Plantain Leaved Pussytoes ( Antennaria Plantaginifolia)
This late April to early June bloomer is more often grown for its silver, woolly textured foliage that forms an attractive ground cover...
Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum)
This little plant is one of our favorite spring time bloomers, with flowers that look like the Truffula tree from Dr. Suess! This small,...
Birds-foot Violet (Viola Pedata)
This mid-late April bloomer is a charming little native to the prairies and open woodlands of southeastern Minnesota. Blue-Purple flowers...
Isopyrum Biternatum ( False Rue Anemone )
Isopyrum Biternatum also known as the “False Rue Anemone”, is another early bloomer. This plant blooms in the early spring and requires...
Claytonia Virginica ( Spring Beauty )
Claytonia Virginica is another early bloomer. This plant blooms in the Early Spring. Claytonia Virginica requires full sun to partial...
Caltha Palustris ( Marsh Marigold )
Calthus Palustris is another native plant that blooms in the early spring. The common name for Calthus Palustris is “Marsh Marigold”....
Erythronium Americanum ( Yellow Trout Lily)
The Erythronium Americanum is among one of the first plants to bloom in the early spring. Another common name for this plant is the,...
Hepatica Americana (Round-lobed Hepatica)
The Hepatica Americana is one of the first plants to bloom in the early spring. It has fuzzy, leafless stalks bearing pink, lavender,...
Pasque Flower (Anemone Patens)
The Pasque Flower has leaves that re-emerges in the early spring before the flower blooms. The Pasque Flower blooms for many weeks in the...
Native Plants and the Contemporary Garden
Here in the Minneapolis area, there have been a few BUZZ words that have been attracting peoples interests lately. Words like Pollinator...
