Plant Sale 2022



Wild Ones Twin Cities Native Plant Sale

Our 16th Annual Native Plant Sale offers several themed collection flats, a variety of habitat garden favorites, and a selection of shrubs with high wildlife value.  All plants are available for pre-order, and grown by a local Minnesota native plant nursery without the use of neonics.  A portion of each sale is a donation to our Wild Ones Twin Cities chapter, supporting our free education programs and tours.

ORDERING BEGINS: Monday, March 28th, 2022
ORDER DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

For your convenience, we've made a PLANT SALE WORKSHEET you can download and print to plan your order.  All flat and plant reservations will be accepted in the order they are received. It's possible some items will sell out so place your order as soon as possible.

ORDERS MUST BE PLACED ONLINE. 

Payment is by credit card or check. 
Eventbrite will charge a small processing fee and credit card fee (per item) but you will not be required to pay any sales tax, a fundraising exemption offered non-profits by the State of Minnesota.  If paying by check, you will only pay the Eventbrite processing fee, and will receive instructions on where to mail payment once your order is completed.  Checks must be received BEFORE May 17th.

PICK-UP:  Friday, June 3rd (2pm-7pm)
at Wood Lake Nature Center
6710 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, at the outdoor amphitheater

Please wear protective masks and observe social distancing protocol when picking up your order.  If you are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in direct contact with someone who has tested positive, please contact us and we'll make arrangements for delivery to your driveway.

Wild Ones Twin Cities volunteers will be present to fill orders and answer native plant gardening questions.  And be sure to pick up a few NATIVE PLANT SIGNS when you come for your plants! We'll be selling them the weekend of our Plant Sale Pick-up at Wood Lake Nature Center on June 3rd.  Can't wait to get your signs? Email us at WOTCsigns@gmail.com to order them at any time!

If you would like to VOLUNTEER to help with the sale at Wood Lake Nature Center, please SIGN UP HERE.  

If you want to place an order but are unable to pick up your plants on Friday, June 3rd, please contact us to make other arrangements. 

Thank you, and please contact us with any questions. 
Wild One Twin Cities Plant Sale Committee

2022 NATIVE PLANT SELECTIONS INCLUDE:

THEMED GARDEN COLLECTIONS
•  Each flat contains 8 species in 6-packs, 48 plant plugs total ($96 per flat, $2 per plant plug)
•  Collections are designed with native wildflower and grass species suitable for specific sun and soil moisture conditions AND for particular wildlife habitat benefits:
A  •  STREET SMARTS — Hot & Dry Boulevard
B  •  BUTTERFLY HATCHERY — Host & Nectar Plants
C  •  BIRD & BUMBLE BEE BANQUET — Plants for Forage & Sustenance
D  •  SOFT LANDINGS — Safe Space for Beneficial Insects
E  •  DO IT IN THE SHADE — Woodland Pollinator Garden
F  •  BORN TO MINGLE — Living Mulch Ground Covers

3-PACKS of HABITAT GARDEN FAVORITES
•  Includes 3 native wildflowers or grasses of the same species in 4" pots ($21 for 3 plants)

NATIVE SHRUBS AND TREES 
•  Native shrubs to attract birds and butterflies in #2 pots ($28 each)
•  Native shrubs and trees with high wildlife value in #2 pots ($33 each)

GREAT ADDITIONS! —add native wildflower or grass species in 4" or shrubs in #2 pots to themed collection flats or existing gardens for added beauty and value to birds, bees, butterflies and more! See notes below each individual species to see which flat collections they pair well with. 

Click on the botanical name of each species below to see a full native plant profile on Minnesotawildflowers.info.

CROP FAILURES AND PLANT SUBSTITUTIONS

It's still early to guarantee that all the plants offered in our sale will be available as Mother Nature sometimes has a different idea.  In the event of a crop failure of 4" plants or #2 shrubs, you will receive a refund when you pick up the rest of your order.  Please note that substitutions of species may be made in the COLLECTION FLATS, but alternative species that fit flat conditions and purpose have been pre-selected by our team.  Thank you!

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THEMED GARDEN COLLECTIONS
($96 per flat:  8 species—6 plants each, 48 plants total)


• STREET SMARTS 
Hot & Dry Boulevard  
(.5-3’, dry, full sun, Apr-Oct)
Short, sun-loving plants perfect for boulevard gardens or walkways, and welcoming to a diversity of native bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects. CLICK HERE for a suggested planting design for Flat A! 

