2025 Hidden River Prairie Nursery Tentative Plant List-(Subject to Change)

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2	SCENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	CURRENTLY AVAILABLE (X)	SOURCE	HEIGHT/WIDTH	FLOWERING TIMES/COLOR	SUN REQUIREMENT	SOIL TYPE	SPECIAL NOTES	HOST PLANT TO:	POLLINATORS

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4	Allium drummondii	DRUMMOND'S WILD ONION	Sold out	Reno Co.	H 4"-10"	April-May/Pink to white, rose midribs	Full sun	Well-drained, medium to dry. Sandy loam.		Hairstreak Butterflies	Sweat Bees, Bumblebees, Honey Bees
5	Aquilegia canadensis	RED COLUMBINE	X	Private garden in Reno Co	H 2'/W 1-2'	April-May/Red	Full sun to shade	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy, sandy loam, medium loam.	Reseeds easily to fill in garden spaces.	Columbine Duskywing, Pink-Tinted Beauty	Hummingbirds, Long-tongued insects
6	Amorpha canescens	LEADPLANT	Bumped up into gallons	Leavenworth Co.	H 1'-3'/W 2'-4'	June-August/Violet	Full sun to part sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy, gravelly, rocky.	Nitrogen-fixing plant. Shrub.	Silver Spotted Skipper, Gray Hairstreak, Southern Dogface Sulphur, Leadplant Flower Moth, Magdalen Underwing, Eastern Tailed-Blue, Hoary Edge	Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Beetles
7	Asclepias viridis	GREEN ANTELOPEHORN MILKWEED	X	Reno Co.	H 8"-26"/W 1'-2'	May-July/Pale green	Full to part sun	Well-drained, dry. Rocky,clay, loam, or sand.		Monarch and Queen Butteflies	Bumblebees, Swallowtails, Hairstreaks, Hummingbirds, Moths, Beetles, Flies, Wasps
8	Astragalus nuttallianus (Annual)	SMALLFLOWER MILKVETCH	Sold out	Reno Co.	H1.5"-18"	May-June/Purple and White	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy loam.	Nitrogen-fixing plant.	Reakirt's Blue	Bumblebees, Leafcutter Bees, Honey Bees, Flies
9	Baptisia australis var. minor	BLUE FALSE INDIGO	X	Reno Co.	H 1'-4'/W 18"-24"	May-June/Indigo Blue-Purple	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium moisture. Clay, loam, or sand.	Nitrogen-fixing plant.	Wild Indigo Duskywing, Eastern Tailed Blue, Orange Sulfur, Clouded Sulfur, Frosted Elfin, Hoary Edge	Butterflies, Bees, Hummingbirds, Beetles, Moths
10	Bouteloua curtipendula	SIDE-OATS GRAMA		Reno Co.	H 2'-3'/W 2'	July-September/Bright purple and orange	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy to clay.	Provides seeds for birds and small mammals.	Dotted Skipper, Ottoe's Skipper, Leonard's Skipper	Wind-pollinated. Habitat that gives shelter, nesting, food to butterflies, moths, beetles, bees, wasps
11	Bouteloua gracilis	BLUE GRAMA	X	Reno Co.	H 1'-2'/W 1'-2'	June-August/Purplish-tinged	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy loam, clay loam, gravelly.	Provides seeds for birds and small mammals.	Leonard's Skipper, Ottoe's Skipper	Wind-pollinated. Provides habitat, food, nesting for pollinators.
12	Bouteloua hirsuta	HAIRY GRAMA	X	Clark Co	H 6"-28"/ W 6"-8" clumps	June-August	Full sun	Well-drained, medium dry to dry. Sandy, sandy loam, rocky caliche, limestone, clay.	Provides seeds for birds and small mammals. Grazed by deer, antelope, bison. Important plant for erosion control and drought tolerance in short-grass prairies. Can create groundcover to form additional clumps by stolons.	Uncas Skipper, Ottoe's Skipper, Leonard's Skipper	Wind-pollinated. Provides habitat, food, nesting for pollinators.
