The final list for natives - 2026 seed plantings

I believe I am finally completely done with seed shopping natives for the 2026 season. I've spent more time than I care to admit jumping from planting instructions to BONAP maps to seed sellers and Facebook pages. 

For those who like lists, here is where I'm at so far. I received a gift card at work which I used for one more set of native seeds- so many of these are not yet planted because they won't arrive until the 6th of January. I haven't planted anymore full bins- because I was holding out for those January sales that always happen on sterilite bins. This strategy is going to pay off very well as the bins I like to use are marked down to $7 over at Menards- half what I pay for them at Meijer. 

Of the 159 below, 98 varieties are fully planted. 42 packs haven't arrived yet. The remaining 19 packs are just waiting on me to pick up another couple bins this weekend. 

I'm sure others will be added, I forgot to add Quercus prinoides to this list for example- but those are already planted in tree pots overwintering in the garage. I'm also planning to hunt down some dwarf native tree cultivars- but still trying to hunt down good information on which ones provide the most benefit to wildlife despite their smaller size.

Once I get all the natives in the ground, I have a bunch of native cultivars to plant and then some silly frivolous nonnative things as well as my veggie garden. My goal is to get to the point where I have about 70% natives and most of the lawn is gone. I'll still have roses, irises and peonies and similar noninvasive decorative plants- but with significantly more native companion plants. 

