This deck of 155 cards is not intended to replace a comprehensive field guide, but can help you memorize common and botanical names. Each deck contains 155 species, including grasses, forbs and shrubs. Download a full list (Excel) of the 155 cards in this deck by clicking HERE, or filter cards in this deck by sun, soil, native state, etc. by clicking HERE.
Learn Native Plants of the Upper Midwest by Prairie Moon® Nursery Flash cards to help you learn native plant names |
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WILDFLOWERS |
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Botanical Name (Common Name) |
Family |
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Actaea pachypoda (Doll's Eyes) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Actaea rubra (Red Baneberry) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Allium tricoccum (Wild Leek) |
Alliaceae |
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Anemone canadensis (Canada Anemone) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone cylindrica (Thimbleweed) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone patens (Pasque Flower) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone quinquefolia (Wood Anemone) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone virginiana (Tall Thimbleweed) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemonella thalictroides (Rue Anemone) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Angelica atropurpurea (Angelica) |
Apiaceae |
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Antennaria neglecta (Prairie Pussytoes) |
Asteraceae |
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Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Aralia racemosa (Spikenard) |
Araliaceae |
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Cryptotaenia canadensis (Honewort) |
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Arisaema dracontium (Green Dragon) |
Araceae |
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Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) |
Araceae |
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Artemisia ludoviciana (Prairie Sage) |
Asteraceae |
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Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) |
Aristolochiaceae |
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Asclepias exaltata (Poke Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias viridiflora (Short Green Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Baptisia alba (White Wild Indigo) |
Fabaceae |
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Baptisia bracteata (Cream Wild Indigo) |
Fabaceae |
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Campanula americana (Tall Bellflower) |
Campanulaceae |
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Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell) |
Campanulaceae |
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Castilleja coccinea (Indian Paintbrush) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Castilleja sessiliflora (Downy Painted Cup) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Caulophyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh) |
Berberidaceae |
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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) |
Fabaceae |
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Cirsium discolor (Pasture Thistle) |
Asteraceae |
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Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty) |
Portulacaceae |
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Comandra umbellata (Bastard Toadflax) |
Comandraceae |
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Coreopsis palmata (Prairie Coreopsis) |
Asteraceae |
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Dalea candida (White Prairie Clover) |
Fabaceae |
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Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) |
Fabaceae |
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Cardamine concatenata (Toothwort) |
Brassicaceae |
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Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) |
Fabaceae |
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Desmodium glutinosum (Pointed-leaved Tick Trefoil) |
Fabaceae |
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Desmodium illinoense (Illinois Tick Trefoil) |
Fabaceae |
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Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's Breeches) |
Fumariaceae |
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Dodecatheon meadia (Midland Shooting Star) |
Primulaceae |
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Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily) |
Liliaceae |
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Erythronium americanum (Yellow Trout Lily) |
Liliaceae |
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Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Boneset) |
Asteraceae |
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Eutrochium maculatum (Joe Pye Weed) |
Asteraceae |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset) |
Asteraceae |
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Eutrochium purpureum (Sweet Joe Pye Weed) |
Asteraceae |
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Ageratina altissima (White Snakeroot) |
Asteraceae |
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Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) |
Apiaceae |
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Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) |
Rosaceae |
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Galium boreale (Northern Bedstraw) |
Rubiaceae |
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Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium) |
Geraniaceae |
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Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) |
Rosaceae |
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Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (Sweet Everlasting) |
Asteraceae |
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Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus strumosus (Pale-leaved Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus grosseserratus (Saw-tooth Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus occidentalis (Western Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus pauciflorus (Showy Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Heliopsis helianthoides (Early Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Hepatica acutiloba (Sharp-lobed Hepatica) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Heuchera richardsonii (Prairie Alumroot) |
Saxifragaceae |
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Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia Waterleaf) |
Boraginaceae |
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Impatiens capensis (Spotted Touch-me-not) |
Balsaminaceae |
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Impatiens pallida (Yellow Jewelweed) |
Balsaminaceae |
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Lespedeza capitata (Round-headed Bush Clover) |
Fabaceae |
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Liatris aspera (Button Blazing Star) |
Asteraceae |
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Liatris cylindracea (Dwarf Blazing Star) |
Asteraceae |
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Liatris ligulistylis (Meadow Blazing Star) |
Asteraceae |
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Lilium philadelphicum (Prairie Lily) |
Liliaceae |
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Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) |
Lobeliaceae |
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Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) |
Lobeliaceae |
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Lobelia spicata (Pale Spiked Lobelia) |
Lobeliaceae |
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Lupinus perennis (Wild Lupine) |
Fabaceae |
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Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) |
Boraginaceae |
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Mirabilis nyctaginea (Wild Four O'Clock) |
Nyctaginaceae |
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Mitella diphylla (Bishop's Cap) |
Saxifragaceae |
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Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) |
Lamiaceae |
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Monarda punctata (Spotted Bee Balm) |
Lamiaceae |
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Opuntia macrorhiza (Plains Prickly Pear) |
Cactaceae |
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Osmorhiza claytonii (Sweet Cicely) |
Apiaceae |
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Oxalis violacea (Violet Wood Sorrel) |
Oxalidaceae |
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Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine) |
Asteraceae |
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Pedicularis canadensis (Wood Betony) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Pedicularis lanceolata (Marsh Betony) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Penstemon gracilis (Slender Beardtongue) |
Plantaginaceae |
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Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox) |
