Fast & Furious
Fast-growing plants that fill in quickly, perfect for new gardens, erosion control, or impatient gardeners who want instant impact. Be warned: many of these plants are considered aggressive, so either give them room to roam or give them competition.
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Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea) -
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago Caesia) -
Side-Oats Grama (Bouteloua Curtipendula) -
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) -
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium Scoparium) -
Common Boneset (Eupatorium Perfoliatum) -
Calico Beardtongue (Penstemon calycosus) -
Ironweed (Vernonia Fasciculata) -
Gray's Sedge (Carex Grayi) -
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon Digitalis) -
Cup Plant (Silphium Perfoliatum) -
Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista Fasciculata) -
Monkey Flower (Mimulus Ringens) -
Prairie Pussytoes (Antennaria Neglecta) -
Big Bluestem (Andropogon Gerardii) -
Pretty Sedge (Carex Woodii) -
Prairie Loosestrife (Lysimachia Quadriflora) -
Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia Ohiensis) -
Mad Dog Skullcap (Scutellaria Lateriflora) -
Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis) -
Blue Grama (Bouteloua Gracilis) -
Obedient Plant (Physostegia Virginiana) -
Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia Laciniata) -
Lemon Beebalm (Monarda citriodora)