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NATIVES FOR PLANTING IN MENOMINEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
*see publication "Wisconsin Native Plant Sources" also **for more information and photos, go to http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora/ SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
decent ash for wetter areas, shade tolerant beautiful, long lived ash that has hard wood pretty tree, but attacked by many insects pretty tree, but attacked by insects and disease beautiful smooth grey bark, tolerates shade well beautiful papery bark, very attractive ornamental yellowish papery bark, grows in fertile soils pretty shade tree for yards, nuts can be nuisance will grow well on dry sites, tolerates some shade white flower clusters, prone to black knot disease white flower clusters, fruit well liked by wildlife white flowers and bright red fruit for wildlife great ornamental, will grow in all areas with sun very showy white flowers, good in shaded areas beautiful, stately tree when grown in open areas grows anywhere and has beautiful fall colors very stately and long lived, acorns good for wildlife SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
prefers more mesic sites than pin or black oak beautiful long lived tree, acorns good for wildlife reddish-orange bark and good for wildlife lives long and has beautiful, fine needles needles turn brilliant yellow and drop in fall abundant yellow flowers in fall, good in shade SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
wet, shorelines good for shoreline stabilizations fruit edible, not as palatable as low-sweet blu.
wet and rocky bright yellow to orange flowers all summer long good for landscape plantings in wetter areas SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
good plant for along shorelines and in bogs good understory plant in moist, fertile soils blackish fruits edible, good for wildlife distinctive fruit clusters used for decoration very showy white to pinkish flowers in summer pretty white flowers in summer, edible but sour wet, shorelines good stabilizer of shorelines wet, shorelines showy red fruit, prefer moist or wet areas good in shade, browsed by deer frequently GRASSES & SEDGES
SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
Beautiful tall grass, turns bright red in fall dry to medium Very colorful, especially in fall dry to medium Good woodland grass for sand or loam Good grass for dry sand or gravelly areas dry to medium Good grass for lightly shaded areas, red in fall dry to medium A fountain of green, turning golden in fall good for "too wet to mow areas", lush green color Good stabilizer, fills areas in nice and thick dry to medium fills bare areas fast, good erosion controller WILDFLOWERS
SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
dry to medium stunning red, silver, green foliage all season long med. to moist white flowers cover plant in spring to mid-summer dry to medium yellow or pink centers with white petals in fall masses of white-pink flowers from summer to fall dry to medium white flowers late summer into fall med. to moist pink-blue flowers late summer with orange centers dry to medium blue-purple flowers late summer into fall dry to medium pink flowers late summer, spreads rapidly dry to medium mounds of white flowers in late summer shade med. to moist white flower globes in spring, red berries later lavender flowers on 2-4 foot stalks in spring great flower for almost any site, blooms Jul.-Sept.
yellow and black flowers, grow almost anywhere med. to moist yellow flowers in late summer and well into fall med. to moist stalks of purple flowers attract butterflies late med. to moist purple flowers great for butterflies in late summer dry to medium bright lavender flowers in late summer med. to moist purple flower spikes stand tall in summer WILDFLOWERS
SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
dry to medium blaze of purple in late summer, birds love seeds white flower clusters in mid to late summer med. to moist yellow petals and black centers all summer long bronze seedheads food for birds autumn & winter dry to medium brilliant orange flowers mid to late summer flame red flowers summer to fall, hummingbirds! blaze red flowers in summer, hummingbirds! dry to medium bright purple and yellow flowers in summer dry to medium distinctive red and yellow flowers in spring dry to medium very tall spikes that have yellow flowers in summer 5-8 foot stems with yellow flowers in late summer Coneflower,Narrow-leaf Purple Echinacea angustifolia dry to medium large purple flowers in early to mid-summer dry to medium large purple flowers in early to mid-summer dry to medium large purple flowers from early summer to fall yellow flowers in the heat of mid and late summer dry to medium bright yellow flowers in summer, poor site tolerant med. to moist white flower stalks throughout summer medium to wet leaves shaped to provide water to bird & butterfly airy white flowers in spring, foliage red in fall dry to medium lavender flowers beautiful in spring med. to moist wide-spreading yellow flowerheads in late summer dry to medium wands of blazing yellow blooms in late summer dry to medium radiant yellow flat-topped flowers in late summer dry to medium graceful purple-blue flowers mid-summer to fall dry to medium purple flower spikes in late summer beautiful clusters of blue-purple flowers in summer dry to medium long clusters of creamy flowers in early summer med. to moist tall spires of white flowers in summer bright red-pink flowers in mid to late summer WILDFLOWERS
SCIENTIFIC NAME
MATURE SIZE
CHARACTERISTICS
excellent foliage to mix with other flowering plants clusters of blue-purple flowers in spring pink blooms magnets for butterflies in late summer med. to moist giant purple flowers late summer into fall dry to medium shrubby with purple flower spikes in summer med. to moist deep blue flowers in summer and early fall brilliant purple spires in spring, KBB needs it lavender flowers in summer great for Monarchs Bright reddish-pink flowers in mid-summer tolerates dry sand and gravel, flowers Jul.-Sept.
med. to moist large white flowers, turning pink in mid-summer med. to moist pink flower spikes in late summer med. to moist beautiful trumpet-like whitish flowers in late spring dry to medium pinkish flowers during summer med. to moist blue-green leaves, white flowers in late summer med. to moist huge elephant ear like leaves, tall yellow flowers dry to medium wispy pink flowers in spring and early summer med. to moist clusters of white flowers all summer long dry to medium unique white flower balls all summer medium to wet beautiful yellow flowers in late summer white flower plumes in late spring, red berries later dry to medium deep blue flowers in late spring and early summer purple flowers in late spring, tolerant of heat & dry dry to medium large yellow flowers in late summer and fall dry to medium spikes of pink flowers in summer, seeds for wildlife medium to wet clusters of purple spikes throughout summer dry to medium purplish spikes in mid to late summer purple flowers in spring, tolerant of sand & gravel

Source: http://www.co.menominee.wi.us/i/f/file/Land%20Conservation/nativeplants.pdf