Short

All species listed here remain shorter than 2 feet in most soil types, and all are native to eastern Nebraska. This list is for siting reference; we do not grow all plants listed.

Wildflowers

Common NameLatin Name
showy prairie garlicAllium canadense v. lavendulare
columbineAquilegia canadensis
green milkweedAsclepias viridiflora
whorled milkweedAsclepias verticilliata
groundplumAstragalus crassicarpus
purple poppymallowCallirhoe involucrata
new jersey teaCeanothus americanus
purple prairie cloverDalea purpurea
downy gentianGentiana puberulenta
rose vervainGlandularia canadensis
dotted blazing starLiatris punctata
desert biscuitroot, loveseedLomatium foeniculaceum
big fruit evening primroseOenothera macrocarpa
showy penstemonPenstemon cobaea
prairie petuniaRuellia humilis
narrow-leaved bluetStenaria nigricans (Houstonia)
aromatic asterSymphyotrichum oblongifolium
prairie phloxPhlox pilosa
showy penstemonPenstemon cobaea
prairie blue-eyed grassSisyrihchium campestre
velvet-leaf goldenrodSolidago mollis
prairie violetViola pedatifida
downy yellow violetViola pubescens
common violetViola sororia

Grasses & Sedges

Common NameLatin Name
sideoats gramaBouteloua curtipendula
blue gramaBouteloua gracilis
hariy gramaBouteloua hirsuta
purple lovegrassEragrostis spectabilis
bicknell’s sedgeCarex bicknellii
sprengel’s sedgeCarex sprengelii