Plants

Explore Michigan’s Native Plants

Discover over 50 authentic Michigan native species grown for resilience, beauty, and ecological balance. Browse by habitat, soil type, or bloom time—and click on each plant name to explore detailed information, photos, and growing tips.

All plants are available for purchase through our Environmental Partner Associations, Native Plant Ambassadors, or at in-person greenhouse sales. To see what’s currently available near you, explore the list below.

Common NameScientific Name
Quarts
GallonsColor or
Season
Flower
Time
HeightMuckClayLoamSandWetMedDryPrairieSavannaWoodland
Alum RootHeuchera richardsonii00greenMay-Jul2
BergamotMonarda fistulosa4377lavenderJul-Sep4
Big BluestemAndropogon gerardii11460warm grassWarm7
Black-Eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta621yellowJun-Oct2
Blue Flag IrisIris versicolor129blueMay-Jul3
Blue VervainVerbena hastata3647blueJul-Sep5
Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosa346orangeJun-Aug2
Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalis2323redJul-Sep4
Compass PlantSilphium laciniatum20yellowJul-Sep8
Cup PlantSilphium perfoliatum04yellowJul-Sep8
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis0145whiteJun-Jul3
Golden AlexanderZizia aurea10444yellowApr-Jun3
Indian GrassSorghastrum nutans1618cool grassWarm6
Little BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium369warm grassWarm3
LupineLupinus perennis068blueMay-Jul2
Mountain MintPycnanthemum virginianum2946whiteJun-Sep3
New England Aster*Symphyotrichum novae-angliae4175purpleAug-Oct5
New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus250whiteJun-Aug3
Nodding Wild OnionAllium cernuum3929lavenderJul-Aug1.5
Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceum00yellowJul-Sep9
Prairie Drop SeedSporobolus heterolepis0185warm grassWarm4
Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea157purpleJul-Sep4
Rose Milkweed Asclepias incarnata21115yellowAug-Oct4
Rosin WeedSilphium integrifolium023whiteJul-Sep4
Rough Blazing StarLiatris aspera538blueJul-Sep5
Showy GoldenrodSolidago speciosa2959yellow/orangeJul-Oct3
Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata3896pink-lavenderJul-Sep2
Sweet Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia subtomentosa0102redJun-Aug4
Switch GrassPanicum virgatum2090warm grassWarm5
Tall CoreopsisCoreopsis tripteris4530yellow5
Western SunflowerHelianthus occidentalis08yellowJul-Sep3
Wild PetuniaRuellia humilis446lavenderJun-Aug1