NATIVE PLANT profiles
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow (Common Yarrow)
Hardy perennial with flat-topped clusters of white flowers and feathery, aromatic foliage. Traditional medicinal plant that attracts pollinators and has excellent drought tolerance. Wikipedia
Allium cernuum
Nodding wild onion
Native bulb with loose umbels of pink to lilac flowers that nod or droop distinctively. Grass-like leaves have mild onion scent. Wikipedia
Anemone canadensis
Canada anemone
Spreading groundcover with white flowers and deeply cut foliage. Forms colonies in moist areas and blooms in late spring. Wikipedia
Anemone virginiana
Tall Thimbleweed
Upright woodland plant with white flowers and distinctive cylindrical seed heads that persist into winter. Leaves are deeply divided. Wikipedia
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
(Eastern Red Columbine)
Delicate spring wildflower with red and yellow nodding flowers that attract hummingbirds. Blue-green foliage and graceful stems. Wikipedia
Aralia racemosa
Spikenard
(American Spikenard)
Large woodland herb with compound leaves and clusters of white flowers followed by dark purple berries. Traditional medicinal plant. Wikipedia
Asclepias exalta
Poke milkweed
Tall woodland milkweed with loose clusters of white flowers. Important host plant for monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Wikipedia
Asclepias incarnata
Rose milkweed
(Swamp Milkweed)
Rose-pink flowering milkweed preferring wet soils. Essential monarch butterfly host plant with vanilla-scented flowers. Wikipedia
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
Robust milkweed with large, fragrant pink flower clusters and broad leaves. Primary host plant for monarch butterflies and important nectar source. Wikipedia
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly milkweed
Striking orange-flowered milkweed with excellent drought tolerance. Vital nectar source for butterflies and other pollinators. Wikipedia
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
(Blue Wild Indigo)
Sturdy, long-lived perennial producing spikes of deep blue pea-like flowers in late spring. Develops interesting black seed pods and has blue-green foliage. Wikipedia
Baptisia bracteata
Cream false indigo
(Cream Wild Indigo)
Prairie plant with creamy white to pale yellow flowers that cascade down spreading stems. Features silvery-green foliage and black seed pods. Wikipedia
Baptisia lactea (syn. Baptisia lactea)
White false indigo
(White Wild Indigo)
Tall upright perennial with spikes of white pea-like flowers rising above blue-green foliage. Develops distinctive inflated black seed pods in fall. Wikipedia
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sand coreopsis
(Lanceleaf Tickseed)
Long-blooming perennial with bright yellow daisy-like flowers and lance-shaped leaves. Forms clumps and blooms prolifically from late spring through summer. Wikipedia
Coreopsis tripteris
Tall coreopsis
(Tall Tickseed)
A tall perennial wildflower reaching 4-8 feet, featuring yellow daisy-like flowers and divided leaves. Wikipedia
Echinacea pallida
Pale purple coneflower
Prairie wildflower with pale pink to white drooping petals and a prominent central cone. Wikipedia
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
Popular garden perennial with large purple-pink flowers and a dark central cone. Wikipedia
Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake master
Unique prairie plant with yucca-like leaves and white spherical flower heads. Wikipedia
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
Medicinal plant with clusters of white flowers and paired perfoliate leaves. Wikipedia
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
Woodland aster with large heart-shaped basal leaves and blue-purple flowers. Wikipedia
Eutrochium maculatum
Spotted Joe-Pye weed
Tall wetland plant with purple-spotted stems and large pink flower clusters. Wikipedia
Eutrochium purpurea
Sweet Joe-Pye weed
Tall woodland plant with vanilla-scented flowers in mauve-pink clusters. Wikipedia
Fragaria virginiana
Wild strawberry
Low-growing ground cover producing small, sweet berries and white flowers. Wikipedia
Geranium maculatum
Wild geranium
Spring woodland wildflower with pink-purple flowers and deeply cut leaves. Wikipedia
Helianthus divaricatus
Woodland sunflower
Shade-tolerant sunflower with yellow blooms and rough opposite leaves. Wikipedia
Helianthus tuberosus
Sunchoke
(Jerusalem Artichoke)
Tall sunflower producing edible tubers, with bright yellow flowers. Wikipedia
Heliopsis helianthoides
False sunflower
Long-blooming perennial with golden-yellow daisy-like flowers. Wikipedia
Hibiscus moscheutos
Rose mallow
(Swamp Rose Mallow)
Large shrub-like plant with dinner-plate sized pink or white flowers. Wikipedia
Liatris aspera
Rough Blazing Star
Prairie plant with tall spikes of purple button-like flowers. Wikipedia
Liatris scariosa
Northern Blazing Star
Tall wildflower with purple flower heads arranged in spikes. Wikipedia
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
Brilliant red flower spikes attracting hummingbirds, preferring moist areas. Wikipedia
Lobelia siphilitica
Blue lobelia
(Great Blue Lobelia)
Blue flower spikes blooming in late summer, preferring moist conditions. Wikipedia
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
Aromatic herb with lavender flowers attractive to pollinators. Wikipedia
Oligonueron rigida
Rough goldenrod
(Stiff Goldenrod)
Upright prairie plant with flat-topped clusters of yellow flowers. Wikipedia
Penstemon digitalis
Foxglove beardtongue
White tubular flowers on tall stems, attractive to bees and hummingbirds. Wikipedia
Penstemon hirsutis
Hairy beardtongue
Purple-pink tubular flowers with hairy foliage and stems. Wikipedia
Potentilla simplex
Common cinquefoil
Low-growing plant with yellow flowers and five-parted leaves. Wikipedia
Pycanthemum muticum
Blunt mountain mint (Clustered Mountain Mint)
Aromatic herb with silver-tinged bracts and tiny white flowers. Wikipedia
Pycanthemum virginianum
Virginia mountain mint
Fragrant mint with narrow leaves and white flower clusters. Wikipedia
Ratibida pinnata
Yellow coneflower
Prairie plant with drooping yellow petals and tall gray-brown center cones. Wikipedia
Rudbeckia fulgida
Orange Coneflower
Long-blooming black-eyed Susan with golden-orange petals. Wikipedia
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed susan
Common wildflower with yellow petals and dark brown centers. Wikipedia
Rudbeckia laciniata
Cutleaf coneflower (Green-headed Coneflower)
Tall plant with divided leaves and yellow drooping petals. Wikipedia
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Prairie dock
Prairie plant with huge basal leaves and tall yellow flower stalks. Wikipedia
Solidago flexicaulis
Zig-zag goldenrod
Shade-tolerant goldenrod with zigzag stems and yellow flower clusters. Wikipedia
Solidago nemoralis
Grey goldenrod
Small goldenrod with gray-green foliage and arching yellow plumes. Wikipedia
Solidago ohioensis
Ohio goldenrod
Flat-topped clusters of yellow flowers, native to wet prairies. Wikipedia
Solidago speciosa
Showy goldenrod
Tall upright goldenrod with dense pyramidal flower clusters. Wikipedia
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Heart-leaved aster
Woodland aster with heart-shaped leaves and blue flowers. Wikipedia
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Heath aster
Small white flowers covering bush-like plants in fall. Wikipedia
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England aster
Tall fall-blooming aster with purple flowers and hairy foliage. Wikipedia
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Aromatic aster
Low-growing, aromatic aster with blue-purple flowers. Wikipedia
Tradescantia ohiensis
Ohio spiderwort
Blue flowers opening in morning, grass-like foliage. Wikipedia
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