Prairie Onion  Allium stellatum
(1-1.5’ | dry | sun/part sun | pink | Jul-Aug)
Attracts native bees & butterflies, Bumble Bee forage
Butterfly-weed  Asclepias tuberosa
(1-2’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | orange | Jun-Sep)
HOST plant for Monarch butterfly, attracts 12 larval insects, native bees, butterflies, beneficial wasps & hummingbirds
Side Oats Grama  Bouteloua curtipendula 
(2-3’ | dry-med | sun/part sun)
HOST plant for Skippers, attracts birds & butterflies, provides bird food, nesting material & cover, attractive seed formation, good fall color
Harebell  Campanula rotundifolia
(1-2’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | violet | Jun-Oct)
Attracts native bees & pollinators, delicate beauty
Purple Prairie Clover  Dalea purpurea
(2-3’ | dry-wet | sun/part sun | purple | Jun-Aug)
HOST plant for Clouded Sulfur, Eastern Tailed Blue & Southern Dogface butterflies, Bumble Bee forage
Blanketflower  Gaillardia aristata
(1.5-2’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | white | May-Sep)
Attracts native bees & butterflies, important for Dakota Skipper—soon to be on the Federal endangered species list
Prairie Smoke  Geum triflorum
(6-8” | dry-med | sun/part sun | pink | Apr-Jun)
Bumble Bee forage, interesting wispy seedheads, good fall color, groundcover
Dotted Blazing Star  Liatris punctata
(1-2' | dry | sun | purple | Aug-Sep)
HOST plant for flower moths Schinia gloriosa & Schinia sanguinea, attracts native bees, birds & butterflies


• BUTTERFLY HATCHERY 
Host & Nectar Plants
(1-6’, moist, full/part sun, May-Oct)
Host plants support caterpillars that feed on the foliage before metamorphosis, and nectar-rich wildflowers attract adult butterflies. CLICK HERE for a suggested planting design for Flat B!

Swamp Milkweed  Asclepias incarnata
(3-6’ | wet | sun/part sun | pink | Jun-Sep)
HOST plant for Monarch butterfly, attracts 12 larval insects, native bees, butterflies, beneficial wasps & pollinators, great addition to raingardens
Meadow Blazing Star  Liatris ligulistylis
(2-5’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | purple | Aug-Sep
HOST plant for flower moths Schinia gloriosa & Schinia sanguinea, attracts 4 larval insects, native bees, butterflies, moths, beneficial wasps & hummingbirds, Monarch’s favorite nectar plant, great addition to raingardens
Black-eyed Susan  Rudbeckia hirta
(1-3’ | dry-wet | sun/part sun | yellow | Jul-Sep)
HOST plant for Silvery Checkerspot, Bumble Bee forage, attracts native bees, beneficial wasps & birds, reseeds, great in raingardens
Little Bluestem  Schizachyrium scoparium 
(2-3’ | dry-wet | sun/part sun)
HOST plant for Skippers, attracts 6 larval insects, butterflies & birds, provides nesting materials/structure for native bees, winter interest
Stiff Goldenrod  Solidago rigida
(2-4’ | dry-wet | sun/part sun | yellow | Aug-Sep)
HOST plant for  Baltimore Checkerspot, attracts native bees, butterflies, moths, beneficial wasps, pollinators & birds, Bumble Bee forage
Smooth Blue Aster  Symphyotrichum laeve
(2-5’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | purple/blue | Aug-Oct)
HOST plant for Pearl Crescent butterfly, attracts native bees & pollinators, showy
Blue Vervain  Verbena hastata
(2-5’ | wet | sun/part sun | blue | Jun-Sep)
HOST plant for the Common Buckeye, attracts native bees, butterflies & hummingbirds, great addition to raingardens
Golden Alexanders  Zizia aurea
(1-3’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | yellow | May-Jun)
HOST plant for Black Swallowtail butterfly, attracts native bees, butterflies & beneficial wasps, Bumble Bee forage, great in raingardens


• BIRD & BUMBLE BEE BANQUET 
Plants for Forage & Sustenance
(1-6’, dry, full/part sun, May-Oct)
Attract Birds and support native Bumble Bees with some of their favorite plants, offering 3 seasons of nutritious pollen, nectar and seeds. CLICK HERE for a suggested planting design for Flat C!

