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ENPS Plant Database

Browse our Plant Database (previously called the Plant Index) for botanical and gardening details on popular local native plant species.

New content and functionality is being added all the time. Be sure to check back in regularly for new plants and planning tools!

False Dandelion

Agoseris glauca

The yellow flowers turn shades of pink and purple when dried.

False Dandelion

False Dragonhead (Ledingham's False Dragonhead)

Physostegia ledinghamii

These nectar-rich bell-shaped flowers provide a good hiding place for small insects and are a popular resting spot.

False Dragonhead (Ledingham's False Dragonhead)

Field Pussytoes (Pussytoes)

Antennaria neglecta

Field Pussytoes, with its unique male and female flower structures, offer an evergreen groundcover in tough spaces and serve as a larval host plant for American Painted Lady butterflies.

Field Pussytoes (Pussytoes)

Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

The floral emblem of the Yukon, fireweed is named for its tendency to sweep through burnt landscapes after a fire.

Fireweed

Flat-topped White Aster

Doellingeria umbellata

A pollinator powerhouse with its multitude of brilliant white blooms

Flat-topped White Aster

Fringed Brome

Bromus ciliatus

An attractive brome with a fine haired nodding seed head, usually one sided.

Fringed Brome

Gaillardia (Blanketflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Common Gaillardia, Great Blanketflower)

Gaillardia aristata

Native gaillardia, distinct from commercially sold cultivars, thrives in sun and poor soil, providing a splash of color and a hardy, drought-resistant option for gardens.

Gaillardia (Blanketflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Common Gaillardia, Great Blanketflower)

Giant Hyssop (Blue Giant Hyssop)

Agastache foeniculum

The aromatic giant hyssop, with its mint and licorice-scented leaves and bountiful clusters of purple flowers, is a magnet for a wide range of pollinators.

Giant Hyssop (Blue Giant Hyssop)

Golden Bean (Buffalo-bean)

Thermopsis rhombifolia

More common south of the Edmonton area, this plant has a reputation for "wandering" in the garden. (Don't eat the beans!)

Golden Bean (Buffalo-bean)

Golden-aster (Hairy golden-aster)

Heterotheca villosa

Not a true aster, these sprawley, hairy wildflowers do well in hot, dry garden areas.

Golden-aster (Hairy golden-aster)

Graceful Cinquefoil (Slender Cinquefoil)

Potentilla gracilis

Large palmate leaves and bright yellow flowers look a little like buttercups.

Graceful Cinquefoil (Slender Cinquefoil)

Harebell (Alaska Harebell, Bluebell)

Campanula alaskana

A graceful and resilient plant, harebells enchant with their delicate blue flowers and slender form, offering a whisper of wild beauty to gardens and attracting a host of pollinating insects. 

Harebell (Alaska Harebell, Bluebell)
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