Native Wildflowers

The soft, anise-scented leaves of Agastache foeniculum are used as a seasoning, as a tea, and in potpourri. The purple flower spike is favored by bees who make a light...

Antennaria is a genus of about 45 species of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one...

Aralia racemosa, or American spikenard, is a rhizomatous, shrubby-looking, but soft-stemmed, herbaceous perennial of the Ginseng family that is native to...

Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) (goat's beard or bride's feathers) is in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is herbaceous, with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin, stiff...

Asclepias exaltata or Poke Milkweed, is a relatively tall milkweed frequently found on the edges of forests. It vaguely resembles the Common Milkweed, ...

Asclepias purpurascens, commonly called purple milkweed, is a flambouyant, adaptive native perennial that commonly occurs in dry to moist open woods, dry ridge tops,...

Asclepias syriaca, called Common Milkweed, butterfly flower, and silkweed is an herbaceous plant species that used to be more common along roadsides and in successional...

Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed, or Horsetail Milkweed) has been used as a medicinal plant by Native American tribes and in...

Symphyotrichum ericoides, commonly known as the White Aster or Heath Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native to much of North America from...