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FEB 18, 2025
Native plants are a great choice for your yard or garden for many reasons.
Friends of Jackson County Conservation is holding a native plant sale this spring to help people obtain native wildflowers, grasses, and sedges. Prairie plants are finding their way back into Iowa’s landscapes, not only on public lands, but also in private gardens and yards.
**Order Form at bottom of page**
Native flowers and grasses:
- are well adapted to the local climate, and can better withstand the severe drought, flooding and temperatures of Iowa.
- require little to no fertilizers, are resistant to local diseases, insects, and other pests.
- provide habitat and food for local wildlife, including our insect pollinators!
Finding native plants to include in your yard is not always easy, but definitely worth the extra effort it takes to locate them. Many of the plants found at local ‘big box’ stores are not native and will not provide the long lasting benefits of prairie plants that have spent thousands of years adapting to Iowa’s climate and soils.
Plant Sale Details
We are accepting pre-orders for our native plant sale from March 1 - April 15. Plants are $3.00 each (bluebells are $5). To order, pick up an order form at the Hurstville Interpretive Center or download a form below. Orders will be taken on a first-come-first-serve basis while supplies last.
Plant Species:
Sky Blue Aster Aster azureus
Prairie Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata
Sweet Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum
Rose Mallow Hibiscus laevis
Blue Flag Iris Iris virginica var. shrevei
Rough Blazingstar Liatris aspera
Wild quinine Parthenium integrifolium
Slender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Royal Catchfly Silene regia
Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata
Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum
Common bur sedge Carex grayi
June Grass Koeleria macrantha
Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica
Plants will be available for pick-up May 16-18 at the Hurstville Center.
Questions?
Contact EE Coordinator Jessica Wagner at jwagner@Jacksoncounty.iowa.gov or call the Conservation office at (563) 652-3783.
Resources for Gardening and Landscaping with Native Plants:
https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/12595
https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/index.shtml
Grasses & Sedges
When gardening with native plants, we often focus on the flowers. But don’t forget to incorporate native grasses, sedges, and rushes. These plants can help provide structure and support for the flowers. Grasses, sedges, and rushes also support insects and are important host plants. They help preserve and build soil and can outcompete weeds.
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