Sun

All species listed here grow well in full sun conditions, and all are native to eastern Nebraska. This list is for siting reference; we do not grow all species listed.

Wildflowers

Common NameLatin Name
yarrowAchillea millefolium
showy paririe garlicAllium canadense var. lavendulare
leadplantAmorpha canescens
false indigoAmorpha fruticosa
thimbleweedAnemone cylindrica
prickly poppyArgemone polyanthemos
pale indian plantainArnoglossum atriplicifolium
prairie indian plantainArnoglossum plantagineum
wooly milkweedAsclepias lanuginosa
sullivant’s milkweedAsclepias sullivantii
common milkweedAsclepias syriaca
butterfly milkweedAsclepias tuberosa
whorled milkweedAsclepias verticillata
green milkweedAsclepias viridiflora
spider milkweedAsclepias viridis
canada milkvetchAstragalus canadensis
groundplumAstragalus crassicarpus
white indigoBaptisia alba
bracted indigoBaptisia bracteata v leucophaea
pink poppy mallowCallirhoe alcaeoides
purple poppy mallowCallirhoe involucrata
dwarf indian paintbrushCastilleja sessiliflora
tall thistleCirsium altissimum
flodman thistleCirsium flodmanii
yellow-spine thistleCirsium ochrocentrum
wavy-leaf thistleCirsium undulatum
white prairie cloverDalea candida
roundhead prairie cloverDalea multiflora
purple prairie cloverDalea purpurea
silky prairie cloverDalea villosa
prairie larkspurDelphinium virescens
narrow-leaf coneflowerEchinacea angustifolia
rattlesnake masterEryngium yuccifolium
tall bonesetEupatorium altissimum
common bonesetEupatorium perfoliatum
downy gentianGentiana puberulenta
rose vervainGlandularia canadensis
curlycup gumweedGrindelia squarrosa
maximilian sunflowerHelianthus maximiliani
ashy sunflowerHelianthus mollis
stiff sunflowerHelianthus pauciflorus
sunchokeHelianthus tuberosus
rabbitfootLespedeza capitata
rough blazing starLiatris aspera
dotted blazing starLiatris punctata
prairie blazing starLiatris pycnostachya
scaly blazing starLiatris squarrosa v. hirsuta
desert biscuit root, loveseedLomatium foeniculaceum
fringed loosestrifeLysimachia ciliata
beebalmMonarda fistulosa
common evening primroseOenothera biennis
bigfruit evening primroseOenothera macrocarpa
marbleseedOnosmodium molle
eastern prickly pearOpuntia humifusa
timpsila, prairie turnipPediomelum esculentum
scurfypeaPediomelum tenuiflorum
showy penstemon Penstemon cobaea
tall penstemon Penstemon digitalis
shell-leaf penstemon Penstemon grandiflorus
trumpet penstemonPenstemon tubaeflorus
prairie phlox, eczema weedPhlox pilosa
redwhisker clammyweedPolanisia dodecandra
heal-allPrunella vulgaris
rabbit tobaccoPseudognaphalium obtusifolium
virginia mountain mintPycnathemum virginianum
upright prairie coneflowerRatibida columnifera
grey-headed coneflowerRatibida pinnata
black-eyed susanRudbeckia hirta
prairie petuniaRuellia humilis
pitcher sageSalvia azurea v grandiflorus
rosinweedSilphium integrifolium
compass plantSilphium laciniatum
cup plantSilphium perfoliatum
prairie blue-eyed grassSisyrihchium campestre
missouri goldenrodSolidago missouriensis
velvet-leaf goldenrodSolidago mollis
downy goldenrodSolidago petiolaris
stiff goldenrodSolidago rigida v. rigida
showy-wand goldenrodSolidago speciosa v rigidiuscula
heath asterSymphyotrichum ericoides
aromatic asterSymphyotrichum oblongifolium
american germanderTeucrium canadense
bracted spiderwortTradescantia bracteata
late horse gentian Triosteum perfoliatum
blue vervainVerbena hastata
hoary virvainVerbena stricta
balwin’s ironweedVernonia baldwinii
culver’s rootVeronicastrum virginicum
prairie violetViola pedatifida
soapweedYucca glauca
golden alexander’s Zizia aurea

Grass and Sedge

Common NameLatin Name
big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula
blue grama Bouteloua gracilis
hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta
bicknell’s sedgeCarex bicknellii
short-beak sedgeCarex brevior
bush’s sedgeCarex bushii
heavy sedgeCarex gravida
bottle-brush sedgeCarex hystericina
fox sedgeCarex vulpinodea
purple lovegrassEragrostis spectabilis
porcupine grassHesperostipa spartea
junegrassKoeleria macrantha
switchgrassPanicum virgatum
little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
indian grassSorghastrum nutans
prairie dropseedSporobolus heterolepis

Shrubs & Vines

Common NameLatin Name
new jersey teaCeanothus americanus
prairie redrootCeanothus herbaceus
american bittersweetCelastrus scandens
buttonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
wild plumPrunus americana
chokecherryPrunus virginiana
fragrant sumacRhus aromatica
smooth sumacRhus glabra
prairie roseRosa arkansana
elderberrySambucus canadensis
coralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus