21st Street

Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis

Can be used as a shade tree or street tree. This native tree does well in moist soils, prefers full sun to part shade, and has gold fall color.

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

A small Nebraska native planted for its showy pink flowers. Prefers sheltered understory conditions, but is tolerant of eastern Nebraska’s climate extremes.

Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii

This deciduous shrub has fragrant, pollinator-friendly flowers that start pink and turn white. These flowers produce berries, providing food for birds. It prefers moist, well-drained soils.

Blue Grama 'Blonde Ambition'
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'

This Nebraska native is known for its blonde seed heads. It is a short grass types that tolerates full sun, dry conditions, and performs well in urban conditions.

Black Chokeberry ‘Autumn Magic’
Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic'

This deciduous shrub gets around 3 to 6 feet tall and is tolerant of wet conditions. It has fantastic purple and red fall color, black berries, and showy white flowers in May. Plant in full sun for maximum fruit production.

Allium 'Millenium'
Allium 'Millenium'

This ornamental onion as purple, showy summer blooms that are wonderful for attracting pollinators. Low management is required, as they prefer full sun to part shade and dry to medium moisture.

Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii

Kentucky Coffee Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus

The pale green flowers of this midwest native attract pollinators in their brief early summer bloom. This is a tough tree, tolerating many of the harsh conditions of cities.

Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii

Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis

Can be used as a shade tree or street tree. This native tree does well in moist soils, prefers full sun to part shade, and has gold fall color.

Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii

Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana

This native perennial produces pale blue flowers in late spring that attract pollinators and its foliage turns yellow-gold in the fall. It thrives in urban conditions and prefers full sun to part shade with medium moisture levels.

Freeman Maple
Acer x freemanii

Rose Fushia

Purple Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea

Spirea Magic Carpet
Spiraea japonica 'Walbuma' MAGIC CARPET

Purple Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea

Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'

Prairie Drop Seed
Sporobolus heterolepis

Tolerating a range of soil types and thriving in full sun, this native grass is well suited for urban Midwest environments. Prairie drop seed has showy seed heads from August to October.

Buckthorn ‘Fine Line’
Frangula alnus 'Ron Williams'

Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'

Prairie Drop Seed
Sporobolus heterolepis

Tolerating a range of soil types and thriving in full sun, this native grass is well suited for urban Midwest environments. Prairie drop seed has showy seed heads from August to October.

Switch Grass ‘Northwind’
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium

This prominent Nebraska native is wind pollinated like all grasses. It is very heat and drought tolerant and does well in most spots where it can get full sun.

Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida

Dwarf Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis var. minor

Threadleaf Bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtii

This perennial does well in urban conditions and tolerates clay soils. It has light blue flowers in the spring that attract pollinators and has fine-textured foliage that turns yellow in the fall.

Yarrow 'Summer Pastels'
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels'

Freeman Maple
Acer x freemanii

Stoke’s Aster
Stokesia laevis

Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale

Prairie Drop Seed
Sporobolus heterolepis

Tolerating a range of soil types and thriving in full sun, this native grass is well suited for urban Midwest environments. Prairie drop seed has showy seed heads from August to October.

Switch Grass 'Cheyenne Sky'
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium

This prominent Nebraska native is wind pollinated like all grasses. It is very heat and drought tolerant and does well in most spots where it can get full sun.

Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca

Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida

Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa

Dwarf Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis var. minor

Threadleaf Bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtii

This perennial does well in urban conditions and tolerates clay soils. It has light blue flowers in the spring that attract pollinators and has fine-textured foliage that turns yellow in the fall.

Yarrow 'Summer Pastels'
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels'

Light Pink Rose

Rose Fushia

Stoke’s Aster
Stokesia laevis

Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale

Crabapple ‘Prairifire’
Malus 'Prairifire'

Russian Sage 'Little Spire'
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire'

Yarrow 'Moonshine'
Achillea 'Moonshine'

This native hybrid has groups of small yellow flowers that attract pollinators through their long summer bloom time. Yarrow does well in drier, well-drained soils and full sun.

