Indiana native wildflowers

Taller rosinweed, with airy loosely branched stems and lighter yellow flowers. Adatable to light and soil conditions. Good pollinator and bird plant. Will seed around, bit not aggressively. Blooming Time: July to SeptemberSize: usually about 5’...

Native shrub with bluish-green leaves (evergreen in the south), and larger 1.5-2" golden-yellow flowers in midsummer. Attractive to native bees, bumblebees and butterflies. Flowers appear on new wood, so can be sheared back in the spring if needed...

Exotic, native perennial with unusual fragrant flowers in the shape of a spider. Long-lived bulbous perennial (bulbs multiply in time). Loves moisture, but will grow well in average soil with average moisture. Blooming Time: late summer to early...

Woody, deciduous, clockwise twining vine with large, yellowish-green, heart-shaped leaves and smaller flowers in the shape of a pipe that hide beneath the leaves. Blooming Time: April-May/JuneSize: 20-30' high x 5-10' wideUSDA Zones: 5 to 8Culture:...

Robust, structural, native perennial and superior pollinator plant with a very long blooming time. Adaptable savannah plant that will struggle in very dry soil or too much shade. Unique candlestick structure for the middle or background of the flower bed...

Short and smaller spiderwort - the smallest of the 3 Midwestern species. Lavender blue flowers close down for the heat of the day - this also prolongs the flowering season! Can turn dormant for the summer, especially when over crowded. Readilly...

Moisture loving, native perennial with cute lilac-blue flowers in the summer. Ideal plant for rain gardens, moist spots, banks of your pond, up to a shallow standing water or can be tucked in flower bed with medium-average moisture, especially on heavy...

Ground covering aster with large basal leaves. Whitish flowers in the fall, spreads some into 2-3' wide clumps. Very adaptable to various soils (incl. clay or poor soils), excellent for difficult to identify sun/shade transition areas! Blooming Time:...

Bigger, architectural, native perennial with gray-green sword-like leaves. Distinguishing feature is the leaves that bend downward - the outer leaves are recurved, or bending back on itself, leading to a floppy appearance.   Blooming Time: white...

Upright and narrow goldenrod with reddish stems and narrow spikes of yellow flowers. Blooming Time: August-SeptemberSize: usually about 4' tall and 2' wide (in optimum conditions up to 5' tall, and in poor conditions only 2' tall)USDA Zones: 3-7Culture:...

Aromatic native woodland perennial for half shade or light shade. Loose clusters of pale yellow flowers in early fall. Crushed leaves have citronella-minty aroma and can be used for teas. The roots were formerly used for treating urinary and kidney...

"Senna marilandica is virtually indistinguishable from its relative, Wild Senna (Senna herbecarpa) until the 2 species have ripe seeds. The Wild Senna will readily open its pod and the seeds will fall out, whereas the Maryland Senna seed pods will stay...

Spreading natural form that requires some space, but is also easy to reduce, if needed. Excellent late support for variety of pollinators and even hummingbirds! Better behaved in heavier soils. Blooming Time: early August to SeptemberSize: 4' tall x 3'...

Smaller drooping flowers with purple calyxes and short cream-pink petals. Can be used as groundcover in moist soils. Quite an ornamental plant and the parent plant of several cultivars with bigger flowers. Native wetland Avens, that likes moisture and...

The biggest of North American Dryopteris species. Slowly spreads wide. For shade garden with average to moist soils.   Blooming Time: not floweringSize: 3-4' tall x 4-6' wide, in time forms wider coloniesUSDA Zones: 3 to 7Culture: full to partial...

Clump forming late blooming aster, doesn't spread aggressively (but can seed around a bit). In time develops into shrubby looking upright plant.  Fairly large blue flowers, grayish smooth leaves. Excellent wildlife support. Easy to grow, but can...