Giant Hyssop  Agastache foeniculum
(3-5’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | purple | Jun-Sep)
Attracts native bees, butterflies, pollinators & hummingbirds, Bumble Bee forage, aromatic foliage
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower  Echinacea angustifolia
(1-2’ | dry | sun | pink | Jun-Oct)
ONLY Echinacea truly native to MN, attracts native bees, butterflies & birds
Wild Bergamot  Monarda fistulosa
(2-4’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | lavender | Jul-Sep)
Attracts 7 larval insects, native bees, butterflies, beneficial wasps, birds (especially Goldfinches in fall!) & hummingbirds, Bumble Bee forage
Large Beardtongue  Penstemon grandiflorus
(1-3’ | dry | sun/part sun | lavender | May-Jul)
Attracts 8 larval insects, native bees, butterflies & hummingbirds, Bumble Bee forage
Grey Headed Coneflower  Ratibida pinnata
(3-6’ | dry-wet | sun/part sun | yellow | Jul-Sep)
Attracts native bees, birds & butterflies, Bumble Bee forage
Showy Goldenrod  Solidago speciosa
(2-3’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | yellow | Jul-Oct)
HOST plant for Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly, attracts 112 larval insects, native bees, butterflies & pollinators, adult food source, Bumble Bee forage
Prairie Dropseed  Sporobolus heterolepis
(1-3’ | dry-med | sun/par sun)
Attracts & provides nesting materials for native bees & birds, aromatic & showy prairie grass, deer resistant
Spiderwort  Tradescantia occidentalis
(1-1.5' | dry-med | sun/part sun | purple/blue | May-Sep)
Attracts native bees, Bumble Bee forage


 SOFT LANDINGS 
Safe Space for Beneficial Insects
(1-4’, mesic, part sun/shade, May-Oct)
Diverse native plantings under trees that provide critical shelter and habitat for one or more life cycle stages of moths, butterflies, bumble bees, beetles and fireflies. CLICK HERE for a suggested planting design for Flat D!

Sprengel’s Sedge  Carex sprengelii
(2-3’ | dry-wet | part shade/shade)
Attracts pollinators, great in raingardens, soft landings
Bottlebrush Grass  Elymus hystrix
(2-3’ | dry-med | part shade/shade)
HOST plant for Northern Pearly-Eye butterfly, attracts butterflies, showy, soft landings
Wild Geranium  Geranium maculatum
(1-3’ | dry-med | sun/shade | lavender | May-Jun)
Attracts 23 larval insects & pollinators, Bumble Bee forage, soft landings
Alumroot  Heuchera richardsonii
(1-2’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | yellow/lime | May-Jul)
Attracts native bees, soft landings
Zig zag goldenrod  Solidago flexicaulis
(2-4’ | dry-med | sun/shade | yellow | Aug-Sep)
HOST plant for Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly, attracts 112 larval insects, Bumble Bee forage, soft landings
Calico Aster  Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
(2-4’ | med | sun/part sun | white | Aug-Oct)
HOST plant for Pearl Crescent butterfly, attracts native bees & pollinators, soft landings
Sky-blue Aster  Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
(2-4’ | dry | sun/part sun | blue | Sep-Oct)
HOST plant for Pearl Crescent butterfly, attracts pollinators, showy
Early Meadow Rue  Thalictrum dioicum
(1-2’ | med | part shade/shade | white/green | Apr-Jun)
Attracts native bees, butterflies & pollinators, unique delicate flower form, soft landings


• DO IT IN THE SHADE 
Woodland Pollinator Garden
(.5-4’, mesic to moist, part/full shade, Apr-Sep)
Support native bees and other pollinators, while a variety of foliage forms and textures add visual interest to shady areas. CLICK HERE for a suggested planting design for Flat E!

