If you are looking for some native plant almost instant gratification, we've got you covered! All the species on the list are germination Code A and don't require cold, moist stratification. They do not need to be fall or winter planted or be artificially cold, moist stratified. They will germinate when the soils warm up! All are hardy in zones 4a and 4b and likely down to zone 3.
Happy Seeding!
Allium canadense- Wild Garlic (edible)
Andropogon gerardii- Big Bluestem
Andropogon (Schizachyrium) scoparius- Little Bluestem
Aster ericoides- Heath Aster
Aster laevis- Smooth Blue Aster
Aster lanceolatus- Panicled Aster
Aster lateriflorus- Calico Aster
Aster oblongifolius- Aromatic Aster
Aster oolentangiensis- Sky Blue Aster
Aster ptarmicoides- Upland White Aster
Bouteloua curtipendula- Side-oats Grama
Bouteloua gracilis- Blue Grama
Bouteloua hirsuta- Hairy Grama
Bromus ciliatus- Fringed Brome
Bromus kalmii- Prairie Brome
Calamagrostis canadensis- Blue Joint Grass
Cephalanthus occidentalis- Buttonbush
Dalea candidum- White Prairie Clover
Dalea purpureum- Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea villosum- Silky Prairie Clover
Danthonia spicata- Poverty Oats Grass
Echinacea purpurea- Purple Coneflower
Elymus canadensis- Canada Wild Rye
Elymus hystrix- Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus villosus- Silky Wild Rye
Elymus virginicus- Virginia Wild Rye
Elymus trachycaulus- Slender Wheat Grass
Galium boreale- Northern Bedstraw
Glyceria canadensis- Rattlesnake Grass
Glyceria grandis- Reed Manna Grass
Glyceria striata- Fowl Manna Grass
Helenium autumnale- Sneezeweed
Hypericum kalmianum- Kalm St. John’s Wort
Hypericum prolificum- Shrubby St. John’s Wort
Koeleria macrantha- June Grass
Monarda fistulosa- Wild Bergamot
Monarda punctata- Spotted Bee Balm
Oenothera biennis- Common Evening Primrose
Oenothera pilosella- Prairie Sundrops
Panicum virgatum- Switch Grass
Poa palustris- Fowl Bluegrass
Pycnanthemum virginianum- Mountain Mint
Sorghastrum nutans- Indian Grass
Spartina pectinata- Cord Grass
Sporobolus cryptandrus- Sand Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis- Prairie Dropseed
Veronicastrum virginicum- Culver’s Root
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