Scientific Name Common Name Remaining Seeds

1. Campanula americana American Bellflower 0 - all planted
2. Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop 0 - all planted
3. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic Aster 0 - all planted
4. Gaillardia aristata Blanketflower 0 - all planted
5. Verbena hastata Blue Vervain 0 - all planted
6. Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo 0 - all planted
7. Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 0 - all planted
8. Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian 0 - all planted
9. Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch 0 - all planted
10. Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 0 - all planted
11. Viola sororia Common Blue Violet 0 - all planted
12. Vernonia fasciculata Common Ironweed 1 pack, 1 planted
13. Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed 100
14. Gentiana flavida Cream Gentian 0 - all planted
15. Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root 0 - all planted
16. Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant 0 - all planted
17. Liatris punctata Dotted Blazing Star 0 - all planted
18. Monarda punctata Dotted Mint 0 - all planted
19. Helianthus mollis Downy Sunflower 0 - all planted
20. Blephilia ciliata Downy Wood Mint 0 - all planted
21. Heliopsis helianthoides Early Sunflower 0 - all planted
22. Oenothera - unknown Evening Primrose 100
23. Brickellia eupatorioides False Boneset 0 - all planted
24. Isopyrum biternatum False Rue Anemone 0 - all planted
25. Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue 0 - all planted
26. Gentianopsis crinita Fringed Gentian 0 - all planted
27. Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders 0 - all planted
28. Angelica atropurpurea Great Angelica 0 - all planted
29. Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 0 - all planted
30. Asclepias viridiflora Green Comet Milkweed 0 - all planted
31. Asclepias viridis Green Spider Milkweed 0 - all planted
32. Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue 0 - all planted
33. Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Wood Mint 0 - all planted
34. Castilleja coccinea Indian Paintbrush 0 - all planted
35. Ipomea pandurata Ipomea pandurata 0 - all planted
36. Eutrochium maculatum Joe Pye Weed 0 - all planted
37. Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis 0 - all planted
38. Penstemon grandiflorus Large Flowered Beardtongue 0 - all planted
39. Amorpha canescens Lead Plant 0 - all planted
40. Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's Sunflower 0 - all planted
41. Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily 0 - all planted
42. Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri Evening Primrose unopened
43. Mimulus ringens Monkey Flower 0 - all planted
44. Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain Mint 0 - all planted
45. Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea 0 - all planted
46. Allium cernuum Nodding Onion 0 - all planted
47. Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant 0 - all planted
48. Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale Indian Plantain 0 - all planted
49. Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea 0 - all planted
50. Asclepias exaltata Poke Milkweed 0 - all planted
51. Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis 0 - all planted
52. Asclepias sullivantii Prairie Milkweed 0 - all planted
53. Antennaria neglecta Prairie Pussytoes 0 - all planted
54. Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis Purple Clematis 10
55. Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop 0 - all planted
56. Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master 0 - all planted
57. Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 0 - all planted
58. Silene regia Royal Catchfly 0 - all planted
59. Chamaecrista nictitans Sensitive Pea 0 - all planted
60. Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed 0 - all planted
61. Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Sky Blue Aster 0 - all planted
62. Lespedeza virginica Slender Bush Clover 0 - all planted
63. Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slender Mountain Mint 0 - all planted
64. Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Blue Aster 0 - all planted
65. Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty 0 - all planted
66. Asclepias Incarnata Swamp Milkweed 100
67. Delphinium exaltatum Tall Larkspur 0 - all planted
68. Oligoneuron album Upland White Goldenrod 0 - all planted
69. Clematis virginiana Virgins Bower 0 - all planted
70. Artemisia ludoviciana White Sage 0 - all planted
71. Chelone glabra White Turtlehead 0 - all planted
72. Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed unopened - 2 packs
73. Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 0 - all planted
74. Allium canadense Wild Garlic unopened
75. Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth unopened
76. Phaseolus polystachios Wild Kidney Bean 5
77. Allium tricoccum Wild Leek 0 - all planted
78. Lupinus perennis Wild Lupine 0 - all planted
79. Ruellia humilis Wild Petunia 0 - all planted
80. Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine 0 - all planted
81. Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna 0 - all planted
82. Agastache nepetoides Yellow Giant Hyssop 1 pack, 1 planted
83. Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold 0 - all planted
84. Juncus tenuis Path Rush 0 - all planted
85. Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush 0 - all planted
86. Bouteloua curtipendula Side-Oats Grama 0 - all planted
87. Callirhoe involucrata Purple Poppy Mallow 0 - all planted
88. Bouteloua gracillis Blue Grama 0 - all planted
89. Symphyotrichum drummondii Drummonds Aster 0 - all planted
90. Carex vulpinoidea Brown Fox Sedge 0 - all planted
91. Koeleria macrantha June Grass 0 - all planted
92. Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem 0 - all planted
93. Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed 0 - all planted
94. Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Love Grass 0 - all planted
95. Lespedeza virginica Slender Bush Clover 0 - all planted
96. Polemonium reptans Jacob's Ladder 0 - all planted
97. Sambucus canadensis Elderberry 0 - all planted
98. Corydalis flavula Yellow Fumewort 0 - all planted
99. Capnoides sempervirens Rock Harlequin 20 Seeds
100. Lindera benzoin Spicebush 10 Seeds
101. Ptelea trifoliata ex ‘Aurea’ Wafer Ash 10 Seeds
102. Oenothera fruticosa Narrowleaf Sundrops 20 Seeds
103. Hordeum jubatum Squirreltail Grass 12 Seeds
104. Adlumia fungosa Allegheny Vine 15 Seeds
105. Collinsia verna Blue-Eyed Mary 0 - all planted
106. Polanisia dodecandra Redwhisker Clammyweed 20 Seeds
107. Strophostyles helvola Amberique Bean 15 Seeds
108. Silene virginica Fire Pink 15 Seeds
109. Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star 0 - all planted
110. Asclepias incarnata Rose Milkweed 0 - all planted
111. Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Wood Mint 0 - all planted
112. Hibiscus laevis Rose Mallow 0 - all planted
113. Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster 0 - all planted
114. Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed 0 - all planted
115. Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke 0 - all planted
116. Chelone obliqua Pink Turtlehead 0 - all planted
117. Filipendula rubra Queen of the Prairie 0 - all planted
118. Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony unopened
119. Baptisia bracteata Cream Wild Indigo unopened
120. Anthoxanthum hirtum Sweet Grass unopened
121. Baptisia alba White Wild Indigo unopened
122. Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit unopened
123. Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's Seal unopened
124. Asarum canadense Wild Ginger unopened
125. Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's Breeches unopened
126. Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells unopened
127. Aquilegia canadensis Columbine unopened
128. Penstemon pallidus Pale Beardtongue unopened
129. Corydalis sempervirens Pale Corydalis unopened
130. Agalinis tenuifolia Slender False Foxglove unopened
131. Agalinis purpurea Purple False Foxglove unopened
132. Aureolaria flava Smooth Yellow False Foxglove unopened
133. Pedicularis lanceolata Marsh Betony unopened
134. Stachys tenuifolia Smooth Hedgenettle unopened
135. Teucrium canadense Germander unopened
136. Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain unopened
137. Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle unopened
138. Doellingeria umbellata Flat-topped Aster unopened
139. Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting unopened
140. Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush Grass unopened
141. Leersia oryzoides Rice Cut Grass unopened
142. Silene nivea Snowy Campion unopened
143. Allium stellatum Prairie Onion unopened
144. Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern Bluestar unopened
145. Lilium philadelphicum Prairie Lily unopened
146. Chamaenerion angustifolium Fireweed unopened
147. Epilobium glandulosum Northern Willow Herb unopened
148. Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil unopened
149. Silene stellata Starry Campion unopened
150. Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam unopened
151. Viburnum trilobum American Cranberrybush unopened
152. Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod unopened
153. Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod unopened
154. Solidago nemoralis Old Field Goldenrod unopened
155. Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod unopened
156. Mirabilis nyctaginea Wild Four O'Clock unopened
157. Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia Waterleaf unopened
158. Trillium cernuum Nodding Trillium unopened
159. Zizia aptera Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders unopened