The Native Patio Garden
Episode Introduction
In today’s episode, The Native Patio Garden, we go over why Native American plants are important for non-home dwellers to consider, how we can rework container garden philosophy using native plants, and which native plants can hack it in smaller square footage than the average garden. Dive deeper into today's episode by visiting our Patreon @patreon.com/PlantNativeNebraska .
Host Stephanie Barelman
Stephanie Barelman is the founder of the Bellevue Native Plant Society, a midwest motivational speaker surrounding the native plants dialogue, and host of the Plant Native Nebraska Podcast.
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Episode Content
You do not need a yard to contribute to conservation!
More people are trying native plants in container gardens. Although a lot of prairie plants have taproots or extensive root systems, there are some shallower-rooting options to try. If you are trying out things or have experience at growing native plants in container gardens, please email us your stories and successes at plantnativenebraska@outlook.com.
DO: Get Large Pots
The larger the better. Get crafty and recycle old whiskey barrels, 5 gallon buckets, or just pick some up at your local plant rescue, thrift store, or off Facebook marketplace. Big box stores and nurseries are okay too.
Make good soil.
Potting mix tossed with a bit of compost will do just fine but look up some DIY potting soil compositions online. Some mix in sand or vermiculite. Many good ways to make a nice container mix.
Prepare to take care of your plants
Water thine plants and to thine own self be true.
HERE'S SOME LISTS!
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Native Patio Pots For Shade!
Thrillers
- VIRGINIA WILD RYE Elymus virginicus
- CALICO ASTER Symphyotrichum laterifolius (regional)
- HEARTLEAF ASTER Symphyotrichum cordifolius
- OSTRICH FERN
Fillers
- BLACK EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta or fulgida (regional)
- WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
- PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE Carex pensylvanica
- COMMON VIOLET Viola sororia
- ZIG ZAG GOLDENROD Solidago flexicaulis
- BLUE STEMMED GOLDENROD Solidago cassia
Spillers
- WILD GINGER
- VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
- WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana
Native Patio Pots For Partial Shade!
Thrillers
- SMOOTH BEARDTONGUE Penstemon digitalis (light shade)
- GOLDEN ALEXANDER Zizia aurea (light shade)
- HEARTLEAF ALEXANDER Zizia aptera (light shade)
- VIRGINIA WILD RYE Elymus virginicus
- BLUESTAR Amsonia tabernaemontana (light shade) (regional)
- OHIO SPIDERWORT Tradescantia ohiensis (light shade)
- CALICO ASTER Symphyotrichum laterifolius (regional)
- HEARTLEAF ASTER Symphyotrichum cordifolius
- OSTRICH FERN
Fillers
- BLACK EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta or fulgida (regional)
- HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus (light shade) (regional)
- WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
- PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE Carex pensylvanica
- COMMON VIOLET Viola sororia
- NODDING ONION Allium cernuum (light shade)
- PUSSYTOES Antennaria sp. (light shade)
- ZIG ZAG GOLDENROD Solidago flexicaulis
- BLUE STEMMED GOLDENROD Solidago caesia
Spillers
- PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
- VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
- WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana
Native Patio Pots for Spring!
3-5 GALLON POTS NARROWER BUT DEEP
Thrillers
- SMOOTH BEARDTONGUE Penstemon digitalis
- GOLDEN ALEXANDER
- HEARTLEAF ALEXANDER (regional)
- BLUESTAR Amsonia (regional)
- SPIDERWORT Tradescantia sp.
Fillers
- HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus
- MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera macrocarpa
- WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
- COMMON VIOLET Viola sororia
- PEARLY EVERLASTING
Spillers
- PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
- VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
- WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana
Native Patio Pots for Summer
3-5 GALLON POTS NARROWER BUT DEEP
Thrillers
- ANNUAL PARTRIDGE PEA Chamaecrista fasciculata
- ANISE HYSSOP Agastache foeniculum (pinch back in June)
- HOARY VERVAIN Verbena stricta (pinch back in June)
- FALSE SUNFLOWER Heliopsis helianthoides (pinch back in June)
- BLAZINGSTAR
- VIRGINIA WILD RYE
Fillers
- BLACK EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta or fulgida (regional)
- JUNE GRASS
- BLUE GRAMA
- PRAIRIE DROPSEED
- ANNUAL INDIAN BLANKET
- PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER
- HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus (regional)
- MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera macrocarpa
- PURPLE LOVEGRASS
- WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
- BLUE VERVAIN Verbena hastata
Spillers
- PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
- VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
- WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana
- WILD PETUNIA
- WILD GERANIUM
Got Bigger Pots? Try These!
- Wild Bergamot (Pinch back in June)
- Purple Coneflower (Regional)
- Swamp Milkweed
Native Patio Pots For Fall!
3-5 GALLON POTS NARROWER BUT DEEP
Thrillers
- VIRGINIA WILD RYE
- ASTERS Symphyotrichum sp. (calico, sky blue, smooth blue, aromatic...)
Filler
- HEATH ASTER 'Snow flurry'
- SIDE OATS GRAMA
- HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus (regional)
- MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera macrocarpa
- PURPLE LOVEGRASS
- WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
- BLUE VERVAIN Verbena hastata
- PUSSYTOES Antennaria sp.
Spillers
- PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
- VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
Bigger Pots? Try these! (& pinch back in June)
- BIG BLUESTEM
- JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
- SAWTOOTH SUNFLOWER
- SWAMP MILKWEED
- TALL BONESET
Additional content related to this episode:
What makes a plant native?
http://bonap.net/fieldmaps Biota of North America North American Plant Atlas database-select Nebraska
https://bellevuenativeplants.org Bellevue Native Plant Society
native (wild type) vs. nativar/native cultivar (native plant cultivated by humans for desirable characteristics)
Local Plant Suppliers
Midwest Natives Nursery
Great Plains Nursery
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Prairie Legacy Nursery
Mulhall's
Online Plant Suppliers
Prairie Moon Nursery
Prairie Nursery
Stock Seed
On the Web
BONAP aforementioned
Bellevue Native Plant Society on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/bellevuenativeplantsociety
Books & Authors
Rick Darke- The Living Landscape
Douglas Tallamy- Professor and Chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Entomology at the University of Delaware, author of The Living Landscape, Nature's Best Hope, naturalist, and curator of "Homegrown National Park".
Enrique Salmon- Iwigara
Daniel Moerman -Native American Ethnobotany
Heather Holm- https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com
Native Plants of the Midwest
Planting in a Post-Wild World
Jon Farrar's Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska
Additional Resources
Orgs and Tools
Other Local Organizations
- Green Bellevue
- PATH
- Milkweed Matters
- Nebraska Native Plant Society
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