CURBSIDE APPEAL 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.

Nodding onion features soft pink flower clusters on slender stems, while butterfly milkweed provides bold orange blooms and serves as a host plant for monarchs. Blazing star adds vertical interest with striking purple spikes and late-season nectar. Wild petunia contributes delicate lavender flowers, and prairie dropseed anchors the planting with fine-textured green foliage that turns golden in fall. Together, these short- to mid-height plants create a naturalistic yet refined look that withstands heat, drought, and urban stress. The Curbside Appeal Kit demonstrates that even the most difficult sites can offer visual appeal and ecological function.

Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 1-1.5'

Width/Spread: .25-.5'

Bloom Time: Summer

Bloom Color: Pink

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun-Partial Shade

Soil Moisture Requirement: Dry-Average

Soil Texture: Loam, sandy loam, or gravely loam

Planting Distance: 1.5'-2'

Additional Details
Nodding onion has a distinctive flower structure that will attract butterflies and bumblebees. It is tolerant of deer, drought, dry soil, shallow-rocky soil, and black walnut trees.

Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 1-2.5'

Width/Spread: 1-2.5'

Bloom Time: Summer

Bloom Color: Orange, yellow

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun

Soil Moisture Requirement: Dry-Average

Soil Texture: Loam, shallow rocky

Planting Distance: 2'

Additional Details
Butterfly milkweed has beautiful orange and yellow flowers and is a host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. It tolerates deer, drought, erosion, dry soil, and shallow-rocky soil.

Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 3-6'

Width/Spread: 3"-1.5'

Bloom Time: Summer

Bloom Color: Purple, lavender

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun

Soil Moisture Requirement: Dry-Average

Soil Texture: Sandy clay loam, sandy loam, loam, silt loam

Planting Distance: 2-2.5'

Additional Details
Spikes with many purple blooms provide dramatic color to gardens and attract pollinators. Prefers soils high in organic matter and tolerant of clay and periods of drought.

Ruellia humilis (Wild Petunia)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 1.5-2'

Width/Spread: 1.5-2'

Bloom Time: Spring to fall

Bloom Color: Lavender

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full sun to partial shade

Soil Moisture Requirement: Dry-average

Soil Texture: Sandy loam, loam, or gravelly and rocky (avoid heavy clay)

Planting Distance: 1.5-2'

Additional Details
Beautiful flowers make Wild Petunia an exceptional groundcover option. Tolerates drought, dry soil, shallow-rocky soil.

Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed)

Plant Type: Grass

Mature Height (in feet): 2-3'

Width/Spread: 2-3'

Bloom Time: Mid to late summer

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun

Soil Moisture Requirement: Dry-Average

Soil Texture: Sandy loam, loamy sand, or rocky soil

Planting Distance: 3'

Additional Details
Birds, like sparrows and juncos, feed on Prairie Dropseed seeds. Elegant foliage that provides year-round interest. Tolerates deer, drought, erosion, dry soil, shallow-rocky soil, black walnut, air pollution.