 min
Agoseris glauca with yellow flower heads in open grasslandAsteraceae

Prairie 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.

12 min
Artemisia cana with silver-grey narrow leaves on North American prairieAsteraceae

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.

12 min
Astragalus canadensis plant with pale yellow flower spikes in a meadowFabaceae

Canada 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.

12 min
Bright yellow pea-like flowers of Baptisia tinctoria on branching stems above trifoliate leavesFabaceae

Wild 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.

12 min
Yellow flowers of Berlandiera lyrata with chocolate scent in a dry sunny gardenAsteraceae

Chocolate 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.

12 min
Bothriochloa saccharoides - silver bluestem with silvery plumes backlit by the sunPoaceae

Silver bluestem: complete guide

Bothriochloa saccharoides

Full guide to Bothriochloa saccharoides (silver bluestem): site, soil, watering, winter hardiness, pruning, and garden companions.

12 min
Vivid red bracts of Castilleja angustifolia, the northwestern Indian paintbrush, in open mountain grasslandOrobanchaceae

Northwestern 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.

12 min
Chamaecrista fasciculata partridge pea with yellow flowers in bloomFabaceae

Partridge pea: complete guide

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Everything about partridge pea: cultivation, location, soil and care of this nitrogen-fixing annual legume for sunny, dry gardens.

12 min
Crepis acuminata tapertip hawksbeard with yellow ray flowers on dry rocky groundAsteraceae

Tapertip hawksbeard: complete guide

Crepis acuminata

Grow Crepis acuminata (tapertip hawksbeard) in dry borders: soil needs, watering, winter hardiness, and companion plant ideas.

12 min
Crepis occidentalis yellow flower heads growing on a rocky hillside in the American WestAsteraceae

Crepis occidentalis: complete guide

Crepis occidentalis

Full growing guide for Crepis occidentalis: location, soil, watering and seasonal care tips for this drought-tolerant Western wildflower.

12 min
Illinois bundleflower with feathery leaves and white spherical flower heads in a prairie borderFabaceae

Illinois bundleflower: complete guide

Desmanthus illinoensis

Everything about Desmanthus illinoensis: ideal site, soil, watering, nitrogen fixation and companion planting for prairie and wildlife gardens.

12 min
Eragrostis spectabilis - purple lovegrass with airy purple panicles glowing in autumn sunlightPoaceae

Purple lovegrass: complete guide

Eragrostis spectabilis

Full guide to Eragrostis spectabilis: location, soil, bloom cycle, pruning and companion plants for this stunning prairie grass.

12 min
Eragrostis trichodes ornamental grass with airy plumesPoaceae

Sand 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.

12 min
Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master in bloom with round creamy white flower heads above yucca-like foliageApiaceae

Rattlesnake 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.

12 min
Geum triflorum showing nodding pink-mauve flowers and feathery seed heads above a basal rosetteRosaceae

Geum 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.

12 min
Flowering American licorice plant with white flower spikesFabaceae

American licorice: complete guide

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Everything about American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota): cultivation, location, soil, care and companion planting in your garden.

12 min
Helianthus petiolaris yellow flowersAsteraceae

Helianthus petiolaris: complete guide

Helianthus petiolaris

Discover Helianthus petiolaris, the plains sunflower. An elegant annual sunflower with delicate yellow flowers.

12 min
Hordeum pusillum little barley showing characteristic spike-like inflorescences in open habitatPoaceae

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.

12 min
Lespedeza hirta hairy bush-clover with small white flowers on multi-stemmed upright plantFabaceae

Hairy bush-clover: complete guide

Lespedeza hirta

Complete guide to Lespedeza hirta, hairy bush-clover: ideal site, soil, watering, pruning, winter hardiness and companion planting.

12 min
Tall purple-pink flower spikes of the Appalachian blazing star (Liatris squarrulosa) in full bloomAsteraceae

Appalachian blazing star: complete guide

Liatris squarrulosa

Everything about the Appalachian blazing star (Liatris squarrulosa): sun, soil, watering, care, winter hardiness and companion plants.

12 min
Linum lewisii Lewis's flax with sky-blue flowers on slender stemsLinaceae

Lewis'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.

12 min
White umbel flowers of Lomatium canbyi in its natural habitatApiaceae

Canby'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.

12 min
Lomatium triternatum with nine-parted compound leaves and bright yellow umbel flower heads in mountain meadowApiaceae

Nineleaf biscuitroot: complete guide

Lomatium triternatum

Everything about Lomatium triternatum: growing conditions, location, soil and care for this elegant nine-leaved desert-parsley.

12 min