Plano Plant Sale - Greater DuPage Wild Ones
NATIVE PLANT SALE SPRING 2015 Sponsored by Plano Middle School Leadership/Outdoor Club Preorder/Prepay by Monday, May 4,2015 Pick up: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:406:30 p.m. behind Plano Middle School Pricing: Woodland Shade $4.00/plant Prairie/Grasses/Rain Garden/$2.00/plant Plant type : Perennial returns each year without replanting Size: 2 ¼” plug with good root system Why are we doing this? Plant Descriptions: 1.Provide a source of funding for landscape improvements at Plano Middle school. Cut Leaf Toothwort Dentaria laciniata 310” tall Midspring bloom lasting about 2 weeks. Light pink to 2. Promote and encourage the use of Illinois native plants on our school grounds and throughout our community. 3. Give students interested in ecology/outdoor spaces the opportunity to be involved with horticultural projects. Why native plants? Native plants have evolved for centuries in a locale to survive the conditions of that area. Once established, native species require only occasional maintenance no fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or watering. That is good news for you the homeowner, our school, and our environment. What do these plants look like? Plano District 88 website www.plano88.org http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info http://urbanext.illinois.edu/wildflowers Woodland Shade Plants –Partial Sun to Shade $4.00/plant pale purple in color. Fragrant and pollinator friendly Jackin the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum 1230” high Medium soil A classic woodland plant that shoots up early in April. Three leaves unfold and an inconspicuous flower is hooded by a flap called a “spathe”. You will need to lift the spathe to get a peek at Jack underneath. Bright red berries then follow on the spadix Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia 1218” Moist to slightly dry soil . Unique because it prefers full to partial sun, like that found in a woodland’s drier sunny slope or opening. The petals are white, light pink, or rosy pink. In overall appearance, the blooms look like a collection of pretty shooting stars, hence the common name for this plant. The blooming period occurs during late spring and lasts about a month. The entire plant dies down when summer arrives, although the dried up stalks persist somewhat longer. Virginia Bluebell Mertensia virginica 12’ tall with tubular bell shaped flower. Like many woodland wildflowers, it is ephemeral. It blooms and then withers away below the surface, only to pleasantly surprise you the next April with its return. White Trout Lily Erythronium albidum 46” tall. Sends out a leaf shoot that is green and brown mottled. When it comes to blooming, you will need patience, as it may take several years for the white bloom to appear. While you are waiting, enjoy it for the foliage, It does spread and form colonies fairly quickly. This plant, however, although still common, is being threatened by garlic mustard takeover in our woodlands. Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata 12’ tall. Blue, purple, white and sometimes pink blooms. Another name is woodland phlox. Prairie Plants Full Sun $2.00/plant Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis 24’ tall and 24’ wide, bushy, and shrublike. Blue flowers that are clusters at the top of the plant blooming for 3 weeks in mid summer. It is in the bean family, and its 2” seed head forms pods that turn dark brown to almost black. Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa 23’ medium to dry soils. Orange clusters of flowers that are a butterfly’s delight. A showy member of the Milkweed family, this is an important plant that can help support our Monarch butterfly populations. Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis 24’ tall. Light shade to full sun, moist,rich soil. Does not like to dry out. Bright red flowers very attractive to hummingbirds. Hairy Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis 1’ high – medium dry soils The overall appearance of the lavender Hairy Wild Petunia resembles cultivated petunias, but they are members of different plant families. Hairy leaves on upper and lower portion of the The blooming period occurs from early summer to late summer, and lasts about 2 months. Foxglove Penstemon Penstemon digitalis 3’ tall medium soils. If you like the look of annual snapdragons, here is the perennial native version. White blooms, adapts well, not bothered by disease, and is easy to grow. Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya 4’ high wetmedium soils – Nothing says prairie like the purple spikes of the blazing star. Prairie Phlox Phlox pilosa 2’ high fullpartial sun. Classic example of a butterfly flower. Blooms range from white,pink, or lavender and slightly fragrant. Caution: Keep these in flower beds close to your house! Deer & bunnies love these, so if you put them in the back 40, they’ll be gone. Issue 3 ∙ Spring 2015∙ Plano Middle School Outdoor Club 804 S. Hale St. Plano,IL 60545 Prairie Sundrops Oenothera pilosella 2’ tall, sometimes bushy. A member of the primrose family whose sunny yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Spreads easily. Sand Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata. 13’ high medium soils A mass of yellow sunflowers , easy to grow adapts to a wide variety of soil conditions Showy Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida 3' tall, full or partial sun and moist to medium conditions Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:406:30 pm (moist if located in a sunny spot). Yellow sunflower with dark brown/black center. Grasses Full Sun $2.00/plant Location for pickup: Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 23' high and tufted at the base Full sun and medium to dry Pickup date: District 88 Maintenance Building 800 S. Hale Street The tan block maintenance garage is located in the back of the District 88 Administration building, next door to Plano Middle School. We will have your order sorted, tagged, bagged, and ready to go! conditions. Little Bluestem is an attractive prairie grass, particularly during the fall when it takes on a red coloration that will remain throughout those gray winter days. Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis 12' high and 23' across This is one of the true prairie grasses. Because of its dense tufts of sprawling narrow leaves, you will love its fountainlike shape and fine texture. While it resembles some of the Eurasian ornamental grasses you find at garden centers, you can feel good about choosing this Illinois native over the imports. SideOats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula 23’ tall A tight bunching grass with a seed head that dangles to one side, thus providing its common name. Tolerates dry, hot conditions. Rain Garden – Full Sun $2.00/plant (except Michigan Lily $3.00) Needs consistently moist, but not standing water to do well. Blunt Spikerush Elocharis obtusa 2”10” tall. One of the shorter spikerushes, this wetland plant is an annual that spreads by reseeding itself. Full sun, moist conditions, even tolerates standing water. Blue Flag Iris Iris virginica shrevei 13’ high A native purple iris that does well with plenty of moisture. Sword shaped leaves will add texture to any planting. Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica 14' tall wet to moist soil and partial sun. Full sun is tolerated if the soil is consistently moist, and light shade is also acceptable. The blueviolet flowers are 11½" long, angled upward, and densely distributed along the upper part of the stem. Marsh Blazing Star Liatris spicata 25’ tall Wandlike spike of hot pinkpurple. Very similar to the Prairie Blazing Star, but needs more moisture, making it a perfect addition to a rain garden site. Michigan Lily Lilium michiganense 14’ tall. Stately,gorgeous orange blooming native lily that is rarely available to home gardeners and should not be confused with common orange daylilies or Tiger Lilies. It occurs in scattered counties across Illinois in the wild, but it is uncommon and only found in high quality natural areas. Full to partial sun. Rich,loamy moist soils. A show stopper in the wetland category. This plant sells for $3.00 Muskingum Sedge Carex muskingumensis 3’ high. Also known as Palm Sedge. Very leafy and tall for a sedge, adding height and dimension to your rain garden Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata 26’ high, depending on environmental conditions. The pink flowers exude a pleasant fragrance that resembles cinnamon. It is the only milkweed in Illinois that favors wetland habitats. The flowers are very popular with all nectar seeking insects. As with the Butterfly Weed listed above, planting this milkweed is critical to the survival of our Monarch butterflies, because it provides for all stages of the Monarch’s life cycle egg, caterpillar,(larvae) and adult Turtlehead Chelone glabra 23' tall Tubular white flowers that attract pollinators and are on display in late summerearly fall. Deer resistant. Issue 3 ∙ Spring 2015∙ Plano Middle School Outdoor Club 804 S. Hale St. Plano,IL 60545 Send order form and check to: Plano Middle School Attn: Judy Bedford Native Plant Sale 804 S. Hale Street Plano,IL 60545 If you have questions about the sale, plants, or your order call: Amy Hamilton 6303924394 Order Form Name_____________________________________________ Phone Number_______________________________________ Email ______________________________________________ Quantity Price Total Item (Recommended order is 3 plants per species) Make check payable to: Plano Middle School Total Issue 3 ∙ Spring 2015∙ Plano Middle School Outdoor Club 804 S. Hale St. Plano,IL 60545 Issue 3 ∙ Spring 2015∙ Plano Middle School Outdoor Club 804 S. Hale St. Plano,IL 60545
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