Hairy Woodmint  Blephilia hirsuta
(3-4' | med-wet | part shade/shade | white | Jun-Sep)
Attracts native bees, deer resistant, forms colonies, soft landings
Rosy Sedge  Carex rosea
(1’ | med-wet | part shade/shade)
Provides wildlife food & cover, soft landings
Large-leaved Aster  Eurybia macrophylla
(1-4’ | med-wet | sun/shade | white-pink | Jul-Sep)
HOST plant for Pearl Crescent, attracts butterflies & 105 larval insects, Bumble Bee forage, showy, versatile, spreads, soft landings
Virginia Waterleaf  Hydrophyllum virginianum
(1-2’ | dry-wet | part shade/shade | pink/lavender | Apr-May)
Attracts native bees & pollinators, Bumble Bee forage, reseeds, soft landings
Two-leaf Miterwort  Mitella diphylla
(1-2’ | med-wet | shade | whitish green | Apr-May
Attracts native bees & pollinators, soft landings
Wild Blue Phlox  Phlox divaricata
(2-3’ | med-wet | part shade/shade | blue/violet | Apr-Jun)
Attracts butterflies, including Swallowtails & Gray Hairstreaks, soft landings
Zig zag goldenrod  Solidago flexicaulis
(2-4’ | dry-med | sun/shade | yellow | Aug-Sep)
HOST plant for Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly, attracts 112 larval insects, Bumble Bee forage, soft landings
Downy Yellow Violet  Viola pubescens
(4-6” | med | part shade/shade | yellow | Apr-Jun)
HOST plant for Great Spangled & Idalia Fritillary butterflies, attracts native bees & pollinators, groundcover, soft landings


• BORN TO MINGLE 
Living Mulch Ground Covers
(4-12”, mix from dry to moist, mix from sun to shade, Apr-Aug)
Low growing, ground-hugging layers in native gardens, use as replacements for wood mulch—habitat gardening from the ground up!

Field Pussytoes  Antennaria neglecta
(6” | dry-med | sun/part sun | white | Apr-Jun)
HOST plant for American Painted Lady, attracts  birds & butterflies, good groundcover for dry sun
Pennsylvania Sedge  Carex pensylvanica
(6-8” | dry-med | sun/shade)
Attracts 36 species of caterpillars, very adaptable, spreads, groundcover, soft landings
Wild Strawberry  Fragaria virginiana
(6” | dry-wet | sun/part sun | white | Apr-Jun)
HOST plant for Gray Hairstreak, attracts 75 larval insects, native bees & butterflies, wildlife value, edible fruit, groundcover
Path Rush  Juncus tenuis
(1' | dry-wet | sun/part shade)
Attracts pollinators, provides wildlife cover, withstands compacted soil
Longe-leaf Bluets  Houstonia longifolia
(4-6” | dry-med | sun/part sun | white/blue | Jun-Aug)
Attracts small native bees, delicate blooms and texture, groundcover
Canada Mayflower  Maianthemum canadense
(3-6" | dry-wet | part shade/shade | white | May-Jun)
Attracts birds, small native bees & Syrphid flies
Violet Wood Sorrel  Oxalis violacea
(6” | dry | sun/part sun | violet | Apr-Jun)
Attracts native bees & birds, spreads by bulb offshoots to form small colonies, groundcover
Common Blue Violet  Viola sororia
(4-6” | med-wet | sun/shade | blue | Apr-Jun)
HOST plant for Great Spangled and Idalia Fritillary, attracts native bees & pollinators, great groundcover & bee lawn addition, soft landings
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GREAT ADDITIONS!
HABITAT GARDEN FAVORITES
($21 — 3 plants of 1 species, each in 4” pots)


BIG & TALL
Stately, structural additions for the center or background of native gardens.

Spotted Joe-pye Weed  Eutrochium maculatum
(2.5-6’ | wet | sun/part sun | pink | Aug-Sep)
Attracts 40 larval insects, native bees, butterflies & pollinators, Bumble Bee forage, tall centerpiece or background plant, great in raingardens.  Add to Flat B. 

Michigan Lily  Lilium michiganense
(3-6’ | wet | sun | orange | Jun-Aug)
Attracts 11 larval insects, butterflies (especially Swallowtails) & hummingbirds, great in raingardens.  Add to Flat B.

Grey Headed Coneflower  Ratibida pinnata
(3-6’ | dry-wet | sun/part sun | yellow | Jul-Sep)
Attracts native bees, birds & butterflies, Bumble Bee forage.  Add to Flats B & C.

New England Aster  Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
(4-5’ | wet | sun/part sun | purple | Aug-Oct)
HOST plant for Pearl Crescent butterfly, Bumble Bee forage, attracts native bees & butterflies, tall & showy aster into fall, great in raingardens, multiplies.  Add to Flat B.


UNIQUE BLOOMS
Eye-catching wildflowers add visual interest to habitat gardens.

