Prairie

The following plants are contained in the prairie section of the garden:

Little Blue Stem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Little Bluestem Grass

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Purple Coneflower

Indian Blankets (Gaillardia pulchella)

Indian Blankets

Orange Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Orange Milkweed

Maximillian Sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii)

Maximillian Sunflower

Ashy Sunflower (Helianthus mollis)

Ashy Sunflower

Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)

Swamp Sunflower

Asters

Aster oblongifolius

Aster oblongifolius

Aster puniceus

Aster puniceus

Mexican Hat Coneflowers (Ratibida columnifera)

Mexican Hat Coneflower

Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum)

Dog Bane

Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)

Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Did You Know?

  • “Universally, students are delighted with the quality of Hendrix academics, the hallmark of which is the faculty-student interaction.” –The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2009 Edition
  • Our graduates include
    6 Rhodes Scholars,
    14 Fulbright Scholars,
    26 Watson Fellows,
    21 Goldwater Scholars,
    2 Truman Scholars,
    2 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars
    and a Marshall Scholar.
  • Our graduates’ acceptance rate at law schools stands at over 90% and the acceptance rate at medical schools is 85% (that’s nearly twice the national average).
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