Master Watershed Steward Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kit Sale

AMERICA250 KITS

You can choose from the following options for this kit when placing your order.

  • Bountiful Kit - $85  Contains 5 plugs of each species for a total of 25 plants.
  • Container Kit - $20  Contains 1 plug of each species for a total of 5 plants.

Soft white blooms of Canada anemone spread at ground level, forming a graceful foundation. Bee balm features bold red flowers that attract hummingbirds and bees. Culver’s root adds vertical structure with candelabra-shaped spikes of creamy white blooms. Blue vervain offers tall stems with violet-blue flowers that provide lasting color and nectar. Little bluestem completes the display with blue-green summer foliage that transitions to red, blue, and copper tones in fall, adding texture and seasonal interest.

Anemone canadensis (Canada Anenome)

Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 1-2.5'

Width/Spread: 2-2.5'

Bloom Time: Spring-Early Summer

Bloom Color: White

Sun/Shade Requirement: Partial Shade-Shade

Soil Moisture Requirement: Moist-Average

Soil Texture: Sandy, loam

Additional Details
Canada Anemone is a deer and clay tolerant, hardy native groundcover that provides early‑season flowers for pollinators, suppresses weeds, stabilizes soil, and thrives in moist or challenging sites with minimal maintenance.


 

Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)

Solidago caesia (Blue-Stem Goldenrod)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 2-4'

Width/Spread: 2-3'

Bloom Time: Summer

Bloom Color: Red

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun-Partial Shade

Soil Moisture Requirement: Moist-Average

Soil Texture: Clay, loam

Additional Details
Bee Balm offers bold red blooms that attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, bringing vibrant color and strong wildlife value to summer gardens. It is tolerant of black walnut trees, deer, rabbits, and wet soils.

Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain)

Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 2-5'

Width/Spread: 1-3'

Estimated Growth Rate: Medium

Bloom Time: Early summer-Fall

Bloom Color: Blue to purple

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full sun

Soil Moisture Requirement: Moist-average

Soil Texture: Clay, loam, sand

Additional Details
Blue Vervain provides graceful structure with long-lasting flowers that add late‑season color. It is tolerant of wet.

Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root)

Symphyotrichum cordifolium (Blue Wood Aster)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 4-8'

Width/Spread: 2-4'

Bloom Time: Summer

Bloom Color: White

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun-Partial Shade

Soil Moisture Requirement: Average

Soil Texture: Clay, loam, sand

Additional Details
Culver’s Root improves garden resilience by developing deep roots that tolerate wet soils, resist flopping, and provide long‑term habitat structure and late‑season resources for native insects. During the winter, their hollow stems act as a habitat for cavity-nesting bees.

Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster)

Plant Type: Grass

Mature Height (in feet): 4'

Width/Spread: 1.5-2'

Bloom Time: Late Summer-Fall

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun

Soil Moisture Requirement: Moist-Average

Soil Texture: Clay, loam, sand, shallow rocky

Additional Details
Little Bluestem provides four‑season visual interest, exceptional drought tolerance, soil stabilization with deep roots, and valuable food and shelter for birds and beneficial insects. It is tolerant of deer, urban conditions, drought, and black walnut trees.