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Native Plants CATALOG 2019 WEEKDAY HOURS: WEEKENDS OPEN: WEEKEND HOURS: Year-Round: 9 AM - 5 PM March 17 - July 3 Saturdays: 9 AM - 5 PM September 1 - October 14 Sundays: Noon - 5 PM OUR MOST UPDATED SPECIES LIST IS ONLINE www.mowildflowers.net Make sure we will be here if visiting during bad weather in winter. NOTES If picking up a large order at the nursery, let us fill it before you arrive. Phone: 573-496-3492 Email: [email protected] SHIPPING Fax: 573-496-3003 Mail: 9814 Pleasant Hill Road We ship all year. Contact us any way you like. Jefferson City, MO 65109 Give us your personal order by Tuesday before P LANT SALES IN YOUR AREA a sale, and we will bring your order to the sale. LOCATION TITLE & CONTACT INFO. DATE TIME Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center Native Plant Sale and Seminar March 9 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 2289 County Park Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 573-290-5218 to register (free) for seminar Burr Oak Woods Nature Center Native Plant Sale March 16 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 1401 NW Park Rd., Blue Springs, MO 64015 Naturescaping Workshop: 816-228-3766 to register (free) Workshop hours: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Runge Conservation Nature Center Grow Native! Native Plant Sale March 23 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 330 Commerce Dr., Jefferson City, MO 573-526-5544. Bring several friends! Springfield Conservation Nature Center Native Plant Sale and Workshops April 6 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 4601 S. Nature Center Way, Springfield, MO 65804 417-888-4237. Google: Springfield CNC / MDC Discover Nature Kirkwood Farmer’s Market Give us your order in advance or pick up from selection April 6, 13, 20, 27 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 150 East Argonne, Kirkwood, MO 63122 at the Market. Pre-orders can be picked up 4-6 p.m. Fridays May 4 Orders picked up on Friday must be pre-paid. Missouri Botanical Garden Meet Me Outdoors in St. Louis April 6 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110 www.missouribotanicalgarden.org April 7 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bradford Research Center (Farm) Native Plant Sale & Education Day April 13 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 4968 South Rangeline Rd, Columbia, MO 65201 http://bradford.cafnr.org/ Phone: 573-884-7945 Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale April 20 & 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 4750 Troost Ave. KC MO 64110 816-716-9159 www.moprairie.org May 18 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Kansas City Community Gardens Westport Garden Club Native Plant Sale April 27 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 6917 Kensington Ave, KC MO 64132 (Swope Park) https://thewestportgardenclub.org Shawnee Indian Mission KCNPI/Deep Roots & Shawnee Indian Mission - Native Plant Sale April 27 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 3403 West 53rd St, Fairway KS 66205 Info: 913-262-0867, simfoundation.org Powell Gardens. Missouri life Hwy 50 Backyard Bird Center Native Plant Sale by Burroughs Audubon May 4 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 6212 NW Barry Road, KC MO 64154 Backyard Bird Center 816-746-1113 Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale, IL Sierra Club Native Plant Sale May 4 10 a.m. - 2 Illinois (US 51 North) and Main (Hwy 13) www.sierraclub.org/illinois/shawnee or Carla, 815-263-8173 Shaw Nature Reserve Shaw Wildflower Market; www.shawnature.org May 11 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. I-44 & Hwy 100, Gray Summit, MO 63039 Members preview sale Friday, May 10, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tulsa OK Tulsa Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour & Native Plant Sale May 18 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Check web for location or phone Alyne 918-521-8894. www.tulsaaudubon.org/wildlifehabitatgardentour.htm May 19 Noon - 5 p.m. Bass Pro Shops Columbia MO Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center Native Plant Sale May 25 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 201 W. Riviera Drive, Joplin, MO 64804 417-629-3434 Bring Several friends! COVER: Shaw Nature Reserve Home Gardening Shelter at the Whitmire Wildflower Garden. Shaw Nature Reserve is hosting a first-ever Native Plant School: Fine Gardening Symposium October 19 - 20 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden. Learn more at www.shawnature.org/nativelandscaping. 