Prairie planting has become quite the rage lately. It is a great alternative to traditional, more high-maintenance gardening. It is also a great way to reintroduce native Wisconsin plants back to your property. Our bird and butterfly friends will thank us by visiting often. Prairie meadows do not require anything special, other than at least a half-day of sun, preferably a full day though if your soil is especially wet or clay. Prairie plants are typically perennials so they will come back for you every year without little to no work.
Here are just a few to get you started with your planning.
Asclepias Tuberosa (Milkweed)
Baptisia (False Indigo)
Echinacea Purpurea (purple coneflower)
Geum (prairie smoke)
Grasses, such as Big blue stem, Carex, Little blue stem, Sorghastrum (Indian grass), Heliopsis (False sunflower), Agastache (hyssop), Liatris, Monarda, and Rudbeckia triloba