Wildflowers

Carefree color and conservation with Sharp Brothers wildflowers!

NOTE: You call click the "All" button at the bottom of the page to seed thumbnails of all wildflower species.

Our easy-to-grow wildflower seeds are sure to please! Use them in mixes to add carefree color, to attract birds and butterflies, or to help conserve water and reduce maintenance. As part of a natural landscape, wildflowers and native grasses also help give us a sense of place.

Sharp Brothers Seed offers a large number of individual varieties of wildflower seeds as well as regional mixes, specialty mixes and custom blends. Contact us by e-mail, or call us at 1-800-462-8483 to place your order today.

If you're ready to purchase seed or have a mix in mind, we've made it even easier to purchase Sharp Brothers Seed! Just select the species, in our Seed Species section, type in the quantities of seed desired for each species and click "add to cart."

You may also give us a call at 800-462-8483 or contact us by e-mail and we'll advise you on availability and prices.

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Black-eyed Susan Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan is one of the easiest wildflowers to establish! Black-eyed Susan reseeds to return year after year. Prefers well-drained, moist soil in full sun to partial shade. Flowers from May to August.... [ More Info ]

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Blanket Flower Botanical Name: Gaillardia aristata Blanket Flower is a short lived native perennial wild flower perfect for sunny locations and well drained soil. The showy flowers of Blanket Flower are a nice addition to your butterfly garden and also make a great cut flower. Gaillardia aristata p... [ More Info ]

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Blue Vervain Botanical Name: Verbena hastata Tall, narrow Blue Vervain plants have erect branches and pointed, coarsely-toothed leaves hold loose clusters of small flowers on upright spikes. Blue Vervain flowers bloom through the summer months. This moisture lover occurs naturally in wet prairi... [ More Info ]

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Butterfly Milkweed Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed has lots of bright orange, flat-topped flower clusters that open in early June. Plants bloom for many weeks. Butterfly Milkweed is the host plant for the monarch butterfly and a great nectar source for many other butterflies and po... [ More Info ]

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Clasping Coneflower Botanical Name: Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower is a hardy annual native to the southeastern United States, and has naturalized throughout most of North America. The identifiable black, cone-shaped heads are surrounded by bright yellow, drooping reflexed ray flowers. Clasping C... [ More Info ]

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Compass Plant Botanical Name: Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant is a tall sturdy plant with large, deeply cut basal leaves that look like huge oak leaves. Large, yellow sunflower-like flowers bloom in loose spikes in summer on tall, stiff stems to nine feet. Compass Plant adds form and texture to th... [ More Info ]

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Corn Poppy Botanical Name: Papaver rhoeas Corn Poppy has single flowers of red, pink or white. Each petal often marked at its base with a black blotch. Corn Poppy is easy-to-grow in full sun on well-drained soil. It blooms May to June. The Shirley Poppy is derived from this species.... [ More Info ]

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Cornflower Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus Cornflower is a small annual flowering plant with brilliant blue flowers and gray-green foliage.... [ More Info ]

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Cosmos Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos is the best color maker for late meadows, showy Cosmos lights up everything in pink, white, red, yellow and bicolors. Cosmos is easily grown and blooms profusely on well-drained sites in full sun, from May until frost.... [ More Info ]

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Cup Plant Botanical Name: Silphium perfoliatum Unlike other silphiums, Cup Plant is distinguished by its pairs of cup-forming leaves which clasp the square, central stem and hold water after a rain or heavy dew. Birds and insects are often seen sipping from the "cups." In summer, Cup Plant blooms... [ More Info ]

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Dense Gayfeather Botanical Name: Liatris spicata Dense Gayfeather is a favorite native prairie wildflower. Plants form a low clump of grassy looking leaves, bearing tall spikes of bright magenta-purple flowers beginning in midsummer. Very useful in the sunny border or meadow garden, or in container... [ More Info ]

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Foxglove Beard Tongue Botanical Name: Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beard Tongue offers a profusion of tubular white flowers on strong stems in May and June which provide nectar for hummingbirds. Foxglove Beard Tongue is a handsome plant with attractive seed heads and foliage that turns reddish in fall.... [ More Info ]

