Native Suburbia

10/16/2026

74 species that thrive even under the canopy of Black Walnut Trees.
(List sourced from fellabees.com)

American Bellflower (Campanula americana)
Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
Arrow-Leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
Beak Grass (Diarrhena obovata)
Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
Big-Leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix)
Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Climbing Rose (Rosa setigera)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Dotted Mint (Monarda punctata)
Downy Sunflower (Helianthus mollis)
Drummonds Aster (Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis
Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
Gold-Eye Susans (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Great St. John's Wort (Hypericum pyramidatum)
Hollow Joe Pye W**d (Eutrochium fistulosum)
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Indian To***co (Lobelia inflata)
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
Joe Pye W**d (Eutrochium purpureum)
Lemon Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Long-beaked Sedge (Carex sprengelii)
Maximilian's Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)
Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
Ozark Sundrops (Oenothera macrocarpa)
Pale Spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata)
Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Prairie Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Prairie Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
Round-Headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata)
Sawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus)
Scarlet Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
Shorts Aster (Symphyotrichum shortii)
Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Side-Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum)
Sky Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
Slender Bush Clover (Lespedeza virginica)
Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum)
Sweet Coneflower (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
Sweet Joe Pye W**d (Eutrochium maculatum)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Upland White Goldenrod (Oligoneuron album)
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus)
Virgins Bower (Clematis virginiana)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides)
Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)
Willow Aster (Symphyotrichum praealtum)
Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)
Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

10/02/2026

Bats are not only cute but part of our ecosystem. They are like the hummingbirds of the evenings. Learn more about them!

Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.

09/21/2026

Madison event

Dane County Land & Water Resources Department and the Wild Ones Madison Chapter Native Garden Learning Hub workshop. $5. RSVP.

08/26/2026

Stop spraying everything with chemicals. It's not safe for most delicate wildlife which we need to protect, especially now.

Skip the chemicals and go with a beautiful, natural garden.

07/05/2026

As my entire metropolitan area is dealing with flooding, I just want to remind everyone that native plants have feet long roots that hold onto water and soil a lot better than non-native turf grass with its mere 2 inch long roots.

The more native plants there are in the ground, the better the chances of avoiding floods. If towns would encourage more native plantings and landscaping, there might be less flooding to worry about in those towns.

Food for thought

07/04/2026

🌿 You planted native. Your neighbor has opinions.

Join Lorraine Johnson, author, activist, and longtime advocate for native plant gardening, for a practical conversation on navigating HOA rules, responding to neighbor concerns, and building support for ecological landscapes.

Part of the Less Lawn More Life Challenge, this free webinar will help you communicate the value of native plants with confidence.

Register for the free webinar: https://wildones.org/how-to-talk-about-native-plants-with-your-hoa/

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