Native Plants for North Dakota — What to Plant, and When

'Golden Jubilee' Agastache

Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'

Zones 4a–9a · native to 17 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Agastache

Agastache foeniculum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 17 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

Zones 2a–7b · native to 25 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

American Linden

Tilia americana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 4a

American Plum

Prunus americana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 40 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 4a

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 44 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Dec – Feb in zone 4a

Black Ash

Fraxinus nigra

Zones 2b–6b · native to 17 states

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Zones 3a–9a · native to 42 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 4a

Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 4a

Blue Cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Zones 3a–8a · native to 34 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 18 states

Blooms Sep – Jan in zone 4a

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Zones 3a–10b · native to 22 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 49 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Aug – Sep in zone 4a

Bottle Gentian

Gentiana andrewsii

Zones 3a–7b · native to 23 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Zones 3a–10b · native to 37 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Bulblet Bladder Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Zones 3a–8a · native to 28 states

Blooms Apr – Oct in zone 4a

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Zones 3a–8b · native to 29 states

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Zones 3a–9a · native to 41 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Campfire Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia hirta 'Campfire'

Zones 3a–7b · native to 47 states

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 4a

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 4a

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 44 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Zones 4a–9b · native to 19 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Zones 3a–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 4a

Cream Wild Indigo

Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 15 states

Deceitful Pussytoes

Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 4a

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Zones 3a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Zones 3a–8b · native to 26 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Fringed Gentian

Gentianopsis crinita

Zones 3a–7b · native to 19 states

Blooms Aug – Sep in zone 4a

Golden Alexander

Zizia aurea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 50 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 32 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 4a

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Zones 4a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Aug – Sep in zone 4a

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Zones 3a–9a · native to 40 states

Hairy Sweet Cicely

Osmorhiza claytonii

Zones 3a–8b · native to 33 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 36 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 50 states

Blooms Apr – Apr in zone 4a

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Zones 4a–9a · native to 44 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 4a

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

Zones 2a–6a · native to 13 states

Juniper Bush

Juniperus communis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 25 states

Juniper Tree

Juniperus virginiana

Zones 2a–9a · native to 38 states

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Zones 2a–8b · native to 29 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Limber Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

Zones 3b–8a · native to 32 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 44 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Low Serviceberry

Amelanchier humilis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 14 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 4a

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Zones 2b–8a · native to 28 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

Narrowleaf Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

Zones 3a–8b · native to 13 states

Blooms Oct – Nov in zone 4a

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Zones 3a–8b · native to 39 states

Blooms Dec – Feb in zone 4a

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Zones 3a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 4a

Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Zones 3a–7b · native to 23 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Zones 3a–7b · native to 23 states

Blooms Apr – Oct in zone 4a

Pale Gentian

Gentiana alba

Zones 3a–8b · native to 25 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Zones 2a–7a · native to 20 states

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Zones 3a–8a · native to 35 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Zones 2a–6b · native to 32 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Zones 3b–7b · native to 16 states

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Zones 3a–9a · native to 17 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Prairie Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 18 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Purple Lovegrass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Zones 5a–9b · native to 38 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Purple Three-awn

Aristida purpurea

Zones 5a–10b · native to 19 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Red-twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Zones 2a–7b · native to 39 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Dec – Feb in zone 4a

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 15 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 4a

Scarlet Gaura

Gaura coccinea

Zones 4a–9a · native to 13 states

Blooms May – Oct in zone 4a

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 49 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 4a

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 20 states

Blooms Oct – Dec in zone 4a

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 31 states

Blooms May – Sep in zone 4a

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states

Blooms Oct – Dec in zone 4a

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

Zones 3a–9a · native to 11 states

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 4a

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 49 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Zones 2a–11b · native to 22 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Zones 3a–9a · native to 39 states

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 4a

Switchgrass 'Shenandoah'

Panicum virgatum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 44 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Tall Thimbleweed

Anemone virginiana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 37 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 4a

Virgin's Bower Clematis

Clematis virginiana

Zones 3a–9b · native to 34 states

Blooms Aug – Sep in zone 4a

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Zones 3a–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 45 states

Blooms Nov – Jan in zone 4a

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

Zones 3a–7b · native to 36 states

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 40 states

Blooms Apr – Sep in zone 4a

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 32 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Zones 3a–9b · native to 50 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Direct-sow ~8 wks after your last spring frost