Baptisia alba v. alba     Wild white indigo
$6.00 medium perennial pot
Arkansas native 
Full sun to half day.  Zones 4-10  Family: Fabaceae
Also known as Baptisia leucantha, this native is found from Mississippi to Ontario & westward to Nebraska & south to Texas. Generally the tallest of the species at about 5’. Very upright foliage with beautiful white flowers.  More beautiful with each year. 

Baptisia alba v pendula Wild false indigo 
Native
  $sold out
Full sun     Zones 5-9.    Family: Fabaceae
  There are at least two wild white indigos.  The growth habit & bloom time are different.  Baptisia alba v. pendula blooms earlier than Baptisia leucantha & is more compact - about 3' in height as opposed to 4' or more with B. leucantha.  Here at the nursery, Baptisia pendula is planted in a clay bank that is visible when you first drive up & for about a month in early spring, every person who visits asks about it.  With smokey purple stems that appear almost black at times, it's a knockout.  Then pristine white pea-shaped flowers appear, followed by charcoal seed pods which droop from the stems - thus the name pendula! 

Baptisia australis Wild blue indigo
 $7.00 Quart
 Native 
Sun to part shade   Zones 5-8 at least  Family: Fabaceae
Baptisias or wild indigos or false indigos, whatever you wish to call them, are a mainstay in the dry gardens.  With taproots that go deep into the ground, they can waltz through drought witout batting a leaf!  Drop dead blue flowers arise in late spring, reminiscent of Lupine flowers (they are related you know). 

Baptisia leucantha     see Baptisia alba v. alba

Baptisia leucophaea    Nodding wild indigo 
Arkansas native
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Full sun to afternoon shade to dappled shade. Zones 5-9 at least
This lovely baptisia goes under several names while botanists fight over what is the correct name. This seems to be the most commonly accepted botanical name so that is what I call it. Names aside, Nodding wild indigo is a lovely plant standing only a foot or so tall & the flower heads gracefully droop to the side. If planted on a hillside, the flowers usually droop to the low side. 
 

Baptisia minor     Small false blue indigo
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Arkansas native  Sun  Zones      Family: Fabaceae
Blue pea-shaped flowers ornament this shorter member of the Baptisia genus.  Tough, drought tolerant plants that just get bigger & better each year.  Baptisias often take up to 3 years to bloom.

Baptisia pendula - see Baptisia alba v. pendula
 

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'    Flase wild indigo
$10.00 quart
Native hybrid  Sun  Z: 4-9  Family: Fabaceae
Growing 3-4' in ordinary soil, 'Purple Smoke' is ideal for low maintenance gardening.  Very drought tolerant and long lived.  With its smoky violet colored flowers in April/May, it is a standout.

Baptisia sphaeracarpa   Wild yellow indigo 
$6.00 Medium perennial pot   $8.00 Quart
Arkansas native
Sun    Zones 5-10 at least   Family:  Fabaceae
Bright sunshine yellow are the flowers of this hardy baptisia. Even when the mowers cut it down, it persists to come another year. Full sun. 24 - 36" tall. Native to Arkansas (where I collected the seed on the side of the road in Franklin County) & Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma & Texas. 
 

Blephilia ciliata        horsemint - wood mint
$sold out
Arkansas native   sun/part shade    Zones 4-8  Family:Lamiaceae
I love this darling member of the mint family & have wanted to offer it for several years but was unable to secure enough seed.   !  It looks like purple pom poms on a stick.  One ball shaped head of flowers - a bit of stem and another ball shaped head of flowers.  12 to 30"

Blephia hirsuta    Hairy Wood Mint
$6.00 quart
Arkansas native  Part shade  Z: 4-8   Family: Lamiaceae
Wood mint is nice for the wild garden, particularly in wooded areas although it will grow in full sun.  Little pom-pom type flower heads are blue or purple & hummingbirds love them.  Plant height is from 12 to 30".

                         
Brickellia eupatorioides    False Boneset
$7.00 Quart
Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade  Z:  Family: Asteraceae
False boneset is found on dry open prairies, often in sandy soils.  With a taproot that can reach to 16 feet, false boneset is certainly another drought buster.  It may be mistaken for tall boneset - you can tell them apart as tall boneset has oppoiste leaves.  Flowers are very attractive to butterflies & other flying critters - they are also sometimes used in flower arrangements.  Thanks to Theo Witsell for these seed.
 
