Putting Down Roots Fiber Art Creation Inspiration

Purple Cone ower Echinacea purpurea Height: 3.0-4.0 ft Photo: Bluethumb.org

Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Height: 2.0-6.0 ft Wild Bergamont (Bee Balm) Photo: Bluethumb.org Monarda stulosa Height: 2.0-4.0 ft Photo: Bluethumb.org

Wild White Indigo Baptisia alba Height: 3.0-4.0 ft Photo by BlueCanoe/CC by-SA 3.0 Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium Photos: Blue Thumb Plant Selector, Height: 3.0-4.0 ft http://bluethumb.org/plants/ and Photo: Bluthumb.org https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/U ser:BlueCanoe Big Bluestem Prairie Dropseed Little Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Sporobolus heterolepis Schizachyrium scoparium Height: 2.0-6.0 ft Height: 2.0-4.0 ft Height: 1.0-3.0 ft Photo: MnDNR Photo: MnDNR Photo: MnDNR

Joe Pye Weed Blue Giant Hyssop Narrow Leaved Purple Cone ower Eutrochium maculatum Agastache foeniculum Echinacea angustifolia Height: 3.0-6.0 ft Height: 3.0-4.0 ft Height: 2.0-3.0 ft Photo: MnDNR Photo: MnDNR Photo: MnDNR

Wild Geranium Norther Plains Blazing Star Butter y Weed Geranium maculatum Liatris ligulistylis Asclepias tuberosa Height: 1.0-2.0 ft Height: 1.0-3.0 ft Height: 1.5-2.0 ft Photo: MnDNR Photo: MnDNR Photo: MnDNR

Photos: MN DNR Native Plant Encyclopedia, https://webapps8.dnr.state.mn.us/restoreyourshore Works can be made from any fiber (yarn, thread, twine, fabric, other) and be constructed using any technique (crochet, knitting, weaving, sewing, dyeing, other). Ideally, works will be life-sized and 3- dimensional. Pieces should represent plants that are good for clean water and habitat and/or species that benefit from these plants like bees and butterflies. We are hopeful some participants will contribute pieces that include the root structure and depth of Minnesota native plants.

Plant Name Scientific Name Dimensions Big Bluestem Andropogon hallii 9ft. of roots, 3-8ft. tall Wild White Indigo Baptisia alba 8ft. of roots, 3-4ft. tall Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis 7ft. of roots, 2-4ft. tall Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 6ft. of roots, 2-3ft. tall Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 5ft. of roots, 3-4ft. tall Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis 2in. of roots Wild Bergamont Monarda fistulosa 2-4ft. tall Blazing Star Liatris ligulistylis 3-5 ft. tall Joe-pye-Weed Eutrochium maculatum 4-6 ft. tall Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca 2-6 ft. tall Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa 2-3 ft. tall Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum 1-3 ft. tall Purple Giant Hyssop Agastache scrophulariafolia 4-7 ft. tall Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium 3-4 ft. tall