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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) |
Have Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Winter Sown successfully in 2020. Is growing at Trinity A2 and in front north garden. Prefers moist locations and Soil pH Acid to Neutral. | February 4, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter sown in red Solo cups.) January 14, 2024: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed at Matthaei as part of Seeds to Community. Looking forward to seeing how they do!) April 27, 2024: Transplanted (Planted in the late evening (before travel) in the front north native plants border by the peach tree. Lots of good, healthy seedlings. Will attach a photo soon.) |
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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet') |
Have Cool Weather Sowing New plants and seeds Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
May 11, 2024: Obtained plant (From Project Grow advanced sale. Picked up today.) | |
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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata 'Milkmaid') |
Have Cottage Garden Everlastings and Suitable for Drying Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
February 28, 2021 - March 1, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter Sown, DnD Seed swap. White swamp milkweed.) April 26, 2021: Seeds germinated June 22, 2021: Transplanted (See also Milkweed, White. Two listings. Suitable for bog gardens.) |
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White Milkweed (Asclepias perennis) |
Have New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
June 22, 2021: Transplanted (Winter sown, planted in water pathway in peach tree front garden) | |
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) |
Have Trade as seed Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Growing in the front yard garden area by the driveway and garage. Self-seeded, vigorous. One has become 4 sturdy stalks. Needed to dig it out as it was growing into the peach tree bed and becoming invasive, aggressive in 2023. | November 1, 2022: Harvested (Harvesting seed pods for seed exchange) |
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Chocolate Daisy (Berlandiera lyrata) |
Have Cottage Garden New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Winter sowing 2021. Heirloom. Seed from Renee's Garden Seeds. | February 28, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter sowed 2-27-2021 Renee's Garden Seeds, Heirloom) April 2, 2021: Seeds germinated (Sprouted in WS container.) |
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Borage (Borago officinalis) |
Have Annuals Decorative Edibles Herbs Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Native Pollinator References See this link for plant info and pollinator info: https://tomclothier.hort.net/p... Example: Pollen producing plants include Black-eyed Susans, Cosmos, Blanket flowers, and Sunflowers, |
October 19, 2020: Obtained plant (Saved from being plowed under, from community garden. Planting in backyard for the winter) March 24, 2021: Obtained plant (Planted seeds in DT window boxes and pots. Seed from Livingston (Ace Barnes Hardware) 2021.) April 2, 2021: Plant emerged (Sprouted in cold frame, DT window box and in individual pots) May 9, 2021: Transplanted (Planted at Project Grow, cutting garden.) May 29, 2021: Transplanted (Planted 2nd group of seedlings at Project Grow, cutting garden.) |
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Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata) |
Have Ground Cover and Creeping, Trailing Plants New plants and seeds Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
New to me in 2022, obtained from a seed swap. Hardy to Zone 4a. Winecup, aka Purple Poppy Mallow and Buffalo Rose. Can take up to Partial or Dappled Shade. Short plant: 6 - 12 inches, Spread: 12 - 36 inches; Taproot; Groundcover Will Naturalize. 1999 Plant Select Winner |
March 31, 2022: Seeds sown (WS in jug alongside native silky milkweed. Asclepias. ) |
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Sun Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) |
Have Grasses and Plumed plants Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
Ordered a flat of this sedge in January 2022 to use to stabilize and develop a strip of former lawn that is being redeveloped as a wildflower side garden on the north side of the house. Ordered from Prairie Nursery, Westfield, Wisconsin 53964. Arrived in good shape and will plant this week. This plant is doing well in the water berm in the side yard. No more floods there. Not getting huge yet, but in time I believe it will. Seems to be overwintering fine in 6a SE Michigan in January 2023. |
April 28, 2022: Obtained plant (Flat of sedge arrived by mail in good condition. Will plant this week.) May 2, 2022: Transplanted (Planted flat of Pennsylvania Sedge. Arrived a few days ago in the mail.) June 20, 2022: Bloomed (New plants are doing great in side yard berm. Flowering! ) December 19, 2022: Entered Dormancy (Plants are winter dormant but still retain some green. Are doing well!) April 10, 2023: Bloomed (Seed type heads forming, blooms. Beautiful. Greening up and looking healthy and happy!) |
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Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball') |
Have Annuals Cottage Garden Everlastings and Suitable for Drying New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Retains color when dried. Livingston Seed. | March 26, 2021: Seeds sown (Sown in covered W / Spring container outdoors. Livingston seed.) April 5, 2021: Seeds germinated (Sprouted in WS container.) May 27, 2021: Transplanted (From pots, in cultivator garden in backyard.) June 5, 2021: Transplanted (Planted extra plants in wildflower garden at project grow, near hollyhocks.) |
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Mountain Garland (Clarkia unguiculata) |
Have Annuals Cottage Garden Cutting garden New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Easy to grow, low maintenance. Long-lasting cut flowers. Grows up to 18-36 in. tall (45-90 cm) and 8-12 in. wide (20-30 cm). Thrives in full sun or part shade in poor to moderately fertile, slightly acid, moist but well-drained soil. Winter Sowing suitable. |
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American Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana) |
Have New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Vines & Creeping Shrubs |
Winter Sowed Jan 10, 2021. DnD Seed Swap. Notes: Bloom Time: August to October Bloom Description: White Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Maintenance: Low Suggested Use: Naturalize Flower: Showy, Fragrant Tolerate: Deer, Black Walnut Culture Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. This species will thrive and bloom in considerable shade. Blooms on current year's growth. May be pruned back hard (to 8-12" from the ground) to strong leaf buds in fall after flowering or in late winter to early spring. |
