The amazing native plant selection at Mother Earth Gardens in S Mpls!

Locally Available Native Plants

The ANA Green Team did some digging as assembled this list of fabulous, locally-available native plants for our new Native Plant Rebate program:

Tangletown Gardens

• Anise hyssop (agastache) – seeds itself freely, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/blue-giant-hyssop
• Asters – several shades and heights, New England aster is shorter than most, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/new-england-aster
• Black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia) – https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/black-eyed-susan
• Cardinal flower (lobelia) – needs moisture – https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/cardinal-flower
• Coneflower – several shades – https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/eastern-purple-coneflower
• Coriopsis – https://www.prairiemoon.com/coreopsis-palmata-prairie-coreopsis-prairie-moon-nursery.html
• Helenium/sneezeweed – spreads freely by seed, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/sneezeweed
• Heliopsis/false sunflower – https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/smooth-oxeye
• Penstemon/beardtongue – seeds itself freely, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/search?kw=beardtongue
• Phlox – https://www.prairiemoon.com/search.html?Search=phlox
• Solidago/goldenrod – https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/search?kw=solidago
• Turtlehead – https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/white-turtlehead
• Wild geranium – several shades, https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/Plants/1414
• Yarrow – several shades, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-yarrow

Bachman’s

• Milkweed: Cinderella, Sullivan’s, Whorled
• FireWeed https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/fireweed
• Wild Indigo https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/white-wild-indigo
• Coneflower: Bush, Narrowleaved, Yellow  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/eastern-purple-coneflower https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/eastern-purple-coneflower
• Coreopsis https://www.prairiemoon.com/coreopsis-palmata-prairie-coreopsis-prairie-moon-nursery.html
• Aster: big-leaved, smooth blue, New England, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/new-england-aster
• Great Blue Lobelia https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/blue-lobelia
• Purple Prairie Clover https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/purple-prairie-clover
• Phlox, https://www.prairiemoon.com/search.html?Search=phlox
• Wild Bergamot https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-bergamot
• Rudbeckia: wild golden glow, black-eyed susan https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/black-eyed-susan
• Sedge – varied https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/search?kw=sedge
• Strawberries

Wagners

• Butterfly weed https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/butterfly-weed
• Yarrow, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-yarrow
• Coneflower: several varieties  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/eastern-purple-coneflower
• Sneezeweed https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/sneezeweed
• Aster, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/new-england-aster
• Monarda https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-bergamot
• Wild Geranium https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-geranium
• Coreopsis https://www.prairiemoon.com/coreopsis-palmata-prairie-coreopsis-prairie-moon-nursery.html
• Stonecrop https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/ditch-stonecrop
• Bellflower https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/search?kw=bellflower

Mother Earth Gardens (3738 42nd Ave S, Minneapolis)
Native plants are on racks near front entrance.

Shade

• Tall Thimbleweed https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/tall-thimbleweed
• Columbine  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/red-columbine
• Poke Milkweed https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/red-columbine
• Heart-leaved Aster
• Big-leaved Aster
• Short’s Aster  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/shorts-aster
• Marsh marigold  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/marsh-marigold
• Tall bellflower https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/marsh-marigold
• Sweet Joe Pye Weed  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/sweet-scented-joe-pye-weed
• Wild Geranium–can spread aggressively–https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-geranium
• Wild Blue Phlox  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-blue-phlox
• Jacob’s Ladder
• Zigzag, Elm-leaved goldenrod https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/zigzag-goldenrod
• Long-Beaked Sedges  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/sprengels-sedge
• Silky Wild Rye  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/silky-wild-rye

Part-Sun/Full Sun

• Big bluestem  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/big-bluestem
• Bebb’s Oval Sedge
• Brown Fox Sedge  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/fox-sedge
• Sweet Grass  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/sweetgrass
• Common Rush https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/soft-rush
• Path Rush https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/path-rush
• June grass  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/junegrass
• Switch grass https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/switchgrass
• Indian grass  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/indian-grass
• Cord Grass  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/prairie-cordgrass
• Northern Prairie Dropseed https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/prairie-dropseed
• Sweet Flag https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/sweet-flag
• Anise Hyssop  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/blue-giant-hyssop
• Pearly Everlasting https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/pearly-everlasting
• Pussytoes
• Prairie Sage  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-sagewort
• Swamp Milkweed https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/swamp-milkweed
• Showy Milkweed  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/showy-milkweed
• Sullivant’s Milkweed  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/sullivants-milkweed
• Common Milkweed, can spread aggressively, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-milkweed
• Whirled Milkweed
• Butterfly Weed  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/butterfly-weed
• Swamp Aster  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/purple-stemmed-aster
• Silky Aster  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/silky-aster
• Blue Wild Indigo
• White Wild Indigo https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/white-wild-indigo
• Cream Wild Indigo  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/plains-wild-indigo

Prairie/Full Sun

• Pale Indian Plantain
• Harebell  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/harebell
• Partridge Pea  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/partridge-pea
• Indian Paintbrush  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/indian-paintbrush
• Tall Larkspur
• Narrow-leaved Coneflower  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/narrow-leaved-purple-coneflower
• Pale Purple Coneflower  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/pale-purple-coneflower
• Bush’s Coneflower
• Purple Coneflower https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/eastern-purple-coneflower
• Fireweed  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/fireweed
• Rattlesnake Master https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/rattlesnake-master
• Mistflower
• Joe Pye Weed  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/sweet-scented-joe-pye-weed
• Boneset https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-boneset
• Wild Strawberry  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-strawberry
• Blanket Flower  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/blanketflower
• Rose Mallow https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/halberd-leaved-rose-mallow
• Northern Blue Flag  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/harlequin-blueflag
• Button Blazing Star
• Meadow Blazing Starhttps://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/northern-plains-blazing-star
• Dotted Blazing Star https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/dotted-blazing-star
• Marsh Blazing Star
• Cardinal Flower  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/cardinal-flower
• Great Blue Lobelia  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/blue-lobelia
• Spotted Bee Balm  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/spotted-horsemint
• Prairie Phlox https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-phlox
• Mountain Mint https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/virginia-mountain-mint
• Yellow Coneflower  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/gray-headed-coneflower
• Orange Coneflower
• Black-eyed Susan  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/black-eyed-susan
• Sweet Black-eyed Susan https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/sweet-coneflower
• Brown-eyed Susan  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/brown-eyed-susan
• Wild Petunia  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-petunia
• Wild Senna
• Compass Plant  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/compass-plant
• Prairie Dock  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-dock
• Stiff Goldenrod  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/stiff-goldenrod
• Showy Goldenrod  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/showy-goldenrod
• Trailing Wild Bean https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-bean
• Blue Vervain https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/blue-vervain
• Hoary Vervain  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/hoary-vervain
• Common Ironweed  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-ironweed
• Culver’s Root  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-ironweed
• Golden Alexanders  https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/golden-alexanders

Another favorite resource for learning more about native plants is Blue Thumb’s online guide, which has a great plant finder.