Pearly Everlasting  Anaphalis margaritacea
(1-2’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | white | Jul-Oct)
HOST plant for American Lady, Painted Lady butterflies & Skippers, northern MN species.  Add to Flats A, B & C.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit  Arisaema triphyllum
(1-2’ | med-wet | part shade/shade | green/purple | Apr-Jun)
Attracts small pollinators & birds, dramatic spring flower form.  Add to Flat D & E.

Bottle Gentian  Gentiana andrewsii
(1-2’ | wet | sun/part sun | blue | Aug-Sep)
Attracts native bees, Bumble Bee forage, great in raingardens.  Add to Flat B.

Rattlesnake Master  Eryngium yuccifolium
(3-5’ | dry-wet | sun | yellow | Jul-Sep)
Attracts native bees, butterflies & pollinators, showy & unique.  Add to Flat C.


WHITE FLOWERS FOR WASPS
Enticing blooms that attract beneficial solitary wasps to native gardens.

(3-5’ | wet | sun/part sun | white | Aug-Sep)
Attracts native bees, butterflies, pollinators & beneficial predatory wasps, great in raingardens.  Add to Flat B.

Spotted Horsemint  Monarda punctata
(1-2’ | dry-med | sun/part sun | cream | Jul-Sep)
Attracts native bees, pollinators & beneficial wasps (favorite of the beautiful Great Black Wasp!), reseeds.  Add to Flats A & C.

Virginia Mountain Mint  Pycnanthemum virginianum
(2-4’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | white/lavender | Jul-Sep)
Attracts native bees, butterflies & beneficial wasps, aromatic foliage, great in raingardens.  Add to Flat B.

Culver’s Root  Veronicastrum virginicum
(2-5’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | white | Jun-Aug)
Attracts native bees, butterflies & pollinators, Bumble Bee forage, great addition to raingardens.  Add to Flat B.


HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS
Species favored by hummingbirds, as well as many other pollinators.

Wild Columbine  Aquilegia canadensis
(2’ | med | sun/shade | red/yellow | Apr-Jun)
HOST plant for Spring Azure, attracts 12 larval insects, native bees, butterflies & hummingbirds, Bumble Bee forage, soft landings.  Add to Flats A, B, C, D & E.

White Turtlehead  Chelone glabra
(1-4' | wet | sun/part sun | white| Aug-Sep)
HOST plant for Baltimore checkerspot, attracts native bees butterflies & hummingbirds, Bumble Bee forage, great in raingardens.  Add to Flat B.

Cardinal Flower  Lobelia cardinalis
(2-4’ | wet | sun/part sun | red | Jul-Sep)
Attracts birds, butterflies & hummingbirds, nectar source, stunning red blooms, great in raingardens.  Add to Flats B & D.

Great Blue Lobelia  Lobelia siphilitica
(1-1.5’ | wet | sun/part sun | blue | Jul-Oct)
Attracts 4 larval insects, native bees & hummingbirds, Bumble Bee forage, great in raingardens.  Add to Flat B.


SHADE LOVERS
Special additions for woodland gardens, delicate blooms and dramatic forms.
 
Red Baneberry  Actaea rubra
(2-3' | med | part shade/shade | white | May-Jun)
Attracts birds & pollinators, bushy plant, showy, poisonous berries (but birds love them!).  Add to Flats D & E.

Spikenard  Aralia racemosa
(3-6' | med | part shade/shade | cream/red | Jul)
Attracts birds & pollinators, large specimen plant for shade gardens.  Add to Flats D & E.

Woodland Sunflower  Helianthus strumosus
(2-6’ | dry-med | sun/shade | yellow | Jul-Sep)
Attracts native bees & pollinators, late summer blooms in shade.  Add to Flats D & E.

Smooth Solomon’s Seal  Polygonatum biflorum
(1-4’ | dry-med | part shade/shade | yellowish green | May-Jul)
Attracts birds & butterflies, Bumble Bee forage, wildlife value, soft landings.  Add to Flats D & E.


GRASSES & SEDGES
Mix grasses into new or established native plantings for added texture and habitat value.

Big Bluestem  Andropogon gerardii
(4-8’ | dry-wet | sun/part sun)
HOST plant for Skippers & Common Wood Nymph, attracts 11 larval insects, birds & butterflies, provides cover for songbirds & nesting sites, multiplies.  Add to Flats B & C.

Fox Sedge  Carex vulpinoidea
(1-3' | wet | sun/part sun)
Adaptable and attractive mounding form, deer resistant, great in raingardens, wet meadows and shorelines.  Add to Flats B, D & E.