January 11, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed Jan 10, 2021. DnD Seed Swap. ) |
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Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata 'Sterntaler') |
Have Cactus, Xeriscape Cutting garden New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
New seed from Happy Green Shop. Sowing with sand and small gravel, adding free draining soil to planting areas, new ChipDrop bed. Researched that Sterntaler is a longer blooming Tickseed and has the reddish-brown center of the native annual, but in a perennial with continuous bloom over the summer when deadheaded. Does well with heat and sun, as long as it has well drained soil that is drought resistant/tolerant. |
February 11, 2023: Seeds sown (Direct seeding in amended soil, sand, gravel, well draining amendments. Planted all the seeds in the front yard, full sun. Added stones, sand some pebbles to see if it helps germination. ) |
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Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) |
Have Annuals New plants and seeds Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
Winter Sowed Jan 10, 2021. New to me 2021. Coreopsis tinctoria, North American Native Wildflower Tall Red Plains Coreopsis Annual; Grows 12-36 Inches Adaptable to both Sun and partial Shade Requires average watering, do not over water. (Plains plant) Bees, butterflies and birds are attracted to it |
January 10, 2021: Obtained plant (Winter Sowed Jan 10, 2021 Coreopsis tinctoria, North American Native Wildflower Tall Red Plains Coreopsis (New to PlantFinder list, Native)) April 2, 2021: Seeds germinated (Sprouted in WS container.) June 7, 2021: Transplanted (Estimated date. Did well in front yard gardens and at Project Grow gardens, growing by the corn stalks. Looks dainty, but is tough plant!) June 29, 2021: Bloomed (Lovely yellow orange blooms, first year for this annual.) |
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Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) |
Have Annuals Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Grows very large. Best to do the "Chelsea Chop" for a bushier, more controlled form. | May 31, 2021: Seeds sown (Growing from purchased seed in 2021. Cell pack sown. Will do the "Chelsea Chop" to encourage bushiness this year. To be planted at Project Grow, cutting garden.) May 31, 2021: Seeds sown (Growing from purchased seed in 2021. Cell pack sown. Will do the "Chelsea Chop" to encourage bushiness this year. To be planted at Project Grow, cutting garden.) |
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Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) |
Have New plants and seeds Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
Winter and Spring sowed in jugs. | March 12, 2022: Seeds sown (Sown in WS jug.) April 25, 2022: Seeds germinated (New seedlings showing.) June 13, 2022: Transplanted (As of July 24, don't know if it will make it. Slow to start, very small plants as of July, and something got in the fenced in space & is nibbling them.) |
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Coneflower (Echinacea 'Hot Papaya') |
Have Cottage Garden New plants and seeds Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
January 31, 2021: Obtained plant (Winter Sowed January 2021, Seed from Hot Papaya DnD Seed Swap.. NOTE: Hybrid, Seeds: Will not come true from seed. ) | |
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Dwarf Coneflower (Echinacea Kismet® Red) |
Have Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Winter Sowed on 1-2-2021. Also sowed in soil blocks in 2023 (seed, however was market as "Red Coneflower" so it may or may not be KISMET.) We'll see. Notes: Seed Collecting: Will be interesting to see if flowers are sterile, or if plant comes true from seed. Kismet Red may be different than Echinacea, Hybrid Coneflower 'Kismet Raspberry' Notes: Long blooming, Midsize, group at the middle of a garden in well drained soil. Buds begin to open in late spring and continue to show off brilliant, slightly curved intense red rays surrounding orange cones right until a hard freeze in the fall. |
January 2, 2021: Seeds sown (Will it come true from seed? Long blooming, cut flower, mid-size, group in middle of garden border, well drained soil. ) January 25, 2024: Seeds sown (Sowed 15 seeds in the smallest size soil blocks. Putting in the greenhouse to expose to temperature changes, then will switch to heat mats. Topped with vermiculite.) January 25, 2024: Seeds sown (Sowed 15 seeds in the smallest size soil blocks. Putting in the greenhouse to expose to temperature changes, then will switch to heat mats. Topped with vermiculite. Seed is listed as Coneflower Red.) February 13, 2024: Seeds germinated (Good germination! Most of the "red coneflower" seeds planted germinated in the soil blocks.) February 18, 2024: Transplanted (Transplanted the tiny plants in the soil blocks into a green humid dome cell planter. We'll see how they do in the greenhouse in cool temps but with more sunshine.) March 20, 2024: Potted up (Transplanted from green cell planter to larger pots to grow on. Added greensand to potting mix.) |
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Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea Primmadonna® Deep Rose) |
Have Cottage Garden Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
This is a big, vigorous, sturdy bloomer. It is the star of the show in the mailbox garden. | March 6, 2021: Seeds sown (Swallowtail Garden Seeds, Winter Sown) June 8, 2021: Seeds germinated (Approximate date. Did well germinating in Winter Sowing garden tote.) June 8, 2021: Transplanted (Planted in front yard mailbox garden, full sun.) July 14, 2022: Bloomed (I have a bevy of big, bodacious pink coneflowers greeting the bees this season in my 2nd year mailbox garden. This cultivar was a first season bloomer grown from seed (winter sown) and exceeded my expectations. What a beaut!) |
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Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan') |
Have Cottage Garden Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Winter Garden |
Grew well enough in 2023. Interested to see how robust it is in 2024. Seed from Swallowtail Garden Seeds, 2022. Winter Sowing January 2022, Red Cups and Tote Method. |
January 23, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed seeds in Tote - Red Cup containers. Seed from MIgardener. ) June 20, 2022: Transplanted (Transplanted into a large, white pot before traveling. In late July the plants are doing well but are still small. It may need several years to get to full size, like Green Twister.) |
