Flint Hills Native Plants

07/16/2026

Excellent commentary on the importance of rainwater sequestration in urban yards in the Midwest and connection with fire.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1E5F9wQSYv/

06/30/2026

Remembering Pollinator week, last week.
Check out these beetles, bees, butterflies and moths, wasps, and a leafhopper! All photos taken of plants and visitors to our yard.

06/26/2026

Amazed by the different root structures of plants... Surprising myself by learning to id plants of the same kind by their root structures, and this one's a doozy already!

06/22/2026

Happy Kansas Pollinator Week! We'll be celebrating all week by posting our pollinators... Post your pics below and share how you celebrate!

Pollinator species, such as birds and insects, are essential partners of our farmers and ranchers in producing our food supply. Kansas Pollinator Week serves as a reminder that we must protect and promote pollinators and their ecosystems.

06/21/2026

Some plants are ready to go, inquire today!

04/17/2026

Ready for sale! Spring 2026. Quantities limited.
Perennials and annuals are $3.50 each, 3 for $10
Bushes/larger plants are $10 each

1 year old plants, 2025 seedlings
Penstemon digitalis, Smooth Beardtongue
Monarda fistulosa, Wild Bergamot
Solidago canadensis, Common Goldenrod
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, New England Aster
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush ($10)

3 year old plants, 2023 seedlings
Oenothera macrocarpa, Missouri Evening Primrose

Seeds germinating now, hopefully ready for sale starting in late May/ June:
Blue Wild Indigo
Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora)
Canada Wild Rye
Clammyweed (annual)
Coralberry
Golden Alexander
Indian Blanketflower (annual)
Indian Grass (Golden Feather Grass)
Liatris
Little Bluestem
Maximillian Sunflower
Missouri Evening Primrose
New England Aster
Purple Prairie Clover
Round headed bush clover
Side Oats gramma
Sumac
Tick Trefoil
White prairie clover
Yarrow

All seeds gathered regionally from Manhattan, Hillsboro, or McPherson, KS areas, unless noted otherwise. Will continue to update listing according to availability.

Native plants, especially perennials, will be smaller in their first year especially due to energy concentration to the roots.

02/13/2026

Pro tip: in the cold weather, heat your water and soak the soil. Saves your hands!
February sowing list (4-8 weeks cold stratification)
Standing Cypress (labeled 'flame flower')
Willow Bluestar
Dotted Gayfeather
Roughstem Rosinweed
Butterfly Milkweed
Wooly Verbena
Columbine sp.
Stiff Goldenrod
Anise Hyssop
Side Oats Grama
Smooth Penstemon
Blue Vervain
Purple Poppy Mallow
Large-Flowered Beardtongue

01/13/2026

Winter sowing is here! January is a great time to start seeds.
Trying germination of New Jersey Tea for the first time. These seeds need extra scarification before stratification, which for these involved pouring boiling water over the seeds and soaking for 24+ hours at room temp. I had a cup of peppermint tea since the water was hot! Viable seeds will tend to sink, which if that's correct and conditions are favorable the next few weeks, we should see some good growth in March/April.
Happy Planting!

09/26/2025

Come out and see us this Sunday, 10am-3pm! Fall is a GREAT time to plant! Add some variety to your yard and help us make room for next year! *Limited quantities available.

--Clammyweed, (annual) Polanisia dodecandra

Perennials:
—Black Eyed Susan (short-lived perennial, biennial), Rudbeckia hirta
—Pale Purple Coneflower, Echinacea pallida
—Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea
—Illinois Bundleflower, Desmanthus illinoensis
—Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis
—Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium
—Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa
—Hoary Vervain, Verbena stricta
—White Prairie Clover, Dalea candida
—Blue Wild Indigo, Baptisia australis
—Missouri Evening Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa
—Liatris, sp.
—Goldenrod, sp.
—Milkweed, sp.

—Buttonbush , Celphalanthus occidentalis- $10 each

*Note- These are 1 year old plants. It is typical that native perennials are smaller than what you can expect in your local garden center. Roots are hardy and should flower in the following year or two once planted in-ground.