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Native Plant Kits

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38 plug plants grown from local seed in La Crosse · covers around 100 sq ft · planting plan and care guide · $159.

Spring kits ship mid-May; fall kits ship in September. Shipping within Wisconsin, or free pickup in the La Crosse area. Limited quantities.

Pre-orders open in January. A 25% deposit holds your kit; the rest is charged when it ships. See Policies for details.

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), part of the Bluff Prairie Pollinator Short kit

BLUFF PRAIRIE POLLINATOR — SHORT

For: full sun, medium to dry soil, under 3 ft.

A low, tidy prairie garden that blooms from spring to frost and feeds a long list of bees and butterflies, from prairie smoke in May to aromatic aster in October. Great for front yards and along walks.

What's in it (12 species): 4 Butterfly Weed; 4 Button Blazing Star; 4 Prairie Dropseed; 3 Little Bluestem; 3 Prairie Smoke; 3 Aromatic Aster; 3 Golden Alexanders; 3 Ohio Spiderwort; 3 Slender Mountain Mint; 3 Old Field Goldenrod; 3 Black-eyed Susan; 2 Lead Plant.

Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), part of the Bluff Prairie Pollinator Tall kit

BLUFF PRAIRIE POLLINATOR — TALL

For: full sun, medium soil, 3–6 ft.

A big, showy prairie for the back of the yard: wild bergamot, blazing star, New England aster and Indian grass. A magnet for monarchs and bumblebees, with winter seedheads for birds.

What's in it (12 species): 5 Wild Bergamot; 3 White Wild Indigo; 3 Prairie Blazing Star; 3 New England Aster; 3 Showy Goldenrod; 3 Stiff Goldenrod; 3 Wild Quinine; 3 Mountain Mint; 3 Indian Grass; 3 Early Sunflower; 3 Rosinweed; 3 Anise Hyssop.

A dry bluffside goat prairie in the Driftless, the model for the Goat Prairie Boulevard Buster kit

GOAT PRAIRIE BOULEVARD BUSTER

For: full sun, dry soil, under 3 ft.

Modeled on the Driftless's dry bluffside "goat prairies." Tough, short grasses and wildflowers for hot, dry spots like boulevards and south-facing slopes. (Check your city's boulevard plant-height rules.)

What's in it (12 species): 4 Side-oats Grama; 4 Little Bluestem; 3 June Grass; 3 Prairie Dropseed; 3 Button Blazing Star; 3 Whorled Milkweed; 3 Old Field Goldenrod; 3 Prairie Pussytoes; 3 Prairie Smoke; 3 Lead Plant; 3 Butterfly Weed; 3 Sand Evening Primrose.

Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), part of the Backwater Rain Garden Sun kit

BACKWATER RAIN GARDEN — SUN

For: full sun, wet to medium soil.

Built for rain gardens and low spots that stay soggy after storms. Swamp milkweed, cardinal flower, blue lobelia and sedges soak up runoff and bring hummingbirds and butterflies.

What's in it (12 species): 4 Swamp Milkweed; 4 Brown Fox Sedge; 3 Obedient Plant; 3 Porcupine Sedge; 3 Prairie Blazing Star; 3 New England Aster; 3 Riddell's Goldenrod; 3 Ohio Spiderwort; 3 Golden Alexanders; 3 Grass-leaved Goldenrod; 3 Great Blue Lobelia; 3 Cardinal Flower.

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), part of the Backwater Rain Garden Shade kit

BACKWATER RAIN GARDEN — SHADE

For: part shade to shade, wet to medium soil.

For damp, shady spots under trees or on the north side of the house. Great blue lobelia, cardinal flower, meadow rue and sedges handle wet feet and low light.

What's in it (12 species): 4 Palm Sedge; 4 River Oats; 3 Porcupine Sedge; 3 Brown Fox Sedge; 3 Early Meadow Rue; 3 Tall Thimbleweed; 3 Jacob's Ladder; 3 Ohio Spiderwort; 3 Golden Alexanders; 3 Obedient Plant; 3 Great Blue Lobelia; 3 Cardinal Flower.

Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), part of the Coulee Woodland Short kit

COULEE WOODLAND — SHORT

For: shade, medium soil, under 2 ft.

A woodland groundcover garden inspired by Driftless coulees: wild strawberry, Jacob's ladder, columbine and woodland sedges under trees where grass won't grow.

What's in it (9 species): 5 Wild Strawberry; 5 Long-beaked Sedge; 5 Wild Columbine; 4 Big-leaved Aster; 4 Jacob's Ladder; 4 Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders; 4 Zigzag Goldenrod; 4 Hairy Wood Mint; 3 Early Meadow Rue.

Heart-leaved aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium), part of the Coulee Woodland Tall kit

COULEE WOODLAND — TALL

For: shade, medium soil, 2–4 ft.

Taller woodland wildflowers and grasses for shady borders: zigzag goldenrod, heart-leaved aster, Solomon's seal and bottlebrush grass, with fall color for late pollinators.

What's in it (12 species): 4 Zigzag Goldenrod; 4 Heart-leaved Aster; 3 Solomon's Seal; 3 Bottlebrush Grass; 3 Ear-leaved Brome; 3 Elm-leaved Goldenrod; 3 Long-beaked Sedge; 3 Tall Thimbleweed; 3 Early Figwort; 3 Hairy Wood Mint; 3 Tall Bellflower; 3 Wild Columbine.

New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) in bloom, part of the Oak Savanna Shade kit

OAK SAVANNA SHADE

For: dry shade or part shade.

For the hardest spot in the yard: dry shade under oaks and other big trees. Big-leaved aster, woodland goldenrods, New Jersey tea and poverty oat grass thrive where other plants struggle.

What's in it (12 species): 5 Big-leaved Aster; 3 Heart-leaved Aster; 3 Elm-leaved Goldenrod; 4 Zigzag Goldenrod; 3 Solomon's Seal; 3 Bottlebrush Grass; 3 Long-beaked Sedge; 3 Wild Strawberry; 3 Prairie Smoke; 3 Poverty Oat Grass; 3 Wild Columbine; 2 New Jersey Tea.

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Plants may be substituted with similar natives if a species is unavailable. Questions? Get in touch on the Contact page.

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