June Grass  Koeleria macrantha
(1’ | dry | sun)
Attracts birds, works well with short prairie wildflowers.  Add to Flats A & C.

Indian Grass  Sorghastrum nutans
(4-6’ | med-wet | sun/part sun)
Attracts 9 larval insects, attracts pollinators, wildlife value, good fall color.  Add to Flat B.
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NATIVE SHRUBS & TREES WITH HIGH WILDLIFE VALUE
(* $28  or ** $33 each in #2 pot | *** $55 each in #5 pot)


Red-Osier Dogwood  Cornus sericea *
(6-12’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | white | May-Aug)
HOST plant for Spring Azure and Summer Azure, attracts 115 larval insects, native bees & birds, Bumble Bee forage, berries, winter interest.  Add to Flats B & D.

Shrubby Cinquefoil  Dasiphora fruticosa *
(2-3’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | Jul-Sep)
Attracts native bees & butterflies.  Add to Flats B, C & D.

Bush Honeysuckle  Diervilla lonicera *
(1-3’ | dry-med | sun/shade | yellow | Jun-Jul)
Bumble Bee forage, great mid-season pollinator shrub, nice foundation shrub, good fall color.  Add to Flats A, C, D & E.

Ninebark  Physocarpus opulifolius *
(5-10’ | med | sun/part sun | white | May-Aug)
Attracts native bees & birds, good fall color.  Add to Flats C & D.

Smooth Wild Rose  Rosa blanda *
(1.5-3’ | dry-wet | sun/shade | pink | Jun-Jul)
Attracts native bees, birds & butterflies, fragrant flowers, versatile native rose for landscape use.  Add to Flats A, B, C & D.

Inland Serviceberry  Amelanchier interior **
(15-35’ | med-wet | sun/part sun | white | Apr-Jun)
Bird magnet, wildlife value, showy, spring blossoms, edible fruit, good fall color.  Add to Flats B, C & D.

Common Elderberry  Sambucus canadensis **
(5-12’ | med | sun/part sun | white | Jul-Aug)
Attracts birds & pollinators, provides cover & nesting sites for songbirds, fragrant flowers, edible fruit (makes great wine & jellies).  Add to Flats B, C & D.

Bur Oak  Quercus macrocarpa ***
(60-80’ | dry-med | sun/part sun)
HOST plant for Hairstreak butterflies and 318 caterpillar species, attracts birds and butterflies, Keystone Species, good urban shade tree, resistant to air pollution and car exhaust, acorns (nuts) are edible after tannins are leached or boiled out.  Add to Flats C & especially D to create the foundation for Soft Landings!
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All native plant photos courtesy of Katy Chayka and Peter M. Dzuik at minnesotawildflowers.info.
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WHY NATIVE MINNESOTA PLANTS?

Native plants were here long before lawnmowers, sprinklers and garden chemicals. Once established, plants native to this region are low maintenance and do not require care typically associated with gardens. Native perennials build a strong, deep root system before focusing on the production of leaves, stems and flowers, resulting in plants that are sturdy and drought tolerant. Native plants are beautiful, and provide food and shelter for wildlife including butterflies, dragonflies, pollinators and birds.

MATCHING SPECIES TO LOCATIONS

It is important to match species requirements with the site features such as soil type, light conditions, moisture and drainage for the planting to be successful.

SITE PREPARATION

You can start now! Proper site preparation gives your plants a great head start. Removal of competitive weeds and grasses must be accomplished before planting begins. One option: cover the area with 10-15 layers of newspapers to block out sunlight. Saturate the newspaper with water to prevent it from blowing away, then apply a clean shredded mulch or compost. Later, after the newspaper has softened but is damp, punch holes in it and insert your new plants.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON PLANT SALE

Each Collection Flat includes one 6-pack each of 8 species, a total of 48 native plant plugs. Flats have been designed to cover about 50 square feet, depending on flat selected. Plants should be spaced 12-18 inches apart as most will spread out as they mature. A good rule of thumb: One plant per square foot. Species may be substituted if there is a crop failure.

4" potted plants are sold in 3's, and can be planted together 12-24 inches apart depending on the species, or spread out amongst other plants in your garden.

Shrubs should be spaced and planted according their mature sizes.
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ABOUT WILD ONES

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Support Wild Ones educational programs by joining our organization. Your $40 membership fee is also a tax deductible donation. For more information, visit WildOnes.org.