1 C liff Goldenrod or D rummonds Goldenrod, Solidago drummondii While choosing a goldenrod for our “Native plant of the year” may seem like a bit of a stretch, cliff goldenrod is one of those perfectly shaped, compact perennials that will work stunningly in any sunny to partly shaded garden while it feeds the neighborhood. It is a magnet for many kinds of pollinating butterflies, bees, day-flying moths, flies, beetles, and wasps. It benefits local ecosystems by feeding adults of numerous insect species as well as insect larvae, including several moth species. (Don’t worry, because your plants will still look as good as the ones pictured here when they bloom in the fall.) Cliff goldenrod is a well-behaved, clumping peren- nial. While it grows out and down on cliffs and landscape walls, it will form a rounded 20 to 30 inch mound of arching stems, foliage, and flowers in sunny gardens. Since it will lean toward light when planted in shade, it can be used behind logs, rocks, or other objects to create interesting effects. Contrary to popular opinion, goldenrods do not cause hay fever. They are insect pollinated and their pollen is too heavy to be airborne. All of the goldenrod species are beneficial to wildlife, but not all are desirable in a garden setting. The ones that spread can become a problem unless their spreading is curtailed to a desirable size. We only sell clump-forming species. Cliff goldenrod is not only one of the best goldenrods of the twenty some species in Missouri, it is also one of the best native perennial plants, ranking right up there with In- dian pink, Spigelia marilandica, celandine poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum, and shining blue star, Amsonia illustris. “Planting a Prairie Garden” goes here. Now located over there ------> 2 Do we have any plants that are deer/rabbit resistant? FAQsThere is a new icon in the “Price List and Selection Guide” for deer resistant species (p. 23-32). Will these plants come back every year? Almost all of our potted plants are perennial, living many years. For each species, the “Price List & Selection Guide” (p. 23- 32) has a column designating annual (one year), biennial (two) or perennial. Most of the annuals will return each year as long as some seeds fall on bare, exposed soil. Is it all right to plant these now? This is a question that we’ve been asked in all twelve months. March through May and September to mid-October are the most convenient times to get them established. However, potted native perennials can be planted any time. From June through August it is okay to plant as long as they can be watered some during dry periods. November through February works as long as the soil is not too wet or frozen, but don’t expect to see growth until it is time in the spring. Our plants are always “hardened off,” because they are not grown in heated greenhouses. How often do I need to water the plants? Most native perennials only need extra water while getting established. Afterwards, only water natives in garden settings to keep them from going dormant. With a good watering and a one-time mulching at the time of planting, additional watering at intervals of one to two weeks (or as needed) should be adequate to get them established. Putting a plant in conditions that match its moisture requirements is important. Will these plants spread all over? They won’t take over a yard because they can’t survive the height requirement of a lawn. That’s why species that spread by rhizomes, like native bamboo (cane), can be kept in check if there is lawn surrounding the planting. Many of the natives do produce viable seeds (a good thing for wildlife), and the seeds do take advantage of openings with bare soil, the same as annual weeds. But once established, a mix of native perennial plants will eliminate places for both weed and wildflower seeds to germinate. What plants attract butterflies but not bees? Most plants that are pollinated by insects are generalists, relying on multiple species, including butterflies and bees. The bees’ short legs allow them to be more efficient at the task of pollination than butterflies. Many native plants, as well as a lot of our food crops, depend heavily on bee pollination. Environmentally, it is a good thing to have bees around. When bees (and wasps) are out foraging they will not defend their food source by stinging. How long has Missouri Wildflowers Nursery been in business? 2018 is our 35th year of providing local source MO native plants. P LANT GROUPINGS Plants will be duplicated or substituted if we run For convenience and for beginners, we’ve selected groupings of D etails: out of a species. Please let us know your preference. For each plants based on plant community or which animal groups they group, there are two choices of pot sizes, large or small pots based best attract. All you need to do is select a grouping to fit your on what we have available (See LG & SM columns beside plant site, and we’ll ship you ten potted plants.