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
BonesetEupatorium perfoliatum014whiteJul-Sep4
Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosa346orangeJun-Aug2
Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalis2323redJul-Sep4
ColumbineAquilegia canadensis6033red/yellowApr-Jun3
Compass PlantSilphium laciniatum20yellowJul-Sep8
Culver's RootVeronicastrum virginicum031whiteJun-Aug5
Cup PlantSilphium perfoliatum04yellowJul-Sep8
Dog Tooth Daisy Helenium autumnale3041yellowAug-Oct3
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis0145whiteJun-Jul3
Golden AlexanderZizia aurea10444yellowApr-Jun3
Great Blue LobeliaLobelia siphilitica29114blueJul-Oct3
Hairy beardtonguePenstemon hirsutus22pink-whiteJun-Jul3
Hibiscus (Mallow)Hibiscus moscheutos04white or pinkJul-Sep5
HyssopHyssopus officinalis060purple4
Indian GrassSorghastrum nutans1618cool grassWarm6
Ironweed (Missouri)Vernonia missurica2822purpleJul-Sep6
Joe Pye WeedEutrochium maculatum085roseJun-Sep5
June GrassKoeleria macrantha3041warm grassCool2
Lanceleaf coreopsisCoreopsis lanceolata5294yellowJul-Oct3
LeadplantAmorpha canescens2918purpleJun-Aug3
Little BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium369warm grassWarm3
LupineLupinus perennis068blueMay-Jul2
Marsh Blazing StarLiatris spicata047purpleJul-Sep5
Mountain MintPycnanthemum virginianum2946whiteJun-Sep3
New England Aster*Symphyotrichum novae-angliae4175purpleAug-Oct5
New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus250whiteJun-Aug3
Nodding Wild OnionAllium cernuum3929lavenderJul-Aug1.5
Prairie CoreopsisCoreopsis palmata00yellowJun-Aug2
Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceum00yellowJul-Sep9
Prairie Drop SeedSporobolus heterolepis0185warm grassWarm4
Prairie SageArtemisia ludoviciana0146silverApr-Jun0.7
Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea157purpleJul-Sep4
Purple Top GrassTridens flavus45warm grassWarm4
Rattlesnake MasterEryngium yuccifolium2280silverJun-Aug5
Rose Milkweed Asclepias incarnata21115yellowAug-Oct4
Rosin WeedSilphium integrifolium023whiteJul-Sep4
Rough Blazing StarLiatris aspera538blueJul-Sep5
Showy ConeflowerRudbeckia fulgida5742yellow/
orange
May-Aug2
Showy GoldenrodSolidago speciosa2959yellow/orangeJul-Oct3
Smooth Blue AsterSymphyotrichum laeve1374blueAug-Oct3
Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata3896pink-lavenderJul-Sep2
Sweet Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia subtomentosa0102redJun-Aug4
Switch GrassPanicum virgatum2090warm grassWarm5
Tall CoreopsisCoreopsis tripteris4530yellow5
Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica010yellowJul-Oct7
Western SunflowerHelianthus occidentalis08yellowJul-Sep3
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata50whiteJul-Aug2
Wild PetuniaRuellia humilis446lavenderJun-Aug1
Yellow ConeflowerRatibida pinnata39100yellowJul-Sep5