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium

This prominent Nebraska native is wind pollinated like all grasses. It is very heat and drought tolerant and does well in most spots where it can get full sun.

Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula

Switch Grass 'Cheyenne Sky'
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis

Blue Grama 'Blonde Ambition'
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'

This Nebraska native is known for its blonde seed heads. It is a short grass types that tolerates full sun, dry conditions, and performs well in urban conditions.

Beardtongue ‘Dark Towers’
Penstemon 'Dark Towers'

Switch Grass ‘Northwind’
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Azure Blue Sage
Salvia azurea

Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi

Aster 'Raydons Favorite'
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydons Favorite'

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium

This prominent Nebraska native is wind pollinated like all grasses. It is very heat and drought tolerant and does well in most spots where it can get full sun.

Liatris ‘Kobald’
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'

Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida

Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa

Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata

Catmint ‘Cat’s Pajamas’
Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'

This herbaceous perennial is very tolerant of dry soil, full sun, and urban conditions. Its lavender-blue flowers from May to September are pollinator magnets.

Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata

Black-Eyed Susan VIETTE'S LITTLE SUZY
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Blovi'

Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii

Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude' AUTUMN JOY

This non-native cultivar blooms from mid summer into fall, attracting a substantial amount of pollinators. Sedum is well suited for hot, dry conditions and sandy soil.

Boxwood 'Green Velvet'
Buxus 'Green Velvet'

Woodland Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Bumbleblue'

Switch Grass ‘Northwind’
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Weigela
Weigela florida

Baby’s Breath Spirea
Spiraea thunbergii

Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos

Yarrow 'Moonshine'
Achillea 'Moonshine'

This native hybrid has groups of small yellow flowers that attract pollinators through their long summer bloom time. Yarrow does well in drier, well-drained soils and full sun.

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium

This prominent Nebraska native is wind pollinated like all grasses. It is very heat and drought tolerant and does well in most spots where it can get full sun.

Liatris ‘Kobald’
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'

Feather Reed Grass ‘Karl Foerster’
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Allium 'Millenium'
Allium 'Millenium'

This ornamental onion as purple, showy summer blooms that are wonderful for attracting pollinators. Low management is required, as they prefer full sun to part shade and dry to medium moisture.

Yarrow 'Moonshine'
Achillea 'Moonshine'

This native hybrid has groups of small yellow flowers that attract pollinators through their long summer bloom time. Yarrow does well in drier, well-drained soils and full sun.

Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea

Blooming from June to August, this native perennial is wonderful for pollinators. It prefers full sun to part shade and tolerates both clay and dry soils.

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium

This prominent Nebraska native is wind pollinated like all grasses. It is very heat and drought tolerant and does well in most spots where it can get full sun.

Liatris ‘Kobald’
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'

Prairie Drop Seed
Sporobolus heterolepis

Tolerating a range of soil types and thriving in full sun, this native grass is well suited for urban Midwest environments. Prairie drop seed has showy seed heads from August to October.

Dwarf Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis var. minor

Allium 'Millenium'
Allium 'Millenium'

This ornamental onion as purple, showy summer blooms that are wonderful for attracting pollinators. Low management is required, as they prefer full sun to part shade and dry to medium moisture.

Switch Grass 'Cheyenne Sky'
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Norway Maple
Acer platanoides

This European tree has inconspicuous flowers which attract early spring pollinators. Norway maples do best in sheltered locations, struggling in hot, dry, windy conditions.

Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

This Nebraska native is tough and fast growing, which has led to it being a common street tree. Hackberry is wind pollinated, meaning it does not have flowers that attract pollinators.

Juniper ‘Sea Green’
Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Sea Green'

Switch Grass 'Cheyenne Sky'
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Switch Grass ‘Northwind’
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Juniper ‘Sea Green’
Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Sea Green'

Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

This Nebraska native is tough and fast growing, which has led to it being a common street tree. Hackberry is wind pollinated, meaning it does not have flowers that attract pollinators.

Switch Grass 'Cheyenne Sky'
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Hosta 'Patriot'
Hosta 'Patriot'