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A beautiful, large shade tree that produces delicious nuts enjoyed by humans and lots of wildlife. Best grown in rich soil. May take 10 years before produces nuts. Kansas City is at it's northern range so may not produce nuts during a late, cold spring. Production is higher if multiple trees can cross-pollinate.

A delicious native fruit (as long as you get a ripe one and beat the wildlife to them). Need a male and female plant to bear fruit; we can't guarantee gender.

A beautiful plant for your pond or water garden. Can be grown in muddy banks or in non-holed containers. Can spread rapidly if not contained. Seeds are edible to humans and also enjoyed by birds. Plant used by fish, dragonflies, damselflies and other aquatic friends for shelter.

Great plant for lots of long-lasting color. Annual - so allow seeds to fall to bare ground to reseed. Can be used in a new native planting to provide color the first several years before other plants fill-in.

Needs well drained soil. The showiest Penstemon flower clusters. Plant in your full sun hummingbird garden.

This Blazing Star will tolerate more moisture, but still prefers less fertile soil. Butterflies love the Blazing Stars! Plant with other tall species to help keep it upright.

Aggressively spreads by rhizomes, but beautiful in mass. Not suitable for small landscapes.

Deadhead for extended bloom time. Best in poor, dry soils; may spread aggressively in fertile soil.

Beautiful basal leaves can be 2' tall and 1' wide and add a fantastic texture to the garden. Long tap root makes this plant very drought tolerant. May not flower for a few years.

Clump-forming. Slow to establish and spread. Makes beautiful mounds of fine-textured leaves with fragrant seed heads.

A bulbous plant. May take 4 years to bloom. Dies back to the ground in summer but will come back in spring. Flowers may have a purplish hue.

Flower color may range from white to purple, though the ecotype we grow tends more to white. Plant goes dormant after the seeds are produced. Toxic to mammals if eaten.

Large warm-season prairie grass with interesting seedheads. Can help keep taller prairie perianal upright, but is aggressive, especially in smaller areas.

A nice groundcover for dry, non-fertile areas. Slow to mature. Host to the American Painted Lady butterfly. Poisonous to, and therefore not desirous to, deer and rabbits.

Native cactus great for your rock garden or other dry or sandy area. Red seed pods as beautiful as the flower. Edible, but watch out for the spines.