Tallgrass Prairie Forbs

We'd like to keep you updated this spring, summer and fall on what is growing and blooming in our tallgrass prairie.
A profuse bloomer and a welcome guest in the prairie landscape, the Black-eyed Susan adds real beauty and loads of color. This plant has an erect growing habit and will reach 3 feet in height. The stems and leaves of the Black-eyed Susan are very hairy and rough, making it an easy plant to ID as it emerges from the ground in the spring. This plant has made an easy transition into the garden setting and is appreciated for its' easy care. A large number of native prairie species have become a common plant in our midwest garden. In folk medicine, the roots were used to brew a tea used to cure a cold. The flowers were thrown in early dye pots to lend their beautiful butter yellow color to fabrics and to dye rushes for basketmaking.