 

Callirhoe involucrata     Purple poppy mallow 
$8.00 Quart
Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade   Zones 4-9  Family: Malvaceae
Hardy, long lived & extremely drought tolerant are features that make this a good plant.  The wine colored blooms of about half dollar size that bloom for a long time in late spring & summer make this a outstanding plant.  Good drainage & sun are its main requirements. 
 

Canna flaccida       Bandana of the Everglades
$10.00 gallon 
Native   Sun/part shade  Zones (7) 8-10  Family: Cannaceae
Vivid yellow flowers on this 3-4' water loving canna. Native to the coastal states from Texas to Florida.  Interesting seed pods which are bright green with soft spines follow the flowers.  Standing water or constant moisture.  Has wintered over several years here at the  nursery.

Cassia marilandica     Wild senna
$Sold out
Native  Sun to part shade   Zone 5-8 at least  Family: Fabaceae
Bright yellow pea shaped flowers adorn wild senna!  Plant toward the back of the border .... Or in the center of an island bed as this beauty can easily reach 4-5' in height.  Deep green compound foliage is attractive all season.  A host plant for the Cloudless sulphus & dogface sulfur butterflies.

Cimicifuga racemosa    Black Cohosh
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Arkansas native  Shade to morning sun   Zones 4-8    Family:  Ranunculaceae
Spires of white flowers adorn this native herb which has been used medicinally for decades.  Attractive foliage on this 3-5’ plant.   Does not tolerate drought.
 
 

                      
Coreopsis lanceolata    Lance leaf coreopsis
$6.00 Quart
Arkansas native  Sun  Z: 4-9  Family: Asteraceae
Native to much of this country, lance leaf coreopsis is known to most everone with the cheerful yellow daisy-like flowers dancing in the wind.  Best grown in dry lean soils.  May self seed.  Butterflies!

Coreopsis tripteris       Tall tickseed
$6.00 Quart
Arkansas native  Sun  Zones 3-8  Family: Asteraceae
An ideal prairie or meadow plant, tall tickseed can get from 2 feet to 6 feet, dependings on soils & moisture.  Another lovely member of the Aster Family, tall tickseed not only attracts butterflies in summer but feeds small seed eating birds in fall & winter.  I always feel a surge of joy when I see an Indigo bunting with its feet clasped on the stem pecking at the dried flowerheads. Butterflies!

Crinum sp.  Bog lily
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Probably not native  Sun to pt shade   Zones 7–10 at least  Family: Amaryllidaceae
Certainly a ‘pass-a-long’ plant.  I’ve seen this lovely Crinum growing around old home places for many years.  Wide straplike leaves make a vigorous clump.  Arising out of the center are sturdy stems that are topped with very fragrant trumpet shaped white flowers. 
 
 

Dalea purpurea     Purple prairie clover
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Arkansas native   Sun  Z: 4-8    Family: Fabaceae
Bright purple flowers that look like a ballerina's tutu appear in late spring on erect short (12") stems.  Very drought tolerant & hardy.

Dasyliron wheeleri        Sotol / Desert spoon
$10.00 Medium perennial pot    $20.00 3 quart (few)
Native   Sun  Z: 6(5) - 10  Family: Liliaceae
An outstanding drought buster!  This member of the lily family has hooked spines on the leaves - so pet it gently.  Blue-gray leaves cascade fountain-like & when the plant gets large enough, it will flower with white blooms up to 12' tall.  Deer resistant!  I have grown this in a south facing bank for over 10 years & it just keeps getting better each year.
 

Desmanthus illinoisensis      Bundleflower
$9.00 1/2 gallon
Arkansas native   Sun to light shade  Zones 5-9  Family: Fabaceae
 Similar looking to sensitive briar, this wildflower does not have prickles however and has fine long stamens projecting from each flower so it looks like a white puffball. Sun/light shade. Important food for wildlife. Native range is from Texas to Indiana.  3-4’. 

Dicentra exima  Bleeding heart 
   $sold out
Shade, Morning sun/afternoon shade.    zone 4-8    Family: Fumariaceae
Ferny foliage that does not die to the ground in the summer is one of the marked differences between this & some of the other species.  Dangling pink flowers in spring, often reblooming later in summer.    Adequate moisture  .

Dicliptera suberecta       King’s crown ©
    $ available again late spring 2008
South America   Sun to part shade   Zones 7-10  Family: Acanthaceae
 Hardy in upper zone 7. Very drought tolerant. It flourishes in spite of the extremely dry summers. Bloom starts about mid July & is continuous until frost. More or less oval to obvate soft felty leaves with orangey-red flowers that really draws the butterflies.. 

