1. Annual Praire Plant Sale 2012 Annual Prairie Plant Sale 2015 Prices: 1 plant for $4 4 plants for $10 16 plants for $38 (Shooting stars $8, blooming $10)

2. Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed Height: 12-24 in. (45-60 cm) Spacing: 9-12 in. (22-30 cm) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Bloom Color: Pale Green/Green Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Foliage: Herbaceous Other details: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

3. Asclepias incarnata Marsh Milkweed Zone:Zone: 3 to 6 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Apocynaceae Native Range: Northeastern and southeastern United States Height: 4 to 5 feet Spread: 2 to 3 feet Bloom Time: July - August Bloom Color: White, pink, mauve Sun: Full sun Water: Medium to wet Maintenance: Low Native Range:

4. Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Common Name: pleurisy root Zone: 3 to 9 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asclepiadaceae Height: 1 to 2.5 feet Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet Bloom Time: June - August Bloom Color: Yellow/orange Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Low

5. Boltonia asteroids False Aster Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) Spacing: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: White/Near White Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall/Mid Fall Foliage: Herbaceous Blue-Green Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

6. Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star Common Name: shooting star Zone: 4 to 8 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Primulaceae Native Range: Eastern and central United States Height: 0.75 to 1.5 feet Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot Bloom Time: May Zone: Native Range: Bloom Data Bloom Data Bloom Color: White, pink, purple Sun: Part shade to full shade Water: Medium Maintenance: Medium

7. Gillenia stipulata Indian ipecac Flowering - May - July. Habitat - Rocky open woods, roadsides. Origin - Native to U.S. Other info. - A common name for this plant is "American Ipecac" because the plant had been used by natives as a laxative and emetic. This is not, however, the common Ipecac of modern medicine. (Today's Ipecac comes from Cephaelis ipecacuanha, a member of the Rubiaceae from South America. )

8. Helenium autumnale Sneeze Weed Common Name: sneezeweed Zone: 3 to 8 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Missouri Native: Yes Native Range: North America Height: 3 to 5 feet Spread: 2 to 3 feet Bloom Time: August - October Zone: Missouri Native: Native Range: Bloom Data Bloom Data Bloom Color: Yellow rays and dull yellow center disks Sun: Full sun Water: Medium to wet Maintenance: Medium

9. Liatris pycnostachya Blazing Star Zone:Zone: 3 to 9 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Native Range: Central and Native Range: southeastern United States Height: 2 to 5 feet Spread: 1 to 2 feet Bloom Time: July - August Bloom Color: Lilac-purple Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Low

10. Manfreda virginica False Agave Height: 12-18 in. (30-45 cm) Spacing: 9-12 in. (22-30 cm) Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Pale Green Bloom Time: Mid Summer-Late Summer/Early Fall Foliage: Evergreen Herbaceous Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

11. Oenothera pilosella Prairie Sundrops Height: 12-24 in Sun Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Yellow Bloom Time: June-July Does well in moist conditions, can spread aggressively. This lovely plant should be grown more often. During the 19th century, this was a more popular garden plant, but it has since passed from favor and is not widely available.

12. Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine Zone:Zone: 4 to 8 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Native Range: Eastern United States to Wisconsin and Arkansas Height: 2 to 4 feet Spread: 1 to 2 feet Bloom Time: May - August Bloom Color: White Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Low Native Range:

13. Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Pink/Violet/Lavender/White Bloom Time: Summer-Fall Other details: May become invasive Attracts Hummingbirds

14. Potentilla arguta Prairie Cinquefoil Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pale Yellow White/Near White Bloom Time: Mid Summer Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

15. Silene regia Royal Catchfly Zone:Zone: 5 to 8 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Caryophyllaceae Native Range: Central and southern United States Height: 3 to 4 feet Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet Bloom Time: July - August Native Range: Bloom Color: Scarlet Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Medium

16. Silene stellata Starry Campion Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: White/Near White Bloom Time: Summer-Fall Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

17. Tradescantia ohiensis Spiderwort, Widow’s Tears Common Name: Ohio spiderwort Zone: 4 to 9 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Commelinaceae Native Range: United States Height: 2 to 3 feet Spread: 1.5 to 2.5 feet Bloom Time: May - July Bloom Color: blue to rose blue Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Medium Zone: Native Range:

18. Vernonia fasciculata Ironweed Common Name: Ironweed Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Native Range: Native Range: Northern Illinois Height: 3 to 4 feet Bloom Time: Late summer early fall Bloom Color: magenta Sun: Full to part sun Water: moist to medium

19. Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s Root Zone:Zone: 3 to 8 Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Plantaginaceae Native Range: Northeastern North America Height: 4 to 7 feet Spread: 2 to 4 feet Bloom Time: May - August Bloom Color: White to pale blue Sun: Full sun Water: Medium to wet Maintenance: Low Native Range: