Prairie Plants = 52
- Big Bluestem
- Little Bluestem
- Indian Grass
- Fox Sedge
- Wild White Indigo
- Indigo Bush
- Black-eyed Susan
- Brown-eyed Susan
- Purple Blazing Star
- Prairie Coreopsis
- Hairy Mountain Mint
- Cardinal Flower
- Purple Monarda
- Prairie Dock
- Cup Plant
- Four types of aster (new england, aromatic)
- Pale purple coneflower
- Rattlesnake Master
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Germander
- Golden Alexander
- Butterfly Weed
- Sullivant's Milkweed
- Partridge Pea
- Hoary Vervain
- Missouri Ironweed
- Silvermound
- Spiderwort
- Whorled Milkweed
- Purple Milkweed
- Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Early Goldenrod
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Nodding Wild Onion
- Purple Joe Pye-Weed
- Prairie Cinquefoil
- False Aster - boltonia asteroides
- Bellflower
- Northern Sea Oats
- Swamp Candles
- Maximillian Sunflower
- Foxglove Beardtongue
- Side-oats Grama
- Groundnut
- Queen of the Prairie
- Kankakee Mallow
- Gray-headed Coneflower
Shade Plants = 21
- Wild Strawberry
- Wild Garlic
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Prairie Trillium
- False Solomon's Seal
- True Solomon's Seal
- Wild Geranium
- Columbine
- May Apples
- Black Cohosh
- Virginia Bluebells
- Wild Ginger
- Bloodroot
- Poke Milkweed
- Dwarf Crested Iris
- Big-leaved Aster
- Jacob's Ladder
- Bellwort
- Shooting Star
- Celandine Poppy
- Wild Blue Phlox
Ferns = 3
- Maidenhair Fern
- Ostrich Fern
- Cinnamon Fern
Shrubs/Trees = 11
- Winterberry
- Ninebark
- Juniper
- Illinois Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)
- Sandbar Willow
- Bladdernut
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- Smooth-leaved Hydrangea
- American Hazelnut
- Prairie Crabapple
- American Chestnut tree
Total Successful Native Plant Species = 87
There's an additional 14 species that are being worked on by seed, and I think a few of each type of plant will work.
Total Potential Native Plant Species = 100
And then the food plants! These are a lot more "in progress" than the natives, as some might not make it to maturity.
Perennial Food Plants Growing = 6
- Apple trees
- Peach tree
- Blackberry bushes
- Asparagus
- Strawberries
- Stanley Plums
- Sweet Onions
- Shallots
- 5 types of Garlic
- Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Arugula
- Spinach
- Boston Lettuce
- Kale
- 3 types of carrots
- Zucchini
- Yellow Scallop Squash
- Pie Pumpkins
- Big halloween pumpkins
- 3 types of tomatoes
- 3 types of peppers
- Sugar Snap Peas
- 5 types of melons
- 2 types of beans
- Sugar beets
- Pickling cucumbers
Herbs Growing = 7
- Peppermint
- Sage
- Thyme
- Oregano
- Lemon Verbena
- Cilantro
- Fennel
Total types of food being grown = 48
Totals altogether -
Successful natives + food plants = 135
Total plant species in progress = 131
