Nursery Flowers (Dry to Medium Soil) – Prairie Shore Botanicals

Yellow stargrass

Ranked S3, or vulnerable, in Manitoba.

A rare find in Manitoba’s tall grass prairie/aspen parkland.

Long, white hairs give this plant a grayish appearance.

Three species of insects – a cellophane bee, a flea beetle and an aphid- are exclusive to alumroots.

What’s really neat about this goldenrod is its pin-wheel leaf arrangement.

This miniature member of the iris family is a joy to see in spring-blooming prairies.

One of my favourite dry prairie plants!

Bold and beautiful, purple coneflower has a high tolerance for dry conditions.

This hemi-parasite creates micro habitats where less-competitive forbs can thrive.

Dwarf milkweed plays host to monarch caterpillars and its flowers are visited by a variety of insects.