13	Calylophus serrulatus	YELLOW SUNDROPS, SERRATE-LEAF EVENING PRIMROSE	X	Reno Co.	H 6”-30”/W 12-18”	May-August/Yellow	Full sun	Well-drained, dry. Sandy or gravelly soils.	Subshrub with woody base.	White-lined Hawkmoth, Schinia Moths	Bees, Moths
14	Chaetopappa ericoides	ROSE HEATH	X	Clark Co.	H 2"-8"	May-July/White	Full sun.	Well-drained, dry to medium. Gravelly, sandy, rocky.	Forms patches by sending out rhizomes.	Wavy-lined Emerald Moth	Butterflies, bees, small insects
15	Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata (Annual)	SHOWY PARTRIDGE PEA	X	Reno Co.	H 4"-48"	July-Sept/Yellow	Full to part sun.	Medium to dry. Sandy to sandy loam.	Nitrogen-fixing plant. Seed used by songbirds and gamebirds in the winter. Touch-sensitive leaves. Mildly poisonous to livestock with large amounts consumed.	Cloudless Giant Sulfur, Orange Sulfur, Gray Hairstreak, Little Yellow, Sleepy Orange, Common Tan Wave, Lo Moth	Buzz Pollination by Bumblebees
16	Dalea candida	WHITE PRAIRIE CLOVER	A few left	Reno Co.	H 1’-3’/W 10-18”	June-August/White	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sand or loam.	Nitrogen-fixing plant.	Dogface, Clouded Sulfur, Marine Blue, Reakirt's Blue	Cellophane bees, bumblebees, honey bees, beetles, wasps, flies
17	Desmanthus illinoensis	ILLINOIS BUNDLEFLOWER	Bumped up into gallons	Reno Co.	H 1'-6'/W 2'-3'	May-July/White	Full sun to part shade.	Well-drained, dry to medium. Rocky or sandy soils.	Nitrogen-fixing plant.	Northern and Southern Cloudywing Skippers	Butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees, honey bees, flies, wasps, moths
18	Echinacea angustifolia	NARROW-LEAVED PURPLE CONEFLOWER	X	Reno Co.	H 6"-24"	June-July/Pink to light purple	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy, clay, sandy or clay loam.	Used medicinally.	Ottoe's Skipper	Over 26 species of native bees, many are sweat bees
19	Echinacea pallida	PALE PURPLE CONEFLOWER	X	Leavenworth Co.	H 16"-36"/W 12"-18"	May-July/Pale purple to white	Full to part sun	Well-drained, dry to medium moisture. Sandy loam, loam, or clay.	Used medicinally.	Silvery Checkerspot, Wavy-Lined Emerald Moth, Sunflower Moth	Hummingbirds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Skippers
20	Eryngium yuccifolium	RATTLESNAKE MASTER	X	Private garden	H 2’-3’/W 1’-2’	June-September/Greenish-white	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium moisture. Sand.	11 types of wasps visit this plant (many non-aggressive and beneficial) and is host to endangered species list candidate Eryngium Stem Borer (per Xerces Society)	Black Swallowtail Butterfly, Eryngium Stem Borer Moth, Flower Feeding Moth	Butterflies, skippers, moths, bees-bumblebees, sweat bees, yellow-faced bees, flies, wasps, beetles
21	Gaillardia aestivalis (Short-lived perennial or annual)	PRAIRIE BLANKETFLOWER	X	McPherson Co.	H 8"-24"	July-August/Yellow	Full sun.	Well-drained, dry to medium.	Avoid planting in wet areas.	Gaillardia Flower Moth, Painted Schinia Moth	Native bees, honey bees, butterflies, wasps, skippers
22	Gaillardia suavis	RAYLESS BLANKETFLOWER	n/a	Reno Co.	H 1'-3'/ W 4"-6" at base	April-June/Red	Full to part sun or dappled, but blooms better with full sun.	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sand, loam, clay, caliche, calcareous.	Avoid planting in wet areas.	Blanketflower Moth, Schinia bina, Schinia volupia	Green Metallic Sweat Bees, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Beetles
