New native perennial offerings this year at the d63 plant sale!
Saturday, May 8th Pickup in Darien (1808 Woodview Ct.)
All proceeds to benefit Cass d63 schools
Pre-order by April 23rd (the earlier the better, some may sell out)
$4 each - individual 2.5" x 3.5" deep pots (plants grown by Agrecol)
Max of 7 plants per species per order
Native plant gardeners available for design consult at pickup
Extra plants available to sell at pickup! *CASH ONLY
Pre-order by April 23rd (the earlier the better, some may sell out)
$4 each - individual 2.5" x 3.5" deep pots (plants grown by Agrecol)
Max of 7 plants per species per order
Native plant gardeners available for design consult at pickup
Extra plants available to sell at pickup! *CASH ONLY
Plant List - full or part sun: (Click each to see images)
Shorter (1-2 ft)
Prairie Smoke (Spring blooming) SOLD OUT Wild Petunia (June - Aug) 10 Left Downy Wood Mint (June - July) 23 Left Butterfly Milkweed (June - Aug) 16 Left Purple Prairie Clover (July - Sep) SOLD OUT White Prairie Clover (July - Sep) SOLD OUT Aromatic Aster (Aug - Nov) SOLD OUT Prairie Dropseed 9 Left Med Height (3-4 ft) Blue Wild Indigo (June - July) SOLD OUT Swamp (Rose) Milkweed (July - Aug; likes wet soil) 10 Left Showy Black-eyed Susan (Aug - Sep) 8 Left Mountain Mint (July - Sep) 32 Left Ohio Spiderwort (May - July) 13 Left Wild Bergamot (July - Sep) 29 Left Smooth Penstemon (June - July) 9 Left Rattlesnake Master (July - Sep) 27 Left Great Blue Lobelia (July - Oct; likes wet soil) SOLD OUT Royal Catchfly (June - Aug) 15 Left Rough Blazing Star (July - Sep, 3 wks) 13 Left Sneezeweed (Aug - Oct, likes wet soil) 3 Left Lead Plant (June - Aug) 26 Left Purple Coneflower (July - Sep, 8 wks) SOLD OUT Wild Quinine (June - Sep, 8 wks) 24 Left Little Bluestem 6 Left Joe Pye Weed (July - Sep; 3-5'; likes wet soil) 23 Left |
Taller (5+ ft)
Culver's Root (June - Aug) 26 Left New England Aster (Aug - Oct) 12 Left Yellow Coneflower (July - Sep) 15 Left |
Plant List - can take full shade: (Click each to see images)
Wild Columbine (April - June) SOLD OUT
Jacob's Ladder (April - june) SOLD OUT
Zigzag Goldenrod (Aug - Oct) SOLD OUT
Wild Geranium (April - July) 5 Left
Jacob's Ladder (April - june) SOLD OUT
Zigzag Goldenrod (Aug - Oct) SOLD OUT
Wild Geranium (April - July) 5 Left
Why incorporate natives?
"The choices we make as gardeners can profoundly impact the diversity of life in our yards, towns, and on our planet... Everyone can welcome more wildlife into their yards just by planting a few native plants." Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home
Listen to an April 5th podcast interview Professor Tallamy here!
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The first part of this video provides fascinating information about insect specialists and their importance in our society.
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Are you interested in knowing where to find these native flowers in bloom in the wild? Photographer Mike McDonald and his scouts around Chicago can guide you at ChicagoNatureNOW!
OTHER RESOURCES:
1. Register your garden as a Monarch Waystation
2. The Field Museum is recruiting citizen scientists to collect data on butterflies.
3. Wild Ones (click here) has lots of workshops, videos, and other resources. See some native garden designs here!
4. Using native prairie & wetland plants to help with storm water management.
5. Identify emerging native seedlings with this ID Guide.
1. Register your garden as a Monarch Waystation
2. The Field Museum is recruiting citizen scientists to collect data on butterflies.
3. Wild Ones (click here) has lots of workshops, videos, and other resources. See some native garden designs here!
4. Using native prairie & wetland plants to help with storm water management.
5. Identify emerging native seedlings with this ID Guide.
Photos
Geum triflorum - Prairie Smoke
Amorpha canescens - Lead Plant
Red = Royal Catchfly, Purple (left) = Rough Blazing Star, Yellow = Showy Black-eyed Susan
Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Columbine
Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Common Milkweed, Wild Petunia, Purple Prairie Clover, Butterfly Milkweed