Polemoniaceae |
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Phlox pilosa (Prairie Phlox) |
Polemoniaceae |
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Podophyllum peltatum (May Apple) |
Berberidaceae |
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Polemonium reptans (Jacob's Ladder) |
Polemoniaceae |
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Polygonatum biflorum (Solomon's Seal) |
Ruscaceae |
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Prenanthes alba (Lion's Foot) |
Asteraceae |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint) |
Lamiaceae |
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Ranunculus fascicularis (Early Buttercup) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) |
Asteraceae |
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Rudbeckia laciniata (Wild Golden Glow) |
Asteraceae |
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Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susan) |
Asteraceae |
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Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot) |
Papaveraceae |
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Scrophularia lanceolata (Early Figwort) |
Scrophulariaceae |
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Scrophularia marilandica (Late Figwort) |
Scrophulariaceae |
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Packera plattensis (Prairie Ragwort) |
Asteraceae |
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Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) |
Asteraceae |
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Silphium perfoliatum (Cup Plant) |
Asteraceae |
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Sisyrinchium campestre (Prairie Blue-eyed Grass) |
Iridaceae |
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Maianthemum racemosum (Solomon's Plume) |
Ruscaceae |
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Solidago flexicaulis (Zig Zag Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago nemoralis (Old Field Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago rigida (Stiff Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) |
Asteraceae |
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Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster) |
Asteraceae |
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Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage) |
Araceae |
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Thalictrum dasycarpum (Purple Meadow Rue) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Thalictrum dioicum (Early Meadow Rue) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort) |
Commelinaceae |
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Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium) |
Melanthiaceae |
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Uvularia grandiflora (Bellwort) |
Colchicaceae |
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Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) |
Verbenaceae |
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Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain) |
Verbenaceae |
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Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) |
Plantaginaceae |
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Viola pedata (Bird's Foot Violet) |
Violaceae |
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Viola pedatifida (Prairie Violet) |
Violaceae |
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Viola pubescens (Smooth Yellow Violet) |
Violaceae |
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Zigadenus elegans (White Camass) |
Melanthiaceae |
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Zizia aptera (Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders) |
Apiaceae |
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Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) |
Apiaceae |
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Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) |
Poaceae |
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Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-oats Grama) |
Poaceae |
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Bouteloua hirsuta (Hairy Grama) |
Poaceae |
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Bromus kalmii (Prairie Brome) |
Poaceae |
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Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge) |
Cyperaceae |
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Carex sprengelii (Long-beaked Sedge) |
Cyperaceae |
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Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) |
Poaceae |
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Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass) |
Poaceae |
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Schyzachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) |
Poaceae |
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Scirpus atrovirens (Dark-green Bulrush) |
Cyperaceae |
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Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) |
Poaceae |
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Hesperostipa spartea (Porcupine Grass) |
Poaceae |
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Amorpha canescens (Lead Plant) |
Fabaceae |
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Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea) |
Rhamnaceae |
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Celastrus scandens (Bittersweet) |
Celastraceae |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush) |
Rubiaceae |
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Clematis virginiana (Virgin's Bower) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Physocarpus opulifolius (Prairie Ninebark) |
Rosaceae |
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Rosa arkansana (Prairie Wild Rose) |
Rosaceae |
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Rosa carolina (Pasture Rose) |
Rosaceae |
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Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry) |
Adoxaceae |
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Viburnum trilobum (American Cranberrybush) |
Adoxaceae |
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Last updated 11/9/21 |
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1 Question asked on Learn Native Plants Flash Cards
Seed
Growing your own plants from seed is the most economical way to add natives to your home. Before you get started, one of the most important things to know about the seeds of wild plants is that many have built-in dormancy mechanisms that prevent the seed from germinating. In nature, this prevents a population of plants from germinating all at once, before killing frosts, or in times of drought. To propagate native plants, a gardener must break this dormancy before seed will grow.
Each species is different, so be sure to check the GERMINATION CODE listed on the website, in the catalog, or on your seed packet. Then, follow the GERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS prior to planting. Some species don't need any pre-treatment to germinate, but some species have dormancy mechanisms that must be broken before the seed will germinate. Some dormancy can be broken in a few minutes, but some species take months or even years.
Seed dormancy can be broken artificially by prolonged refrigeration of damp seed in the process of cold/moist STRATIFICATION. A less complicated approach is to let nature handle the stratifying through a dormant seeding, sowing seeds on the surface of a weed-free site in late fall or winter. Tucked safely beneath the snow, seeds will be conditioned by weathering to make germination possible in subsequent growing seasons.
To learn more, read our BLOG: How to Germinate Native Seeds
Dormant Bare Root Plants
We dig plants when they are dormant from our outdoor beds and ship them April-May and October. Some species go dormant in the summer and we can ship them July/August. We are among the few still employing this production method, which is labor intensive but plant-friendly. They arrive to you dormant, with little to no top-growth (bare-root), packed in peat moss. They should be planted as soon as possible. Unlike greenhouse-grown plants, bare-root plants can be planted during cold weather or anytime the soil is not frozen. A root photo is included with each species to illustrate the optimal depth and orientation. Planting instructions/care are also included with each order.
Download: Installing Your Bare-Root Plants
Potted Plants
3-packs and trays of 32, 38, or 50 plants leave our Midwest greenhouses based on species readiness (being well-rooted for transit) and order date; Spring shipping is typically early May through June, and Fall shipping is mid-August through September. Potted 3-packs and trays of 38 plugs are started from seed in the winter so are typically 3-4 months old when they ship. Trays of 32/50 plugs are usually overwintered so are 1 year old. Plant tray cells are approximately 2” wide x 5” deep in the trays of 38 and 50, and 2.5" wide x 3.5" deep in the 3-packs and trays of 32; ideal for deep-rooted natives. Full-color tags and planting & care instructions are included with each order.
Download: Planting and Care of Potted Plants
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