23	Heliopsis helianthoides	SUNFLOWER OXEYE	X	Leavenworth Co.	H 2'-5'/W 2'-4'	July-October/Yellow	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sand, loam, clay.	Seed is food for songbirds. Stems used during winter by beneficial insects for shelter.	Painted Lady, Sunflower Moth	Ground-nesting Bee, other bees, Butteflies, Flies, Beetles
24	Mimosa quadrivalvis	CAT-CLAW SENSITIVE BRIAR	Sold out	Reno Co.	H 1'-2'-sprawling	May-September/Pink	Full sun.	Well-drained, dry to medium. Rocky or sandy loam.	Nitrogen-fixing plant. Prickles along stems. Turkey and deer eat foliage. Birds, such as quail, eat seeds.	Plasterer Bees, Sweat Bees, Thread-Waisted Wasps	Sweat bees, carpenter bees, bumblebees, hoverflies, beetles
25	Phemeranthus calycinus	ROCKPINK	X	Private garden SG Co.	H 3"-16"	May-June/Pink	Full sun.
26	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (Annual)	FRAGRANT EVERLASTING	Sold out	Reno Co.	H 1'-3'	August-October/White	Full sun.	Well-drained, dry to moderately moist. Sandy, rocky.	Maple fragrance when dried	American Lady butterfly	Short-tongued bees, flies, wasps, butterflies
27	Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus	TUBER FALSE DANDELION	Sold out	Kingman Co.	H 6"-12"	April-June/Yellow	Full sun	Clay, sand.
28	Ratibida columnifera	UPRIGHT PRAIRIE CONEFLOWER	X	Private garden in Reno Co	H 1’-3’/W 6”-12”	May-August/Yellow	Full to part sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy loam, loam, clay loam.		Silvery Checkerspot, Wavy-Lined Emerald Moth, Common Eupithecia Moth	Skippers, Bumblebees, Honey Bees, Miner Bees, Checkered Beetles
29	Salvia azurea	BLUE SAGE	X	Reno Co.	H 3'-5'/W 2'-4'	July-October/Blue	Full to part sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sand, gravelly.		Hermit sphinx moth	Native bees, Bumblebees, Honey bees, butterflies, flies, hummingbirds, moths
30	Schizachyrium scoparium	LITTLE BLUESTEM	X	Reno Co.	H 2'-4'/W 1'-2'	July-September/Purplish-bronze	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sand, clay, gravelly.	Female bumblebee queens nest at base through winter.	9 Skipper Species (per Xerces Society) and Common Wood Nymph	Wind-pollinated. Provides habitat, food, nesting for pollinators.
31	Thelesperma megapotamicum	HOPI TEA GREENTHREAD	X	Reno Co.	H 12"-20"	May-August/Yellow	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Clay or gravelly soils.	Medicinal and edible. Tea can be made from leaves, flowers, stems. Flowers used for dyes.		Hummingingbirds, Butterflies, Moths, Native Bees, Honey Bees, Flies
32	Xanthisma spinulosum	CUTLEAF IRONPLANT	x	Clark Co.	H 6"-20"	May-Sept./Yellow	Full sun.	Well-drained. Dry. Sandy, rocky, gravelly.
33	Yucca glauca	SOAPWEED YUCCA	X	Reno Co.	H 3'-6'/ W 3'-4'	May-June/Greenish-white, Cream	Full sun	Well-drained, dry soil. Sandy or rocky soils.	Important to native bees for habitat	Yucca moth	Yucca moth
34	Zinnia grandiflora	PLAINS ZINNIA	X	Clark Co.	H 4"-8"/ W	May-September/Yellow	Full sun	Well-drained, dry to medium. Sandy, gravelly, limestone-based, caliche, calcareous			Butterflies, moths, bees
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