SINGLE SPECIES KITS

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

• Bountiful Kit - $85  Contains 25 plugs of the same species.
• Container Kit - $20  Contains 5 plugs of the same species.

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.

Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain)

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.

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.

Symphyotrichum puniceus (Purple Stemmed Aster)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 4-8'

Width/Spread: 2-3'

Bloom Time: Late Summer, Fall

Bloom Color: Purple

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun

Soil Moisture Requirement: Moist-Medium

Soil Texture: Clay, loam

Planting Distance: 2.5-3'

Additional Details
Purple Stemmed Aster is a tall late-season prolific bloomer with flowers that can last until first frost.

Carex laxiculmis (Silver Sedge)

Plant Type: Sedge

Mature Height (in feet): .5-1'

Width/Spread: 1-1.5'

Bloom Time: Season-long

Sun/Shade Requirement: Part Shade-Shade

Soil Moisture Requirement: Moist-Medium

Soil Texture: Clay, loam

Planting Distance: 10"-1.5'

Additional Details
Silver sedge can form dense, low-growing groundcover that suppresses weeds, retains moisture, and keeps soils cooler. It is the host plant for the caterpillars of several satyrine butterflies (subfamily Nymphalidae: Satyrinae).

Tradescantia ohiensis (Spiderwort)

Plant Type: Flower

Mature Height (in feet): 2-3'

Width/Spread: 1.5-2.5'

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer

Bloom Color: Blue

Sun/Shade Requirement: Full Sun-Partial Shade

Soil Moisture Requirement: Dry-Average

Soil Texture: Clay, loam, sand

Planting Distance: 2-2.5'

Additional Details
Spiderworts have long lasting purple flowers and can spread to form a natural groundcover. They are the host plant for golden looper moth (Argyrogramma verruca) caterpillars.