The Species

The Wildflowers – The Grasses & Friends

All Species

Bigleaf Aster

A fall spectacular! Nice leafy groundcover in warm seasons & tons of pollinators.
Blue Grama

When short, it grows just like a classic lawn grass. When mature, grass is short with a taller, elegant seedhead that adds an extra flair.
Butterfly Weed

Great for attracting all sorts of pollinators. Yes, it’s a little tall, but it’s one of the shortest milkweeds and is very popular with all the critters. It’s worth it!
Common Wood Sedge

A chunky sedge that does well with seeds and stays green most of the year.
Dalea purpurea

Leafy and cute, provides great support for pollinators.
Ground Plum

Low-growing, dry-tolerant, and petite!
Ivory Sedge

Very fine blades in short clumping masses.
Jacob’s Ladder

Spring purple flowers with leaves that stick around year-round.
James’ Sedge

A shade-preferring clumping friend that looks just like lawn grass.
Mead’s Sedge

Hard to find but lovely, this sedge stays short and is a wonderful bluey-green.
Nodding Wild Onion

Great for year round green color, with cheerful, bright pink flowers in high summer.
Penn Sedge

The classic lawn-replacement sedge. Easy to find in stores, but does poorly from seeds.
Plains Oval Sedge

A little tall, but this sedge does great from seed and spreads well.
Plantainleaf Pussytoes

Groundcover that ever so briefly blooms. Soft, low, and carpetlike. Larger leaves than Antennaria neglecta.
Praire Pussytoes

Year-round very low and soft groundcover. Only blooms for a hot second, but the flowers look like kitten toes!
Prairie Smoke

Spring bloomer that has great leaves that stick around year-round.
Prairie Violet

A sweet violet with split leaves that blooms early.
Shooting Star

Only blooms for a moment, but is beautiful while it’s up!
Sideoats Grama

Cute and short, sideoats tend to form bunches. Very attractive seedheads. Try mixing with blue grama. Info Height 24 inches $/100 seeds $ Seed Code A Sun Partial, Full Water Dry, Medium Bloom Color Yellow-Orange Bloom Start July 9 Bloom End October 1 Winter Presence Yes (white) Seeds or Plugs? Seeds are cheap & easy…
Silky Aster

The shortest of our asters, they flop over and form a low cloud of purple fall flowers.
Small Skullcap

Short, sweet, and self-spreading, this cutie can take care of themselves.
Spring Beauty

Only above ground for a brief moment, but there’s no one cuter!
Star Sedge

A sweet, delicate sedge that grows in clumps.
White Prairie Clover

Leafy and sweet, great for pollinators.
White-Tinged Sedge

Similar to Penn sedge, but seems to have a lower tolerance to sun. Can only get through plugs.
Whorled Milkweed

Great as a delicate, skinny milkweed that doesn’t get too tall.
Wild Hyacinth

Only blooming for a short time, but beautiful!
Wild Petunia

A long summer season bloomer with tons of flowers, spreads easily with seeds.
Wild Strawberry

Great for covering a lot of area with low maintenance. Will spread everywhere quickly!
Wood Betony

Cool parasitic plant with joyful yellow spring flowers.