About the Wildflowers
We chose our seed mix based on species that are native to North America, are nontoxic to cattle, and bloom at different times of the season so that flowers will be continually available to pollinators throughout their foraging period.
Wildflower Species List
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
|---|---|
| Agastache foeniculum | Anise hyssop |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge pea |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf coreopsis |
| Dalea candida | White prairie clover |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple prairie clover |
| Desmanthus illinoensis | Illinois bundleflower |
| Desmodium canadensis | Showy ticktrefoil |
| Desmodium paniculatum | Panicled leaf ticktrefoil |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Annual gallardia |
| Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian sunflower |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | Oxeye sunflower |
| Lespedeza capitata | Roundhead bush clover |
| Lespedeza virginica | Slender bush clover |
| Ratibida columnifera | Upright prairie coneflower |
| Ratibida pinnata | Grey-headed coneflower |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed susan |
| Silphium perfoliatum | Cup plant |
| Solidago canadensis | Canada goldenrod |