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Cone-shaped fuzzy yellow flower spikes rise above sparse foliage in April-June
Dalea aurea syn Parosela aurea Golden prairie clover Z 5-9
Cone-shaped fuzzy yellow flower spikes rise above sparse foliage in April-June
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Andropogon scoparium Little bluestem Z 5-9
Blue gray foliage turns plum orange in fall
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Blue gray foliage turns plum orange in fall with wispy, feather-like seed headsSize: 18" x 12"
Care: full sun in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Native: all No. America, Wisconsin nativeDiscovered by French plant hunter André Michaux (1746-1802) in America’s prairies. Comanche used it to relieve syphilitic sores. Lakota made soft wispy seed heads into liners for moccasins.
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry, Bear’s grape, Kinnikinnick Z 2-6
Dwarf ornamental shrub
“Dwarf ornamental shrub, ornamental in foliage, flowers and berry.” Rand 1866. In spring fragrant, pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers, evergreen, glossy foliage and Marlboro red berries in fall. Great for cascading over edge of wall or groundcover.
Size: 4” x 20” forms dense groundcover over time. Stems root to spread.
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to dry, acidic soil. Needs watering until established. Best grown with protection from wind.
Native: No. America, Wisconsin native
Awards: Cary Award Distinctive Plants for New England Kinnikinnick is Algonquin meaning “mixture.” Used as an ingredient in Native American smoke mixtures. For centuries leaves used to make medicinal tea as a tonic and diuretic in many parts of the world. Cheyenne drank the tea to cure back sprains. Some Native Americans used it to cure venereal disease, others to cure pimples and itching, peeling skin. Both Indians and colonists mixed leaves with tobacco for smoking. Collected by Meriwether Lewis on the Expedition. -
Baptisia sphaerocarpa Yellow wild indigo Z 5-8
Spikes of yellow pea-like flowers
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Spikes of yellow pea-like flowers, a legume, in spring.
Size: 2-3’ x 2-3’
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to dry soil
Native: Missouri to Mississippi to TXBaptisia is Greek meaning “to dye” referring to use of Baptisia australis as a substitute for indigo dye. Sphaerocarpa means “round seed.” Collected by English planthunter Thomas Nuttall before 1834.
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Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant Z 3-9
Golden daisies waive at the sun from July to September, its cup shaped leaves hold water where butterflies drink & bathe
Golden daisies waive at the sun from July to September, its cup shaped leaves hold water where butterflies drink & bathe
Can not ship to: Connecticut and New York
Size: 7’ x 3’
Care: full sun to part shade in moist soil
Native: Central North America, native to Wisconsin.
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of MeritSap used by Native Americans to chew and freshen breath. Also used to cure colds, neuralgia, fever, and liver disorders. The Chippewa used to stop lung hemorrhaging, menstrual bleeding and cure chest pain. The Winnebago drank a potion from the plant to purify themselves before a buffalo hunt. For the Iroquois it cured paralysis, prevented children from seeing ghosts and illness caused by the dead. Goldfinches feast on the seeds in fall.
