Cultivating Our Roots: Growing Authentic Prairie Wildflowers and Grasses

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Concepts and Methods

• Native Plants –What,Where,Why, How?
• Seeds – Acquiring and Germinating
• Weeds
• Pests
• Planning – Objectives and Site Design
• Planting – Indoors and Out
• Harvesting, Drying the Crop, and Maintaining the Plots
• Seed Cleaning and Storage
• Business Considerations

Grass and Forb (Wildflower) Descriptions

• Introduction
• Grasses
• Grass Species
• Forbs
• Forb Species Listed by Family:
• Lily
• Iris
• Crowfoot (Buttercup)
• Saxifrage

• Rose
• Legume (Pea)
• Flax
• Mallow
• Violet
• Cactus
• Evening-primrose
• Parsley
• Gentian
• Milkweed
• Mint
• Figwort
• Madder
• Bluebell
• Composite (Aster)

Additional Material

• Some Useful References
• Appendices
• A. Some Characteristics of Plant Families Presented
• B. Seeds of Some Additional Native Plant Species
• C. Forbs listed by Flower Colour
• D. Metric/U.S. Conversions
• E. Equipment Sources and Other Useful Businesses
• Glossary
• Index