Dry, Sandy & Rocky Soils-seed

Helianthus mollis

Downy Sunflower Seed

Helianthus mollis
Beautiful butter-yellow flowers are borne on soft, grey-green leaves. The firm stems serve as perches for songbirds, and goldfinches love the seeds....
Heliopsis helianthoides

Ox Eye Sunflower Seed

Heliopsis helianthoides
This relative of the sunflowers produces a profusion of bright yellow flowers in early to mid-summer. Excellent for problem clay soils, it grows in...
Lespedeza capitata

Roundhead Bushclover Seed

Lespedeza capitata
Plant this native Lespedeza for the birds! The sturdy stalks make excellent perches, and the seeds are retained late into the fall and winter,...
Liatris aspera

Rough Blazingstar Seed

Liatris aspera
Birds Love the Seeds! This seemingly modest plant provides a late summer surprise when it erupts into blazing wands of lavender. Prized for its...
Lupinus perennis

Lupine Seed

Lupinus perennis
Host Plant for Karner Blue Butterfly Lupine's unmistakable spires of blue flowers are a spring favorite! This is the only known food plant for...
Penstemon grandiflorus

Beardtongue Seed

Penstemon grandiflorus
Heavenly for Hummingbirds! One of the showiest of all our North American Penstemons! Beardtongue produces a profusion of lavender trumpets that...
Polygonatum canaliculatum

Great Solomon's Seal Seed

Polygonatum canaliculatum
The gracefully arching stems of Great Solomon’s Seal lend a strong architectural element to the prairie garden or meadow.The subtle,...
Ratibida pinnata

Yellow Coneflower Seed

Ratibida pinnata
Grows in Almost Any Soil! This striking prairie flower produces a cornucopia of bright yellow flowers in the heat of mid-summer. Amazingly durable,...
Rudbeckia hirta

Black Eyed Susan Seed

Rudbeckia hirta
This hallmark of prairies and meadows puts on an extravagant floral display! A biennial, it is easy to grow from seed. Transplants bloom the year...
Ruellia humilis

Wild Petunia Seed

Ruellia humilis
Wild Petunia's claim to fame is its lovely violet flower trumpets, a hummingbird favorite! Seldom growing more than a foot tall, this rare plant is...