What are good native perennials to Indiana?
Question:I am redoing my back garden and want the majority to be native perennials. so far all i have are some purple cone flower aka echinacea. I have a redbud planted in the garden also which shades about half of it. Any recommended plants?
Answers:
Try these links for ideas:
Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society:
http://www.inpaws.org/
http://www.inpaws.org/landscaping.html...
UIUC:
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairiena...
US DOT:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rdsd...
Purdue:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/in_prairi...
NRCS:
http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/pl...
Merry Lea Environmental Center:
http://www.wnit.org/outdoorelements/pdf/...
IPFW:
http://www.phyplt.ipfw.edu/grounds/nativ...
Good luck!
You have a lot of choices for Indiana! Maybe try Columbine, Asters, Cardinal Flowers or blue Phlox in the part sun-shade areas. Maybe Coreopsis, Blazing Stars or Black Eyed Susans in the full sun. You can go to http://www.inpaws.org/2005landscapebroch...
to check on some others that are native for your area. It's great that you are going to plant native!
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