Nursery Flowers (Dry to Medium Soil)

This miniature member of the iris family is a joy to see in spring-blooming prairies.

One of my favourite dry prairie plants!

Bold and beautiful, purple coneflower has a high tolerance for dry conditions.

This hemi-parasite creates micro habitats where less-competitive forbs can thrive.

Dwarf milkweed plays host to monarch caterpillars and its flowers are visited by a variety of insects.

Striking clusters of large inflated pods are a beautiful pale yellow blushed with red. Ranked S1, critically imperilled, in Manitoba.

Striking deep pink flowers brighten the June landscape, turning to cute balls of dense fluff by mid-summer.

Stiff goldenrod is one of the relatively few prairie plants that seem to attract more attention when they’re not flowering.

The magenta-coloured flowers are the most beautiful of all the asters.