Durable Black-eyed Susans are a great addition to wildflower and wildlife seed mixes.

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.

Amorpha canescens Common Name: Lead Plant 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 ]

Asclepias tuberosa Common Name: Butterfly Milkweed 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 ]

Aster novae-angliae Common Name: New England Aster 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 ]

Baptisia alba (leucantha) Common Name: White Wild Indigo 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 ]

Baptisia australis Common Name: Blue Wild Indigo Blue Wild Indigo offers clusters of indigo-blue flowers followed by interesting blue-black pods. Foliage is blue-green and growth habit is shrub-like.... [ More Info ]

Cassia fasciculata Common Name: Partridge Pea 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 ]

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

Coreopsis tinctoria Common Name: Plains Coreopsis 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 ]

Cosmos bipinnatus Common Name: Cosmos 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 ]

Dalea candida Common Name: White Prairie Clover 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 ]

Dalea purpurea Common Name: Purple Prairie Clover 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 ]

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

Echinacea pallida Common Name: Pale Purple Coneflower 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 ]

Echinacea purpurea Common Name: Purple Coneflower 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 ]

Eryngium yuccifolium Common Name: Rattlesnake Master 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 ]

Eupatorium purpureum Common Name: Joe Pye Weed Joe Pye Weed is an erect, clump-forming perennial with coarsely-serrated, lance-shaped, dark green leaves on sturdy green stems. Tiny, vanilla-scented, mauve-purple flowers in large clusters bloom mid-summer to early fall. Joe Pye Weed flowers are ve... [ More Info ]

Gaillardia aristata Common Name: Blanket Flower 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 ]

Gaillardia pulchella Common Name: Indian Blanket 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 ]

Helianthus maximilianii Common Name: Maximilian Sunflower 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 ]

Heliopsis helianthoides Common Name: Ox-eye Sunflower 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 ]

Lespedeza capitata Common Name: Roundhead Lespedeza 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 ]

Liatris aspera Common Name: Rough Gayfeather Rough Gayfeather is native to the western short grass prairies of the Great Plains and foothills of Colorado and New Mexico. Liatris aspera is intolerant of wet soils in winter. Deep rooted and long lived, this species is a good choice for xeriscapes... [ More Info ]

Liatris punctata Common Name: Dotted Gayfeather Dotted Gayfeather is native to the western short grass prairies of the Great Plains and foothills of Colorado and New Mexico. Liatris punctata is the most xeric of our Gayfeather species. Deep rooted and long lived, this species is the best choice fo... [ More Info ]

Liatris pycnostachya Common Name: Tall Gayfeather 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 ]

Liatris spicata Common Name: Dense Gayfeather 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 ]

Monarda fistulosa Common Name: Wild Bergamot 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 ]

Native Medium Wildflower Mix Landscape Beautification Common Name: Native Medium Wildflower Mix 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 ]

Native Short Wildflower Mix Landscape Beautification Common Name: Native Short Wildfower Mix 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 ]

Oenothera biennis Common Name: Common Evening Primrose The common name of Common Evening Primrose describes habit of the plant's flowers to open in the evening and close by the following noon. The flower has a bright nectar guide pattern, invisible in visible light, but apparent under ultraviolet light, ... [ More Info ]

Oenothera macrocarpa Common Name: Missouri Primrose Missouri Primrose is a showy, trailing plant with large, yellow, fragrant flowers up to 4" across. Plants bloom for a long period from spring through summer.... [ More Info ]

Penstemon digitalis Common Name: Foxglove Beard Tongue 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 ]

Ratibida columnaris Common Name: Yellow Coneflower 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 ]

Ratibida pinnata Common Name: Gray-head Prairie Coneflower 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 ]

Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Common Name: Clasping Coneflower 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 ]

Rudbeckia hirta Common Name: Black-eyed Susan 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 ]

Rudbeckia subtomentosa Common Name: Sweet Coneflower Sweet Coneflower is a native that deserves a place in every garden! In late summer, Sweet Coneflower puts on a dazzling display of golden yellow flowers with dark brown dome-shaped centers. The foliage of this long-lived resilient plant is medium gre... [ More Info ]

Salvia azurea Common Name: Pitcher Sage Abundant blue flowers on Blue Sage's slender spikes attract hummingbirds in late summer. Blue Sage has densely-packed flowers that form whirled blooms. The aromatic foliage is narrow, gray-green and lance shaped.... [ More Info ]

Solidago rigida Common Name: Stiff Goldenrod 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 ]

Solidago speciosa Common Name: Showy Goldenrod Clump forming plants of Showy Goldenrod bloom in late summer and fall with showy clusters of bright yellow flowers on stiff reddish stems with narrow leaves.... [ More Info ]

Verbena hastata Common Name: Blue Vervain 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 ]

Vernonia fasciculata Common Name: Ironweed Mid-summer to fall, tall Ironweed stalks are topped with large, red-violet flowers that provide a wonderful display of color and attract butterflies. Dark green leaves are lance-shaped.... [ More Info ]

Veronicastrum virginicum Common Name: Culver's Root Distinguished, six-inch long, candle-like spikes of off-white flowers appear on Culver's Root. Flowering persists for four to six weeks. Culver's Root is a great selection for the garden and for cut flowers.... [ More Info ]