Echinacea pallida   pale purple coneflower
 $7.00 quart   ready late spring 2008
Arkansas native
Sun/part shade.      Zones 3-8.    Family: Asteraceae
Native to much of the U.S & Arkansas, this coneflowers has pale drooping petals.  Lightly fragrant with spidery petals. butterflies.

Echinacea paradoxa
$7.00 Quart   ready late spring 2008
Arkansas native
Sun to part shade.    Zones 6 to 9 at least.  Family: Asteraceae
A paradox indeed! A yellow Echinacea. The yellow rays are strongly downturned with the disc dark brown. This lovely native is not widespread but is found on rocky slopes in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma & Texas. Perennial. Usually found in limestone country but will grow in my acidic soil.  butterflies.

Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'    White coneflower
sold out
Arkansas native   Sun/pt shade  Zones  Family: Asteraceae
Lovely white flowers on this purple coneflower.  A contradiction you say - but that's what it is - instead of the flowers being purple (pink), the flowers are white.  And seedlings you get from this plant may be white or they may be purple!
 

Echinacea purpurea 'Double Decker'     Funny-looking coneflower
$12.00 trade gallon  - 
Native  Sun/part shade  Zones 4-9  Family: Asteraceae
Sometimes you just grow a plant for fun.  A curiosity really!  This is one of those instances, Double decker is a purple coneflower with an attitude.  Not content with having the usual pinky-purple ray flowers which surround the disc (or cone), Double decker has petals coming out of the top of the cone!  This may not happen the first year, but does so fairly consistently thereafter.

                 NEW FOR 2008
Echinacea purpurea        Purple coneflower
$7.00 Quart
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Zone: 4-9  Family: Asteraceae
A lovely purple coneflower - which is really a stunning pink - seeds thanks to Teresa Thrash!  This coneflower has narrower leaves than usual.

Echinaceae purpurea 'Magnus'        Purple coneflower
$10.00 trade gallon  - 
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Zones 4-9  Family: Asteraceae
A great selection of purple coneflower.  Deep mauvy pink blossoms that really draw in butterflies & other flying critters.

                   
Echinacea 'Big Sky' After Midnight ppaf    Dwarf Coneflower
$12.00 Quart
Native hybrid   Sun/pt shade  Z: 4-9  Family: Asteraceae
Another one of the new Echinacea hybrids that are sweeping the nation.  This ones claim to fame is the nearly black stems, dark pink flowers, very fragrant & a height of 12 - 18".  Butterflies!

                       
Echinacea 'Pixie Meadowbrite' ppaf     Dwarf coneflower
$12.00 Quart
Native hybrid   Sun/part shade  Z: 4-9  Family: Asteraceae
Pixie Meadowbrite is a bigorous plant that has a medium growth rate & in two years reaches a mature height of 18 to 20 inches.  Like most coneflowers, Pixie prefers well-drained moist soils and full sun.  It is a wonderfully drought tolerant, dwarf perennial perfect for containers, perennial borders and small urban gardens.  With the habit of a pot mum, it fits snuggly into small gardens and commercial landscapes.  It has a heavy flush of blooms from July to August with sporadic flower production until October and is very attractive to birds and butterflies.

                           
Erigeron philadelphicus      Daisy fleabane
$6.00 Medium perennial pot   $10.00 3 quart
Arkansas native  Sun to part shade  Z: 3-9  Family: Asteraceae
This species has the most ray flowers of any Erigeron in the Ozarks.  The center disc flowers are greenish yellow & the ray flowers are a light pink.  Traditionally, this was used to brew a tea to treat kidney stones & diabetes.  Biennial or short lived perennial.  Butterflies!

Erigium yuccifolium     Rattlesnakemaster 
$7.00 quart - ready late spring 2008
Arkansas native  Sun to part shade. Zones 5-9  Family: Asteraceae
An unusual looking whitish flower top blue gray foliage that looks similar to yucca.  Found over most of the eastern part of the U.S., rattlesnakemaster was used by the American Indians for a multitude of medicinal purposes - one of which was to make a poultice of the root to apply to snakebites.  Now-a-days, using it as a vertical accent in the garden to attract butterfliesis the most common use.

Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe'ppaf     Dwarf Joe Pye weed
$sold out
Native  Sun/part shade  Zone 4-8  Family: Asteraceae
I am much impressed with 'Little Joe'  The foliage is a rich dark green with flowers of deep mauve pink.  Also known as Coastal plain Joe Pye, Little Joe tops out at 3 to 4 feet, making it more manageable in the garden than some of its relatives.

