Native Plants for Drier Conditions

The plants featured below are native to Michigan and are recommended for rain gardens that have drier conditions. 
Butterflyweed 
Asclepias tuberosa 
Beardtongue 
Penstemon digitalis 
Sand Coreopsis 
Coreopsis lanceolata 
Hoary Vervain 
Verbena stricta
Horse Mint 
Monarda punctata 
Little Blue Stem 
Schizachyrium scoparium 
Switch Grass 
Panicum virgatum 
Thimbleweed 
Anemone cylindrica 
Western Sunflower 
Helianthus occidentalis 
Wild Lupine 
Lupinus perennis 


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For information on where to buy Michigan native plants, refer to the Michigan Native Plant Producers Association (www.mnppa.org) whose 12 independently owned nurseries are dedicated to providing nursery-grown native plants and seed from Michigan genotypes (genetic sources).