Yarrow (achillea millefolium) is pretty, is easy to grow from seed, has lovely soft, ferny foliage, big flower heads that dry in place and still look pretty good. It's one of the few natives that has grown well from seed for me. Although several references say it's good for dry shade, it hasn't done much for me in the totally unwatered part of my shady front yard. Each plant is still a couple of inches across after a couple of years. But the somewhat watered ones look great.
It appears that there is a European yarrow and a native one...can't tell what I have. The seeds came from Theodore Payne.
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