Eupatorium fistulosum      Joe Pye Weed 
$7.00 Quart   $10.00 Trade gallon
Arkansas native    Sun to part shade    Zones 4-10   Family: Asteraceae
This giant Joe Pye weed draws butterflies like a magnet with large pinky mauve flowers on very stiff stems.  Plan on 6 to 10 feet for this lovely mid to late summer bloomer.

Eupatorium hyssopifolium
$6.00 quart 
Native   Sun to part shade  Zones 4-8   Family: Asteraceae
I feel like stealing some of Tony Avent's comments & asking for a better common name!  It is a shame for this underused native to be burdened with a name only a mother could love.  Very fine foliage graces this late summer blooming texture plant.  Good nectar plant for butterflies.  White flowers. 

Eupatorium maculatum Joe pye weed
$6.00 quart - 
 Native   Sun to part shade   Zones 5-9     Family: Asteraceae
.  Joe Pye weed is an  outstanding butterfly plant!  Dusty rose colored flowers top off an imposing plant from 3 to 9 feet tall (if it's really happy).  Normally gets to about 4-6'.  Joe Pye likes good soil & adequate moisture.  Bloom period is late summer into fall. 

Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'      Joe Pye Weed
$10.00 trade gallon
Native  Sun/part shade   Zones 4-9   Family: Asteraceae
Gateway has huge bright mauve pink flower clusters atop deep wine red stems.  More compact & shorter than others in this species, Gateway blooms between July & September.  4-6'. Not drought tolerant.  Butterflies.
 

Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 
$7.00 1/2 gal 
Arkansas native  Sun to part shade  Zones 4-9    Family: Asteraceae
The long narrow leaves clasp the stem so tightly that it appears the stem has grown through the leaves.  Puffy white flower heads adorn this native meadow plant that get from 3 to 5'.  Very attractive to butterflies but it is poisonous to cattle.  While liking moisture, it is quite drought tolerant when established.   butterflies

Eupatorium purpureum    Joe Pye weed
$7.00 quart
Arkansas native  Sun/shade  Zones    Family: Asteraceae
Butterfly attractor!  Lovely pinky-purple flowers heads rise tall in the mid summer garden.  Average to moist soils.   butterflies

Eupatorium rugosum        White snakeroot 
$6.00 Quart
Arkansas native    Sun to part shade   Zones 5-8   Family: Asteraceae
Just another butterfly attractor!  Butterflies need nectar sources all season long which is a good reason for planting white snakeroot.  (Why snakeroot?  Does the root look like a snake?  How many white snakes have you seen?)  At nearly 4' tall, white snakeroot doesn't get lost in the crowd.

                      
Eupatorium serotinum         Late Joe Pye
$7.00 Quart
Arkansas native    Sun to part shade   Z: 3-9  Family: Asteraceae
Deep purple stems are a vivid contrast to the deep green of the foliage.  This contrast is most vivid early in the season.  Toward the end of summer, late Joe Pye is covered in white blooms, attracting flying critters from near & far.  Another drought buster!  Butterflies!
 
 

                            
Gaura lindheimeri         Wand flower
$6.00 Quart
Native  Sun/part shade  Z: 5-9  Family: Onagraceae
Native to Texas & Louisiana, Wand flower or Appleblossom grass (as I saw it referred to today) is a delightful long blooming perennial.  Four petaled white flowers with long stamens seem to dance in the slightest breeze - also gaining it the name of whirling butterflies.

Gillenia stipulata     Indian physic
$sold out  Should be available in late fall 2007
Arkansas native
Morning sun/light shade  Zones  5-9     Family: Rosaceae
Synonym: Poteranthus stipulatus.     When I was at the butterfly festival this year on Mt. Magazine, at the visitor center, I saw many of these starry white flowers on the edge of dry woods.  So cheerful blooming in late June!  Native from New York to Texas.

                      
Glandularia canadensis            Purple verbena
$sold out - should have more ready late spring 2008
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Z: 5-9  Family: Verbenaceae
A trailing plant that spreads quickly to form a lovely ground cover.  Flat-topped clusters of deep pink to rose-purple flowers appear for several months from early spring in summer.  A great butterfly attractor that also does well in containers.  Average to dry soil that is well drained.
You see purple verbena growing on roadsides in tough conditions.
Butterflies!