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SEED PACKETS

Did you receive a seed packet from Friends of Warren County Park District?  Great! Now you are ready to start planting. 

Below you will find information on various native seeds. 

Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

Flower Color: Purple

Height: 3 to 4 Feet 

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade 

Soil Hydrology: Dry to Mesic Soils 

Bloom Time: July to September

Plant Type: Perennial

Stratification: None

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies


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Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Flower Color: Yellow

Height: 2 to 3 Feet

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Shade

Soil Hydrology: Dry to Mesic Soils

Bloom Time: July to September

Plant Type: Perennial

Stratification: Cold Moist (CM) 30 days

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies


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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae -New England Aster

Flower Color: Purple

Height: 3 to 6 Feet

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Soil Hydrology: Mesic to Wet Soils

Bloom Time: August to October

Plant Type: Perennial

Stratification: Cold Moist (CM) 60 Days

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies

Host Plant: Pearl Crescent and Checkerspot Butterflies


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Zizia aurea - Golden Alexanders

Flower Color: Yellow

Height: 1 to 3 Feet

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Soil Hydrology: Mesic to Wet Soils

Bloom Time: April to June

Plant Type: Perennial

Stratification: Cold Moist (CM) 120 Days

Attracts: Butterflies

Host Plant: Black Swallowtail


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Rudbeckia triloba - Brown-eyed Susan

Flower Color: Yellow

Height: 3 to 6 Feet

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Soil Hydrology: Dry to Wet Soils

Bloom Time: June through October

Plant Type: Perennial

Stratification: Cold Moist (CM) 30 Days

Attracts: Birds, Pollinators


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Asclepias incarnata - Rose Milkweed

Flower Color: Pink or Red

Height: 3 to 5 Feet

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Soil Hydrology: Mesic to Wet Soils

Bloom Time: June to July

Plant Type: Perennial

Stratification: Cold Moist (CM) 45 Days

Attracts: Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Host Plant: Monarch Butterfly


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