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Pussytoes are so named because the shape of their flowers look like tiny cat’s feet. Their soft silvery leaves are perhaps their most attractive attribute. Along with white sage, it is among the few silver colored plants on the prairie. Often times growing on dry hillsides amongst pasqe flowers and prairie smoke it is a…
Gray goldenrod is a short statured plant that is well adapted to drier well-drained sites. It it easy to recognized by its delicate arching growth habit. I always think it resembles the way water flies off the head of someone with long hair wen they throw their hair back while swimming! It also goes by…
Ground plum, also called buffalo bean or buffalo pea is an attractive early-season legume that produces edible seed pods that taste like garden peas. However, some species of Astragalus are poisonous, so one should not consume without being sure of a positive identification. Ground plum is short statured, growing to a maximum of 12″. In…
A short statured prolific bloomer, hairy golden aster is a great pollen source throughout much of the summer. It favors dry sandy soils and is often found growing amongst silky and heath aster. When lacking competition, it can sometimes grow into something resembling a small bush. In the fall its blooms become fluffy golden orbs,…
Hoary vervain grows long lasting spikes of purple flowers that bloom from the bottom up. It self-seeds readily, but is not weedy in a prairie setting. Often included in dry prairie seed mixes it makes a strong appearance early in the life of a planting, but fades out over time. Many birds and small mammals…
Little bluestem is one of the most prevalent and important grasses on the prairie. It serves a wide range of ecological functions for innumerable insect and animal species. In a garden setting it provides visual interest year-round. Beginning with its greenish-blue coloration in early summer, it goes on to produce attractive fluffy seed heads into…
Meadow blazing star is a monarch magnet! One of five species of liatris native to Minnesota, meadow blazing star is at the top of the list for migrating monarch butterflies! Hungry monarchs in the process of their fall migration will mob these plants making for a lively display of complementary colors. Other species of liatris…
Prairie alumroot is a unique plant on the prairie due to its characteristic growth habit of a mound of circular, gently lobed leaves. Though tolerant of many soil types it is often found in gravely well-draining locations. Its somewhat understated tubular flowers attract a variety of butterflies and even hummingbirds! It is also the host…
It’s hard to beat Prairie Dropseed when it comes to gardening with native plants. Its lovely growth habit forms a tussock of slender green leaves in the summer before sending up delicate feathery seed heads. I’ve always said that the way the leaves grow makes it look like someone buried a troll head in the…
Prairie onion is a common resident of dry gravely slopes. Starting the season as a few nondescript flat leafs, it soon develops a nodding pod of papery flowers. Mid-summer, it pulls itself upright and bursts open into a firework display of star-shaped flowers. Colors range from white, to pink, to lavender. Its visual interest lasts…
The prairie turnip is one of those special plants that carries with it a very rich story. It is called timpsila by the Lakota, tipsinah by the Dakota, and the French called it pomme de terre. Should you be lucky enough to find one, you know that you are standing on a prairie remnant that…
Purple prairie clover is a staple of the tall grass flower community. It grows readily in a wide range of soil types, from rich mesic soil, to dry sandy hills. It is a very important food source for many pollinators including the federally endangered rusty patched bumblebee. Size: 24″ Sun: Full, Partial Soil: Medium, Medium-Dry,…
