1. Plano Middle School Native Plant Sale - 2016
Sponsored by Plano Middle School Student Leadership
804 S. Hale Street
Plano,IL 60545
Contacts: Judy Bedford, Plano Middle School
Amy Hamilton, Emily G. Johns
Pre-order/Pre-pay by Wednesday, May 2, 2016
May pick up: Wednesday, May 18, :40-6:30 p.m.
June pick up: Wednesday, June 8, :30-6:30 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. 5 species -$4.00/plant plug May 18th pick-up date
Woodland Shade Plants
5 species -$4.00/plant plug
May 18th pick-up date

3. Celandine Poppy 12-18” tall Dappled sunlight under a tree or part
shade by a building’s
foundation
Likes rich,loamy
soil, moist conditions

4. Columbine 1-3’ tall Distinctive red and yellow tubular bloom
Blue-green foliage
Attracts bumblebees
and hummingbirds

5. Jack-in-the-Pulpit 12-30” tall classic woodland wildflower
lift flap up to see
“Jack”

6. Jacob’s Ladder 6-18” tall Forms a groundcover under deciduous trees
like oak and maple
Attractive to many
native bees, skipper
butterflies, and moths.

7. Shooting Star 12-18” tall Prefers partial to full sun, moist to dry
Blooms look like a
collection of pretty
shooting stars
Late spring bloomer

8. Prairie Plants - Full Sun
9 species - $2.00/plant plug
May 18th pick-up date

9. Cardinal Flower 2-4’tall large red spikes of flowers
hummingbird attractor
moist soils does not like to dry out

10. Foxglove Penstemon 3' tall snapdragon family white blooms
adapts well, not
bothered by disease,
easy to grow

11. Hairy Wild Petunia 1' tall looks similar to annual petunias
but different family
early-late summer
bloom, full sun
hairy leaves & stems

12. Ohio Spiderwort 2-4’ tall gray-blue leaves Flowers open during
morning and close in
the afternoon
Blooming period is
late spring to mid
summer

13. Prairie Coreopsis 1-3'tall early summer sunflower with
lovely threadlike foliage
Will form colonies
and spread to fill large
areas with its cheerful
masses of blooms

14. Sneezeweed 3-5’ tall needs moist soils yellow daisylike
blooms late in fall
Insect pollinated-
does not make you
sneeze

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

16. Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
3-6' tall
moist-medium
soil
full to partial sun-
not as plagued by
downy mildew as
some plants in the
Rudbeckia family

17. Wild Quinine 2-3' tall Unique flowerhead White flowers resemble
tiny white pearls from a
distance
Sandpaper texture and
medium green-gray color
to leaves

18. Prairie Grasses & Sedge
3 species - $2.00/plant plug
May 18th pick up date

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

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

21. Gray’s Sedge 2-3’ tall, wet, moist conditions
partial sun to medium shade
seed heads look like medieval maces
adds unusual texture to shady areas

22. Prairie Forbs for June 8th pick-up date
5 species
$2.00/plant plug for all but Wild Hyacinth($4.00/plant)

23. Wild Hyacinth 2’ tall Woodland edge plant prefers partial shade
but will tolerate full sun if plenty of moisture like along a streambank

24. Butterfly Weed 2-3' tall medium to dry soil, full sun Orange blooms
attract butterflies

25. Pale Purple Coneflower
3' tall unbranched
full sun,medium-dry soil
not a cultivar like many coneflowers found in garden centers
rich in genetic diversity and value to wildlife

26. Prairie Blazing Star 4' tall, sun wet-medium soils pink- purple spikes
Beloved by Monarchs,
Painted Ladies,
Swallowtails, Sulfurs,
Whites, and
other butterflies
classic prairie
plant

27. White Wild Indigo 3-6’ tall & wide, full sun shrub-like structure
in the pea family
natural nitrogen fixer
blooms mid-late spring
forms pods that darken for winter interest

28. Order Form Click here for order blank Thank You!
Thank You!