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Plant Kits: Rain Garden, Butterfly, Bird, Pollinator, Prairie, Wetland, and Shade (50 plants)










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Native Plants Kits: 50 Midwestern Native Plants of Ten Species
Each kit contains 50 Midwestern native plants of ten species for various habitats. Each plant species is labeled with common name, botanical name, bloom color, bloom time, height, and other growing information. Each kit is suitable for covering about 100 square feet (if planted on 18” centers).
Substitutions may be made based on current availability, no custom requests.
Kits are grown and shipped by Cardno Native Plants Nursery, located in Indiana. Press here to learn more
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PLANT KIT OPTIONS
Each kit contains 10 species, with 5 plants per species, for a total of 50 plants. Substitutions may be made based on current availability.
RAIN GARDEN
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
Broad-Leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica)
Marsh Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
Riddell’s Goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii)
Showy Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Bristly Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
BUTTERFLY / BIRD
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Sand Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Broad-leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
POLLINATOR
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Broad-Leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Sky-Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
Common Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiense)
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
PRAIRIE
Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Broad-Leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Showy Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
Common Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
SHADE
Tall Anemone (Anemone virginiana)
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta)
Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)
Bottlebrush Grass (Hystrix patula)
Blue Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
Heart-Leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
Common Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
WETLAND
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Bristly Sedge (Carex comosa)
Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica)
Common Rush (Juncus effusus)
Marsh Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Riddell’s Goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii)
Bristly Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
PRAIRIE GRASS
Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
Side-Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
Copper-Shouldered Oval Sedge (Carex bicknellii)
Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)
Bottlebrush Grass (Hystrix patula)
June Grass (Koeleria pyramidata)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepsis)
Our goal is to ensure that you can make a difference regardless of your income. Therefore, Friends of the Rouge offers discounts for residents who meet any of the following criteria:
- Residents who receive WIC benefits through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
- Residents who receive benefits through the MI Bridges Food Assistance Program administered by MDHHS
- Residents who receive Medicaid benefits through the Michigan Medicaid Program administered by MDHHS
- Others on a case-by-case basis. Contact Friends of the Rouge by emailing rainsmart@therouge.org to request a scholarship.

- PLANT SIZE: 3" plugs, grown in a 50 plug tray.
- PLANT QUANTITY: Each plant kit includes 50 plants. For single species orders, you will receive the quantity of plants that you order. Trays will be cut to size for smaller orders. You will receive the plugs in their plastic containers.
- SHIPPING PLANTS: Plants will be shipped via ground transportation from Cardno's nursery in Indiana. Boxes will be opened on the pick-up day for distribution. Out of the box, plant foliage is often bent and slightly yellowed. This condition is temporary. Water immediately when you arrive at home. Plants will recover and thrive through the shipping experience.
- CARE INSTRUCTIONS: When you bring your plants home, place them in a cool, semi-shaded area until you are ready to plant. If the soil around the plant roots is dry, water to keep the roots moist, but not saturated. If watered properly and protected from extreme conditions, such as excessive heat, sun, strong winds, or frost or freezing, plants can be kept in their original plug trays for up to several weeks. When you are ready to plant, remove the plugs by gently pushing up from the bottom of each plug in the tray. Use a hand trowel to dig a hole just slightly larger than the root mass of the plug. When the plug is placed in the hole, the top of the root mass should be level with the soil surface. Fill any gaps around the root mass, using the soil removed from the hole.
- PLANTING TIPS: Research the species in your kit. Write down height, color, and bloom time. This information may be provided on the plant tag. Group your plants with taller species in the back. Grouping the same species together can have a greater effect when in bloom. Have fun with color placement.
- REFUNDS: Orders may be refunded up until the date when plants are shipped. For pick-up orders, refunds must be requested 10 days prior to pick-up days to guarantee the capacity for a refund. For orders delivered to your door, refund requests must be submitted within 24 hours to guarantee capacity for a refund.
- RETURNS: FOTR cannot accept returns on plant material. Once you receive your order, all sales are final.
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