Where can I buy native plants in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin Native Plant Nurseries

Name/Web	Specialities	Phone
Oak Prairie Farm		(800) 984-3884
Plantscapes	WI. Genotype seeds	(608) 223-3564
Prairie Frontier		(414) 544-6708
Prairie Future Seed Co.		262-820-0221

Is the UW Arboretum open?

The Arboretum is open everyday from dawn to dusk, free of charge.

What are some native plants in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin Recommended

scientific name	common name(s)
Adiantum pedatum	Northern Maidenhair Fern Maidenhair Fern
Allium canadense	Meadow Garlic Wild Garlic Wild Onion
Alnus incana	Gray Alder Speckled Alder
Amelanchier arborea	Common Serviceberry Downy Serviceberry Shadbush Juneberry Junebush Shadblow Sarvis

Are daisies native to Wisconsin?

​Wild Daisy A small (under a foot) native wildflower. Wild Daisy, Wisconsin May 2019.

What flower seeds grow in shade?

Flower Garden Plants for Shady Areas A wonderful mix of flowers: Columbine, Bellflower, Shasta Daisy, Chinese Houses, Coreopsis, Monkey Flower, Forget-Me-Nots, Larkspur, Sweet William, Purple Coneflower, Baby’s Breath, Candytuft, Snapdragon, Baby Blue Eyes, Poppy Mix and Johnny Jump-Up.

Is the Madison Arboretum free?

The Arboretum is open to the public daily without charge.

How big is the Madison Arboretum?

1,200 acres
Tending the Arboretum’s 1,200 acres and 513 acres in outlying properties requires an experienced staff of land managers, along with scientists, students and volunteers who restore and protect biological diversity and ecosystem functions.

Is Veronica native to Wisconsin?

Veronica bullii is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names kittentails and Bull’s coraldrops. It is native to the Upper Midwest of the United States, including the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.

What are the purple flowers in the ditches called?

Biology. Purple loosestrife is a perennial plant found rooted in a range of wet soil habitats. It can grow in a couple feet of water or on dry shore near the water line. It is commonly found in roadside ditches.

Do wildflowers come back every year?

Under the right conditions, annual wildflowers regrow each year by reseeding; some annuals reseed and spread more readily than others. When you plant the seed of an annual, normally it’s sprouted and growing in a week. In ideal conditions, many annual wildflowers will bloom in as little as 6-8 weeks.

Will meadow flowers grow in shade?

Wildflower meadows are often associated with open, sunny swathes of land, but there are plenty of gorgeous wildflowers to grow in shade. Even the smallest spots can be used to grow wildflowers.