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In-Person Native Plant Sale Fundraiser

All proceeds from this sale
support the work of Powered Up Baraboo

Saturday, May 18, 2024
9 am to 12 pm
while supplies last

Nanny Park

Corner of 5th St. & Oak St., Downtown Baraboo

All Plants $5 Each

We can only accept CASH or CHECK for payment.

Use the plant information below to decide what plants you want to buy on May 18!

Full or partial sun
Summer blooming
Mature height = 2’
Space 12” to 24” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Deer resistant. Attracts pollinators including Monarchs

Image Sources:
Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=912980
Photo by (c)2009 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) - Self-photographed, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7080876

Butterfly Milkweed

• Full to partial sun

• Attracts Pollinators including Monarch butterflies; Deer Resistant

Partial shade; full or partial sun
Rain garden
Summer blooming
Mature height = 4’
Space 6” to 18” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Prefers moist, rich soil. Attracts hummingbirds

Image Sources:
By Barnes, Dr. Thomas G. - http://www.fws.gov/digitalmedia/FullRes/natdiglib/IMG0052.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8639099
By Hardyplants - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87588210

Cardinal Flower

• Partial shade; full or partial sun

• Prefers moist soil. Attracts hummingbirds

Full or partial sun
Rain garden
Summer blooming
Mature height = 5’
Space 24” to 36” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Deer resistant. Attracts pollinators

Image Source:
By Crazytwoknobs - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4495060

Culver's Root

• Full or partial sun

• Good for rain gardens. Deer resistant. Attracts pollinators

Partial shade; full or partial sun
Spring blooming
Mature height = 2’
Space 12” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Attracts pollinators. Prefers dry, poor soils

Image Sources: By Evan Grimes https://www.inaturalist.org/people/evangrimes - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164472219, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=141878258
By Tom Scavo https://www.inaturalist.org/people/trscavo - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123077878, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=141877123

Large-flowered Beard tongue

• Partial shade; full or partial sun

• Attracts pollinators. Prefers dry, poor soils

Full or partial sun
Fall interest
Mature height = 3’
Space 24” to 36” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Deer resistant. Prefers dry, sandy soils

Image Sources:
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=807822
By Montrealais - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4358954

Little Bluestem

• Full or partial sun

• Deer resistant. Prefers dry, sandy soils.

Full or partial sun
Rain garden
Summer bloom
Mature height = 4’
Space 12” to 18” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Pollinator magnet, including Monarchs

Image Source:
By Nadiatalent - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42049542

Meadow Blazing Star

• Full or partial sun

• Pollinator magnet, including Monarchs

Full or partial sun
Summer blooming
Mature height = 2’
Space 12” to 18” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Attracts pollinators

Image Source:
By Jim Pisarowicz - http://www.nps.gov/wica/photosmultimedia/photo%2Dgallery%2Dwildflowers%2Ehtm?eid=133238&aId=168&root_aid=168&sort=title&startRow=100#e_133238, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4040722

Prairie Coreopsis

• Full or partial sun

• Attracts pollinators.

Full or partial sun
Rain garden
Summer blooming
Mature height = 4’
Space 18” to 24” apart
Native to Wisconsin
Attracts pollinators

Image Sources: By Eric Hunt - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74955301
By Ed! (Photography) - I created this work entirely by myself., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=125644328

Purple Coneflower

• Full or partial sun

• Attracts pollinators

Full or partial sun
Summer blooming
Mature height = 2’
Space 18” to 24” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Attracts pollinators

Image Sources: By Eric Hunt - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106537963

Purple Prairie Clover

• Full or partial sun

• Attracts pollinators

Full sun or partial shade
Rain garden
Summer blooming
Mature height = 4’
Space 18” to 36” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Monarch-Swallowtail magnet. Prefers medium-moist soils

Image Source: By Teune at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4796425

Rose Milkweed

• Full sun or partial shade

• Good for rain gardens. Prefers medium-moist soils. Monarch-Swallowtail magnet.

Full or partial sun
Summer blooming
Mature height = 2’
Space 8” to 12” apart
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
Attracts pollinators

Image source: Muséum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Spotted Bee Balm

• Full or partial sun

• Attracts pollinators

Full or partial sun; partial shade
Spring blooming; flowering spikes
Mature height = 1’ to 2’
Space 12” to 18” apart
Native to Wisconsin
Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Black walnut tolerant.

Image Source:
Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries
https://www.taylorcreeknurseries.com/product/whitetinge-cedar-sedge-carex-albicans/

White Tinged Sedge

• Full or partial sun; partial shade

• Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Black walnut tolerant.

Full or partial sun
Summer blooming
Edible dark berries in fall for jelly or for the birds
Mature height up to 20’
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
4-6" pot

Image Sources:
By J.M.Garg - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8466477
By H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11059025
https://www.prairiemoon.com/sambucus-canadensis-elderberry

SHRUB - Common Elderberry

• Full or partial sun

• Edible dark berries in fall for jelly or for the birds

Full or partial sun
Rain garden
Spring blooming
Red berries in fall for jelly or for the birds
Mature height up to 12’
Native to Sauk County/Wisconsin
1 gallon pail

Image Source:
https://www.prairienursery.com/highbush-cranberry-viburnum-trilobum.html?srsltid=AfmBOopnQTRC9juqg_M4SZg8tdWbxCH6ZHJPEF4yxr8flItKtyca-5IE

SHRUB - Highbush Cranberry

• Full or partial sun

• Red berries in fall for jelly or for the birds

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