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Golden Alexanders Botanical Name: Golden Alexanders 'Zizia aurea' Golden Alexanders have pretty umbels of compound, golden yellow flower heads that radiate on smooth, branched plants up to three feet tall. Golden Alexanders are a striking member of the parsley family and can be found from May to June along woodland... [ More Info ]

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Gray-head Coneflower Botanical Name: Ratibida pinnata Gray-head Coneflower is a summer-long bloomer with large yellow flowers that have drooping petals. Gray-head Coneflower flowers surround a brown seedhead that birds eat from if plants are left standing. It is good for erosion control, looks good in m... [ More Info ]

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Illinois Bundleflower Botanical Name: Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower is a native legume with lavender summer blossoms and compound leaves. Prefers heavier soils in full or partial sun.... [ More Info ]

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Indian Blanket Botanical Name: Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket is a short-lived annual flowering plant that is native to the central United States. The pinwheel-like florets of the flowerhead tend to be more red-violet, with the outer ray florets yellow. Branching stems are hairy and upright. The ... [ More Info ]

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Lanceleaf Coreopsis Botanical Name: Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis offers showy, deep yellow flowers on tall stems in May and June. Coreopsis plants outgrow weeds and hold the soil.... [ More Info ]

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Lead Plant Botanical Name: Amorpha canescens Lead Plant is a small, shrubby, native prairie plant with tight spikes of iridescent purple and orange flowers that appear from May to August. Lead Plant is naturally found in dry to mesic prairies and in open, upland savannas through most of the tal... [ More Info ]

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Maximilian Sunflower Botanical Name: Helianthus maximilianii Maximilian Sunflower is a coarse native plant with hairy stems and serrated leaves. In midsummer to fall many flowers bloom in a tall, narrow cluster near the top of each plant. Each flower is about four inches in diameter with 10-25 petals. Maximili... [ More Info ]

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Native Medium Wildflower Mix Botanical Name: Native Medium Wildflower Mix Landscape Beautification Enjoy flowers throuout the season with this mix of medium and short height wildflowers, Showy Partridge Pea, Clasping Coneflower, Illinois Bundleflower, Purple Prairie Clover, Blackeyed Susan, Greyhead Coneflower, Indian Blanket, Upright Coneflowe... [ More Info ]

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Native Short Wildfower Mix Botanical Name: Native Short Wildflower Mix Landscape Beautification A mix of medium height and short flowers taht will bloom in spring, summer and fall. Purple Prairie Clover, Greyhead Coneflower, Indian Blanket, Upright Coneflower and Plains Coreopsis. Excellent planting partner of Medium Gra... [ More Info ]

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New England Aster Botanical Name: Aster novae-angliae New England aster is appropriate for highway landscaping and roadside plantings, prairie restoration, wildlife cover, prairie landscaping and wetland situations. New England aster is a native perennial forb which grows from 2 ½ to 6.0 feet tall w... [ More Info ]

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Ox-eye Sunflower Botanical Name: Heliopsis helianthoides Ox-eye Sunflower offer golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers that bloom for many weeks in summer. The flowers attract butterflies. Song birds enjoy the seed. Good cut flower.... [ More Info ]

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Pale Purple Coneflower Botanical Name: Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower has tall bare stems that are topped by lavender pink flowers with cone-shaped brown seed heads June-July. Good fresh cut flower or dried flower.... [ More Info ]

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Partridge Pea Botanical Name: Cassia fasciculata Partridge Pea is a native annual legume with yellow blossoms that bloom in summer to produce seeds used by a variety of songbirds and wildlife. Partridge Pea is one of the most important fall and winter foods of Bobwhite Quail. Plant Partridge Pea i... [ More Info ]

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Plains Coreopsis Botanical Name: Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis is a bright annual that flowers from June to Sept. Lots of very showy yellow flowers with red centers are produced on fairly large branched plants. Central disk is brown.... [ More Info ]

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PLATEAU TOLERANT GRASS & WILDFLOWER MIXES Botanical Name: Sharp's Speciality Mixes Mixtures If you have any questions, please phone us at 1-800-451-3779 SHARP'S PLATEAU TOLERANT NATIVE GRASS AND WILDFLOWER MIXES *Grass and Wildflower/Forb Mixes are bagged separately with amounts in each bag(s) dependent on the number of acre... [ More Info ]

