1. Plano Middle School Native Plant Sale - 2018
Sponsored by Plano Middle School Student Leadership
804 S. Hale Street
Plano,IL 60545
Contacts: Angie Carreno, Plano Middle School
Amy Hamilton, Grounds/Maintenance
Pre-order/Pre-pay by Tuesday May 1, 2018
May pick up: Wednesday, May 16, :40-6:00 p.m.
June pick up: Wednesday, June 13, :30-6:00 p.m.
District Maintenance Building
800 S. Hale Street behind District 88 Administration building
Pricing: Woodland Shade $4.00/plant Prairie Forbs/Grasses $2.00/plant
Size: 2 ¼” plug. Easy to plant with a good root system
Plant type: Perennial - returns each year without replanting

2. 6 species -$4.00/plant plug May 16th pick-up date
Woodland Shade Plants
6 species -$4.00/plant plug
May 16th pick-up date

3. Bottle Gentian 1-2’ tall Best grown in partial shade, moist soils
Pollinated almost exclusively by bumblebees.
Vibrant blue flowers in Aug/Sept.

4. Calico Beardstongue 1-3’ tall Will take shade, partial shade or sun
Medium to dry soils
Larval host for the
Baltimore Checkerspot
butterfly

5. Jacob’s Ladder
12-18” tall
Blooms in May.
Woodland
groundcover

6. Solomon’s Seal 3-5” tall Arching stems with dangling white bells
Blooms May-June
Nice fall foliage color with dark berries

7. Virginia Bluebell 1-3’ tall Blooms in late April and dies back by mid
summer.
Forms large colonies
where moisture is
adequate

8. Wild Stonecrop 3-6” spreading groundcover.
Only sedum native to northern Illinois
Woodland succulent
Blooms April-June
prefers partial sun
and drier conditions

9. Prairie Plants - Full Sun
12 species - $2.00/plant plug
May 16th pick-up date

10. Anise Hyssop 2-4’ tall medium to dry Soils. Blooms June-September
Spreads fairly quickly

11. Aromatic Aster 1-3’ tall Bushy, stiff, compact Great for mass planting
Handles poor soils, and drought

12. Butterfly Weed 2-3' tall medium to dry soil, full sun Important to
Monarch butterflies
Named 2017 Perennial
Plant of the Year

13. Culver’s Root Up to 5’ tall Blooming period occurs
early to mid-summer,
and lasts about a month

14. Plantain-leaved Pussytoes
Maximum height
is 6 inches
Silvery Groundcover for
dry sites.
Full sun to light shade
Small clusters of white
flowers appear in April
Host species for Painted Lady butterfly caterpillars.

15. Purple Coneflower 3’ tall This native species Adds more genetic
diversity than the
many cultivars found
at garden centers

16. Prairie Alumroot 2’ tall sun to part shade Interesting for its
textural foliage
Native coralbells

17. Northern Blazing Star 2-5’ tall, sun wet-medium soils
Beloved by Monarchs,
Painted Ladies,
Swallowtails

18. Showy Black-Eyed Susan
3' tall
moist-medium
Soil
Bushy appearance is
stunning when planted
in mass
Long bloom time July-
September

19. Slender Mountain Mint 1-3’ tall Branching frequently
forming bushy, yet airy
effect
Early to mid-summer
bloom
Spreads forming colonies

20. Swamp Milkweed 2-6' tall needs very moist, rich soil Members of the
family of plants are
critical to Monarch
butterfly survival

21. Prairie Grasses/Sedge
2 species - $2.00/plant plug
May 16th pick up date

22. Purple Love Grass 2’ tall Greatest visual impact
when used in mass plantings.
Well drained soil
Green until late summer when purple seed heads flower.

23. Common Oak Sedge 8” tall, clumping Nice alternative to
turf grass under
trees.
Spreads slowly.
You’ll want to space
closely to form a
more continuous look

24. Prairie Forbs and Grasses for June 13th pick-up date
4 species
$2.00/plant

25. Golden Alexanders 3’ tall Attracts Black Swallowtail butterflies
Yellow Umbel blooms in May-June.

26. Little Bluestem 2-3' tall takes on beautiful red color in fall-winter
tufted at base
stays upright throughout
winter

27. Prairie Dropseed 1-2'high fountain-like appearance narrow-fine leaves
softer texture

28. Wild Bergamot 4’ tall spreads easily Important nectar
source for all kinds
of bees. Also,
Hummingbirds and
Hummingbird
moths.

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