forbs & shrubs

American Vetch is a native, perennial, legume climbing vine that grows approximately 1 to 2 feet tall. It grows in medium- to finely textured moist to dry soils in full sun. It is widely [...]

Annual Sunflower is a native short-lived perennial or annual native forb noted for its brilliant, daisy-like flowers, and grows 5 to 10 feet tall. They are drought tolerant, easy to grow, and [...]

Black Sampson Echinacea, also known as Narrow-leaf Coneflower, is a native, perennial, warm-season forb that grows 1 to 2 feet tall. The Black Samson Echinacea grows in open rocky prairies and [...]

Black-eyed Susan is an annual or short-lived perennial forb that is about 1-2.5 feet tall. It is adapted throughout the Northeast on soils with a drainage classification range from well-drained [...]

Blanket Flower is a native, perennial, cool-season form that grows 1 to 3 feet tall. It does well on a variety of soil types, including loams to rocky to gravelly sandy textures, and can tolerate [...]

Blue Flax is a tap rooted, medium-lived perennial forb. Plant height varies from 12 inches in arid sites to 36 inches when irrigated. Flowers are produced from mid- May to late June. It is well [...]

Blue Vervain is a cool season, native perennial that grows between 2 and 5 feet tall. It’s commonly found in river bottom prairies, moist meadows in floodplain woodlands, soggy thickets, [...]

Butterfly Milkweed is a native perennial, cool-season forb that grows between 2 to 3 feet tall. Unlike other milkweeds, this species does not have sap-filled stems. Butterfly Milkweed is very [...]

Canada Milkvetch is a native perennial, cool-season forb that grows between 1.5 to 2.5 feet. It’s flowers occur from May to August. Canadian Milkvetch is widely distributed across all but the [...]

Clasping Coneflower is a native, annual, forb that grows 1.5 to 2 feet tall. The flower heads are similar to those of black-eyed susan, but they are smaller. It is adapted to many soil types, but [...]

Common Milkweed is a native cool season perennial herb growing from a deep rhizome. Common milkweed grows in sandy, clayey, or rocky, chalky soils. It occurs along the banks or flood plains of [...]

Dotted Gayfeather is a native, perennial, warm-season forb that grows from 1 to 3 feet tall. This species is ideally suited to grow in dry, coarse soils with its extensive root system and limited [...]

Fourwing Saltbush is a native, perennial shrub that is notoriously variable, depending on climate. It is highly palatable browse for most livestock and big game. It is used primarily in the [...]

Fringed Sagebrush is a fragrant, aromatic, perennial native sub-shrub with flowering stalks reaching 4 to 16 inches tall. It is a pioneer shrub resistant to browsing and animal impact by certain [...]

Greenthread is a winter annual, or short-lived perennial, is often found growing in colonies. It can grow anywhere between 1 and 3 feet tall. The common name Greenthread, refers to the [...]

Gray Headed Coneflower is a native perennial forb growing up to 4 feet tall. The blooming period occurs from early to late summer, and lasts about 1 to 2 months. There is little or no floral [...]

Hairy Golden Aster is a native, cool season, annual or perennial forb, growing from 1 to 3 feet. Hairy Golden Aster grows from a taproot in average sunny well-drained soils, mesic to dry moisture [...]

Hoary Vervain is a short-lived, native, cool-season perennial plant that grows up to 3½ feet tall. Flowers appear from May to September, but primarily in summer. It occurs in upland prairies, [...]

Illinois Bundleflower is a native, cool season, self-pollinating perennial forb that grows 2 to 4 feet tall. It is found on rocky, open wooded slopes, prairies, ravines, stream banks, roadsides [...]

Lance-leaved Coreopsis is a native warm-season perennial forb that grows up to 2 feet tall. Lance-leaf coreopsis prefers full sun, but will tolerate light shade. On sites that are heavily shaded, [...]

Louisiana Sagebrush, also known as White Sage, is a stiff, aromatic, silvery-white perennial that can grow to be 1.5 to 3 feet tall, and can spread quickly, by rhizomes, to form large colonies. [...]

Maple Grove Lewis Flax is a medium-lived, tap rooted, native, perennial forb. Plant height varies from 12 inches in arid sites to 36 inches when irrigated. Light-blue flowers bloom during the [...]

Maximilian Sunflower is a large, native, cool season perennial forb, that grows large and clumpy, often 4 to 10 feet tall. Although it can grow in a variety of conditions, it prefers moist [...]

Mexican Hat is an erect, hairy, clump-forming native perennial forb that typically grows to 1 to 3 feet tall. It is a fast-growing wildflower that is not fussy about soils and is easy to grow [...]

Narrowleaf Penstemon is a native perennial forb that grows from 8 to 24 inches and is found throughout the western and Great Plains states. It is adapted to sandy mesas and grasslands and is [...]