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Prairie Dock Botanical Name: Silphium terebinthinaceum In late summer, this robust perennial blooms with sunflower-like yellow flowers on eight-foot tall stalks. The big, bold, basal leaves of Prairie Dock grow 24-36 inches tall and make Prairie Dock a worthy addition to the landscape even without the su... [ More Info ]

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Purple Coneflower Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower is an easy-to-grow favorite with lots of rosy purple flowers with non-drooping petals around a brown cone-shaped seed head.... [ More Info ]

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Purple Prairie Clover Botanical Name: Dalea purpurea Native Purple Prairie Clover has lots of conelike heads of purple flowers that dance on top of wiry stems in summer. Small dark leaves give the Purple Prairie Clover a ferny appearance. This nitrogen-fixing legume is an important component of Midwest... [ More Info ]

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Rattlesnake Master Botanical Name: Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master has basal rosettes of parallel-veined, bristly-edged, sword-shaped, medium green leaves up to three feet long that resemble yucca. Tiny, stemless, greenish-white flowers are tightly packed into globular, one-inch diameter heads. Ra... [ More Info ]

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Red Corn Poppy Botanical Name: Papaver rhoeas Red Corn Poppy has single flowers of red. Each petal often marked at its base with a black blotch. Corn Poppy is easy-to-grow in full sun on well-drained soil. It blooms May to June. The Shirley Poppy is derived from this species.... [ More Info ]

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Rocket Larkspur Botanical Name: Delphinium ajacis Rocket Larkspur is a showy late spring flower known for its tall spikes of lavender, pink, blue and white. Rocket Larkspur grows best in moderate, well-drained soil. Blooming period is April - early June.... [ More Info ]

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Rosinweed Botanical Name: Silphium integrifolium Rosinweed has clusters of rounded yellow flowers that bloom at the top of stout stems in late summer. The textured green leaves feel like sandpaper. Rosinweed is the shortest of the Silphiums. Birds enjoy the seed.... [ More Info ]

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Roundhead Lespedeza Botanical Name: Lespedeza capitata The creamy white flowers of Roundhead Lespedeza form dense rounded heads over silvery foliage. Seeds are eaten by songbirds, quail and other game. Roundhead Lespedeza is a legume. Plants provide nutritious and palatable forage for livestock.... [ More Info ]

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Stiff Goldenrod Botanical Name: Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod is a clump-forming goldenrod that blooms in late summer through early fall. True yellow, flat-topped flowers provide nectar for butterflies. Birds love the seed of Stiff Goldenrod.... [ More Info ]

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Tall Gayfeather Botanical Name: Liatris pycnostachya Tall Gayfeather, or Prairie Blazing Star, produces purple flower spikes that are a favorite with butterflies and hummingbirds. Songbirds love the seed. Tall Gayfeather thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained soil but will grow in drier conditions... [ More Info ]

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Upright Yellow Coneflower Botanical Name: Ratibida columnaris Upright Yellow Coneflower is one of the most easily grown species, it often blooms the first growing season. Also known as Mexican Hat, Upright Yellow Coneflower prefers full sun and demonstrates low water requirements. Great color for the summer gar... [ More Info ]

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White Prairie Clover Botanical Name: Dalea candida White Prairie Clover is a member of the legume family and is known for its tall, slender, showy upright clump habit, with fine textured green leaves that are larger than the purple prairie clover. The showy clusters of white flowers appear like 'butt... [ More Info ]

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White Wild Indigo Botanical Name: Baptisia alba (leucantha) White Wild Indigo provides three season interest! Upright spikes of creamy white flowers appear in late spring over blue-gray foliage. Flowers are followed by interesting pods that can be used in dried arrangements. The White Wild Indigo plant form i... [ More Info ]

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Wild Bergamot Botanical Name: Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot is a member of the Mint family (Lamiaceae). Wild Bergamot is an aromatic herbaceous perennial which has branched, hairy stems and spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Wild bergamot has square stems with gray-green foliage. This plant is ... [ More Info ]