Got my seed for a prairie project - Democratic Underground

Botany

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Mon May-02-11 07:04 PM
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Got my seed for a prairie project

Canada Wild Rye

Pale Purple Coneflower

White False Indigo

Blue False Indigo

Smooth Penstemon

Ohio Spiderwort

Rattlesnake Master

Orange Butterfly weed

Bunch of other things already on site bluestem, Indian Grass, switch grass, grey headed coneflower, New England Aster, Stiff Goldenrod, bergamont, and others .....

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Denninmi

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Mon May-02-11 07:38 PM
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1. Sounds nice.

I've grown most of those at one time or another.

Are you in the midwest? I can think of a few other plants that are really nice in addition -- cup plant, various types of blazing star (Liatris), ironweeds, pearly everlastings, bonesets and Joe Pye weed, Indian Paintbrush (but that one is really tough to get going), several species of native sunflowers and milkweeds (other than your butterflyweed).

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Botany

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Mon May-02-11 08:06 PM
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2. I am in the midwest

I have a few cup plants already along w/ liatris, ironweeds, eupatoriums, and some golden alexanders too ....

do not talk to me about sawtooth sunflower!

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trud

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Tue May-03-11 05:16 AM
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3. photos when stuff is blooming? n/t

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dgibby

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Thu May-05-11 09:55 AM
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5. Have you tried Meadow Sweet?

I'm sitting here drooling all over the Dutch Gardens catalog. The meadow sweet is so pretty, as is the new lavander monarda and the sea lavander. I can't wait to get my garden and lanscaping started. New home, new yard, I'm worse than a little kid at Christmas!

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Kolesar

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Tue May-03-11 05:32 AM
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4. And deer repellant!

The naturalist at Cleveland Metroparks said deer were a real menace at his prairie restoration project.

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