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85 xeriscape plants native to Ankeny, Iowa More

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This list shows 85 xeriscape plants that are native to your location, and are carried in nurseries. Plants are ordered by their popularity in gardening applications.


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Cercis canadensis image
1. Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Schizachyrium scoparium image
2. Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Asclepias tuberosa image
3. Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Juniperus virginiana image
4. Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Andropogon gerardii image
5. Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Rudbeckia hirta image
6. Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Prunus virginiana image
7. Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Sorghastrum nutans image
8. Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

Eragrostis spectabilis image
9. Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Symphyotrichum laeve image
10. Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Liatris pycnostachya image
11. Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Dalea purpurea image
12. Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Ruellia humilis image
13. Fringeleaf Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

Coreopsis tinctoria image
14. Plains Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Salvia azurea image
15. Azure Blue Sage

Salvia azurea

Panicum virgatum image
16. Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Achillea millefolium image
17. Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Quercus macrocarpa image
18. Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Ratibida columnifera image
19. Upright Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

Artemisia ludoviciana image
20. Silver Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana

Rhus glabra image
21. Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Fragaria virginiana image
22. Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Asclepias verticillata image
23. Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Prunella vulgaris image
24. Common Self-Heal

Prunella vulgaris

Solidago rigida image
25. Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus image
26. Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Verbena stricta image
27. Hoary Vervain

Verbena stricta

Elymus canadensis image
28. Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Helianthus maximiliani image
29. Maximilian Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Dalea candida image
30. White Prairie Clover

Dalea candida

Maianthemum stellatum image
31. Starry False Lily Of The Valley

Maianthemum stellatum

Penstemon grandiflorus image
32. Large Beardtongue

Penstemon grandiflorus

Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior image
33. Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior

Gleditsia triacanthos image
34. Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Aesculus glabra image
35. Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Prunus americana image
36. American Plum

Prunus americana

Amorpha canescens image
37. Leadplant

Amorpha canescens

Salix nigra image
38. Black Willow

Salix nigra

Helianthus ×laetiflorus image
39. Cheerful Sunflower

Helianthus ×laetiflorus

Helianthus tuberosus image
40. Jerusalem Artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Anemone cylindrica image
41. Thimbleweed

Anemone cylindrica

Rosa arkansana image
42. Prairie Rose

Rosa arkansana

Euonymus atropurpureus image
43. Eastern Wahoo

Euonymus atropurpureus

Astragalus canadensis image
44. Canadian Milkvetch

Astragalus canadensis

Desmanthus illinoensis image
45. Illinois Bundleflower

Desmanthus illinoensis

Apocynum cannabinum image
46. Indianhemp

Apocynum cannabinum

Solidago missouriensis image
47. Missouri Goldenrod

Solidago missouriensis

Tradescantia bracteata image
48. Longbract Spiderwort

Tradescantia bracteata

Sisyrinchium campestre image
49. Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium campestre

Vernonia baldwinii image
50. Baldwin’s Ironweed

Vernonia baldwinii

Delphinium carolinianum image
51. Carolina Larkspur

Delphinium carolinianum

Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens image
52. Carolina Larkspur

Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens

Symphyotrichum drummondii image
53. Drummond’s Aster

Symphyotrichum drummondii

Chamaecrista fasciculata image
54. Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Phlox pilosa image
55. Downy Phlox

Phlox pilosa

Arnoglossum plantagineum image
56. Groovestem Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum plantagineum

Drymocallis arguta image
57. Tall Cinquefoil

Drymocallis arguta

Bromus pubescens image
58. Hairy Woodland Brome

Bromus pubescens

Carex leavenworthii image
59. Leavenworth’s Sedge

Carex leavenworthii

Muhlenbergia racemosa image
60. Marsh Muhly

Muhlenbergia racemosa

Paspalum setaceum image
61. Thin Paspalum

Paspalum setaceum

Carex inops image
62. Western Oak Sedge

Carex inops

Brickellia eupatorioides image
63. False Boneset

Brickellia eupatorioides

Sporobolus compositus image
64. Rough Dropseed

Sporobolus compositus

Carex emoryi image
65. Emory’s Sedge

Carex emoryi

Panicum capillare image
66. Witchgrass

Panicum capillare

Mirabilis nyctaginea image
67. Heartleaf Four O’Clock

Mirabilis nyctaginea

Morus rubra image
68. Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Muhlenbergia asperifolia image
69. Scratchgrass

Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Ambrosia psilostachya image
70. Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Asclepias viridiflora image
71. Green Milkweed

Asclepias viridiflora

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis image
72. River Bulrush

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Nassella viridula image
73. Green Needlegrass

Nassella viridula

Physalis longifolia image
74. Common Groundcherry

Physalis longifolia

Muhlenbergia cuspidata image
75. Plains Muhly

Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Persicaria amphibia var. emersa image
76. Water Smartweed

Persicaria amphibia var. emersa

Oxalis dillenii image
77. Southern Wood-Sorrel

Oxalis dillenii

Calystegia sepium image
78. Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Erigeron canadensis image
79. Horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Potamogeton nodosus image
80. Longleaf Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Sphenopholis obtusata image
81. Prairie Wedgescale

Sphenopholis obtusata

Smilax tamnoides image
82. Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

Euphorbia dentata image
83. Toothed Spurge

Euphorbia dentata

Hordeum pusillum image
84. Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

Polygonum aviculare image
85. Common Knotgrass

Polygonum aviculare

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