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Native Plants
" Native plants are those that occur naturally in a region in which they evolved. They are the ecological basis upon which life depends, including birds and people. Without them and the insects that co-evolved with them, local birds cannot survive." - Audubon
Native plants have a plethora of services and benefits including conserving water, ensuring diverse ecosystems, and creating beautiful, green spaces. They are an aspect vital to sustainable communities!
Native plants have a plethora of services and benefits including conserving water, ensuring diverse ecosystems, and creating beautiful, green spaces. They are an aspect vital to sustainable communities!
Did you find us here from our QR code on native plant signs?
Keep scrolling for information on the native plant planters in Andersonville.
In 2021, we started a Parkways for Pollinators project that we are expanding in future years. We are collaborating on transforming multiple spaces for pollinator forage and habitat, plus working to remediate the soil and capture carbon. If you are interested in this, please join us for an upcoming monthly meeting or contact us to learn more / get involved.
Parkways for pollinators species: Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis), Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), Lanceleaf coreopsis/tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata), Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea), Blue-stem goldenrod (solidago caesia), Old field goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis), Woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense), Little bluestem grass (Shizachyrium scoparium), Sweet Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum), New England aster (Aster novae-angilae), Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve), White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima), Wild bergamot (Monrda fistulosa), Common blue violet (Viola sororia).
Find us at the Vedegwater Community Garden? We are growing a commons in 6 beds donated to us from Peterson Garden Project!
Our plots include:
Keep reading for all the native plan information you need!
Keep scrolling for information on the native plant planters in Andersonville.
In 2021, we started a Parkways for Pollinators project that we are expanding in future years. We are collaborating on transforming multiple spaces for pollinator forage and habitat, plus working to remediate the soil and capture carbon. If you are interested in this, please join us for an upcoming monthly meeting or contact us to learn more / get involved.
Parkways for pollinators species: Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis), Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), Lanceleaf coreopsis/tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata), Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea), Blue-stem goldenrod (solidago caesia), Old field goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis), Woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense), Little bluestem grass (Shizachyrium scoparium), Sweet Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum), New England aster (Aster novae-angilae), Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve), White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima), Wild bergamot (Monrda fistulosa), Common blue violet (Viola sororia).
Find us at the Vedegwater Community Garden? We are growing a commons in 6 beds donated to us from Peterson Garden Project!
Our plots include:
- 2 beds of natives with plants donated from Loyola's Urban Agriculture Program
- 2 of edibles from Loyola and Chicago Community Gardeners Association Donations
- 1 apothecary herbal medicine plot
- 1 ecofeminist garden for seed, soil, and spinning w/ Melissa Potter
Keep reading for all the native plan information you need!
Andersonville Native Plant Planters Program
Starting in 2020, working with the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, Andersonville SSA #22, and City Grange, we came up with the idea and made it a reality of native plant planters for the Andersonville business district on Clark St from Argyle to Hollywood.
Along with the plants, in most of the planters, there lives educational sigange with a QR code that directs people here!
The planters have hosted 20+ native species including Anise Hyssop, Columbine, Purple Coneflower, Sweet Joe-Pye Weed, Wild Geranium, Prairie Smoke, Prairie Alumroot, Foxglove Beardtongue, Hairy Beardtongue, Prairie Phlox, Western Indian Physic, Eastern Pasqueflower, Blunt Mountain Mint, Starry Campion, ZigZag Goldenrod, Aromatic Aster, Short's Aster, Side Oats Grama, Bottlebrush Grass, Purple Love Grass, Little Bluestem, Common Wood Sedge, and Jacobs Ladder.
We've selected our favorites and shared details of the species on the cards here!
Along with the plants, in most of the planters, there lives educational sigange with a QR code that directs people here!
The planters have hosted 20+ native species including Anise Hyssop, Columbine, Purple Coneflower, Sweet Joe-Pye Weed, Wild Geranium, Prairie Smoke, Prairie Alumroot, Foxglove Beardtongue, Hairy Beardtongue, Prairie Phlox, Western Indian Physic, Eastern Pasqueflower, Blunt Mountain Mint, Starry Campion, ZigZag Goldenrod, Aromatic Aster, Short's Aster, Side Oats Grama, Bottlebrush Grass, Purple Love Grass, Little Bluestem, Common Wood Sedge, and Jacobs Ladder.
We've selected our favorites and shared details of the species on the cards here!
Get RainReady with native plants!
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