ENPS Plant Database

Also known as cut-leaved Anemone

One of the first flowers to bloom in April, they are often in flower at the same time as the Prairie Crocus. Look for tiny shining buttercups peeking out from under the dead grass.

The blooms close in the cold and the entire plant is protected by a fine 'fur'. Plants elongate as they mature? As flower petals drop, the maturing seed head becomes a mass of silvery fluff.

Tiny rose-purple flowers in cylindrical, head-like masses at ends of upright wiry stems.

The unique reddish-purple stems provide interesting contrast for this aster.

The characteristics of this species can vary quite widely between populations.

Rocky Mountain fescue is a native, cool-season, drought-tolerant bunchgrass with fine, blue-green, or green leaves forming dense, low-growing mounds.

A cheerful yellow early-bloomer for the spring garden

Showy aster adds dramatic height and late-season blooms to the garden, offering crucial support to pollinators as they prepare for winter.

Now rare in the natural areas of Edmonton.

Smooth fleabane is a resilient plant that attracts essential pollinators and enhances biodiversity!

Stiff goldenrod features tiny, bright yellow, daisy-like flowers borne in dense, erect, flat-topped terminal clusters atop stiff, broad-leaved, hairy stems.