Ox Eye Sunflower, a ‘false sunflower’, is a native, cool season perennial forb that grows 3 to 5 feet tall. Smooth Ox Eye is adapted to full sunlight and dry to moderately moist soil [...]

Pale Purple Coneflower is a native perennial, warm season forb that grows 1 to 3 feet tall. Pale Purple Coneflower is found in dry and mesic prairies and along roadsides. Pale Purple Coneflower [...]

Need some color in your life? Our Native Prairie Wildflower Mix contains a wide variety of native, showy, brightly-colored plants. From Blue Aster to Western Yarrow, this species mix will grow [...]

PBSI’s Rocky Mountain Wildflower Mix is a custom seed mix, designed to grow beautiful flowers at higher altitudes. This mix contains a wide variety of species that will thrive in the unique [...]

Plains Coreopsis is a native, annual, warm-season forb that grows 1 to 3 feet tall. Coreopsisis adapted to many soil types. It grows best on a well-drained soil, but will not tolerate a very dry [...]

Prairie Aster is a drought hardy biennial also commonly known as Tansy Leaf Aster or Tahoka Daisy. A native forb throughout the central and western plains and mountain areas of the United States. [...]

Prairie Coneflower is a native, drought-tolerant, late season wildflower of the Great Plains. The flowers tend to bloom from late June to August. It prefers to grow in the dry, open spaces of [...]

Purple Coneflower is a native perennial, warm-season forb that grows from 1 to 3.5 feet tall. The Purple Coneflower grows in rocky prairie sites in open, and wooded regions. Easily grown in [...]

Purple Prairie Clover is a common, native, warm-season perennial forb that grows 1 to 3 feet tall. Purple prairie clover is adapted to slopes along hillsides, prairies, and plains. It occurs [...]

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, also known as Spider Flower, is a native annual (but will re-seed), forb that grows from 4 to 5 feet tall. It is a colorful long blooming, native with large pink, showy [...]

Roundhead Lespedeza is a native, perennial, cool-season forb that grows 2 to 5 feet tall. It is found in both upland and lowland prairie sites, but it tends to be more common in uplands. [...]

Rubber Rabbitbrush is a native, perennial, warm-season shrub that grows to 1 to 8 feet tall. It is adapted to cold, dry environments receiving 7 to 18 inches of annual precipitation at elevations [...]

Scarlet Globemallow is a low-spreading, warm season, long-lived native perennial forb to half-shrub. It provides good ground cover on disturbed sites. Although its value for erosion control is [...]

Shell-Leaf Penstemon, also known as Large Beardtongue, is a part of the Snapdragon family. It is a native perennial that grows up to 4 feet tall. Penstemon Grandifloras is commonly found in [...]

Showy Milkweed is a native, cool season herbaceous perennial from widespread rhizomes. Showy milkweed is adapted to a broad range of moisture conditions. It grows in well-drained soil in full or [...]

Showy Partridge Pea is a native, annual, cool-season forb that grows 1 to 3 feet tall. This legume grows on a wide range of soils that are slightly acid to moderately alkaline. However, it grows [...]

Skunkbush is a deciduous, perennial cool-season native shrub. It grows 2 to 12 feet tall (sometimes higher), averaging 4 feet. Livestock in some locations use Skunkbush, but it is not a preferred [...]

Small Burnet is an introduced, hardy, herbaceous, relatively long-lived, evergreen, non-leguminous, perennial forb. Small Burnet is noted for having good to excellent forage value for livestock [...]

Stiff Goldenrod is a native perennial forb that is 2-5 feet tall. This plant is noted for its symbiotic relationship with Monarch butterflies. Stiff Goldenrod grows in prairies and dry woods. It [...]

Swamp Milkweed is a native, colonizing perennial, wildflower growing 3 to 6 feet tall. It prefers neutral to slightly acidic soil. Its moisture requirements are high, and it is primarily found in [...]

Western Yarrow is a common cool-season, perennial forb that is native to most of North America’s temperate areas. Erect, drought tolerant, aggressive species with lace-like leaves and [...]

White Prairie Clover is a native, common, warm-season perennial forb that grows 1 to 3 feet tall, in small clumps. This species is found growing primarily on well drained sandy, gravelly, and [...]

Wild Bergamot is a part of the Mint family, and is a native perennial forb that is 2.5 to 4 feet tall. The flowers bloom from June to September. This plant is found in upland woods, thickets, and [...]

Winterfat is a cool-season, long-lived perennial shrub that grows native from Mexico to Canada. It grows erect from 1 to 4 feet tall, sometimes sprawling, with a unique, hairy, silvery-white [...]

Woods’ Rose is a spreading to erect, cool-season perennial native shrub. It grows 2 to 10 feet tall and forms loose or dense thickets. Wood’s Rose is commonly a dominant species on [...]