Catalog

Download the 2011 Plant Catalog as a pdf.

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A few of our favorite spring natives for landscaping are described below.
Check back soon for more favorites!

Photo by Laurie Goldsmith, RWMWD

Anemone patens

Pasqueflower

A harbinger of spring, the pasqueflower is one of the first plants to bloom in Minnesota, in early April. The delicate-looking flowers are quite hardy on short fuzzy stems, with pale lavender petals. Plants reach only 4"-12" and prefer full sun and well-drained soils.

Caltha palustris

Marsh marigold

Bright yellow flowers adorn this 1' tall wetland plant in spring. It will perform best in sun or partial shade with consistently wet or damp soil. However, it can tolerate the periodic flooding and dry periods of a rain garden if well mulched in partial shade to retain water moisture.

Geum triflorum

Prairie smoke

These pretty pink flowers nod in spring, later turning up their heads to display the wispy plumes which give this plant its common name. Also used as an attractive ground cover, this plant is typically 6" - 12". It can tolerate a wide range of soil types, moisture levels and sun exposure except full shade.

Phlox divaricata

Woodland phlox, wild sweet William

This woodland edge perennial has lavender, 5-petaled flowers that bloom on top of 1' tall plants for several weeks in spring. It tolerates a fair amount of sun in moist to dry conditions. The flowers' sweet, lilac-like fragrance may be even more stunning than their beauty.

Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio spiderwort

Three-petaled purple flower clusters top this 1'-2' plant, opening and closing each day with the sunlight in late spring and early summer. This plant can be quite striking in bloom when massed and prefers sun to part shade with moderate to dry soils. However, in full sun and dry conditions, it can wither during hot summers, so it is good to interplant with other upland prairie species.

Harmony Wildflowers

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